Bonnie Raitt

Utwory wykonawcy:

(I Could Have Been Your) Best Old Friend

Fate is mighty cruel Where true love is concerned It seems you give out more Than you ever have returned Lately I have tried To make it on my own Another night has passed Looks like I'm bound to be alone Bound to be alone Now solitude is fine When you really...

About to Make Me Leave Home

I never thought that a love could be so strong It could ever make me, think about leaving home I can't help myself your lovin' bout to drive me mad One more night like last night, I might have to pack my bags Bout to make me leave home boy Got my mind so Ge...

Ain't Gonna Let You Go

Love came and hit me Straight on the lips Nobody kisses The better it gets, and baby that's all right You got me standing beside myself You know it ain't like me It's like I'm somebody else But baby that's all right You're not the man I was lookin' for You're...

Ain't nobody home

Once upon a time, a long long time ago, wherever you would lead me, I would surely follow Boy, you put me through some pain and misery And now you are standing at my doorstep, Telling me how much you need me Ain't nobody home Ain't nobody home How many...

All at once

Had a fight with my daughter she flew off in a rage third time this week don't tell me it's the age don't know how I lost her I only know, that it's a shame ever since her deady left the girl ain't be the same Chorus: All at once I hear you voice an...

Angel from montgomery

I am an old woman named after my mother My old man is another child that's grown old If dreams were thunder lightning was desire This old house would have burnt down a long time ago Chorus: Make me an angel that flies from montgom'ry Make me a pos...

Anyday Woman

If you don't love her, you'd better let her go You'll never fool her, you're bound to let it show Love's so hard to take when you have to fake Everything in return, you just preserve her When you serve her a little tenderness If she's a woman, she'll try to m...

Baby I Love You

If you want my love, baby If you really do. Don't be afraid, baby Just ask and ooh, I'm gonna give it to you. Though I do declare, I want to see you with it. Stretch out your arms little boy, You're gonna get it. 'Cause I love you. Baby, baby, baby I love you...

Baby Mine

Baby mine, don't you cry. Baby mine, dry your eyes. Rest your head close to my heart, Never to part, baby of mine. Little one, when you play, Don’t you mind what they say. Let your eyes sparkle and shine, Never a tear, baby of mine. If they knew sweet, littl...

Big Road

Well I ain't goin' down that big long lonesome road Pretty baby don't you hear me talkin' No I ain't goin' down that big road by myself If I can't carrry you baby I'm gonna get me someone else Alright boys Well the sun is gonna shine in my back door som...

Blender Blues

Let me be your blender, baby Don’t ya know I can whip, chop and puree Won’t you let me be your blender, baby Honey, I can whip, chop and puree I’m gonna whip you to a jelly honey I’m gonna chop it up today. Model is so special, honey Gives you everything you...

Blue for no reason

When I was a girl, my favorite thing In the whole wide world Was to see a field and Run for no reason And off I'd go, no one behind Only earth below Just a patch of green, green as the season Don't ask why, your feet just fly Green and sky is all that...

Bluebird

Listen to my bluebird laugh She can't tell you why Deep within in her heart, you see She knows only crying Oh just lie There she sits, a lofty perch Strangest color blue Flying is forgotten, now Thinks only of you...just you...awh yeah So get all those blues...

Burning Down the House

Watch out, you might get what you're after Cool baby, you're strange but not a stranger I'm an ordinary girl And I'm burnin' down the house Hold tight, wait till this party's over Hold tight, well we're gonna be in for some nasty weather There has got to be...

Bye Bye Baby

Well, you know you took my heart And you broke it apart Why did our love baby, yeah yeah Have to ever start You know you took my love, threw it away You gonna want, my love someday Well a bye bye baby (bye bye bye) Well I thought your love Was oh so true And...

Can Love Stand the Test

Did I lose your love a long time ago Or did I just wear it out? Baby, I don't know Seems like anymore we're not on the same page In the same book, or on the same stage We say the words, but they feel all wrong Like a happy blues, like a sad love song How two...

Can't Get Enough

Come on so tough When you think you got a right Make love so rough Until I lose the will to fight You got that somethin', baby That turns my darkness into light And I can't get enough of your love I never found a man Who took the time to see The woman that I...

Circle dance

I dont' know why it should be sohard Givin' up this circle dance Worn out steps from long ago don't give love a chance It's a bitter heirloom handed down these twisted parts we play I'm not her and you're not him It just comes out that way Can't go b...

Cold, Cold, Cold

Cold, cold, cold Cold, cold, cold Freezing, it was freezing in that hotel I had no money, my special friend was gone The TV set was busted so she went along I called room, room service, I'm down here on my knees A peach or a pear, or a coconut please, But they...

Come to me

All I ever wanted Was a love to be true More than just enough to get me by I want a love to see me through I don't need another well spent night Another clever, sideways glance I wanna look my baby in the eye And know there's nothin' left to chance S...

Cool, clear water

I want to feel my earth turn over,baby In this hardened winter ground Feel my earth turn over, darlin' Till I'm rootless and unbound I want to feel my body tremble When there's no one else around Just this cool, clear water runnin' In this love t...

Crime of passion

My body is the only place Where we meet anymore Thought that I could handle the heartache Like I did before I remember your warning To never mention love A little crime of passion Is what I'm guilty of There were no witnesses Just the candlelight Glowin' as...

Crooked Crown

I could say what I mean (or I could dance around it) It would feel good to scream (I should quiet down) I could be recognized (or I could stay in bed) Look the world in the eyes (or just hang my head) I'm holding steady this crooked crown Knowing I'll lose it...

