Rita Coolidge - Late Again Lyrics

Thanks for posting! Never heard this one before... what a great picture these lyrics paint; Kristofferson is an "artist who holds the brush in his hand," without a doubt. Who are the great musicians playing on it? Rita's voice is perfection for this exquisite rendition, with her beautiful backup in and out like a heavenly choir...

This is where I miss reading an LP album cover or a CD insert. They put in ALL the info!

Found this: songs and note for "It's Only Love" (Rita Coolidge album)
Personnel
Rita Coolidge – vocals
Mike Utley – keyboards
Jerry McGee, Dean Parks, Fred Tackett – guitars
Lee Sklar – bass
Sammy Creason – drums
Bobbye Hall – percussion
Al Perkins, Jr. – pedal steel guitar
Booker T. Jones –organ on "Star"
"Mean To Me" and "Am I Blue" performed by Barbara Carroll, piano; Chuck Domanico, bass; Colin Bailey, drums
Singers
Venetta Fields, Clyde King, Sherlie Matthews, Brooks Hunniutt, Jennifer Warnes, Petsye Powell, Rita Coolidge
Orchestral Arrangements: David Campbell
Horn Arrangements for "Keep The Candle Burning": Jim Horn
Recorded and Mixed at Sunset Sound Studios, Los Angeles
Recording Engineers: John Haeny and Kent Nebergall
Re-mix Engineer: Marty Lewis
Mastering by Doug Sax at the Mastering Lab, Los Angeles
Art Direction: Roland Young
Design: Junie Osaki
Photography: Bob Jenkins
Artist Management: Bert Block Management

more: https://www.revolvy.com/page/It%27s-Only-Love-%28Rita-Coolidge-album%29

Excerpt: "As I stepped up on the stage to sing “Late Again,” which Kris wrote and is a song I still perform (“I woke up late again this morning . . .”), it suddenly struck me that maybe it was time to stop performing. I’d reached a point in my pregnancy—and I assume this happens to a lot of other women—where I really didn’t care about anything except having my baby. I wasn’t concerned about what was happening beyond my pregnancy, or about what Kris did. I just told him, “You take care of solving the world’s problems and keeping track of the big things. I’m going to leave..."


Coolidge, Rita. "Delta Lady" (p. 167). Harper. Kindle Edition.

Woke up late again this mornin'
I was late again last night
In the mood that I was born in
And my skin was feelin' tight


Took a short cut to the city
Had myself a drink or two
I've got over feeling shaky
But I'm still not over you


Good God I might as well forget you
You ain't never coming to
Seems like ever since I met you
I've been a gettin' over you


I don't crave no conversation
I don't need no sympathy
All I want is my baby
And my baby wantin' me


So take me anyway if you want me
I'll take you anyway I can
I don't want your sack of candy
Just a little some sweetness now and then


I got to get myself together
With someone who wants some too
Maybe I can learn to love again
While I'm a gettin' over you


Writer(s): kris kristofferson