Lyrics
WORKING TOO HARD
I'm working graveyard shift
I'm working overtime
Working my fingers to the bone
On the assembly line
Working so hard
To keep my head above
I'm working too hard for your love
It's been two long years
since I proposed to you
You keep changing your mind
what am I supposed to do
I'm a patient man
but what' are you thinking of
I'm working to hard for your love
I'm breaking my back
And you're breaking my heart
If this is all an act
you're really playing the part
I'm a fighting man
I'm taking off my gloves
I'm working to hard for your love
WHAT A MAN’S GOTTA DO
I got the blues so bad I don’t know how low I’m gonna sink
My whole body is aching and I can’t clear my mind to think
It’s a sad story but it’s true
A man’s got to do what a man’s got to do
The sky looks to me is to be as gray as the whiskers on my chin
All my trouble started when my baby told me let’s just be friends
It’s a hard road I’m telling you
But a man’s got to do what a man’s got to do
Pardon me if I seem a just little turned up
Thought I had a good little girl but it seems I didn’t make the cut
Now I got my sights set on you
‘Cause a man’s got to do what a man’s got to do
YOU MADE A GOOD MAN GO BAD
It was a case of circumstance when you got me up to dance I couldn’t help myself I lost all control
I gathered all the strength I could
didn’t do me any good
I could feel my desire grow
It’s so sad
You made a good man go bad
I had a picture perfect life
Three children and a wife
All that changed the day I heard your siren call
I knew that it was wrong
But I could not be strong
It’s like you had me pinned against a wall
Driving me mad
You made a good man go bad
I made the worst of a good situation
Still somehow it feels so right
At the risk of my damnation
I think about you every night
Now I want back what I lost
I hadn’t factored in the cost
All that’s left of me is a empty shell
Still I feel so disturbed
To have to kick you to the curb
But oh the stories I could tell
The fun we had
You made a good man go bad
You made a good man go bad
You made a good man go bad
You made a good man go bad
IT’S ALL MY FAULT
I saw you backstage with my woman at the last show
I've been on the road so long I was happy to be l
home
At first I was hurt then it became clear
I haven't been home in almost a year
I made a promise to her
And I told her it was etched in stone
So it’s all my fault
ain’t nobody to blame but me
It’s my fault
I didn’t give her what she needs
When I saw the look in her eyes
That’s when I realized
That it’s my fault
It’s all my fault
I was so full of hope felt like I was busting at the seams
She was my biggest fan and told me to follow my dreams
Be careful what you wish for someone once said
What good is success when love is dead
Sometimes you have lose to find out how much things mean
So it’s all my fault
ain’t nobody to blame but me
It’s my fault
I didn’t give her what she needs
When I saw the look in her eyes
That’s when I realized
That it’s my fault
It’s all my fault
Things happened so fast and quickly got out of control
She was happy for me and knew that I was on a roll
I saw the tears in her eyes when I got into the van
I gave it no thought just like a selfish man
The tears are all mine now that I have to let her go
So it’s all my fault
ain’t nobody to blame but me
It’s my fault
I didn’t give her what she needs
When I saw the look in her eyes
That’s when I realized
That it’s my fault
It’s all my fault
SHEEPDOG
Gotta keep my eyes wide open all the time
Sniffing for that wolf day and night
Keep the Good Lord’s flock safe and sound
Get in front when the wolf comes to town
It’s what I am
It’s what I am
And it’s what I do
Cause I’m a sheepdog
And the wolf is on the loose
I know something sets us apart
Got a fierce disposition and a kind heart
Won’t apologize for the job I do
And I’ll put it all on the line for you
It’s what I am
It’s what I am
and it’s what I do
Cause I’m a sheepdog
And the wolf is on the loose
It doesn’t take a longtime for a lot to go down
A lot of noise makes not a single sound
After all the battles lost and won
The badge weighs much more than the gun
But It’s what I am
It’s what I am
and it’s what I do
Cause I’m a sheepdog
And the wolf is on the loose
WHEN YOU LOVE A BLUESMAN
All the women I love are mad at me
I did nothing wrong as far as I can see
I’m just trying to do the best I can
That’s what you get when you love a bluesman
No matter who I’m seeing talking to
Don’t you fret I’ll bring it all home to you