Cry Like a Rainstorm

Life isn't easy Love never lasts You just carry on And keep moving fast I turned off the highway Pulled into town I'm fancy free darlin' And I've travelled round Sometimes I'm up Sometimes I'm down Tell me where can I run to Tell me how have I sinned When yo...

Cry on my shoulder

I know it's hard sometimes And things seem larger than they are But if you need to tell someone That's what I'm here for Cry on my shoulder I'll help you rise above Cry on my shoulder, my love Out in the world outside It can be harsh and cold But if...

Cure for love

You bring me roses You give me kisses You bring me moons and stars That shine so high up in the sky My heart is beating wild and crazy Hope that I can find A cure for this love Could be you want me Could be you care Could be the words you say, Are th...

Danger Heartbreak Dead Ahead

When you give more than you get, you're in danger (you're in danger) You may find that you're in love with a stranger (with a stranger) For who knows what evil lurks within the hearts of men? It's vanity, insanity to play when you can't win When you find that...

Darlin'

Darlin', I'm feeling pretty lonesome I'd call you on the phone some But I don't have dime Darlin', you're so far behind me Tomorrow is gonna find me Further down the line Take a piece of paper A pencil in my hand I'm gonna write Darlin', I know I feel the co...

Deep Water

There are angels singing low inside my head Cool tango blue and samba red I want to scratch your name upon my wall Cause I'm drowning here beneath love's waterfall Deep water Deep water Baby you're love's got a hold on me You row my boat right out to the sea...

Dimming of the day

This old house is falling down around my ears I'm drowning in a river of my tears When all my will is gone you hold me sway I need you at the dimming of the day You pulled me like the moon pulls on the tide You know just where I keep my better side Wh...

Don't It Make Ya Wanna Dance

Well, I've been gone for so long, feels so good just to get back home Back to my friends and all the faces I love to see Like a rainbow in the sky, a certain twinkle that's in her eye Telling me they believe in what I am, and what I want to be Don't it make y...

Down to You

Come around cryin' that you just can't win. You thought this one was different, now it's gone again. You just can't believe, baby. "Why's it happenin' to me? " Now... You step out on the track in the pouring rain, And when you get run over, well, you blame th...

Everybody's crying mercy

I don't believe the things I'm seein' I've been wonderin' 'bout some things I've heard Everybody's crying mercy When they don't know the meaning of the word A bad enough situation Is sure enough getting worse Everybody's crying justice Just as soon as...

Everything That Touches You

You say you're all alone With visions all your own The things you feel nobody feels the same But you know me You know what I've been through And everything that touches me And everything that touches me Everything that touches me Touches you Friends along th...

Fearless love

Come my love Come bravely to me Let your heart be still For our time Has come my tender one To be free of will And fly Blind on fearless love Let them wild winds blow We'll shine On all we're fearful of Then we'll let it go Let it go Skippin' ston...

Feeling of falling

Sometimes I miss that feeling of falling Falling on over the ledge You know I miss that feeling of falling Falling on over the ledge And when my mind it gets to worryin' And I just can't get no rest Oh Baby, that's when I call you up instead It's after...

Feels Like Home

Something in your eyes, makes me want to lose myself, Makes me want to lose myself, in your arms. There's something in your voice, makes my heart beat fast. Hope this feeling lasts, the rest of my life. If you knew how lonely my life has been, And how low I'v...

Finest Lovin' Man

The man I'm lovin' Don't worry 'bout me runnin' around You won't ever find my baby Hustlin' after me all over town He don't have to shout He don't even have to call Knows I'm comin' home Even if I got to crawl He'll get me when he wants me He's the finest lovi...

Fool Yourself

Lookout boy your bound to change you can't ever stay the same cause if ya keep on sayin the same ol'lies your gonna look around boy and find yourself outta time Watchout girl the words you say don't really fit the play somebody else you might talk to now and...

Fundamental

Let's run naked through these city streets We're all captives of captivity Let's wear madness like a crucifix Let's tattoo Bible quotes across both our hips Let's get back to the fundamental things Let's get back to the elements of style Let's get back t...

Gamblin' Man

Their eyes are down and the track looks slow It don't look like a good thing Your horse could jump it when the pack runs wild It don't look like a sure thing You must be crazy To gamble this way The kids are crying And your bills ain't paid Gamblin' man, ramb...

Getting Over You

Why do I still write why do I still call Why do I still think there's hope for us at all These are the tings I hate but they're the things I do to get over you Sunsets make me cry old pictures make me grin But I don't really care to see your face again These a...

Give It Up or Let Me Go

Well, I told you pretty baby, such a long time ago, If I found you with another, well I'd walk right out your door, Woh, you might call me crazy, but there's one thing you should know, Oh honey, if you want me to love you, You've got to give it up or let me go...

Gnawin' on It

I'm down here workin' at my job But I just can't concentrate You keep messin' with my mind Yeah, I'm circlin' round the bait I got to take off early I got to get you home Gonna show you little woman why a dog loves a bone We'll be gnawin' on it Yeah, gnawin'...

God Only Knows

Darkness settles on the ground Leaves the day stumbling blind Coming to a quiet close And maybe just in time We almost lost the heart to know How to keep our best in mind We almost lost the heart to know How to keep our best in mind Time has turned an...

