Robert Cray

[fox69]

"No One Special"

"No One Special"


They say don't bother
It's just a game

She's hard to follow
She'll bring you pain

I'm no one special
But one thing I know is true
I try my best to please her
Though I know I never do

She wants the life of wealth and fame
She's got my soul
It's such a shame

You see, 'cause
I'm no one special
But one thing I know is true
I try my best to please her
Though I know I never do

Don't drive a fancy car
Like you're used to
But I've got this great big heart
Won't that do?

I'm no one special
One thing I know is true
I try my best to please her
Though I know I never do

I'd give my all to be with you
But I'm just on call
Things fall through

You see, 'cause
I'm no one special
But one thing I know is true
I try my best to please her
Though I know I never do

You know that I
Try my best to please her
Though I know I never do

Oh, I'm no one special
But one thing I know is true
I try my best to please her
Though I know I never do

 

[fox69]

"Nobody's Fault But Mine"

"Nobody's Fault But Mine"


I couldn't love you your way
Still you came to see me day by day.
But now I miss you all the time,
No heart can't be sad as mine
Ain't nobody's fault but mine!

What will I do tomorrow?
Warren down and suffering with my sorrow
Crying ain't gonna help me now
I made a mistake anyhow,
Ain't nobody's fault but mine!

One day I've got to pay for my mistakes, hey
By and by, by and by
It's gonna carry me straight to my great rule
By and by, by and by

Instead of you tryin' to spend my money
Yet your favorite word is “come in, honey!”
I was just a dog on fool, trying to be some dog on cool
Ain't nobody's fault but mine! Yeah!
I did it, yeah!
Made a big mistake, ya, it's nobody's fault!
Nobody's fault but mine!
I did! Something wrong to the girl
Nobody's fault but mine,
I made a big mistake, mistake
It's nobody's fault but mine!
Nobody's fault but mine
I did it, did, myself!

 

[fox69]

"Not Bad For Love"

"Not Bad For Love"


Not bad for love. Not bad at all.
Isn't it amazing, how it's so strong.
We've been around much too long.
To let a little pain, cut us off.

Those days are gone.
Love's not bad at all.
Down on my luck and I was lost.
Could have give up on living, but you didn't let me fall.
No, no...

Now just because, we don't agree, that doesn't mean
That you and me, can't be together,
No, no, no...
I guess we're hard to keep apart.
Love's not bad at all!

 

[fox69]

"Nothin' But a Woman"

"Nothin' But a Woman"


You can give me an hour alone in a bank
Pay all my tickets, wipe the slate blank
You could buy me a car, fill up the tank
Tell me a boat full of lawyers just sank
But it ain't nothin' but a woman
Nothin' but a woman, no, no
Don't need nothin' but a woman
Any time I'm feelin' low

Well, you could fly us to Dallas on a jumbo-jet plane
If we run late and miss it, we can take the night train
When the pressure is on, things getting insane
Only one cure for that kind of strain

It ain't nothin' but a woman
Nothin' but a woman, no, no
Don't need nothin' but a woman, yeah, yeah
To get me through the show

Yeah, you can make me a bet, give me a ten-point spread
Give me french brandy that will clear my head
When it's all over, feeling half-dead
Only one thing, just like I said

It ain't nothin' but a woman
Nothin' but a woman, yeah, yeah
Any time I got a woman
Things can't be too bad

You can buy me a house, turn over the deed
Bring six pounds of California weed
But my weakness ain't drugs, whiskey, or greed
Only one thing that YOUNG BOB needs

It ain't nothin' but a woman
Nothin' but a woman
Yeah, you right
Ain't nothin' but a woman to get me through the night

Mmmmm

It's like I said, man
Ain't nothin' but a woman

[various inaudible gauking]

Yeah, look at her

And that one over there

 

[fox69]

"Nothing Against You"

"Nothing Against You"


Nothin' against you
I don't speak
If I pass you by
Look away when we meet

If I turn my back
And walk the other way
Just leave me alone
To myself for awhile

And believe
It's nothin' against you

Now don't get me wrong
If I don't call
If I don't write
Or let you hear from me at all

If I pull my shades
When you knock on the door

Just leave me alone
To myself for awhile

And believe
Nothin' against you

Ohh, I won't see no one
Leave me alone
You don't need to see me suffer
And hear me weep and moan

Oh, it's hard enough
Just tryin' to face the day
So I don't need none of that
Sorry and all that crap

Just go away

Don't take offense
When I turn you down
But since she's been gone
I don't want anyone around

Just don't be worried about me
I know what I'm doing

Just leave me alone
To myself for awhile
And believe
It's nothin' against you

Nothin' against you
Ohh, leave me alone

 

[fox69]

"On The Road Down"

"On The Road Down"


I stood there waiting as you drove by
Sad but true
All the years that we've been friends
Shame on you
Now times are rough when you're not around
And I wish you well with the new life you've found
But someday, baby
I'll see you on the road down
In times of trouble it's easy to turn and walk away
Life is too tough
Guess it's too much for you to stay
I guess it's safe to say I'll be around
It'll sure be hard to stay in the same town
But someday, baby
I'll see you on the road down
On the road down
I'll see you
Should you decide
He's not the one
On the road down
Believe me
If you change your mind
I'll be here for you

