Bonnie Raitt: Nick of Time

Bonnie Raitt: Nick of Time (1989)
BONNIE RAITT: NINE LIVES

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1. Nick Of Time
(Bonnie Raitt)
Kokomo Music --ASCAP

2. Thing Called Love
(John Hiatt)
Lillybilly Publishing (Administered by Bug Music) -- BMI

3. Love Letter
(Bonnie Hayes)
Monster Music/Bob-A-Lew Songs -- ASCAP

4. Cry On My Shoulder
(Michael Ruff)
Ruff Mix Music -- BMI

5. Real Man
(Jerry L. Williams)
Urge Music/Careers Music Inc. -- BMI

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6. Nobody's Girl
(Larry John McNally)
Larry John McNally Music --ASCAP

7. Have A Heart
(Bonnie Hayes)
Monster Music/Bob-A-Lew Songs -- ASCAP

8. Too Soon To Tell
(M. Reid/R.M. Bourke)
Lodge Hall Music, Inc./Chappell & Co./RMB Songs --ASCAP

9. I Will Not Be Denied
(Jerry L. Williams)
Urge Music/Careers Music Inc. -- BMI

10. I Ain't Gonna Let You Break My Heart Again
(D. Lasley/J. Lasley)
Saint Lauringer Songs/Julie Lasley Music --ASCAP

11. The Road's My Middle Name
(Bonnie Raitt)
Kokomo Music --ASCAP

1. Nick of Time
(Bonnie Raitt)

Verse I
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A friend of mine she cries at night, and she
Calls me on the phone
Sees babies everywhere she goes and she
Wants one of her own.
She's waited long enough she says
And still she can't decide
Pretty soon she'll have to choose and it tears her up inside...
She's scared...scared she'll run out of time.

Verse II
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I see my folks, they're getting old, I watch their bodies change...
I know they see the same in me, And it makes us both feel strange...
No matter how you tell yourself, It's what we all go through...
Those eyes are pretty hard to take when they're staring' back at you.
Scared you'll run out of time.

Chorus
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When did the choices get so hard?
With so much more at stake.
Life gets mighty precious when there's less of it to waste.
Hummmm...Scared she'll run out of time.

Verse III
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Just when I thought I'd had enough
All my tears were shed...
No promise left unbroken,
There were no painful words unsaid.
You came along and showed me
How to leave it all behind....
You opened up my heart again and then much to my surprise.

I found love, Love in the Nick of Time. 3x

2. Thing called love
(Bonnie Raitt)

Don't have to humble yourself to me, I ain't your judge or your king
Baby, you know I ain't no Queen of Sheba
We may not even have our dignity, this could be just a powerful thing
Baby we can choose you know we ain't no amoeba
CHORUS:

Are you ready for the thing called love
Don't come from me and you, it comes from up above
I ain't no porcupine, take off your kid gloves
Are you ready for the thing called love
I ain't some icon carved out of soap
Sent here to clean up your reputation
Baby, you know you ain't no Prince Charming
We can live in fear or act out of hope
For some kind of peaceful situation
Baby, how come the cry of love is so alarming ...CHORUS

BRIDGE:

Ugly ducklings don't turn into swans
And glide off down the lake
Whether your sunglasses are off or on
You only see the world you make

CHORUS OUTRO:
Are you ready for the thing called love
Don't come from me and you, it comes from up above
I ain't no porcupine, take off your kid gloves

Are you ready for it
Are you ready for the thing called love
Don't come from me and you, it comes from up above
I ain't no porcupine, take off your kid gloves

Are you ready for it
Are you ready for love, baby
Oooh yeah babe
Are you ready for love

4. Cry on my shoulder
(Bonnie Raitt)

I know it's hard sometimes
And things seem larger than they are
But if you need to tell someone
That's what I'm here for

Cry on my shoulder
I'll help you rise above
Cry on my shoulder, my love

Out in the world outside
It can be harsh and cold
But if you need someone
I will be here to hold you

Cry on my shoulder
I'll help you dry your eyes
Cry on my shoulder, my love

I know it's hard sometimes
And things seem larger than they are
But if you need to let it go
Then you can call on me

Cry on my shoulder
I'll help you dry your eyes
Cry on my shoulder, my love
Cry on my shoulder
I'll help you rise above
Cry on my shoulder, my love
My love...