God Was In The Water

God was in the water that day Pickin' through the roots and stones Trippin' over sunken logs Tryin' not to make his presence known God was in the water that day Wadin' in careful steps Bubbles risin' from his feet Comin' up from the muddy depths Castin' out...

Good Enough

The first time I brought you home My mama said he ain't good enough I don't want my girl to be alone But I wonder is he good enough I-I-I was doin some worryin' too And I was thinkin' thinkin' Am I good enough for you The first time that I loved you I know it...

Good man good woman

Hey, Hey, Hey, Hey, Hey Midnight, I'm wound up tight Slowly comin' down in the daytime I been lyin' low from work, hangin' over from the hurt from you babe But I'm gonna suffer through the strain, till I get a Better thing with you, Darlin', me and you....

Got You On My Mind

I saw you this mornin' Though you were nowhere in sight Well, I've got to admit That the thought of you hangs around me Like a hand on my shoulder Like a fly on my nose I got you on my mind Got you on my mind Well, I tried to catch the moon in a butterfly ne...

Guilty

Yeah baby, I've been drinking, and I shouldn't come by I know But I found myself in trouble darling, and I had nowhere else to go Got some whiskey from a bar man, got some cocaine from a friend I just had to keep on moving, till I was back in your arms aga...

Gypsy In Me

[Verse 1] Well, that highway moon is calling like some lover from some other land Before the dust can settle, I'll kick it up and tear it down again [Pre-Chorus] I've got the wanderlust It's somewhere else or bust Yeah, I'm just a [Chorus] Hello, goo...

Have a heart

Hey! Shut up. Don't lie to me. Hey! Mister, how do you do. Oh pardon me I thought I knew you. Would you stand back baby 'cause I want to get a better look. The big man who couldn't handle the little bit of love you took. Hey, hey, have a heart, hey, h...

Hear Me Lord

Hear me, Lord, hear me I pray Help me now, help me, Lord Help me, Lord, I'm feeling low Help me now, help me, Lord Help me, Lord, I'm feeling low I'm feeling low, I'm feeling low Help me, Lord, I'm feeling low I'm feeling low, I'm feeling low Help me, Lord,...

Hell to pay

Hey mister, we want you to know We think you've taken this about as far as it can go It's about to blow You got nowhere to run Why don't you sit back and watch the show Used to drop your little darlin' off at Sunday School Family values while you're get...

Hey There

Hey there, you with the stars in your eyes Love never made a fool of you You used to be too wise Hey there, you on that high flying cloud Though she won't throw a crumb to you You think some day she'll come to you Better forget her Her with her nose in the a...

Home

Traveling at night, the headlights were bright And we'd been up many an hour And all through my brain Came the refrain Of home and its warming fire [Chorus] And Home Sings me of sweet things My life there has its own wings Fly over the mountain Though I'm sta...

I Ain't Blue

I ain't blue Just a little bit lonesome for some lovin' Everythin' is fine I just don't wanna be all by myself On a rainy day I'm feelin' kind of funny Dreamin' 'bout some lover man who'll call me honey Yeah, and a good lookin' man My heart inside a lonely sm...

I ain't gonna let you break my heart again

There ain't no use in me trying to tell you how I feel 'cause what I feel ain't what you're feeling I don't know what we did wrong I just know if you come home I ain't gonna let you break my heart again there ain't no use in me trying to find out where y...

I Believe I'm In Love With You

I don't know what's wrong with me I've been foolish as a fool can be baby, I can't sleep at night and I lost my appetite Went to the doctor but he don't know it's getting to where it ain’t funny no more tell me baby what am I gonna do I believe I'm in love wit...

I Can't Help Myself

[Chorus:] Can't help myself I'm falling in love I can't help myself Can't help myself I'm falling in love Billy was a friend of mine We used to walk down by the river And he'd hold my hand We were only ten or twelve years old Didn't know about love I found ou...

I Can't Help You Now

Where were you when I was fallin' down Buzzin' round your heart Why'd you wait till I was moving on To come out of the dark To say I'm what you need And you could spend your life with me [Chorus] Well I can't help you now (sorry baby, I can't help you) No,...

I can't make you love me

Turn down the lights, turn down the bed Turn down these voices inside my head Lay down with me, tell me no lies Just hold me close, don't patronize - don't patronize me 'Cause I can't make you love me if you don't You can't make your heart feel something...

I don't want anything to change feat.Norah Jones

Sleepless nights aren't so bad I'm staying up, I'm staying sad I don't want anything to change I don't want anything to change I like it lonely I like it strange I don't want anything to change You left a mess you're everywhere I'd pick it up but I don...

I Feel the Same

Say goodbye, Well I know it's true. I know you're leaving me but i, I'm leaving too. You won't forget me, Or the sound of my name. Please believe me, I feel the same. It seems so empty now. Close the door. Ain't it hard to believe that you ever, Lived this wa...

I Gave My Love a Candle

I gave my love a candle A promise at life And I told him when my number comes up Winds would fill the sky Me I'm fixin' to die Moving down that same lonesome road No I don't know why Goodbye, goodbye, goodbye You didn't have to fool me You didn't have to lie M...

I Gotta Right to Sing the Blues

I gotta right to sing the blues I gotta right to feel low down I gotta right to hang around Down along the river A certain woman in this town Keeps draggin' my poor heart around All I see, for me is misery I gotta right to sing the blues I gotta right to moa...

I know

I know you don't love me no more; no, no more; and I don't (don't) wanna be hurted any more, any more; yeah, yeah, I've loved so hard, everything I did was no joy; if I can't love you right, baby, I don't have to love you at all I know you don't want me...

