I Got It Bad
Ella Fitzgerald ( track dates) Lyrics

The poets say that all who love are blind
Love can make people ignore other people's flaws or imperfections.

But I'm in love and I know what time it is
Despite being in love, I am aware of the situation and the reality of it.

The good book says, "Go seek and ye shall find"
The Bible says that if you search for something, you will eventually find it.

Well, I have sought and my, what a climb it is!
I have searched and found my love, but it hasn't been an easy journey.

My life is just like the weather
My life is unpredictable and ever-changing, just like the weather.

It changes with the hours
My life can change unexpectedly and quickly, just like the weather changes hourly.

When he's near I'm fair and warmer
When my love is close to me, my mood and attitude become lighter and happier.

When he's gone I'm cloudy with showers
When my love is gone, my mood and attitude become sad and gloomy.

An emotion like the ocean
Love is an intense and vast feeling, just like the ocean is vast and deep.

It's either sink or swim
Love can either make you feel like you're drowning or help you stay afloat.

When a woman loves a man
When a woman truly loves a man, it can be overwhelming and intense.

Like I love him
I love my man with all my heart and soul, and it's hard to imagine him not feeling the same way.

Never treats me sweet and gentle, the way he should
My love does not always treat me as kindly or gently as he should.

I got it bad and that ain't good
I am deeply in love and it hurts me that my love may not be reciprocated in the same way.

My poor heart is sentimental, not made of wood
My heart is full of emotions and feeling, and it's not something that can be easily ignored or forgotten.

But when the weekend's over and Monday rolls around
After a weekend with my love, reality sets in on Monday and I am left feeling sad and lonely.

I end up like I started out just cryin' my lil' heart out
My love causes me so much pain that I end up crying all over again, just like I did before I met him.

He don't love me like I love him
The love I have for my man is not reciprocated in the same way.

No, nobody could, I got it bad and that ain't good
It's hard to imagine someone loving me as deeply as I love my man, and that fact hurts me.

So bad, so bad
My pain and heartache are so intense that it's hard to describe in words.

I got on it so bad, so bad though folks with good intentions
Even though people try to console me, my pain is still so intense.

Tell me to save my tears
People advise me to stop crying and move on from my love.

I'm glad
Despite my pain, I am still glad to have experienced such intense love.

I'm mad about you, I can't live without you
My love for my man is so strong that I cannot imagine living without him, even though he may not feel the same way.

Lord above me make him love me the way he should
I pray to God to help my man love me in the way that I want and need him to.

Like a lonely weeping willow lost in the wood
My loneliness and sadness are overwhelming and consuming, just like a willow tree lost in the woods would feel.

The things I tell my pillow
The things I share with my pillow are deeply personal and emotional.

No woman should
It's not healthy or good for a woman to carry such heavy emotional burdens on her own.

I got it bad, bad so bad and that ain't good
My love is so intense that it causes me a great deal of pain, and that pain is hard to bear.