“Won't you look down upon me, Jesus,
You've got to help me make a stand.
You've just got to see me through another day.
My body's aching and my time is at hand
And I won't make it any other way.”

—  James Taylor

"Fire and Rain"
Song lyrics, Sweet Baby James (1970)

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American singer-songwriter and guitarist 1948

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