I need love

I need love And I search it everyplace I go And lately I been in a zone It's got a will of its own But right now I'm here to discuss Just what you think about us I need love, I need love And I'm checkin everything I see You know at times I wanna take o...

I sho do

You took my love and ran away What did you expect me to say I gave you everything I could but you weren't giving up, baby What you should I Sho do...Need You I Sho Do...Want You I'm in need of what you've got It makes my blood boiling hot You told m...

I Thank You

You didn't have to love me like you did But you did, yes you did, and I thank you You didn't have to squeeze me like you did But you did, yes you did, and I thank you If you took your love somewhere else I wouldn't know what it meant to be loved to death You...

I Thought I Was a Child

It's such a clever innocence With which you do your sorcery As if somehow your years Would bow and let that young boy go free Well, I thought I was a child until you turned and smiled I thought I knew where I was going Until I heard your laughter flowing And...

I Will Not Be Broken

That was then and this is now I found my way back here somehow Knew you'd have to let me go I told you once I told you so [Chorus] Take me down You can hold me but you Can't hold what's within Pull me round Push me to the limit Maybe I may bend But I know whe...

I Will Not Be Denied

A true love story Is hard to find Can't get no rest Got no peace of mind You say you gave Your heart to me You put me down You set me free You said you're deadly Everybody said you was deadly I guess you know he is because Deadly Comes in every shape and siz...

I'm in the Mood feat. John Lee Hooker

I'm in the mood I'm in the mood for love, yes, I am I'm in the mood I'm in the mood for love I'm in the mood, in the mood I'm in the mood for love, Lord, Lord Hooked on you, I say, hey Night time is the right time, be with the one you love But night,...

I'm on your side

Baby, won't you come and tell me Tell me what we're gonna do...yeah, baby I've tried everything I know just to, Just to try and get along with you Wake up in the morning and already You are aimin for a fight No matter what I say or do I'm never gonna ge...

If You Gotta Make a Fool of Somebody

If you got to make a fool of somebody If you got to make a fool of someone Do you really gotta hurt me I'm the one that'll worry If you got to make a fool of somebody If you got to make a fool of someone Do you really gotta hurt me I'm the one that'll worry...

It's All Over Now, Baby Blue

You must leave now, take what you need, you think will last. But whatever you wish to keep, you better grab it fast. Yonder stands your orphan with his gun, Crying like a fire in the sun. Look out the saints are comin' through And it's all over now, Baby...

Keep This Heart in Mind

I heard you say life can't go on this way and you need to change your view. So you packed up and moved out of my life. To find a world of your own. Even now that you've up and gone. For you there's still a place in my heart only real love in my life That even...

Kisses Sweeter Than Wine

[Jackson:] When I was a young man I'd never been kissed; I got to thinking about what I had missed. I found a girl. I kissed her and then... Oh Lord, I kissed her again. [Together:] Oooooh, kisses sweeter than wine. Oooooh, kisses sweeter than wine. [Bonnie:...

Let's Keep It Between Us

Let's keep it between us These people meddling in our affairs They're not our friends Let's keep it between us Before the whole door closes And it comes to an end They'll tell you one thing, me another 'Til we don't know who to trust Oh darlin', let's keep it...

Longing in their hearts

Let me tell you 'bout a friend of mine He's a short order cook Long on speed, short on spice He reads his customers like a book He's seen this, and he's done that Now he's makin' fried eggs an art But there's one thing he can't fix no how There's a long...

Louise

Well they all said Louise was not half bad It was written on the walls and window shades And how she'd act the little girl A deceiver, don't believe her that's her trade Sometimes a bottle of perfume, Flowers and maybe some lace Men brought Louise ten ce...

Love has no pride

I've had bad dreams too many times, to think that they don't mean much any more. Fine times have gone and left my sad home, friends who once cared just walk out my door. chorus: Love has no pride when I call out your name. Love has no pride when there'...

Love Letter

Sittin' in front of your house, Like rain in early dawn Workin' on a love letter Got my radio on. Got my eye on your window pane And I smoked a lot of cigarettes. Mercy, mercy but love is strange And you haven't even kissed me yet. Look comes to push, Push c...

Love me like a man

The men that I've been seeing well they got their soul up on a shelf you know they could never love me cuz they can't even love themselves But I want someone to love me baby I want one to understand Won't put himself above me Who can love me like a man...

Love On One Condition

I might forgive, but I won't forget Believe me, baby You swear you changed your ways You ain't proved it yet Well my friends try and tell me Say that I must be mad If I'm gonna take you back After the pain I've had Well, I explain my position That I made my d...

Love sneaking up on you

Rainy Night, I'm All Alone Sittin' Here Waitin' For Your Voice on the Phone Fever Turns to Cold, Cold Sweat Thinkin' About the Things We Ain't Done yet Tell me now, I've got to know, do you feel the same Do you just light up at the mention of my name?...

Lover's will

Who'll take the only hearts they got and throw them into the fire? Who'll risk their own self respect in the name of desire? Who'll regret everything they've done and who will get the bill? Lovers will Who'll hurt each other all the time and never give...

Luck of the draw

You dust the bottles on the bar counter You're writing screenplays on the side Three nights a week can keep a girl workin Sometimes it's good to lose your pride. These things we do to keep the flame burnin And write our fire in the sky Another day to se...

Marriage Made In Hollywood

Jimmy's not a high concept guy But he's front page news, let me tell you why He's on the cover of the New York Post Every network, coast to coast All he needed was a hot night in June 'Cause he had the needle and he had the spoon When he spiked it bit, and man...