I know your girlfriends they don’t understand
But that’s what you get when you love a bluesman
I come home late at night find you lying in bed
Evil thoughts start running through my head
The way you react to the touch of my hands
That’s what you get when you love a bluesman
TREAT YOUR DADDY NICE
Listen to me baby
You better treat you were daddy nice
Listen to me baby
You better treat you were daddy nice
I take care of everything and I’m the one that makes you feel all right
You told me you were hungry
I took you out to eat
I went outside to smoke
You gave some other man my seat
Listen to me baby
Better treat you were daddy nice
I take care of everything and I’m the one that makes you feel all right
You told me you were broke
I gave you money for rent
Now you’re wearing fancy clothes
Is that where my money went
Listen to me baby
Better treat you were daddy nice
I take care of everything and I’m the one that makes you feel all right
You want me to be your man
You want me to be your savior
You’re up in my Kool-Aid
But you don’t know my flavor
Well Listen to me baby
Better treat you were daddy nice
I take care of everything and I’m the one that makes you feel all right
ONE WAY LOVE AFFAIR
My mind is stuck in a cold dark place right now
Looking for a foothold to climb out of this hole somehow
I’m a black cloud on a sunny day
And I don’t like feeling this way
I’m drowning in a deep despair from this one way love affair
From the first day we met I’ve done all you asked me to do
I can think of nothing at all I wouldn’t do for you
I hang on every word you say
When’s it gonna comeback my way
It’s getting harder and harder to bear this one way love affair
I’ve never had anything affect me so strong
It feels so right how can it be wrong
With the blues in my soul and a song in my heart
And every morning brings a brand new start
I’ll just keep plugging away
And hope my turn comes one day
Fortune favors those who dare in this one way love affair
CHANGE MY WAY OF LIVING
I went to the doctor wrote my symptoms down
I could tell it was bad news by the way the doctor frowned
She told me I gotta change my way of living
I gotta change it’s plane to see
Well I think my way of living
Is catching up to me
I played a gig way across town it was a late late night
Came home to my baby all she wants to do is fight and tell me
I gotta change my way of living
I gotta change it’s plane to see
Well I think my way of living
Is catching up to me
I went to work the next morning Cause it was time to get paid
My boss handed me my check and said this will be your last day
I gotta change my way of living
I gotta change it’s plane to see
Well I think my way of living
Is catching up to me
A mean looking man came to town looked like he was straight out of the dregs
She said I know my woman’s cheating on me I’m looking for some fool named Tommy Craig
I gotta change my way of living
I gotta change it’s plane to see
Well I think my way of living
Is catching up, catching up to me
HEADHUNTER
She’s a mover she’s a shaker
She is hell on wheels with that money maker
She’s got eyes like diamonds
And you know you love to see them shine
She’s a kindhearted woman that little girl of mine
Headhunter
You better leave my girl alone
Headhunter
You better leave my girl alone
Don’t want her to go to Chicago
I want my baby here at home
She wakes up in the morning makes me bacon and eggs
She brings it to the bedroom With those long long legs
She’s a hot blooded mama and you know I really love her
You better leave her alone
Cause I’m just not gonna let her go
Headhunter
You better leave my girl alone
Headhunter
You better leave my girl alone
Don’t want her to go to Chicago
I want my baby here at home
LONG TIME COMING
I see you there baby with that red dress on
Eyes so blue and legs so long
The way you shake it baby makes me want to shout
If you keep it up I'm gonna be falling out
It's been a long time coming
It's been a long time coming
It's been a long time coming
And I'm coming on to you
I wonder if your lips are as sweet as they look
One little taste I'm gonna get hooked
Wanna rock you baby till it goes to your head
Wake up in the morning feed you breakfast in bed
It's been a long time coming
It's been a long time coming
It's been a long time coming
And I'm coming on to you
Stop teasing me baby you know it ain't fair
I wanna run my fingers through that long blonde hair
I wanna rub your shoulders till you feel all right
Take you home and make love all night
