Simon, Carly - The Right Thing To Do Lyrics






There's nothin' you can do to turn me away
Nothin' anyone can say
You're with me now and as long as you stay
Lovin' you's the right thing to do
Lovin' you's the right thing

I know you've had some bad luck with ladies before
They drove you or you drove them crazy
But more important is I know you're the one and I'm sure
Lovin' you's the right thing to do
Lovin' you's the right thing

And it used to be for a while
That the river flowed right to my door
Making me just a little too free
But now the river doesn't seem to stop here anymore

Hold me in your hands like a bunch of flowers
Set me movin' to your sweetest song
And I know what I think I've known all along
Lovin' you's the right thing to do
Lovin' you's the right thing
Lovin' you's the right thing to do
Is the right thing

Nothing you could ever do would turn me away from you
I love you now and I love you now
Even though you're ten thousand miles away
I'll love you tomorrow as I love you today
I'm in love babe
I'm in love with you babe.





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  1. j.... m....

    if she can't sing nobody can

  2. D.... o....

    Great album cover. Must have been cold

  3. A.... C....

    One of my all-time favourite songs

  4. N.... H....

    Carly Simon is one of those perfect, classic female singer-songwriters that ever came out of the 1970s and she was more real and authentic than those women of today's music

  5. S.... L....

    que voz linda tem essa mulher

  6. B.... ....

    Such beauty all over. Just makes my day

  7. S.... C....

    I love Carly Simon, started to listen to her in 1978

  8. J.... F....

    Straight from the heart

  9. J.... W....

    ❤️ Love you Carly!

  10. b.... r....

    If ever in the Service and overseas with a Lover back home....."Even though your'e 10,000 miles away, I love you tomorrow as I love you today, I"m in Love with you baby".........thank you for keeping my heart alive and being able to return to the woman I loved when I left.

  11. J.... W....

    Who's listening January 2020?!!!

  12. K.... L....

    One of the most beautiful women the world has seen

  13. T.... d....

    Gracias Carly :)

  14. F.... G....

    Absolute belter of a song. Got to love this lady. X

  15. e.... p....

    First four notes of the piano intro; you know what's coming.....

  16. G.... P....

    The class of Martha’s Vineyard.

  17. p.... t....

    the bass on this record is awesome.

  18. D.... S....

    Drive X: )

  19. T.... ....

    My gosh I love this woman, and her music too.

  20. 1.... ....

    nice sweater

  21. W.... F....

    What a pretty song I nearly forgotten about it ! I used to listen to this song when I was 8 in 1973 great memories of those long gone summers 💙💞💜💙💞💜💞💙💚💞💛💞💚💞💛💞💚💞💛

  22. M.... M....

    Must be getting dark, headlights on high! Love it. 70's and 80's music rules.

  23. D.... ....

    somebody was in love when this song came out....lame!

  24. L.... n....

    this song had played when smooth rock stations were very hip in the eighties like wpix 102.6 fm and wrurk fm 101.3, new York. I kind of needed to listen toy favorite artists of the sixties and seventies.

  25. L.... n....

    I'm kind of saying to my man, you can pull your coat tail off my eyes bit you cant fool me inside the twine of the fabric. no matter those girls treat you mean.or kind of a simp. you're with me and I know things can be treacherous sometimes with me if you stop being a boy.

  26. D.... A....

    Sou fã!!

  27. S.... P....

    All of the positive comments are TRUE TO FACT AND SO MEMORABLE, thank you all. The 60's & 70's music had nothing but Love and Change for all people. I thank Father God for bringing me into this world to live and be a part of this era.

  28. E.... C....

    you are still inspiring me to this day

  29. A.... L....

    🇧🇷💃🏾🕺🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

  30. J.... L....

    Great album...thanks for posting...long live 1972!

  31. P.... P....

    The opening bars alone will stop me in my tracks. Bought the album when it came out - still have it, still play it.

  32. m.... c....

    Thanks Carly Simon♥️♥️

  33. B.... R....

    I'm 8 yrs old again in that great summer of 1973 on the beach with my family listening to the am radio with this great song playing...Shell beach California July 1973...good old days.

    B.... R....

    Yes I too was 8 in 1973 and I so relate to your comment, thanx for posting

  34. b.... h....

    When we were young, awake and alive!

  35. M.... G....

    For those wondering, the musicians are lead and backing vocalist-pianist Carly Simon, backing vocalists Liza Strike and Vicki Brown, bassist Jimmy Ryan, drummer Andy Newmark, and conga player Ray Cooper.