Matters of the Heart

Broken heart, bloodshot stare Signs of a fool who cared too much Now she's gone and he can't remember how To live without her touch Hopin' to die but surely livin' to tell When it comes to matters of the heart There is nothing a fool won't get used to After...

Meet me half way

You come home late from work, baby You wonder why it ain't on the table After the day that I've had I don't believe I'm able You give me every little reason in the book But there's one thing that I think you've overlooked you say you're tired, well so am...

Merry Christmas Baby

Merry Christmas baby, you sure did treat me nice Merry Christmas baby, you sure did treat me nice Gave me a diamond ring for Christmas Now I'm living in paradise Well I'm feelin' mighty fine, got good music on my radio Well I'm feelin' mighty fine, got good m...

Mighty Tight Woman

I come to you, sweet man And I'm, I'm fallin' on my knees I come to you, pretty papa Fallin' on my knees Ask if you don't have nobody Won't you kindly take me please Cause I'm a mighty tight woman I'm a real tight woman Lord I'm a jack of all trades I can be...

Million Miles

You took a part of me that I really miss I keep askin' myself how long it can go on like this You told yourself a lie - that's alright, mama, I told myself one too I've tried to get closer but I'm still a million miles from you. You took the silver, you took...

My First Night Alone Without You

There is an aching in my head From the bed I can't get used to It's these little hours in the dark, I dread As I spend my first night alone without you Honey, half of me has gone away With all the love I learned to cling to Tomorrow I'll have to find another...

My opening farewell

A lady stands before an open window looking so far away she can almost feel the southern winds blow gently touching his restless day He turns from his window to me sad smile his apology sad eyes reaching to the door Daylight loses to another evening...

Nick of time

Verse I ------- A friend of mine she cries at night, and she Calls me on the phone Sees babies everywhere she goes and she Wants one of her own. She's waited long enough she says And still she can't decide Pretty soon she'll have to choose and it tears...

No business

Yes, I'm lonely- hope you didn't catch it Don't want to be down where I last behaved I broke his heart now I can't patch it This time it's grave. I kept track of all the love that I gave him And on paper, well, it looked pretty good He left a note that...

No Gettin' Over You

Well I went and gave away my TV Told the man "cut off the phone" I put an ad in the paper, baby, Gonna sell everything I own Done everything in the world I know To try to make it through There's just no getting over you Well I went and bought myself a new str...

No Way to Treat a Lady

You can please me You can sweet talk and lead me on But believe me Won't be long till I'm catching on Now you left me here with nothing And you put my love on hold Well there must be something behind those eyes Because I believe every lie you told That ain't...

Nobody's girl

She don't need anybody to tell her she's pretty. She's heard it every single day of her life. He's got to wonder what she sees in him when there's so many others standing in line. She gives herself to him, but he's still on the outside. She's alone in th...

Not Cause I Wanted To

Well I'm calling you 'Cause you deserve to know You were not the reason that I had to go, Late at night in these hotel rooms I think of all I've lost, And what I put you through And if I knew the reason I would tell you why somehow The feeling slipped away I...

Not the only one

I was in a daze, movin' in the wrong direction Feelin' that I'd always be the lonely one Then I saw your face, on the edge of my horizon Whisperin' that I wasn't the only one The lonely one Once chance intervention, see what it can signify The slightest...

Nothing seems to matter

Seems like such a long time since I held you my arms, and felt you close and warm beside me, another night is getting late and I'm alone with just the ache and the memory of you beside me. Darling, I've never been so blue, I've tried to see it through,...

One belief away

Last night I thought I found you I saw it in a dream I was tangled in the rushes, baby You were caught up in the stream And the more I tried to reach you The more you slipped away And when I woke up in the darkness I was callin' out your name (Chorus)...

One part be my lover

When he looks in her eyes He sees only the truth Telling him he's been living a lie Over and over like a line in a song About all the love he let pass him by. To her he might be the man of her dreams To find where she's been hiding inside Broken or bat...

Papa come quick

Papa come quick, Joy's gone to the city What we gonna do now that Jody's gone She left a note on the TV and Papa it's a pity What we gonna do now that Jody's gone. Mama's been cryin in the kitchen since mornin She cried right through As The World Turns...

Pleasin' Each Other

You remind me, you remind me That it's a trick to know you I don't even know How, I fell in love with you Was it your eyes, or was it your clothes Was the way you greeted me when the sun rolls, the sun rolls I was lonely when I first called you We were kids j...

Rainy Day Man

What good is that happy lie All you wanted from the start was to cry It looks like another fall Your good friends they don't seem to help at all When you're feeling kind of cold and small Just look up your rainy day man It does you no good to pretend child Y...

Real Man

Don't want no secret agent Don't need no long Cadillac Don't want nobody with no problems I don't need a man with a monkey on his back I need a real man I said a real man I need a real man Ain't messing with no toy I don't need no baby boy Don't need to send...

Right Down The Line

You know I need your love You've got that hold over me Long as I've got your love You know that I'll never leave When I wanted you to share my life I had no doubt in my mind And it's been you woman Right down the line I know how much I lean on you On...

Rock steady

You need a man that'll treat you like the woman you are Those little boys are just fooling around with your heart Whatcha gonna do now that you're all alone? You need a rock not a rollin' sone Yeah so when I'm bored it just ain't enough You need a man ma...

