NOBODY'S FOOL BUT YOURS

Baby, can I ask you somethin'...

What the hell are you doing to me?

Don't play like you don't know
You come around & say hello
As if you have no agenda

You say "what?"
I say "yeah, right!"
You are so subtle with your obviousness
But obvious nonetheless

It's pitiful how much I love you
I find myself yelling those 3 words
At strange times
A song comes on
A scene in a movie
Even eyeing a bouquet of flowers can trigger it

I don't even need to say I love you
'Cause my eyes, my ears, my nose, my tongue, my hands
They say it to you all the time
Don't fuck with me, girl
Wait a minute - okay...
You can fuck with me a little bit
But don't tell nobody
Don't tell 'em you got me wrapped around your little finger
I'm nobody's fool but yours

So back to the top...
What the hell are you doing to me?
You know what? It don't matter
We both know what's up, and I don't mind
But just one request:
Let's keep it to ourselves, okay?

I CAN'T GO BACK

I can't go back - I can't go back

I cannot return to where there is lack


I cannot return to what was employed

For what exists now is a colorless void


For what exists now no longer sustains

It keeps me from growing into what my soul ordains


It keeps me from growing and finding my voice

So that I can speak up and be free with my choice


I must speak up so I might be heard

And follow my conscience lest my spirit be stirred


Following my conscience whether right or wrong

I must play these notes and write this song


I must play these notes - even if I'm off key

You may not care for my music, but it matters to me


You may not care for my music - but there are some that do

And as long as I have breath, treat it like it's brand new


And as long as I have breath, I'm gonna keep on givin'

Like Mr. Freeman said, "git busy dyin' or git busy livin' "


I can't go back - I can't go back

I cannot return to where there is lack


Where a chip turns into a crack


Where resentment would stack


Where my star would fade to black


I can't go back

MY LOVE...

If you took my love and rolled it out
It would reach further than the eye can see
If my love were a river it would overflow its banks
And wash us both out to sea


If fashioned into a solid mass
My love would be dense and unyielding
If you packed it into a room
My love would touch the ceiling


If my love was a well and dropped in it a coin
You'd never hear it hit bottom
If my love were a thief, he'd never get caught
He would never hear the words "got him"


If my love were a majestic eagle
Its wings would never tire
It would perch upon the tallest mountain,
Then proceed to fly even higher


If my love were a fortress
It would never be breached
If my love were a star
It would never be reached


If my love were an actor
It would achieve great fame
If my love were a person
It would call out your name


My love is a gift
As priceless as I could do
My love is your love
Because it belongs to you