Meat Loaf – More Than You Deserve

A More Than You Deserve 5:01 Jim Steinman
B Presence Of The Lord 4:19 Eric Clapton

Produced by Reid Whitelaw and Norman Bergen
Arranged by Norman Bergen
Engineered by Don Casale, Soundtec Inc.
(p) 1973 RSO Records
Pub., Casserole Music, BMI

Label RSO Cat.No. SO-407 Format 7″ Year 1973 Country USA Notes

Meat Loaf – More Than You Deserve

A More Than You Deserve (stereo) 5:01 Jim Steinman
B More Than You Deserve (mono) 5:01 Jim Steinman

Produced by Reid Whitelaw and Norman Bergen
Arranged by Norman Bergen
Engineered by Don Casale, Soundtec Inc.
(p) 1973 RSO Records
Pub., Casserole Music, BMI

Label RSO Cat.No. SO-407 Format 7″ Year 1973 Country USA Notes promo

Various Artists – Rock Heroes

1.17 More Than You Deserve (alternative version) 3:34 Jim Steinman
2.04 Presence the Lord (alternative version) 4:22 Eric Clapton

Licensed from Lollipop Music, S.L., Spain

Label Cat.No. F. Y. C. Notes
1 Planet Song 77141 / 77142 3CD 199? 3CD box
2 Starlife 44001 / 44002 CD UK

More Than You Deserve

From the very first moment I saw you
I knew our love would be so strong
And the very first moment I kissed you
I knew our joy would last so long

Then I saw you making love to my best friend
I didn’t know whatever to say
I saw you making love to my best friend
So I looked him right in the eyes, and I said:

Won’t you take some more
It’s what you came for
And don’t mind me–I won’t throw you no curves
Have yourself a ball with my good woman

Won’t you take some more boy?
It’s more than you deserve
Won’t you take some more boy?
It’s more than you deserve

When I saw you hanging ‘round the truck stop
Shining like an angel in the night
And when I saw you crying like a baby
I knew you’d had to be my wife

Then I saw you making love to my best friend
I didn’t know whatever to say
I saw you making love to my best friend
So I looked him right in the eyes, and I said:

Won’t you take some more?
It’s what you came for
Don’t mind me–I won’t throw you no curves
Have yourself a ball with my good woman

Won’t you take some more boy?
It’s more than you deserve
Won’t you take some more boy?
It’s more than you deserve

Now I think I’m gonna have to leave you
Because I’m feeling much to weak to share
And the pie, oh, it’s cut in to many pieces
The flavor that I crave is no longer there

Then I saw you making love to two of my best friends
I didn’t know whatever to say
I saw you making love to a group of my best friends
So I looked them right in the eyes and I said:

Listen here, group–

Won’t you take some more?
It’s what you came for
And don’t mind me–I won’t throw you no curves
Have yourself a ball with my good woman

Won’t you take some more boy?
It’s more than you deserve
Won’t you take some more boy?
It’s more than you deserve....

(repeat with adlibs to fade)

Presence of the Lord

I have finally found a way to live
Just like I never could before
I know that I don’t have much to give
But I can open any door

Everybody knows the secret
Everybody knows the score
I have finally found a way to live
In the presence of the Lord
(in the presence of the Lord)

I have finally found a way to live
Just like I never could before
I know that I don’t have much to give
But I can open any door

Everybody knows the secret
Everybody knows the score
I have finally found a way to live
In the presence of the Lord
In the presence of the Lord....

I have finally found a way to live
Just like I never could before
I know–oh I know–I don’t have much to give
But I can open any door

Everybody knows the secret
Oh everybody–everybody knows the score
I–I finally found a way to live
In the presence of The Lord
Oh, in the presence of The Lord.....