Bonoff, Karla - Someone To Lay Down Beside Me Lyrics

Love Karla. From and still in Alaska.
Born January 6 1951

"who hasn't slept in an empty bed sometimes, longing for the embrace of another person on the achingly short trip to the grave?" Leonore Fleischer
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Styles p brought me here. I love this song

Hmm don’t think much of this song but Karla bonoff is a very under rated singer check out water is wide and restless nights track ( also an album )

perfect ! Waddy Wachtel 🎸fill👍
My favorite song thanks 🙏

This song, simply put, gives me chills.

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Laura Nyro is smiling down on you every time this dong is sung. .







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This song was influenced by the greatest female songwriter Ms. Laurs Nyro.

Karla's songs take me back to my high school days. So many memories!

Wow I haven't heard this beautiful song in decades! Flashbacks!

I'm in heaven

Pretty damn good.

I have been in love with this beautiful woman and her magical voice for over 30 years.

Linda does a great version! This is as good ! The original! Is that waddy wachtel on guitar?

David Norman ...Yes...He played for both Linda and for Karla..Good ear Bro....I saw everyone back then..I'm sixty..

Listened to her during my college years. So glad to find her again. Amazing performer and brilliant lady.

Wow, such a lovely song. I just have been notified about her music because I did not know her. Thanks Bernie Chiaravalle :)

Linda's powerful vocals made this a signature song for her...Linda is gold !

Yes I agree, I preferred Linda's version, superior to me.

Lyrics
"Someone To Lay Down Beside Me"

There's somebody waiting alone in the street
For someone to walk up and greet
Here you are all alone in the city
Where's the love that you took to your side
Lonely faces will stare through your eyes in the night

And they'll say
Woman sweet woman
Please come home with me
You're shining and willing and free
But your love is a common occurrence
Not like love that I feel in my heart
Still you know that may be what I need

Is someone to lay down beside me
And even though it's not real
Just someone to lay down beside me
You're the story of my life

Someone to lay down beside me
And even though it's not real
Just someone to lay down beside me
You're the story of my life

The morning is breaking
The street lights are off
The sun will soon share all the cost
Of a world that can be sort of heartless
Not like love that I feel in my heart
Still you know that may be all you'll get

Is someone to lay down beside you
And even though it's not real
Just someone to lay down beside you
You just can't ask for more

It's the longing of our hearts to have someone who can lay down beside us and share our deepest loves, hopes and insecurities. This song has the bass cords and counter melodies that bring those emotions to the surface. What a beautifully captivating song.

Wow, beautiful tune

Karla was so much younger, However ,iove both++

Linda got a Grammy for this song .

Linda made it famous, but Karla wrote this and many songs that Linda covered.

Karla wrote this song, but Linda brought it to life.

Karla should have gotten the Grammy for this.....

Happy Birthday, Karla!

Linda sang this with Karla's intention - and that is magic

🎼🎶🎵🎶🎼beautiful track!

Love me some Karla Bonoff.

great guitar work, and one of the most beautiful songs ever recorded on this planet. i come back to this every now and then when my mom is on my mind. she loved this song back in the day . thanks for your time as u posted a gem

i agree this version is best. Great songwriter

is that Waddy Wachtel on guitar

Sounds like it...

linda's version is much better thank you

@terry bowen Nope. But it is great, too.

terry bowen yeah... well Linda didn’t write it, and if it weren’t for Karla... the song wouldn’t have existed

I loved this song when it came out and played it countless times. She beat the hell out of Linda Rondsat's version.

Jennifer Puhl
Yikes when did Karla pass ? This is news to me , shocked !!

She's not dead

Stephen Powzinger Karla wrote the song, and Linda isn't that great a singer.

@tongolele I am sure you could do better.

i am NOT a singer! Idiot! stupid childish comment

great song!!!

Thanks for sharing, the quality is perfect

Thanks!