I Can't Explain
B.B. King Lyrics


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Oh, I can't explain baby
But heaven only knows why
Oh, I can't explain
And heaven only knows why
Yes, I'll be in love with you baby
I guess until the day I die

You are to me, baby
What the water is to the sea
Oh, you are to me, baby
What the water is to the sea
I only want your love, baby
So tell me why don't you want me

Yes, I don't believe in miracles
I believe what's to be will be
Yes, I don't believe, I don't believe in miracles
I only believe what's to be will be
Yes but if I did believe in miracles, baby
Baby, you would be a miracle to me

Yes, you're my first thought baby
Yes my last and in between
Oh, you're my first thought baby
Yes my last and in between




I say you're the greatest champion baby
Oh that any man has ever seen

Overall Meaning

In B.B. King's song I Can't Explain, the singer expresses his strong love for someone, but cannot truly explain it. He acknowledges that the reasons for his love may only be known to heaven. This very intense emotion is made clear in the repetition of the phrase "heaven only knows why." Despite his inability to explain it, he knows that his love for this person will never die, even until the day he passes away.


The singer then compares the person he loves to water in the sea, emphasizing how integral they are to his life. He doesn't want anything other than this person's love, yet questions why they might not feel the same. He continues to express that while he doesn't believe in miracles, he believes that everything will happen as it is supposed to. However, even though the person he loves may not be a miracle, they would be close to it in his eyes.


Line by Line Meaning

Oh, I can't explain baby
I am unable to express my feelings to you, my dear


But heaven only knows why
It's a mystery even to me


Oh, I can't explain
No matter how hard I try, I can't put it into words


And heaven only knows why
Perhaps because it's a divine intervention


Yes, I'll be in love with you baby
I will always love you, my sweet angel


I guess until the day I die
Until my last breath


You are to me, baby
You mean everything to me, my dear


What the water is to the sea
Just like how water is essential to the sea's existence


Oh, you are to me baby
You're indispensable in my life, my love


I only want your love, baby
Nothing else but your love will do, my sweetheart


So tell me why don't you want me
Please let me know why you don't feel the same way


Yes, I don't believe in miracles
I'm not a believer in miracles


I believe what's to be will be
I believe in destiny, fate, and predestination


Yes, I don't believe, I don't believe in miracles
I repeat, no miracles


I only believe what's to be will be
But that doesn't mean I don't have faith


Yes but if I did believe in miracles, baby
However, if by chance I did


Baby, you would be a miracle to me
You're so special that you'd be a miracle even to a non-believer like me


Yes, you're my first thought baby
When I wake up in the morning, you're the first thing on my mind, dear


Yes my last and in between
And when I go to bed at night, you're still on my mind, every moment in between as well


Oh, you're my first thought baby
You're always on my mind, my dearest love


Yes my last and in between
Every moment of every day, you fill my thoughts and my heart


I say you're the greatest champion baby
In my eyes, you're the greatest, most precious person in the world


Oh that any man has ever seen
No one can compare to you, my angel.




Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: JULES BIHARI, RILEY B. KING

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Anonymous


on Always On My Mind

Here's BB King's Version - Lyrics

Maybe I didn't love you
Quite as often as I should have
Maybe I didn't treat you
Quite as good as I could have

If I made you feel second best
Girl I'm sorry I was blind
You were always on my mind
You were always on my mind

Maybe I didn't hold you
All those lonely, lonely times
I guess I never told you
That I am so happy that you're mine
Little things I should have said and done
I just never took the time
You were always on my mind
ou were always on my mind

If I made you feel second best
Girl I'm sorry I was blind

Tell me, tell me that your sweet love hasn't died
Give me, give me one more chance
To satisfied
I'll keep you satisfied

Musical Interlude

Tell me, tell me that your sweet love hasn't died
Give me, give me one more chance
To satisfied
I'll keep you satisfied

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