  36. T.... C....

    1973 I had the album . A lot of hits she had. 2 or 3 fr om m each album in 70s

  37. D.... S....

    Something I used to say about this song is that if you listen carefully to the intro, you can hear the action of the piano pedals. But I'm not hearing it now. Either it's my ears or my player or they've altered it with modern technology. Did anybody else hear what I heard?

    D.... S....

    Dale Schmitt I can definitely hear it

    D.... S....

    @Exit StageLeft Thanks so much! I'll have to listen for it some more. Some time when I'm not tired!

    D.... S....

    @Dale Schmitt Yes, you'll hear it, it's very clear. Thank you for pointing it out!!! I also didn't know until fairly recently that Mick Jagger did the backup vocals on You're So Vain. I was probably the last to know

  38. H.... Z....

    Mother would play this album Saturday mornings while cleaning the house.

  39. H.... T....

    I love you now, and I loved you then ... GREAT TO SEE YOU WALK BY re-incarnated this week ...

    H.... T....

    Thanks for appearing with Karlie's friend Taylor Swift ... that was beautiful ...

    H.... T....

    Loving you is the right thing to do - I love you now and I loved you then ...

  40. T.... B....

    Simply perfect! Klaus on bass.

  41. D.... W....

    One word beautiful

  42. C.... H....

    Still love her❤️

  43. L.... C....

    Lindsey Graham

  44. b.... ....

    I live in Italy, i am 54 years old and Carly Simon is - hands down - one of my greatest love in music! Her voice is simply a little part of my soul!

  45. L.... C....

    She cant be cured.she can be loved, and that,...is what abusers dont want.

    L.... C....

    Isolate dividevand conquer u moron.

  46. L.... C....

    Forgive, that's the law of GODS WILL

  47. L.... C....

    You dont get any sympathy for damaging my baby girl from me.

  48. L.... C....

    Any questions?

  49. M.... ....

    Well she can display her nipples as well as anyone in the 21st Century.

  50. B.... T....

    Carlys best I think glad I was around to hear great music like this when it was played on the radio.

  51. W.... S....

    I need someone to sing this about me

  52. s.... m....

    I Love This Song...The Right Thing To Do... Carly Simon

  53. S.... E....

    This Song remeber me always on Gibby from Icarly in the scene where he sings it while Sam an Freddie where in a beef hahahah i love this

  54. B.... ....

    I love you Todd A Wiseheart!!!

  55. T.... W....

    I really love this fun song from Carly

  56. S.... ....

    This album and Simon's "Hotcakes" were absolute classics of the early '70s. Good times. Singers with real voices (like Linda Ronstadt too), not all the Autotune crap that passes for singing nowadays.

  57. K.... W....

    Amazzzzzzxxxxing ness

  58. K.... ....

    I remember this song! My mother would open up all the windows and the stereo would be turned up! There was nothing like growing up in the sweet 1970's!

    K.... ....

    The great songs of the best decade!

    K.... ....

    Yes, that is right. :)

    K.... ....

    So true!

    K.... ....

    My Mother did the same thing and then we would clean our house,miss those days.R.I.P. Mom Love Susan

    K.... ....

    I couldn't agree more. My favorite memory of my mother was the windows all open, the stereo blaring Carly and my mom, the most beautiful woman ever, cleaning the house. Im 49 years old and I miss those days more than any. PS the profile picture (or whatever its called) is not me, its my husband. Just thought id let people know so the comment didn't seem creepy. Lol

  59. D.... k....

    Thank you, YouTube. I completely forgot about this beauty. If you grew up in New Haven Ct. In the 1970's, & 80's you definitely know this song.

  60. R.... K....

    THIS SONG MOVES ME. ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL CARLY. 'I'VE TRIED TO REPLICATE THIS SONG SO MANY TIMES.

  61. D.... W....

    I’m only 12 years old and most people my age haven’t heard of her but I say she has the best voice in the world!!! Carly I love you u are my inspiration in life

    D.... W....

    I was twelve when it was a hit! I remember hearing it in the car one morning as our teacher drove a few of us to the day-care center to help with the little kids! It was part of a community-service project we did. I hope you will enjoy some of the other music from that period. Carly wasn't the only one with a nice voice!

    D.... W....

    You are wise beyond your years. She is an icon of 70's and 80's......married to James Taylor. But I bet you already knew that.

    D.... W....