It's been a long time coming
It's been a long time coming
It's been a long time coming
And I'm coming on to you
I LIKE SOUL IN MY BLUES
I like soul in my Blues I like soul in my Blues
There is a certain way it feels Lets me know that it’s real
It’s a part of me it’s the way it has to be when I’m putting it down for you
I like soul my blues I like soul in my blues
Ever since I was a young boy I’ve been learning the blues
Just me and my guitar record player in my room
From early in the morning right about the break of day
Until late at night All I would do is play
It’s a part of me it’s the way it has to be when I’m putting it down for you
I like soul in my blues I like soul in my Blues
Now I got a band behind me When I step up on the stage
I write my life into my songs And I let you read every page
It’s a part of me it’s the way I have to be when I’m putting it down for you
I like soul in my blues I like soul in my blues
MY TURN TO CRY
I don’t know what
I did
To deserve
this life I live
I don’t know can’t even ponder why
I do my best
To get along
But every step
I take is wrong
No sense complaining
I guess it’s just my turn to cry
Each night I pray
For peace on earth
All men and women
Of equal worth
I get down on my knees
raise my hands up to the sky
I pray for forgiveness
For all my sins
Pray the good times
will return again
Ain’t no explaining
It’s just my turn to cry
I turn my collar to the wind
And each day begin again
I know it’s true
I will get through
But I am human and therefore weak
Sometimes it’s sympathy I seek
But I’ll get through
Somehow I’ll get through
I’ll do my best to learn
From my mistakes
I wanna shine my light
With each breath I take
I want to set my soul free
Give it wings and let it fly
And when the storm
Tries to run my ship aground
I will find safe harbor
In this peaceful sound
I’ll just have to be patient
Right now it’s just my turn to cry
I’ll just have to be patient
Right now it’s just my turn to cry
Lyrics
LOUITA
I saw you standing by the kitchen door
You fed me breakfast and I begged for more
Lunchtime came and I was falling out
That tastey soul food made me scream and shout
Louita oh baby where have you been
Louita oh baby where have you been
Well that same hungry feeling I had last week is back again
Those black-eyed beans and that oxtail stew
Ain't the reason I'm looking for you
Your lips are sweeter than a shoo fly pie
Oh baby don't you make this grown man cry
Louita oh baby where have you been
Louita oh baby where have you been
Well that same hungry feeling I had last week is back again
Early in the morning until supper time
Got this feeling deep down can’t help but pay it mind
Gotta have some of what you’re serving up
Satisfy my hunger that lovin stuff
Four in the morning I can't sleep
Get out of bed you know my legs are week
Get in my car now I'm standin at your door
It ain't my fault you got begging for more
Louita oh baby where have you been
Louita oh baby where have you been
Well that same hungry feeling I had last week is back again
HOW DID I BREAK THE RULES
Did you lie to me baby when you told me that you liked my moves
Were you for real when you said that you though that we really grooved
You said to take it sloe we got nowhere to rush off to
Come on baby tell me how did I break the rules
How did I break the rules how did I break the rules
What did I say baby what did I do how did I break the rules
Well I smile when I think about the days we spent at the beach
Then I get sad because now you are so far out of reach
Do you remember telling me that you really liked the view
Come on baby tell me how did I break the rules
How did I break the rules how did I break the rules
What did I say baby what did I do how did I break the rules
Well I tried to get close to you but you kept moving away
Now you’ve gone and left me without a single word to say
Its your loss baby I’m not gonna cry over you
I’m gonna move on just like any good man would do
Its just I’m surprised ‘cause I thought that your heart was true
Come on baby tell me how did I breaks the rules
How did I break the rules how did I break the rules
What did I say baby what did I do how did I break the rules
What did I say baby what did I do how did I break the rules
GET READY FOR ME
The New York city skyline is in my rear view mirror
My baby's loving arms are getting nearer and nearer
I'm working my way back home
I'm tired of being alone
Here I come baby
Get ready for me
I got some good things that are going on
