Rescue Me may refer to:
Rescue Me! (れすきゅーME!) is an ongoing Japanese manga series by Yoshiharu Makita. A single episode anime adaptation produced by Hoods Entertainment and directed by Shigeru Yoshida was released on June 20, 2013, on Blu-ray Disc, bundled with a limited edition of the third manga volume.
"Rescue Me" is a rhythm and blues song first recorded and released as a single by Fontella Bass in 1965. The original versions of the record, and BMI, give the songwriting credit to Raynard Miner and Carl William Smith, although many other sources also credit Bass herself as a co-writer. It would prove the biggest hit of Bass's career, reaching #1 on the R&B charts for four weeks and placing at #4 on the Billboard Hot 100. "Rescue Me" also peaked at number eleven on the UK Singles Chart.
According to writer Robert Pruter in his book Chicago Soul, the song emerged from a songwriting and rehearsal, or "woodshedding", session at Chess Records: " 'Rescue Me' was a terrific example of the Chess studio system at its finest... One Saturday in August 1965, Bass was sitting in a rehearsal studio with producers-writers Carl Smith and Raynard Miner. They were fooling around with the song when arranger Phil Wright walked in, and the ensuing four-way jam session brought forth 'Rescue Me'. [Billy] Davis produced the side..." Bass claimed that, although Smith, Miner and Davis had assured her that her contribution to authorship of the song's lyrics would be acknowledged, this was never done.
Well, is it cold where you are
Is it dark or gray
Oh could you please come out here
You seem so far away
Am I drifting from you
Is it hard to say
Could you oh please come to me
Could you come my way
Oh would you please come to me
Why don't you stay with me
Oh could you please come to me
Rescue me oh no no no no no no
Does it truly matter
If I'm wrong or right
I got my hands towards you
Ah would you make it right
And if I, I said I did it
Would you still be on my side
One hand towards you
Oh would you still, still make it right
Oh please come on stay with me yeah
Oh would you please come on to me
Rescue me oh no no no no no yeah
So if I drown this morning
If I say what's on my mind
Oh don't you know I got some things to say
You lead the way, don't be afraid baby
Oh don't you know I, I, I, I, I, I have some things to say
So if you threw me out here
Could you come to me
And if I said I did it
Would you still be on my side
One hand towards you
Oh would you still, still make it right
Oh please come on baby
Oh don't you know I got some things to say
You lead the way, don't be afraid baby
Don't you know I, you and I yeah (2x)
So is it cold where you are
Dark where you live
Could you please come to me
You seem so far away
And does it truly matter
If I'm wrong or say, let's say I'm right
So please come out here
Come and make it right
Come on
Don't u know baby baby baby yeah yeah yeah oh no oh