Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Joe Cocker
Lead Vocals
Jim Gilstrap
Background Vocals
Julia Waters
Background Vocals
Merry Clayton
Background Vocals
Oren Waters
Background Vocals
Tata Vega
Background Vocals
Bob Babbitt
Bass Guitar
James Gadson
Drums
Albert Lee
Guitar
Greg Leisz
Mandolin
Mike Finnigan
Hammond Organ
Benmont Tench
Piano
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Andy Fairweather Low
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Dan Porter
Assistant Mixing Engineer
David Emery
Assistant Mixing Engineer
Neil Comber
Assistant Mixing Engineer
Bill Mims
Assistant Engineer
Ethan Johns
Producer
Tim Young
Mastering Engineer
Lyrics
I saw myself today
I smiled and I looked away
Saddened by my visible life
Sorrow cut me like a knife
Nobody knows you
Without any doubt
Nobody wants to know you
When you're down and out
So sing a hymn for my soul
Stand by me as I grow
I'm just trying to climb up nine hills
In seven short days
Sing a hymn for my soul
I saw myself today
Didn't like what I had to say
So right I could only be wrong
Trouble is when I'm alone
No doubt, no self-control
Not a reason to cry
I fall like empty rain
Through an empty sky
So sing a hymn for my soul
Stand by me as I grow
I'm just trying to climb up nine hills
In seven short days
Sing a hymn for my soul
I saw myself today
I looked good, yeah, I have to say
Polished TV won't shine no more
Flyin' dragons surround my door
Even when I go crazy
To my own self I'll be true
Ain't nobody's business what I do
So sing a hymn for my soul
Stand by me as I grow
I'm just trying to climb up nine hills
In seven short days
Sing a hymn for my soul
Sing a hymn for my soul
Stand by me as I grow
I'm just trying to climb up nine hills
In seven short days
Sing a hymn for my soul
Written by: Andy Fairweather Low