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Sometimes I think you're a painting babe
Cause I don't know what you mean
You say you'll change your colors for me
Then you go on and do just what you please
I made a lot of mistakes
But you might be my masterpiece, hm
Your eyes they follow through the room
But I don't think they really see, yeah
That every line that you erase
Takes a little piece of me
I made a lot of mistakes
But you might be my masterpiece, masterpiece
Hold me in your hands and move me
Like you've done before
Then all at once like alla prima
One more mistake, one more
Just one more
Just like a modern painting babe
Troweled on thin and not too deep, not too deep
You stand in that perfect light
I'll just leave, I'll just leave
I made a lot of mistakes
But you might be my masterpiece
Oh, I made a lot of mistakes, but you might be my masterpiece
Masterpiece
(Yeah)
(Hey, oh, oh)
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Back For Me
05:09
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You don't have to break my heart
And I won't run if the choice ain't hard
I just hope there's a better way
And I may have a scar or two
But my promise is they're never hid from you
Every single debt that I had to pay
And I know you're gonna leave
But I'll be right here when you come back for me
Come back for me
Come back for me baby
Baby, when you come back for me
I'll apologize for anything I've done
But I can't repent for what you're running from
I just hope we don't fade away
Fade away
And you keep sayin' that you got lost
Between what you love and what it cost
Now I'm the one here with hell to pay
And I know that you're gonna leave
But I'll be right here when you come back for me
When you come back for me
Come back for me
Come back for me baby
Baby, when you come back for me yeah
You got me begging down on the floor
I don't think I can stay down here anymore
Wasn't just wishful thinkin' all this time
Baby, baby maybe you'll come around
Come to find that I'm already found
Maybe then you'll realize you were blind
You don't have to break my heart
And I won't run if the choice ain't hard
Oh, I just hope there's a better way
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Your love is like, a chunk of gold (umh, umh)
Hard to gain and hard to hold (umh, umh)
Like the rose that's soft to touch (umh, umh)
Love has gone and it hurts so much (umh)
Well and why
Does the same love that made me laugh make me cry?
Well, now you think about love as sitting on a mountain
Think of it as being a great big rock
Won't you think before you started to roll it down
Because once you start it, you can't make it stop
I've given all I have to give (umh)
And if you don't want me
I don't wanna live (umh)
Well and why
Must the same love that made me laugh make me cry? (umh)
Well, now you think about love as sitting on a mountain
Think of it as being a great big rock
Won't you think before you started to roll it down
Because once you start it, you can't make it stop (umh)
Well and why
Does the same love that made me laugh
Why you wanna make me cry? (umh)
Why you wanna make me cry?
Why you wanna make me cry?
Why you wanna make me mess up my pillow
Cryin' like a weeping willow
Why you wanna make me cry?
I'm just cryin' like a weeping willow
Why you wanna make me cry? (umh)
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4. |
November
05:40
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Oh, I wish I could go back again
For a moment ease this unforgiving pain
So many tears sometimes I just can't breathe
But those days I know are gone for good
Oh, I remember when we used to laugh together
Playing songs that would move us when nothing else could
Take me back, yeah
Oh, November came with a bittersweet melody
Oh, it opened up my heart and showed me how to start
To love again, love again
I wish I could have seen past the lies I told myself
And I let you know, how much you mean to me
Please don't go, before hearing me say
Always remember, when we'd laugh and sing together
Old songs that would move us like nothing else could
Take me back, yeah
Oh, November came, with a bittersweet melody
Well, you opened up my heart and showed me how to start
To love again, love again
Oh lord, can you hear me (no your love was not in vain)
Not in vain
Oh lord, can you feel me (no your love was not in vain)
Oooh, ooh, ooh (no your love was not in vain)
Oooh, ooh, ooh (no your love was not in vain)
Oh, oh, ohh
Oh, oh, ohh
I can hear you sing with a smile in your eyes
If you want to keep it, gotta give it away
On and on and ever after, love give it away
Always remember, when we used to sing together
Playing music all night, till the sun came up
Take me back, yeah
Oh, November came, with a bittersweet melody
Well you opened up my heart, and showed me how to start
To love again, love again
Oh lord, can you hear me (no your love was not in vain)
Oh lord, can you feel me (no your love was not in vain)
Not in vain
Oooh, ooh, ooh (no your love was not in vain)
Oooh, ooh, ooh (no your love was not in vain)
Oh, oh, ohh
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5. |
Holes (feat. Sue Foley)
03:54
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Sister, quit your diggin' them holes
Sister, quit your diggin' them holes
You keep working that shovel
You're bound to meet the devil
I met a gal, she had a little demon
Hey, I met a gal, she had a little demon
She buried that demon in the desert dirt
But she couldn't kick the feeling
The only thing that you'll find down there
Is a bed made up for your bones
If you say you can't stop, then you never will
Sister, quit your diggin' them, quit diggin' them
Quit diggin' them holes
If she can't get out of this place, there's gonna be trouble
If she can't get out of this place, there's gonna be trouble
She'll never find what she's digging for
She'll never have to dig no more
The only thing that you'll find down there
Is a bed made up for your bones
If you say you can't stop, then you never will
Sister, quit your diggin' them, quit diggin' them
Quit diggin' them holes
