River Glade - Black Eyed Blues
You left me there with nothing but a cold and empty heartMy mama said I should have seen it coming from the start
But when I saw you dancing at the local hootchie-coo
I was hit between the eyes with a wicked four by two
Mama took one look and said "Boy you done been fooled
Cause what you think is love is just the black-eyed blues"
Oh, I'm old enough to wonder but too young
To understand the tricks that older women play to trap a younger man
They spy you in the corner blow a kiss and give a wink
It drives a man so crazy it drives a man to drink
It's just a small reminder that you need to pay your dues
To be a charter member of the black-eyed blues
Well love is blind they always say and Lord I know it's true
But it's tough to see the light when your eyes are black and blue
So now I best be careful, hearts are hanging on the line
These feelings that I'm feeling could be messin' with my mind
You left with all my money girl you really cleaned me out
But if you knew what I was worth you wouldn't want to shout
I'm sleeping like a baby cause I'm lying here alone
I feel just like a dog whose been given back his bone
Now I don't make excuses I got nothing left to lose
Learned all Mama's lessons 'bout the black-eyed blues
Oh yeah, she said, "When love is shining brightly beware the black-eyed blues"
Mama always told me, "When hearts are high and mighty
Beware the black-eyed blues, cause there's nothing more unsightly than the black-eyed blues"
Written by:
Larry Cohen
Publisher:
Lyrics © O/B/O DistroKid
Lyrics powered by Lyric Find