6. Nobodys Girl
(Larry John McNally)

She don't need anybody to tell her she's pretty.
She's heard it every single day of her life.
He's got to wonder what she sees in him
when there's so many others standing in line.
She gives herself to him,
but he's still on the outside.
She's alone in this world.
She's nobody's girl.
She's nobody's girl.

She's shows up at his doorstep in the middle of the night.
Then she disappears for weeks at a time.
Just enough to keep him wanting more
But never is he satisfied.
And he's left to pick up the pieces
Wondering what does he do this for.
She's off in her own little world.
She's nobody's girl.
She's nobody's girl.

He said, "Before I met her, I didn't love nothin'.
I could take and leave it - that was okay.
She brings out a want in me
for things I didn't even know that I need."

She does anything she wants any time she wants to
with anyone - you know she wants it all.
Still she gets all upset over the least little thing
Man, you hurt her, it makes you feel so small.
And she's a walking contradiction,
but I ache for her inside.
She's fragile like a string of pearls.
She's nobody's girl
She's fragile like a string of pearls.
She's nobody's girl.
She's nobody's girl.
She's nobody's girl.

7. Have a heart
(Bonnie Hayes)

Hey!
Shut up.
Don't lie to me.
Hey!
Mister, how do you do.
Oh pardon me I thought I knew you.
Would you stand back baby 'cause I want to get a better look.
The big man who couldn't handle the little bit of love you took.

Hey, hey, have a heart, hey, have a heart.
If you don't love me, why don't you let me go?
Have a heart, please, oh don't you have a heart?
Little by little you fade while I fall apart.

Oh darling, I love you so.
I told you yes, and then you told me no.
Baby, how can you say
You should be free and I should pay and pay
And you talk and talk about you and what you need
But sooner or later your love is gonna make me bleed.

Hey, hey, have a heart, hey, have a heart.
If you don't love me, why don't you let me go?
Have a heart, please, oh don't you have a heart?
Little by little you fade while I fall apart.
Oh, Oh.

Talk on, talk on, but love is what you need.
And sooner or later that love is gonna make you bleed.

Hey, hey, have a heart, hey, have a heart.
If you don't love me, why don't you let me go?
Have a heart, please, oh don't you have a heart?
Little by little you fade while I fall apart.
But don't you run away baby.

8. Too soon to tell
(M. Reid/R.M. Bourke)

So now there's somebody new,
These dreams I've been dreaming, have all fallen through.
You say I'll be fine, it only takes time
Someday, that may be true

But it's too soon to tell
It's too soon to say
Maybe someday I'll be able to wish you well
But right now, it's just too soon to tell

It's all for the best, so you say
You never intended to hurt me this way
You want to hear
I won't drown in my tears, well, baby the best that I can say

Is it's too soon to tell
It's too soon to say
Maybe someday I'll be able to wish you well
But right now it's just too soon to tell
Well right now, it's just too soon to tell

10. I ain't gonna let you break my heart again
(D. Lasley/L. Lasley)

there ain't no use in me trying to tell you how I feel
'cause what I feel ain't what you're feeling
I don't know what we did wrong
I just know if you come home
I ain't gonna let you break my heart again

there ain't no use in me trying to find out where you've been
where you've been ain't where I'm going
'cause if I ask you where you've been
the hurting starts and it don't end
so I ain't gonna let you break my heart again , no
I ain't gonna let you break my heart again , no o

(bridge)
tears don't become me
pain ain't my friend
it seems like you enjoy my crying , baby
you always said that I was strong
but I believe that you were wrong
lately , God knows , I have been trying

there ain't no use in you trying to kiss away the hurt , baby
'cause it hurts where it's deep down inside of me and it's hiding
if you decide you're coming home
you walk in , it won't be like before
'cause I ain't gonna let you break my heart again , no
ain't gonna let you break my heart again , no no

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