I can play this guitar and I can sing some songs
I can play the blues for you
It's what I was born to do
Here I come, yeah
Get ready for me
I try to live my life by a certain set of rules
I'm one of the good guys but I don't suffer fools
Wherever I'm standing is a place I own
Some men are better left alone
Here I come
Get ready for me
CAN’T STOP THINKING ABOU YOU
Sometimes you eat the bear sometimes the bear eats you
Sometimes I’ve got it going on right now I just don’t know what to do
I’m having one of those days where everything’s going wrong
Every day has been like this since you’ve been gone and I’m sad lonely and blue
And I just can’t stop thinking about you
I go to my job can’t keep my mind on my work
My friends won’t talk to me ‘cause I’m acting like a jerk
I’m usually not like this I’m sweet and I’m kind
But since you left me baby I’m going out of my mind and I’m sad lonely and blue
And I just can’t stop thinking about you
Well things were going good I was feeling alright
I was getting dressed to take you out for the night
You sent me a text and said you wanna call it quits
Now you won’t answer my calls I’m going out of my wits now I’m sad lonely and blue
And I just cant’t stop thinking about you
Can’t stop thinking about you
Can’t stop thinking about you
SHE DID IT TO ME (SHE’LL DO IT TO YOU)
I dedicated my life to that little girl
She was my everything she was my whole wide world
Had to work late one night
I came home and went into bed
I could smell another man's cologne when I laid down my head
Now I'm done
You can have her man I'm through
But you better remember
She did it to me she'll do it to you
Took on a second job so I could buy her nice things
Fancy clothes and a big fat diamond ring
She seemed happy
I thought everything was swell
The I saw her car parked outside cheap motel
Now I'm done
You can have her man I'm through
But you better remember
She did it to me she'll do it to you
There's a moral to this story so you better listen good
Shout it from the rooftops all over the neighborhood
You think you got a good woman
But you never really know
And if she does you wrong you better let her go
Now I'm done
You can have her man I'm through
But you better remember
She did it to me she'll do it to you
BALLROOM DANCER
I lost my flip-flops at the bar last night
I kicked them off and they went out of sight
When you pulled me onto the dance floor
You showed me where to place my hands
It was clear I was at your command
Was it the music or my heart that I felt beating
Ballroom dancer
No one’s ever moved me quite like that before
Ballroom dancer
I'm not sure if my feet ever touched the floor
Something about the way you looked at me
And tucked yourself up against my knee
It made me feel like a special man
The taste of tequila on your lips
And the way you moved your hips
Made it seem like the whole room was spinning
Ballroom dancer
No one’s ever moved me quite like that before
Ballroom dancer
I'm not sure if my feet ever touched the floor
The music was so damn loud
there was no point in talking
Well I wouldn't know what to say anyway
The music stopped and you disappeared
I couldn't even finish my beer
I didn't have words to describe my feelings
The lights came on my I went back to my room
I couldn't stop humming that tune
I went to bed that night I was still smiling
Ballroom dancer
Nothings ever made me move like that before
Ballroom dancer
I'm not sure if my feet touched the floor
CAPTAIN FUNK
Are you picking up what I'm putting down
You got to turn that frown You gotta turn it upside down
You've got to move your feet to that funky beat
Make friends with your neighbors up and down your street
Listen to captain funk
Listen to captain funk
Listen to captain funk
Listen to captain funk
If you ask me the time I'm going to say the time is now
Put happiness in your heart you gotta find a way somehow
You ain't never going to win if you don't take a chance
When the music's playing that's when you gotta dance
Listen to captain funk
Listen to captain funk
Listen to captain funk
Listen to captain funk
Listen to captain funk
Listen to captain funk
Listen to captain funk
Listen to captain funk
PLEASE FORGIVE ME BABY
Please forgive me baby don’t know why I do the things I do
Please forgive me baby I don’t know why I do the things I do
No matter how hard I try
I just keep on disappointing you
I do all the cooking baby you don’t like what I make
Clean the whole damn house but you don’t like how long it takes
