Who even knows what Roger Nichols looks like, and he's far from a household name, which Paul is. in I won't last a day without you, and Paul is just the lyrics. All the same, his combination of luck and successful self-promotion gets him more credit than he deserves because we all think of Paul as the guy that wrote all those great songs, but it was actually Roger Nichols that wrote that music, e.g. I can respect Paul Williams on many levels: He's a great lyricist, he's a brilliant self-promoter, he's got great hair, I like his on-screen presence, he got a respectable number of songs in the top 40 (or much higher), he did good work with The Muppets, later he even learned to write his own melodies (and hit #1 on one or a few of those self-penned tunes), starred in several historic movies (Planet of the Apes, Smokey and the Bandit, and The Muppet Movie), and he's a guy that was lost in self-destructive alcoholism but somehow found the strength to overcome that, get straight, and become an outspoken champion of sobriety. I just listened for the first time to the piano solo version of this song on the recently released "Richard Carpenter's Piano Songbook," and it seems that Richard has been able to recover his piano mojo and that version is just as sublime as his performances back in the 1970s, giving a new instrumental angle on this old classic track, with a few jazzy surprises thrown in for good measure. Osmonds and The Lettermen may be in the running, but like in a lot of things, there's a large empty space between #1 and whoever are the people vying for #2. The "Carpenters Sound" segments at the start and end of the track are just confabulous.earth has never heard such a glorious sound before nor since. Karen's voice, singing, delivery, and performance is sublime and moving and profound and so meaningful, just like it is on all Carpenters music. Richard does a masterful job on the arrangement, just like he does on all The Carpenters recordings. Along with all the music from The Carpenters, this is one of my favorites. Larry Brown-lifelong Carpenters Fan from Houston, Tx, Usa.This is a gorgeous song.Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind Publisher: Universal Music Publishing Group Writer/s: Paul H Williams, Roger S Nichols That I could learn to live without the rest If all my friends have forgotten half their promises they're not unkind You touch me with the love you're bringing
It's nice to know that you'll be there if I need youĪnd you'll always smile, it's all worthwhile I can take all the madness the world has to give When my smallest of dreams won't come true When there's no gettin' over that rainbow
Who will always care, you're always there It's nice to know that there's someone I can turn to
Where I don't belong, I'm not that strong Day after day, I must face a world of strangers
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