Round & round

There's a brand new dance That just hit this town Makes you feel so good This dance they call the round and round Round and round, up and down Round and round, up and down You know the kids got a bloodhound Out on the playing ground And when they want...

Run Like a Thief

Well it was alright at midnight and you fell out at three So I made you warm and stoked the dying fire When it all came down this morning you were lying next to me How sweet the wine of desire Well we cheated on a friend and cheaters never win Oh the truth I...

Runaway

As I walk along I wonder what went wrong With our love, a love that was so strong And as still walk on I think of the things we've done Together while our hearts were young I'm a walking in the rain, tears are falling and I feel a pain Wishing you were h...

Scared of bein afraid

Spence: 1, 2, 3, 4 Ellen: Baby, baby, baby, baby, baby, ahhh... Say it with me. Baby, baby, baby, baby, baby. When I was little, 5 or 6 or 7, I used to live at home with my folks. I was scared lizards, I was scared of spiders, And scared of my m...

Shadow of doubt

Just another homesick child Tired of running wild Ready to stand trial and move on Though I'm guilty in your sight Have some mercy tonight I can't make it through the fight alone Oh but lord, no don't make it easy Keep me working till I work it on out...

Shake a Little

In the shadow of your father Sweet brown eyes of the one I love I can't wait another minute baby To do the things that we never done Everybody gets hungry sometimes Your love is like a kettle on In the shadow of your father Guess I get a little sad sometimes...

Silver Lining

Take this silver lining Keep it in your own Sweet head And shine it when the night is Burning red Shine it in the twilight Shine it on the cold, cold ground Shine it till these walls Come tumbling down We were born with our eyes wide open So alive with wild h...

Since I Fell For You

When you just give love, and never get love, You'd better let love depart. I know it's so, and still I know, I can't get you out of my heart. You made me leave my happy home. You took my love, and now you've gone, Since I fell for you ... My life has been s...

Slow ride

Feels like nothin happens fast enough Well maybe I just want too much But when something's wrong between us, Baby Nothin feels right. I think it's time we cleared the air Take a long drive far away somewhere Tell me everything you feel inside we got no...

So Close

So far There was not a second thought No heart Ever got close enough You are Watching as I am caught In a moment off-guard So close I can nearly taste it Suppose This is that one promised love God knows All that I've wasted now Never letting it start Now all...

Something to talk about

verse 1 People are talkin, talking 'bout people I hear them whisper, you won't believe it They think we're lovers kept under covers I just ignore it, but they keep saying We laugh just a little too loud We stand just a little too close We stare just a l...

Spit of love

There's a howlin at my window, baby I hear him closin in That green-eyed jackal's got the scent Knows I'll let him in He slinks in by me at the fire More bitter than the cold And it's a rage as old as Hades That'll sputter on these coals I'm callin on...

Split Decision

It was more than just any old Friday night fight With your mean left hook and my roundhouse right We were both goin' for the heavyweight crown TKO in the very first round Thought you were gettin' the best of me Floatin' like a butterfly, stingin' like a bee T...

Stand Up to the Night

There's a time when the light inside of us feels the night And we're runnin', there's no place to hide There's a time when we have to stand alone With our eyes on a world that we never have known Where can you run to But somewhere inside your heart What can y...

Standin' by the Same Old Love

I told you before You know it may take a little while I'd like to go there with you but Runnin' just ain't my style You want me to stay, well You got to take it nice and slow I'll show you the way Just tell me if you wanna know I remember the time When we th...

Standing In The Doorway

I'm walkin' through the summer nights Jukebox playing low Yesterday everything was goin' too fast Today it's moving too slow. I got no place left to turn I got nothing left to burn Don't know if I saw you If I would kiss you or kill you It probably wouldn't m...

Steal your heart away

I know you got a different picture in mind Some dream world of a different kind I know this rhythm we've been moving to is way too slow Each time our bodies aresupposed to meet I'm here still missing a beat And when I look at you I see in your eyes We're...

Storm warning

Storm warning, feels like a heavy rain Winds on the coast tonight We may get tossed tonight Storm warning, he made it pretty plain He's fallin' for another, found a new lover (and he won't be back again) Can't stop a river, when it's burst it's banks...

Sugar Mama

Sittin here worryin' While your lookin to find yourself Somebody else Me lovin' you and wantin' you baby And you not knowin' what you want yourself Why do you treat me so mean It hurts so bad All you want to do is just sit around and jive You don't' even know...

Sweet Forgiveness

When will I learn to take you on my journey When will I see that you belong to me When will I learn to take you on my journey When will I see that you belong with me Sweet Forgiveness How could go my babe I never really knew how I needed you, but you were rig...

Take My Love With You

Take My Love with You Daylight, I think about you and wonder where you are At night Im wishing, looking at the stars, But I dont worry bout you, I know that soon youll be home. But while youre gone Take my love with you. Let it be the light that sees you throu...

Takin' My Time

I'm takin' my time So please don't rush me Tryin' to sort out some things I didn't know existed I've been here before I know where the traps lie You only take what's there 'Cause the rest doesn't matter Well I'm tired of talk So please don't push me You know...

Talk to Me

The time has come Before our yesterday is here I said, the time has come now baby For you and me to get a few things clear I might be right or I might be wrong What does it matter if I'm weak or strong I might be rich I might be poor Please don't ya ever clos...

Tangled and dark

Gonna get into it Down where it's tangled and dark Way on into it, Baby Down where your fears are parked. Gonna tell the truth about it, Honey that's the hardest part. When we get through it, baby You're gonna give up your heart. Gonna get into it, Ba...