Sister, quit your diggin' them holes
Sister, quit your diggin' them holes
You keep working that shovel
And you're bound to meet the devil
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6. |
I Was Good To You Baby
04:21
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Don't waste your time
Calling me tomorrow
When you wake up, I'll be gone
You laughed about my dreams
Talked bad about my loving
You're so smart
You don't know nothing
I was good to you, baby
You'll find out someday maybe
Just might drive you crazy
I was good to you, baby
Don't be telling me
You got no warning
I did everything, but write it down
You thought you had it made
Surprise, surprise
Turn around, you're gonna realize
I was good to you, baby
You'll find out someday maybe
Just might drive you crazy
I was good to you, baby
Hard to learn
But it's a well-known fact
You can't love somebody
Into, into loving you back (nuh uh)
Don't waste your time
Calling me tomorrow
When you wake up, I'll be gone
You laughed about my dreams
Talked bad about my loving
You're so smart
You don't know nothing
I was good to you, baby
You'll find out someday maybe
Just might drive you crazy
I was good to you, baby
Yes I was
Someday maybe
Just might drive you crazy
I was good to you, baby
You don't know nothing
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7. |
You Can Bring Me Flowers
03:25
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Eyes are dry my hands are tied
There ain't nothing I can say
If you feel the need to go
I won't stand in your way
Sit and think, drown and drink
Sing this sad, sad song
You can bring me flowers babe
When I'm dead and gone
Fate has played his hand is cruel
There ain't nothing I can do
You say you lost your love for me
Me my love for you
Sit and cry, say goodbye
Sing this sad, sad song
You can bring me flowers babe
When I'm dead and gone
When you're lying in her arms
Think of me and moan
The choice you made, ain't free and clear
It cost me a heavy toll
Sit and think, drown and drink
Sing this sad, sad song
You can bring me flowers babe
When I'm dead and gone
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8. |
Down So Low
04:34
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When you went away
I cried for so long
Yeah, I wanted you to stay
Ah but that was all wrong
The pain you left behind
Has become, has become part of me
Well now it's burned out a hole
Where my love used to be
But it's not losing you
That's got me down so low
I just can't find another man
To take your place
Now you know I love you
But that wasn't enough
We both fell apart
When things got too rough
And I've learned how to give now
But what good does that do
When no one can touch me
The way you used to do
Well, it's not losing you
That's got me down so low
I just can't find another man
To take your place
Now I know your opinion
Of me is not good
Please try to understand
I'd change if I could
This coldness inside me
Well, it's starting to build
Cause a woman can't be a woman
Unless she's fulfilled, oh
A woman can't be a woman
Unless she's fulfilled
Hey, hey
What she needs
Give her what, what she wants now
What she needs now
Hey, no
What she needs
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9. |
Do I Need You
03:37
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I've been unhappy all my life
Seems like all I do is sacrifice
The more I sacrifice
The worse it makes me feel
Most of the things I thought were wrong
Turned out to be for real
I don't know if I'm ready for the love you want to give
I need something that's in my life that makes me want to live
I'm not in no hurry, but I think need a change
I need some sunshine in my life, I can't stand the rain
Tell me do, do, do I need you?
Tell me do, do, do I need you?
I don't need no playin' I already know the game
I need more loving in my life to chase away the pain
You might be good to me and I might be good to you
I don't need nobody that can't be true
I don't know if I'm ready for the love you want to give
I need something that's in my life that makes me want to live
I'm not in no hurry, but I think need a change
I need some sunshine in my life, I can't stand the rain
Tell me do, do, do I need you?
Tell me do, do, do I need you?
(Well now)
Tell me do, do I need your kiss?
Tell me do, do I need your love?
Do I need the pain that you might bring?
Tell me do
Tell me do
Tell me do
Do I need your love?
Do I need your kiss?
Tell me do, do I need this?
Hey, hey
Do I need you?
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You can keep your sweet talk
Keep your lies
Keep all of your promises
Baby save that jive
You ain't hittin' on nothin'
Unless you got something for me
You know you promised me diamonds
I'll never forget
I ain't seen hide nor hair
Of a diamond yet
All I get is (talk, talk, talk)
Get your papers and (walk, walk, walk)
You ain't hittin' on nothin'
Unless you got something for me
You know you promised me a mink coat
For my birthday
I ain't seen mink, rat, or rabbit
Ever since that day
I'm tired of your (talk, talk, talk)
Hit the road, Jack (walk, walk, walk)
You ain't hittin' on nothin'
Unless you got something for me (uh-uh)
You can keep your sweet talk
Yeah, keep your lies
Keep all of your promises
Baby save that jive
I'm tired of your (talk, talk, talk)
Hit the road, Jack (walk, walk, walk)
You ain't hittin' on nothin'
Unless you got something for me
Well you ain't hittin' on nothin'
Unless you got something for me
Uh-uh you ain't hittin' on nothin'
Unless you got something for me
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Janiva Magness Los Angeles, California
Janiva Magness is a Grammy Award-nominated American blues, soul, and Americana singer/songwriter.
The Blues
Foundation named Magness the B.B. King Entertainer of the Year in 2009, becoming only the second woman, after Koko Taylor, to be so honored. Her most recent release, Change In The Weather - Janiva Magness Sings the Songs of John Fogerty, is a tribute to the legendary singer and songwriter.
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