Soul Blue 7

Went by your house last night, the one you live in all alone

Went by your house last night, the one you live in all alone

thought I’d try the key you gave me, see if maybe I might find you home

I thought I had the right key, folks you know it slipped right in

thought I had the right key, don’t you know it slipped right in

couldn’t get that lock to turn, guess I’ll just have to try again

I jiggled on the cylinder, tried to get it to recognize my key

jiggled on the cylinder, tried to get it to recognize my key

you got that fancy front door baby, I just couldn’t let it be

Finally heard a click, and felt the lock turn in my hand

finally heard a click, and felt that lock turn in my hand

there’s really nothin’ better, than when you feel it come under your command

Pressed down on the latch, and then I opened up the door

pressed down on the latch, and then I opened up the door

but I found the place deserted - seems you just don’t live there any more

Here comes your old friend from a while ago

He’s not the kind of guy who saves his dough

He’s got a hard luck story that’ll make you cry

but just a little green and he could get by

If you could make it in cash that would suit him fine

he’ll pay you back every penny but it’s gonna take time

You’re just about to lose a friend

Bet you a dollar to a dime

You got some kind of woman who shares your life

might be a girl friend, might be a wife

Something goes wrong and you don’t know why

you ask her what’s the matter, she won’t look you in the eye

Mistakes have been made and I’m telling you chum

somebody’s gotta pay for what she’s done

And you’re gonna be the one

Bet you a dollar to a dime

You gotta work day and night just to get along

You’ve never been right, she’s never been wrong

One day she decides that you’re all through

she don’t want nothing more to do with you

You better get away before she changes her mind

or there’s gonna be trouble at the end of the line

And you’ll be the one doing time

Bet you a dollar to a dime

You showed me something when you turned up at my front door

and told me that you loved me like you never loved a man before

then I saw you sittin’ with that skinny friend you used to see

and where he had his hand is not a place where a friend should be

            There’ll be no fightin’

            and no rewritin’

            the book of what we’ve been through

            There’ll be no bawlin’

            and no name callin’

            You’ve got a right to be you

But you showed me it was easy for a woman like you to lie

so now I’m gonna show you how a man says goodbye

You showed me something when you asked for another chance

and said you couldn’t help it when it comes down to romance

I wanted to believe you and your tears just sealed the deal

but then I heard you laughin’ ‘bout the way that you made me feel

            There’ll be no stallin’

            beggin’ or crawlin’

            moanin’ over yesterday

            There’ll be no pleadin’

            or talk of what I’m needin’

