Dobie Gray - Loving Arms [HD]++

Dobie Gray sings 'Loving Arms' the title song of his 1973 MCA album. The song was written by Tom Jans. The lyrics are below with comments about Dobie Gray and Tom Jans.

Note: The images of the young women by Pixabay artist Jerzy Górecki (username JerzyGorecki) seem to fit well the lyrics of this song. They were cropped, ordered, and timed for the video.

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Loving Arms (Singer: Dobie Gray)

If you could see me now
The one who said that he'd rather roam
The one who said he'd rather be alone
If you could only see me now

If I could hold you now
Just for moment if I could really make you mine
Just for a while turn back the hands of time
If I could only hold you now

I been too long in the wind, too long in the rain
Taking any comfort that I can
Looking back and longing for the freedom of my chains
And lying in your loving arms again

If you could hear me now
Singing somewhere through the lonely night
Dreaming of the arms that held me tight
If you could only hear me now

Oh, I been too long in the wind, too long in the rain
Taking any comfort that I can
Yes, I'm looking back and longing for the freedom of my chains
And lying in your loving arms again
I can almost feel your loving arms again

Songwriter: Tom Jans
[Lyrics from azlyrics.com]

Wikipedia states:

Dobie Gray (born Lawrence Darrow Brown; July 26, 1940 - December 6, 2011) was an American singer and songwriter, whose musical career spanned soul, country, pop, and musical theater. His hit records included "The 'In' Crowd" in 1965 and "Drift Away", which was one of the biggest hits of 1973, sold over one million copies, and remains a staple of radio airplay. He was born near Houston, Texas. His birth name was most likely Lawrence Darrow Brown, listed in Fort Bend County birth records as being born in 1940 to Jane and Jethro C. Brown. Other sources suggest he may have been born Leonard Victor Ainsworth, a name he used on some early recordings. His family sharecropped. He discovered gospel music through his grandfather, a Baptist minister.

Tom Jans (February 9, 1948 – March 25, 1984) was an American folk singer-songwriter and guitarist from San Jose, California. He is perhaps best known for his song "Loving Arms" (also known as "Lovin' Arms"), which was recorded initially by Kris Kristofferson and Rita Coolidge, and later by artists including Dobie Gray, Elvis Presley, Dixie Chicks, Natalie Cole, Olivia Newton-John, Petula Clark, Jon English, Livingston Taylor, Etta James, Millie Jackson, Jody Miller, The Beautiful South, Irma Thomas and The Cats.