This is one of my first english songs. I wrote it in 1971, when I was a teenager. I still keep a good acoustic recording I made that year in Radio Juventud of Barcelona but it has been a pleasure to make this electric recording so many years after.
Esta es una de mis primeras canciones en inglés. La compuse en 1971, cuando era un adolescente. Todavia guarddo una buena grabación con guitarra acústica que me hicieron en Radio Juventud de Barcelona pero ha sido un placer hacer esta versión eléctrica tantos años después.
lyrics
WHEN I LOVE YOU, WHEN I NEED YOU
I’M ON THE CROSSROAD
WHEN I WANT YOU, WHEN I KISS YOU
I’M ON THE CROSSROAD
I’M ON THE CROSSROAD, BABE
I’M ON THE CROSSROAD, BABE
I’M ON THE CROSSROAD FOR YOU, YEAH
WHEN I TOUCH YOU, WHEN I KISS YOU
I’M ON THE CROSSROAD
WHEN I WANT YOU. WHEN I NEED YOU
I’M ON THE CROSSROAD
I’M ON THE CROSSROAD, BABE
I’M ON THE CROSSROAD, BABE
I’M ON THE CROSSROAD FOR YOU, YEAH
WHO CAN HELP ME NOW, NOW, NOW ,NOW
WHO CAN HELP ME NOW, NOW, NOW, NOW
WHEN I TOUCH YOU, WHEN I KISS YOU
I’M ON THE CROSSROAD,
WHEN I WANT YOU, WHEN I NEED YOU
I’M ON THE CROSSROAD,
I’M ON THE CROSSROAD, BABE
I’M ON THE CROSSROAD, BABE
I’M ON THE CROSSROAD FOR YOU, YEAH
WHEN I LOVE YOU, WHEN I NEED YOU
I’M ON THE CROSSROAD
WHEN I TOUCH YOU, WHEN I KISS YOU
I’M ON THE CROSSROAD
I’M ON THE CROSSROAD, BABE
I’M ON THE CROSSROAD, BABE
I’M ON THE CROSSROAD FOR YOU, YEAH
I’M ON THE CROSSROAD FOR YOU, YEAH
credits
from A SONG THAT NEVER ENDS,
released July 3, 2019
Lyrics, music, all voices, bass, guitars, keyboards and rhythm programming: Fernando de la Torre
I am a self made and versatile musician. I began my music activities in the 70´s. being specially interested in rock and pop
music. Since very young I started composing in english, feeling very much comfortable singing and writing in that language then even in spanish, my own one.
Nowadays, I write and compose instrumental themes as well as vocal ones....more
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