Status Quo - Better Take Care Lyrics

Classic John David writing, simple and catchy :)

Great guitar solo!

..i close my eyes and see the frantic 4 standing on stage,,,same rythem ......

Better Take Care
(John David) 

I came from out of nothing, and let me tell
you somethin’
Seen eons come and go, asteroids and ice age
snow, but...
I kept it all together, I had it made forever
Then you all came along, and things started
going wrong now

Oh yeh, you better take care, better take
care of me now
Oh, you better see I’m OK
Oh yeh, you better take care I don’t
overheat now
Yeh yeh, you better take care of me

I am the rock you stand on, fall down;
the one you land on
I’ll still go on and on, long after you’re all gone, yeh
Hey, can’t you hear me talkin’, this is the ground
you’re walkin’
You’ve got some tide to turn, to keep your feet
from burnin’

Oh yeh, you better take care, better take
care of me now
Oh, you better see I’m OK
Oh yeh, you better take care I don’t
overheat now
Yeh yeh, you better take care of me

Ain’t no skin off of my nose if you’re gonna be history
But that’s what you’ll be if you don’t take care of
me - yeah

If there’s a Terra Nova, out there for when it’s over
That day, when I get too hot, I’ll still be all you’ve
got yeh
Cos this ain’t a sci-fi movie, ain’t gonna be so easy
Get all your crazy race, offa my back and into
space now

Oh yeh, you better take care, better take
care of me now
Oh, you better see I’m OK
Oh yeh, you better take care I don’t
overheat now
Yeh yeh, you better take care of me

Better do somethin’, better start now
Don’t know what?, then you better find out
And you better pray that it ain’t too late
Cos right now I don’t feel so great

Oh yeh, you better take care, better take
care of me now
Oh, you better see I’m OK
Oh yeh, you better take care I don’t
overheat now
Yeh yeh, you better take care of me
Oh, you better just keep me sweet
Yeh yeh, you better take care of me

[Verse 1]
I came from out of nothing, and let me tell you somethin'
Seen eons come and go, asteroids and ice age snow, but
I kept it all together, I had it made forever
Then you all came along, and things started going wrong now

[Chorus]
Oh yeah, you better take care, better take care of me now
Oh, you better see I'm okay
Oh yeah, you better take care I don't overheat now
Yeah, yeah, you better take care of me

[Verse 2]
I am the rock you stand on, fall down, the one you land on
I'll still go on and on, long after you're all gone, yeah
Hey, can't you hear me talkin'? This is the ground you're walkin'
You've got some tide to turn, to keep your feet from burnin'

[Chorus]
Oh yeah, you better take care, better take care of me now
Oh, you better see I'm okay
Oh yeah, you better take care I don't overheat now
Yeah, yeah, you better take care of me

[Post-Chorus]
Ain't no skin off of my nose if you're gonna be history
But that's what you'll be if you don't take care of me, yeah

[Instrumental Break]


[Verse 3]
If there's a terra nova out there for when it's over
That day, when I get too hot, I'll still be all you've got, yeah
'Cause this ain't a sci-fi movie, ain't gonna be so easy
Get all your crazy race, off'a my back and into space now

[Chorus]
Oh yeah, you better take care, better take care of me now
Oh, you better see I'm okay
Oh yeah, you better take care I don't overheat now
Yeah, yeah, you better take care of me

[Bridge]
Better do somethin', better start now
Don't know what? Then you better find out
And you better pray that it ain't too late
'Cause right now, I don't feel so great

[Chorus]
Oh yeah, you better take care, better take care of me now
Oh, you better see I'm okay
Oh yeah, you better take care I don't overheat now
Yeah yeah, you better take care of me
Oh, you better just keep me sweet
Yeah yeah, you better take of me

L’esprit de Rick Parfitt au travers de Malone! Quo is back pour notre plus grand bonheur!!

Exactement
Rick approuverait à mon avis

Mother earth has got a Quo song now, and it's a great one! :-) Lyrics at @t

Not the first one (Never Too Late) and only one on the album (Running Out Of Time). Find it very nice :)

@Martin Zavadil There even is another one: Can't be done

@Dirty Harry Thank you, Harry! I had a strong feeling I had forgotten some :)

sounds good

It sound like "sweet alabama" (the chorus)

hehe, funny, i hear it too :)

..maybe maybe....I find not bad at all ...rather good, their "♫(I'm)on the road again♫ (Canned Heat) on Album "Riffs" ...anyway QUO needs no one to "Face The Music" (Bonus track on "BackBone :-)https://youtu.be/zDP11rjWsI0

For me, it sounds something like "Sweet home alabama" met with "Centerfold" :) But it changes nothing about how good this song is.