Promises, promises
Out the door
I guess you've lost faith
Well I've tried and I've tried
To get you to stay
With no saving grace
I hope that things will turn around
If you're not happy with the new love you've found
But someday, baby
I'll see you on the road down
On the road down
I'll see you
Should you decide
He's not the one
On the road down
Believe me
If you change your mind
On the road down
I'll see you
Should you decide
He's not the one
On the road down
Believe me
If you change you're mind
I'll be here for you
Call me
Anytime of day
It's all right
I'll be waiting by the phone if you need me
Baby, it's all right
Hey
Heyyyyyyy!!!!

 

[fox69]

"One In The Middle"

"One In The Middle"


Sometimes at night
When I close my eyes
I see three women
All standing in a line

The one on the left
She took my heart
The one on the right
Said she wanted to be free

But the one in the middle
I still love her and I wonder
Does she ever think of me?

In my mind
I've been to a thousand places
When I walk down the street
I stare into a thousand faces

The flame of love
Once shined so brightly
Now it's just
A slow burning memory

But the one in the middle
I still love her, oh, and I wonder
Does she ever think of me?

Maybe, she wouldn't even care
No, that's okay
It's all in a dream
It's all in a dream, anyway

But the one in the middle
Oh, I still love her and I wonder
Does she ever think of me?

But the one in the middle
Oh, I still love her and I wonder
Does she ever think of me?

 

[fox69]

"Our Last Time"

"Our Last Time"


As soon as the sweat, begins to dry
And you begin to forget why you came
You can't even look me in the eye
When you remember your good name

And by the time you step out of shower
And start to dry your hair
You have long since ceased to care ablout
Our last time

While you put your make up on
I watch you yawn and check your watch
It's all reflected in the mirror
You're already miles away from here

And as you watch me watch you slip into your dress
And your high heels you know just how I feel
To be the last to ever know about
Our last time, our last time

The you put your perfume on
Your string of pearls and your diamond rings
And take one last look, around the room
To see if you've left anything

And as you leave you turn and blow a kiss
And tell me that it sure was fun
And what I thought had just begun
Has just become our last time

And what I thought had just begun
Has just become our last time
Our last time

 

[fox69]

"Out Of Eden"

"Out Of Eden"


Tie the trunk with a piece of string
Make sure, did we forget anything?
Turn the lights out
And close the door
Tell the mailman
We don't live here no more

They said it was paradise
And that we'd live here forever
And they stabbed us in the back
With a poison dagger

Stood by the river
And watched us drown
Smiled, then they waved?
While we went down

But once was will never happen
Again

Now we travel out of Eden

I know you would stand up
For what is right
And I know you would you stand up
Against what's wrong

Our neighbors were blind

But we had each other
And we became strong

They said it was paradise
And that we'd live here forever
Then they stabbed us in the back
With a poison dagger

Wrongly accused
Rightly upset
When our friends turned their backs
We knew we'd never, never forget

What once was will never happen
No, no, again
Now we travel out of Eden

Put your suitcase down
Lay on the bed
I'll open up the window
Clear skies ahead

We can sit on the beach
Or swim in the ocean

We survived on a life of devotion

They said it was paradise
And that we'd live here forever
Then they stabbed us in the back
With a poison dagger

Tried and convicted
Without hearing our side
Now everyone's sorry
But there'll be no next time

What once was will never happen again
Now we travel out of Eden
Now we travel out of Eden
Now we travel out of Eden

Mmmmmm
Mmmmmm
Mmmmmm
Mmmmmm
Mmmmmm

 

[fox69]

"Pardon"

"Pardon"


I hear him when he weeps and moans
I've even seen him shed tears
For after taking those wedding vows
That didn't last many years
I've seen him walk the streets alone
In the wind and rain cold and weak
Help the poor man save his heart
Take him in, make him neat
And grant him a pardon
Grant him a pardon from love

The people talk when he passes by
And they don't seem to care
The pain he hides down in his soul
That they don't want to share
If he could turn this world around
He could be like you and me
Help him break these chains of love
Help the man go free

And grant him a pardon
Grant him a pardon
Grant him a pardon from love

And grant him a pardon
Grant him a pardon from love

He's guilty of nothing that I can think of, oh no
So let's not convict him
He just happens to be a prisoner of love

So if you're out on that lonely street
And by chance pass him by
Don't rush to judgement or put him down
Cause you could be that guy
Someone could take your heart to school one day
And that would surely change your plans
And all the things you think you know
Now you understand

And grant him a pardon
Grant him a pardon
Grant him a pardon from love

All you got to do is
Grant him a pardon
Grant him a pardon
Grant him a pardon from love

Grant him a pardon, baby
Grant him a pardon from love

Just grant him a pardon
From love

Won't ya