            just let it go and walk away

‘Cause you showed me it was easy for a woman like you to cry

so now I’m gonna show you how a man says goodbye

We’re born by separation

we live our lives apart

sometimes we touch, then pull away

and hide out in our hearts

It’s a solitary sentence

we’re serving in our skin

we’ll all be let out someday

but nobody’s getting in

            Lonely are the fearful

            and lonely are the brave

            better live the life you want to baby

            it’s the only one that you can save

No matter how we play it

we end the game alone

and how much time we’re given 

is seldom ever known

That better day tomorrow

might not be there anyhow

if you’re ready to be happy

be happy here and now

            Lonely are the fearful

            and lonely are the brave

            better live the life you want to, baby

            gonna be lonely in the grave

You swear I’m over the past

you think I’m finally free

you say that we’re gonna last

I hope you’re right about me

You think I’m worth the trouble

you think I’m all that you see

don’t wanna bust your bubble

I hope you’re right about me

            Up til today I kept findin’ a way

            of endin’ what was meant to be

            and I don’t see how, but right about now

            I know I need your company

You say you take it on faith

what kind of man I can be

don’t know just how I rate

I hope you’re right about me

She’s my paper, I’m her pen

we’re up to our old tricks again

what we write you can’t destroy

we’re just too busy causing joy

I’m her candle, she’s my flame

we both know how to play this game

we don’t break each other’s toy

we’re just too busy causing joy

            Causing joy is what we do

            when you can you’ll do it too

            causing trouble, causing pain

            then back to causing joy again

I’m a leaf and she’s the wind

I’m all caught up in her again

not just a girl, not just a boy

we’re just too busy causing joy

I was a wanderer who never found a home

wondering if I’d have to spend the rest of my life alone

then you came and turned my world into something I never knew

            Don’t change it - this dream - still coming true

            don’t change it - this dream - still coming true

You know what moves me baby and you move like no one else

you know what I’m thinking sometimes before I know myself

you’ve seen every bad thing about me but you never say we’re through

            Don’t change it - this dream - still coming true

            don’t change it - this dream - still coming true

                                    Maybe I just got lucky

                                    maybe my time was due

                                    all I know is you’re so much more

                                    than I thought I had coming to me

And when my work gets hard I can always find a way

knowing you’ll be waiting there at the end of a bitter day

you’re the only reason why I feel the way I do

            Don’t change it - this dream - still coming true

            don’t change it - this dream - still coming true

            It’s still coming true...

I was there for you darlin’                        

when you were in your sick bed                         

no friends around to help you

couldn’t even raise up your head                          

            Well it’s now that I need you, and I have to wonder                 

            where are you tonight?            

And didn’t I forgive you

for that back street romance?

When you told me it was over

I gave you one more chance,

            And now that I need you, I can’t help but wonder

            where are you tonight?                 

                        When I told you that I love you, you said you loved  me too                              

                        it’s got to be a round trip, baby, a one way ticket just won’t do

I took you in darlin’

when you had nowhere else to live

and I gave you everything

that a man in love can give

            But now that I need you, I still have to wonder

            where are you tonight?

            Where are you tonight?

It’s good to be a lover

but be careful what you love

some comes up from under

and some falls from above

            Now it might last forever

            or it might not last long

            but some love is just wrong

It’s bad to be forgotten

but what memory remains

is it all about the pleasure

or all about the pain?

            Now it might last forever

            or it might not last long

            but some love is just wrong

                        And don’t be wrong just to be different

                        we’re all different anyhow

                        don’t be wrong just to be different

                        What will you do now?

It never has been easy

to do the things we should

and we keep wanting love that’s bad

instead of love that’s good

            But try hard to remember

            and try hard to be strong

            (‘cause) some love is just wrong

            some love is just wrong

Didn’t I prove I’m a lover every night and day?

I pull the string on you baby, make you change your way

            You got to give it like you get it

            You got to give it like you get it

You got to give it like you get it, or you ain’t gonna get it from me

When I stoop for you, baby, then it make you feel tough

I only stoop for a minute, then I gotta straighten up

            You got to give it like you get it

            You got to give it like you get it

You got to give it like you get it, that’s when the gettin’ gets good

You’re gettin’ trains of kisses on a one-way track

but for a kiss to come home, you know it’s got to double back

            You got to give it like you get it

            You got to give it like you get it

You got to give it like you get it, or you ain’t gonna get it from me

I want to be happy - fool me

say everything is okay

it might not be real

but I need to feel it

for more than a day

so fool me, and then

fool me again

Can’t count on tomorrow - fool me

take all my worries away

I need to feel sure

but don’t say there’s a cure

I know you won’t stay

just fool me, and then

fool me again

            Shame on me, I learned the lesson

            we both know it’s happened before

            the blame’s on me, but I’m still guessin’

            a handful of nothing beats using the door

I want to be loved - fool me

paint me that picture, my dear

I’ll never win it

but I can pose in it

‘til you disappear

so fool me, and then 

fool me again

You were born on this day

and we’re so lucky you decided to stay

because the world is a better place

since you’ve been here

You were born on this day

and I’m so happy I just got to say

I want to sing the same song to you

on this day next year

            You had a birthday

            once upon a time

            and now that time has come around again

            What better way to

            celebrate you   

            than let you hear it from your family and friends?

You were born on this day

and I’m so happy I just got to say

I want to sing the same song to you

on this day next year

Yeah...

I want to sing the same song to you

on this day next year