Thank You

Sittin' here thinking, baby, about you I'm wonderin' how I ever got through my life without you Days passed me by and left my life somewhere behind Games I was trying left me old before my time You came into my life almost like you knew The time was running o...

That Song About the Midway

I met you on a midaway at a fair last year And you stood out like a ruby in a black man's ear You were playing on the horses You were playing on the guitar strings You were playing like the devil wearing wings Wearing wings, you looked so grand, wearing wings...

The Bed I Made

All the ways I cared for you Are working like you want them to As I break down and you stay strong I write my own forgiveness song I try to lie down and sleep it off like a drug But it's not your concern Another night and it's only right I toss and I turn in...

The Boy Can't Help It

If he walks by and the women get engrosed If he winks an eye and the bread slice turns to toast He's got a lot of what they call the most You know the boy can't help it He was born to please And if he's got himself a figure that's just made to squeeze Won't y...

The Glow

I need a drink Don't want to think I drink too much But who's to say What's right or wrong? I guess you think you see You're tellin' me That I don't know When it's passed the point Of feelin' good I run around and find I just can't get satisfied Tonight Now...

The Kokomo Medley

When you get home, baby Write me a few of your lines When you get home, little baby Write me a few of your lines That'll be consolation Lord, Honey, oh my worried mind Left my baby Standin' in the back door cryin' Well, I left my little baby Standing in the b...

The Road's My Middle Name

I told you once the day we met I wouldn't be your queen. Your little darlin', sweet coquette Just what my routine You've been around enough to know There's really no one else When I hear that siren call, baby I just can't help myself I gotta go I hope you'll...

The Rock of Your Love

I lose myself in this place Strangest smile on my face The hand of blessing or beginner's luck Here I stand on the rock of your love Somethin' steady sure feels good I always knew somehow it would I've traded chains for the wings of a dove Standin' on the roc...

Thing called love

Don't have to humble yourself to me, I ain't your judge or your king Baby, you know I ain't no Queen of Sheba We may not even have our dignity, this could be just a powerful thing Baby we can choose you know we ain't no amoeba CHORUS: Are you ready for t...

Three Time Loser

I wonder how many teardrops gonna fall tonight? I wonder how many heartaches gonna a woman have in one life? I lost a lover, lost my friend I'm through with love, I just can't win I'm a three time loser, three time loser I wonder how many hours for true lov...

Time of Our Lives

Who'll take the only hearts they got And throw them into the fire? Who'll risk their own self respect In the name of desire? Who'll regret everything they've done And who will get the bill? Lovers will Who'll hurt each other all the time And never give it a t...

Too Long at the Fair

Jesus cried, wept and died I guess he went up to heaven I've been downtown such a long, long time I'll never make it home by seven Won't you come & take me home I've been too long at the fair And, lord, I just can't stand it anymore Well I went down to ch...

Too soon to tell

So now there's somebody new, These dreams I've been dreaming, have all fallen through. You say I'll be fine, it only takes time Someday, that may be true But it's too soon to tell It's too soon to say Maybe someday I'll be able to wish you well But rig...

Trinkets

When I was a kid I had a little record I played it over and over each and every day. Sung by a man named Louie Armstrong. Saint's marched right in from my Close and Play. When I was a kid I had a little picture and I looked at that picture all the time. Pa...

Two Lights In The Nighttime

No river can hold you darlin' No covers can hide you tying your shoes My cupboards are overflowing The wine is sublime I'm flyin' too So slide on over and forget it's wrong We're two lights in the nighttime baby Come on over and pick up your song it's new And...

Two Lives

Maybe I'm a dreamer Maybe just a fool Lately I can hardly see the sun If you had a secret I could take a guess Nothin' in your eyes seems to hold me Truth or consequences Which one will it be Someone said that time would ease the pain Of two lives love has to...

Under the Falling Sky

Warm and lovely mystery, fire smiling through Before this moment fades away I want to know you I've got lightening in my pocket, thunder in my shoe Have no fear I've got something here I want to show you Low, under the falling sky Easily we will lie While I b...

Unnecessarily Mercenary

You're just into looking after #1 Only thing you worry 'bout is having your fun First sign of trouble and it's understood You'll get going while the going's still good You're so very unnecessarily mercenary You're a secret agent got a hidden agenda Got me in...

Used To Rule The World

Doctor Feelgood Sleepin' on a concrete bench Can I get a witness? Miss South Carolina 1975, Somebody stole your crown. You were sleeping In your happy home, When you woke up baby, Your life had come and gone. Now you're mystified, Standing with the r...

Valley of Pain

Ah, don't let me grow bitter I pray Give me strength to carry on my way I'm leanin' on you like a wooden cane Well, I'm walkin' through, I'm walkin' through the valley of the pain I'm believin' there's a reason for this trial' This too shall pass in a little...

Walk Out the Front Door

I can't, I can't make love to your memory I can't put my arms, around what used to be Everything I had, was apart of me Well you went and it walked out that front door with you My friends tell me, it'll be alright But my friends never, no, never held you clos...

Walking Blues

I woke up this mornin' Feelin' round for my shoes Know bout at I got these Old walkin' blues Woke up this mornin' Feelin' round oh for my shoes But you know bout at I got these Old walkin' blues Lord I feel like blowin' my Whoa old lonesome home Got up this...

