Say No More
RAY CHARLES Lyrics

Say no more
I don't need any explanation from you

I think you'll never understand
I know you won't get it

I have refused the same demand
I have rejected the same thing my entire life

In my book there can be no blame
I don't blame anyone

When you pretend I have no shame
When you act like I'm not embarrassed

You're half right
You're somewhat correct

All along
All this time

You kept trying to pin me down
You tried to keep me in one place

Turn me into your house clown
Make me a fool for you

If I don't fit the bill
If I'm not what you wanted

All the same
Even so

I loved you then
I loved you in the past

I love you still
I still love you

Want to know the truth?
Do you really want to know?

I caught a nasty bug
I got sick

And when it got a hold of me
And when it took over me

I could not shake it free
I couldn't get rid of it

A lasting blue note
A permanent sadness

Has been haunting me
Has been troubling me

It's like an old mistress
It's like an old lover

Forever chasing me...
It never goes away

I may not be an easy man
I am not an easy person

But the way you played your hand
But the way you acted

I couldn't stand
I couldn't take it

It's too bad
It's unfortunate

There is much more we could have done
We could have done more

But now those days are dead and gone
But those times are over

Nothing lasts
Things don't stay forever

You made me feel this useless guilt
You made me feel guilty for no reason

Can you look back on what we built?
Can you remember what we had?

I wonder what you saw in me
I'm curious about why you liked me

Tell me, was it real?
Did you really mean it?

Was it love?
Did you love me?

And though you think of it
And even though you believe it

As the cause of my fall
As the reason for my failure

Never mind, I'm blessed, I'm here, at all
But I'm grateful to still be alive