Ben Harper & Relentless7 - Lay There & Hate Me

Ben Harper & Relentless7 White Lies For Dark Times (2009) Track #4

Lay there and hate me
Lay there and burn
One side to the other
You toss and turn
Never trust a woman, never trust a woman
Who loves the blues

Mistake number one, I made it three times a day
We'd best talk over how there is nothing left to say
I feel like an underpaid concubine
Who has overstayed her welcome

You gave me an eight-page letter front and back
Written in your favorite colors, blood and black
Choose your words as careful as you'd choose your own gravestone
You lay there and hate me, better than being alone
Had to fight your way in, you got to fight your way out
Ain't no fool like the fool you love
So let me hear you shout

Shake down, break down
Just can't sit still
You cut off your hair and sold it
For your pretty little pill
I've learned some things about myself I wish I didn't know

You gave me an eight-page letter from front and back
Written in your favorite colors, blood and black
You choose your words as careful as you'd choose your own gravestone
You lay there and hate me, better than being alone
Had to fight your way in, you got to fight your way out
Ain't no fool like the one you love
So let me hear you, hear you shout

Lay there and hate me
Cold as a stone
I just hope it's better than sitting alone
Never trust a woman who loves the blues

Gave me an eight-page letter front and back
Written in your favorite colors, blood and black
Choose your words as careful as you'd choose your own gravestone
Lay there and hate me, better than being alone
Had to fight your way in, now you got to fight your way out
Ain't no fool like the fool you love
So let me hear you, let me hear you shout

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Ben
• Harper;
• Relentless7;
• White
• Lies
• For
• Dark
• Times;
• Lay
• There
• Hate
• Me

[someonetough87]

Harper can't do anything wrong.

[petewill63]

Steller song.. now we need video that matches the sound Quality.. thanks 4 posting it!!

BH & R7 are my modern motown!

[numansil]

@magomerlano giusto!

[Alonjy]

it's 4 ò clock A.M., i came back home drunk and i've tears on my eyes listening to this song

[brugerper]

Woaaw he kinda sounded a bit like jimi hendrix at some parts of the song.

[bsully77]

One of my all time favorite songs.

[magomerlano]

@joconda77 gli Innocent Criminals questi se li mangiavano a colazione (e Juan avrebbe avuto ancora parecchia fame!)

[joconda77]

che meraviglia di canzone, che sound che energia!!!!!!!

[nailknocker]

Ben is on another level as usual.

[Shadowlily21]

lotta good things about this song ..

[Deadly2126]

saw this guy perform this song on jay leno and loved it freakin awesome

[chbrody]

flame, it's jimmi and robert johnson mixed. That's what I love about Ben. He's a hybrid of different sounds. Rock, blues, everything...no label, just good music