Half The Way

Album

Miss the Mississippi

Label

Columbia Records

Genre

Adult contemporary

Media Type

CD

Duration

3:32

Composer(s)

Bobby Ray Wood, Ralph James Murphy

Entered Chart

Sep 29, 1979

Peak Date

Dec 15, 1979

Released

September 1979

Recorded

1978

Catalog #

11087

B-Side

Room For One More

Crystal Gayle again achieved crossover success with this song, in which she wants a man to love her with all his heart and soul, not just "half the way. This turned out to be her biggest hit, with the exception of "Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue," reaching #2 on the Country charts and #15 on the Billboard Top 100. >> This was written by the songwriters Ralph Murphy and Roger Cook. The duo ran a Nashville publishing company called Pic-A-Lic Music.

Half of your love is just not what I'm after
Part of your world is just not what I need
Some of your time is like one glass of water
Just leaves me thirsty for wine

So fill me up to the top
Wo don't you stop till I'm over-flowing
Love is the seed and, babe, I need you
To keep it growing
Stronger every day; Oh, no
Don't take me half the way
Don't take me half the way.

Never before have I settled for second
All of my life I have hungered for more
Now I can see where your sweet love can lead me
This is what I've waited for

Half of your love is just not what I'm after

Part of your world is just not what I need
Now I can see where your sweet love can lead me
This is what I've waited for