Walking the Dog

Baby's back, dressed in black, Silver buttons all down her back. High, low, tipsy toe, She broke a needle and she can't sew. Walkin' the dog, Just walkin' the dog. If you don't know how to do it, I'll show you how to walk te dog. Asked a fellow for fifteen ce...

Well, Well, Well feat. Ben Harper

The man who stole the water will swim forevermore But he'll never reach the land on that golden shore That faint white light will haunt his heart Till he's only a memory lost in the dark Dig a hole in the ground straight down to hell Till there ain't no...

What Do You Want the Boy to Do?

So you think the man is crazy He eats up your lies like they're good for him Apple pie He don't even cry He is not a fool He's just tryin' to do what his heart says to To love you As you take to the wind (to the wind again my friend) As he breaks down within (...

What is Success

How does one decide That the methods he's using, They just don't jive To truly believe and keep trying Over and over again Living in hopes, That someday you'll be in with the winners When will one change his mind And jump the fence For the dial a sign Its...

Wherever You May Be

As simple as breathing I picture your face All tangled in daydreams And shielded with grace I feel you beside me again Wherever you may be Lift up your head for me There's somewhere in my heart Only for you If I must do without I'll let these sparks fly...

Who but a Fool (Thief into Paradise)

Paradise I got man who loves me In his life He puts no one else above me It's paradise With everything I ever wanted Paradise It's just like love should be Now you're a thief Everybody I know knows it You're indiscreet Anybody on the street knows That you che...

Wild for you baby

Struck by the moon, rising too soon I feel a pain deep inside me Cold nothern wind, a fist in my chin Makin' me wild for you baby What can I do to get back to you I'm feelin' desperate and lonely The city's a river of cold misery Makin' me wild for you...

Will the Sun ever shine again

Rain is pourin' down like the heavens are hurtin' Seems like it's been dark since the devil knows when How do you go on never knowin' for certain Will the Sun ever shine again? Feels like it's been years since it started to thunder Clouds are campin' out...

Willya Wontcha

Willya wontcha doya dontcha really really wanna love me Tell me yes or no Baby let me know Willya wontcha doya dontcha really really wanna kiss me Honey it's all right I promise I won't bite Willya willya wontcha Say you'll let me be the Only one for you Com...

Women be wise

Women be wise, keep your mouth shut, don't advertise your man Don't sit around gossiping, explaining what your good man really can do Some women nowadays, Lord they ain't no good They will laugh in your face, Then try to steal your man from you Women be wi...

Wounded Heart

Wounded heart I cannot save you from yourself Though I wanted to be brave, it never helped. 'Cause your trouble's like a flood raging through your veins No amount of love's enough to end the pain Tenderness and time can heal a right gone wrong, But the anger...

Write me a few of your lines

When you get home baby write me a few of your lines when you get home little baby write me a few of your lines that'll be consolation Lord Honey oh my worried mind Left my baby standin' in the backdoor cryin' Well I left my little baby standing in th...

You

Nobody else could make me happy No one could hurt me like you do You were the only one That mattered Then you were gone...Love had moved on Left me alone thinking of... You...There was never any other You...and I were created to be true Isn't it Love...

You Can't Fail Me Now

I know that fan is moving air, I can see it in your hair But I can't bear to breathe it in somehow I'll rise and fall with you 'cause you can't fail me now I'll rise and fall with you 'cause you can't fail me now Salt is sweet upon my mouth And dark throws sp...

You Got It

Every time I look Into your lovely eyes I see a love that money Just can't buy One look from you I drift away I pray that you Are here to stay CHORUS: Anything you want You got it Anything you need you got it Anything at all you got it Baby Every time I hol...

You Got to Be Ready for Love (If You Wanna Be Mine)

You got to be ready You got to be ready, yeah This woman don't like no nonsense I like lovin' every day And I don't like to find no evidence, no To prove you're giving my love away What more can I say Except you got to be ready for love If you wanna be mine...

You Got to Know How

You can make me do what you wanna do But you got to know how, You can make me cry, you can make me sigh, But you got to know how, You can make me do like this, you can make me do like that, Woh, baby, but you got to know how. Once a pal of mine stole a guy of...

You told me baby

1. ' told me baby, You were just too tired to try, There was nothing left for you to give and no more tears to cry. I know she hurt you, but you know I've been hurt too. You just come to me, we'll see what a love can do. 2. ' told me baby, I was sti...

You're breaking my heart again

Here I stand, alone with my dreams Trying to forget all that we've be through How can I lie and fool myself Knowing just how much I feel for you This time won't be the last time How come I just can't get away from you It hurts so good inside You're br...

You're Gonna Get What's Coming

You came up on me like a landslide Once in a while I get taken like that and I like it I've got a Thunderbird parked right outside Give me a minute to finish this thing and we'll light it In all this heat it's a job keeping cool And I could fry an egg on you...

You've Been in Love Too Long

Girls, you've been in love too long (You're a fool for your baby) Don't you know, girls You've been in love too long (You're a fool for your baby) When just his smile takes all your pain away And you find yourself believing whatever he may say Now when...

Your Good Thing (Is About to End)

I don't have to beg you to hold me Cause somebody else will You don't have to love me when I want it, no Cause somebody else will Your so called friends say you don't need it When all the time they're trying to get it Look out Your good thing is about...

Your Sweet and Shiny Eyes

Your sweet and shiny eyes Are like the stars above Laredo Like meat and potatoes To me In my sweet dreams we are In a bar And it's my birthday Drinking salty marguaritas with Fernando Young and wild We drove 900 miles of Texas highway To the Mexican border A...