the lovin' spoonful - full measure (instrumental) - stereo remix

edit for headphones. the official release of this one made it to no 16 in the charts in the US
b-side to "Nashville Cats", featuring drummer Joe Butler on lead vocals
source file of this edit is the 1966 album "hums of the lovin' spoonful" (2003 remaster bmg heritage 74465 99732 2)

FULL MEASURE
(John Sebastian/Steve Boone)

the full measure of your giving
you don't yet understand.
a cupful of living
that you hold in your hand.

the full weight of your loving
makes me lighter than air.
the tax I'm receiving,
now I know that it never was there.

it started off just sticking around
with that wonderful feeling from you.
now there's finally someone telling me
I can really give, too.

I know you know the feeling
that getting something for nothing is wrong.
getting love is so easy,
giving love takes so long.

it started off just stickin' around
with that wonderful feeling from you.
now there's finally someone telling me
I can really give, too.

I've heard them saying at Christmas,
now I can say it to you:
the feeling of giving
it's as good as I'm getting from you,
it's as good as I'm getting from you,
it's as good as I'm getting from you,
it's as good as I'm getting from you.

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