You re On Top (Version 2)

by B.B. King Sam Ling recording of 2000 from Makin' Love Is Good for You (MCA 112241) Oh, you're on the top now, baby, but don't nothing stay the same I said you're up on the top now, baby, but don't nothing stay the same Every once in a while, baby, lady Luck deals another hand Are you calling me your pal now, baby, when I used to be your man Are you calling me your pal now, when I used to be your man You're flying real high now, baby, go on and raise your sand Oh, you're up on the top now, baby, but don't nothing stay the same I said you're up on the top now, baby, but don't nothing stay the same Every once in a while, lady Luck deals another hand Oh, I realize now, baby, your kind of love wasn't true Oh, I realize now, baby, your kind of love won't do What could have been, baby, hey, now has done fell through

 

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