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Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Etta James
Vocals
Barry Beckett
Keyboards
Eddie Bayers
Drums
Michael Rhodes
Bass
Brent Rowan
Electric Guitar
Dann Huff
Electric Guitar
Josh Sklair
Electric Guitar
Don Potter
Acoustic Guitar
Steve Nathan
Keyboards
Paul Franklin
Guitar
Terry McMillan
Percussion
Mike Haynes
Horn
Jim Horn
Horn
Sam Levine
Horn
Chris McDonald
Horn
Joe McGlohon
Horn
Vicki Hampton
Background Vocals
Yvonne Hodges
Background Vocals
Donna McElroy
Background Vocals
Louis Nunley
Background Vocals
John Wesley Ryles
Background Vocals
Dennis Wilson
Background Vocals
Curtis "Mr. Harmony" Young
Background Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Ruby Smith
Composer
Jim Varsos
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Barry Beckett
Producer
Lyrics
When you wake up
In the morning and you wonder
Why no one's beside you where I usually lay
And you think you hear
The sound of a distant thunder
It's just your old rock rolling away
I was your rock standing strong for you
There was nothing I wouldn't do
No matter the cost I was ready to pay
Now you say I'm only holding you down
Like some old rock you've been dragging around
Yes, I'm your rock but I'm rolling away
I'm rolling away on a downhill grade
But I'm coming to rest side
A mountain of love some day
'Cause I finally understand
If you're resting on shifting sands
Even a rock goes rolling away
And I was your rock standing strong for you
There was nothing I wouldn't do
No matter the cost I was ready to pay
Oh now you say I'm only holding you down
Like some old rock you've been dragging around
Yes, I'm your rock and I'm rolling away
Writer(s): Howard Russell Smith, James M. Varsos
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