Please forgive me baby I don’t know why I do the things I do
No matter how hard I try
I just keep on disappointing you
I give you the best love it better than any man alive
I’ll take you anywhere you want to go but you don’t like the way I drive
Please forgive me baby I don’t know why I do the things I do
No matter how hard I try
I just keep on disappointing you
I get up early every morning get to work on time
Bring my paycheck home to you let you spend every dime
I’ll give you everything you want this baby give me what I need
I’ll even shed some blood for you baby just tell me who needs to bleed
Please forgive me baby I don’t know why I do the things I do
No matter how hard I try
I just keep on disappointing you
TORNADO
I used to be a hard working fool
Keeping it real and keeping it cool
But that was then
I ain't that way no more
I'm not the same ever since my baby walked out that door
That woman made a mess out of me
I'd close my eyes and she was all that I'd see
But that was then
That ain't the way no more
Nothing's the same since my baby walked out that door
I'm a tornado
Spinning round in circles wreaking havoc when I touch the ground
I've been this way ever since my little girl left town
I'm a tornado
Spinning round in circles wreaking havoc when I touch the ground
I've been this way ever since my little girl left town
I CAN’T HELP MYSELF
Last night my baby caught me doing it again
I was in the other room talking to her best friend
She said come on Tommy don't you have no self-control
I said now pretty baby you know that's how I roll
I can't help myself
I can't help myself
You know I really love you but
You know that I can't help myself
Went on a double date with my friend and his new girl
She had red ruby lips blue eyes and blond curls
Gave my man a thumbs up and said she's a winner
Next thing you know we're playing footsie's under the table at dinner
I can't help myself
I can't help myself
You know I really love you but
You know that I can't help myself
Playing the blues with my band at our favorite spot
The place was really jumpin and the ladies were hot
After the second set I found myself backstage
I was flirting with a waitress she was half my age
I can't help myself
I can't help myself
You know really love you but
You know that I can't help myself
One more shot of whiskey what harm could it do
I have so much fun baby when I'm out with you
You say you're ready to leave but baby what's the rush
You're gonna to have to drive because I drank too much
I can't help myself
I can't help myself
You know I really love you but
You know that I can't help myself .
NOTHING THAT A MAN CAN’T DO
One thing’s been true since the days of old
Same old story that’s always been told
One thing for certain I know that its true
A man needs a woman to make him feel whole
Hold his hand and sooth his soul
With a good woman by his side there’s nothing that a man can’t do
I know my baby loves me ‘cause she tells me so
The way she holds me I can’t let her go
Her kind of loving ain’t no mistaking it’s true
She don’t wan’t a little boy she wants a real real man
For her I’ll do the best I can
With a good woman by his side there’s nothing that a man can’t do
You can read all about it it’s the same old story about a man who really love his girl
He loves that woman so damn much he goes out and saves the whole world
Superman had Lois Lane Tarzan really loved his Jane
I got my baby and I know her heart is true
She makes me feel happy makes me feel real strong
She makes me want to sing my song
With my woman by my side there ain’t nothing that a man can’t do
EVERY WOMAN
If she is your one and only in true love
When you lay awake at night she’s the one you’re thinking of
You got to tell her the way you feel
Let her know she’s your whole wide world
Cause inside Everywoman resides a little girl
You wouldn’t want her to cry when you hang up the telephone
You don’t want her to feel lonely when you have to leave her alone
You’ve got to tell her the way you feel
Let her know she’s your whole wide world
Cause inside Everywoman resides a little girl
She’s your first thought in the morning
And long for her late at night
She is the only one who understands your hopes and dreams
She’s the one that makes you feel all right
Anytime anytime you feel empty
She’s the only one who makes you feel whole
You got to tell her the way you feel
Let her know she’s your whole wide world
Cause inside Everywoman resides a little girl
Inside Everywoman resides a little girl