    @Chuck Fuller Don't fuel the stupid

  62. N.... P....

    After so many years, I can dream the lyrics. Beautiful song! ❤️❤️

  63. S.... L....

    "Let's Close Now"😆😆😆👍👍👍

  64. s.... 5....

    The beauty of this tune,....never fades. Timeless. ❤❤❤🔊🔊🔊🔥🔥🔥🎹🎹🎹🎶🎶

  65. K.... W....

    Toooo good. Craziness

  66. C.... V....

    dam!......Carly Simon is nipping hardcore in her album cover lol! all jokes aside she has an amazing voice.

    C.... V....

    Well the 3 Putas in charlys angels got that same style. Guess it was "the right thing to do" back then

  67. K.... W....

    Im listening to carly. I randomly picked sm. This is 4th one. Dont know witch is better thn the other. Shes too goooooooood ! Ill try another

  68. L.... K....

    My favorite song by Carly Simon! Makes me cry everytime I hear it! Peace!

    L.... K....

    I agree, Laura, it is most definitely my favorite song by Carly Simon. Peace to you!

  69. P.... D....

    Her best and my favorite.

  70. S.... C....

    I love this

  71. a.... g....

    HAPPY YOUR BACK CARLY!!

  72. j.... r....

    Amazing song.......i listen all days

  73. W.... F....

    Carly is the most captivating and highly talented artist perfection in every respect.

  74. E.... F....

    Give me some more 1972.

  75. D.... P....

    Carly forever !

  76. j.... g....

    That was an awesome LP !

  77. J.... W....

    I would love to see deeper into the making of this video and song. Someone is trying to wrongfully hide the origin of this one.

    J.... W....

    Whaddya mean?

  78. W.... F....

    Breathtaking beautiful lady, beautiful voice, beautiful song. So beautiful Carly. Thank you. Loving you and loving your music is definitely the right thing to do

  79. J.... B....

    No puedo entender por que? En mi país Chile no suena ésta hermosa canción solo una vez la escuche en un programa especial de radio.

  80. J.... B....

    Esta hermosa canción me produce nostalgia cuando trabajaba en Valle Nevado yo conducia mi camioneta nissan y mi amigo M
    Nano Q E P D ponia un cassette y escuchabamos esta canción saludos desde Santiago de Chile.

  81. J.... T....

    What GREAT Music, I feel bad for the youth's music today

  82. F.... G....

    Classic albums don't come any better than No Secrets. X :)

    F.... G....

    Agree, awesome, but have to admit Carole King's "Tapestry" is right up there.

  83. R.... W....

    This has be one of Carly,s best ones !

  84. j.... m....

    OMG listening to this song is sooo,,ummm,,the right thing .Magic , Swift take note ,,,,

  85. W.... T....

    Born 1967 Love This Song.

  86. N.... ....

    I like Carly Simon music, I wonder why she never did "American Bandstand" during the 1970's.

    N.... ....

    I believe she had social anxieties and suffered from stage fright.

    N.... ....

    @Margaret For 25 years! Barbra Streisand had stage fright as well!

    N.... ....

    @Laura Kaminsky I think Barbra probably has more live performances under her belt than Carly. Barbra of course did movies but Carly turned down movie roles.

  87. R.... C....

    A male singer could not have posed like that in 1972.

  88. C.... M....

    " Love "

  89. K.... B....

    Great album covers!

  90. I.... B....

    Hold me in your hands like a bunch of flowers
    Set me moving to your sweetest song


    What great lyrics, sublime ~~~~~

  91. C.... R....

    I try not to be sentimental, then a song like this comes along...

  92. T.... ....

    Loving you's the right thing to do

  93. G.... U....

    This is pure magic. I've listened to this song about 20 times, and can't get enough. Love it!!

  94. B.... S....

    Gotta love those jazzy 7th chords!

  95. T.... G....

    I love this song! Great lyrics!

  96. D.... C....

    Where in the world has the time gone. It makes me feel sad. 😢

    D.... C....

    I know...she was and still inspires me. Timless. Gorgeous in and out and yes bittersweet.reminds me of my parents, me in my room listening over snd over. You Belong to Me said it all one summer and still does

    D.... C....

    I don't feel sad. I enjoy the memories and I enjoy today.

  97. L.... K....

    My favorite song by Carly! Timeless!

    L.... K....

    Agree! My favorite!

  98. j.... r....

    Love this song!!....

  99. J.... V....

    Awsome voice. My favorite carly song

    J.... V....

    IT is perfection.

  100. C.... C....

    I remember my sister listening to Carly Simon upstairs in our house. She was in High School then and I was in Grammar school.