Actions Speak Louder Than Words

by B.B. King recording of 2000 from Makin' Love Is Good for You (MCA 112241) You won't listen to nothing I tell you, baby, you keep on doing just as you please Hey, you won't do nothing I tell you, baby, keep on doing as you please I've taken as long as I can, baby, when is this foolishness gonna cease I've worried myself crazy, baby, cried both night and day I said I've worried myself crazy, baby, cried both night and day You don't believe me, baby, but I'm gonna leave one of these days Well, you told me that you love me, but actions speak louder than words Oh, you said you love me, baby, but action speaks louder than words I won't be fooled no longer, baby, that line everybody's heard Well, If you're gonna change, baby, you better do it real soon Hey, If you're gonna change, for the better, baby, you better do it real soon Because you'll wake up one of these mornings, find yourself in a empty room __________ Note: also known under the title You Won't Listen

 

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