Eric Clapton - Clapton Chronicles : Best Of... [compilation] (1999) by Eric Clapton (보컬) on maniadb.com

I thought that you'd be loving me.
I thought you were the one who'd stay forever.
But now forever's come and gone
And I'm still here alone.

'Cause you were only playing,
You were only playing with my heart.
I was never waiting,
I was never waiting for the tears to start.

It was you who put the clouds around me.
It was you who made the tears fall down.
It was you who broke my heart in pieces.
It was you, it was you who made my blue eyes blue.
Oh, I never should have trusted you.

I thought that I'd be all you need.
In your eyes I thought I saw my heaven.
And now my heaven's gone away
And I'm out in the cold.

'Cause you had me believing,
You had me believing in a lie.
Guess I couldn't see it,
I guess I couldn't see it till I saw goodbye.

'Cause you were only playing,
You were only playing with my heart.
I was never waiting,
I was never waiting for the tears to start.

It was you who put the clouds around me.
It was you.

Oh, I never should have trusted you.
Oh, I never should have trusted you.
Oh, I never should have trusted you.

If I can reach the stars,
Pull one down for you,
Shine it on my heart
So you could see the truth:
That this love I have inside
Is everything it seems.
But for now I find
It's only in my dreams.

And I can change the world,
I will be the sunlight in your universe.
You would think my love was really something good,
Baby if I could change the world.

And if I could be king,
Even for a day,
I'd take you as my queen
I'd have it no other way.
And our love would rule
This kingdom we had made.
Till then I'd be a fool,
Wishing for the day...

That I can change the world,
I would be the sunlight in your universe.
You would think my love was really something good,
Baby if I could change the world.
Baby if I could change the world.

I could change the world,
I would be the sunlight in your universe.
You would think my love was really something good,
Baby if I could change the world.
Baby if I could change the world.
Baby if I could change the world.

Sailing down behind the sun,
Waiting for my prince to come.
Praying for the healing rain
To restore my soul again.

Just a toerag on the run.
How did I get here?
What have I done?
When will all my hopes arise?
How will I know him?
When I look in my father's eyes.
My father's eyes.
When I look in my father's eyes.
My father's eyes.

Then the light begins to shine
And I hear those ancient lullabies.
And as I watch this seedling grow,
Feel my heart start to overflow.

Where do I find the words to say?
How do I teach him?
What do we play?
Bit by bit, I've realized
That's when I need them,
That's when I need my father's eyes.
My father's eyes.
That's when I need my father's eyes.
My father's eyes.

Then the jagged edge appears
Through the distant clouds of tears.
I'm like a bridge that was washed away;
My foundations were made of clay.

As my soul slides down to die.
How could I lose him?
What did I try?
Bit by bit, I've realized
That he was here with me;
I looked into my father's eyes.
My father's eyes.
I looked into my father's eyes.
My father's eyes.

My father's eyes.
My father's eyes.
I looked into my father's eyes.
My father's eyes.

Would you know my name if I saw you in heaven?
Would it be the same if I saw you in heaven?
I must be strong and carry on,
'Cause I know I don't belong here in heaven.

Would you hold my hand if I saw you in heaven?
Would you help me stand if I saw you in heaven?
I'll find my way through night and day,
'Cause I know I just can't stay here in heaven.

Time can bring you down, time can bend your knees.
Time can break your heart, have you begging please, begging please.

Beyond the door there's peace I'm sure,
And I know there'll be no more tears in heaven.

What will you do when you get lonely
With nobody waiting by your side?
You've been running and hiding much too long.
You know it's just your foolish pride.

*Layla,you got me on my knees.
Layla,I'm begging,darling,please,
Layla,darling,won't you ease my worried mind.

Tried to give you consolation,
Your old man won't let you down.
Like a fool I fell in love with you,
Turned the whole world upside down.

*Repeat

Let's make the best of the situation
Before I finally go insane.
Please, don't say we'll never find a way
And tell me all my love's in vain.

*Repeat

Layla Layla you got me on my knees.
Layla Layla I'm begging,darling,please,
Layla,darling won't you ease my worried mind.

How many times must we tell the tale?
How many times must we fall?
Living in lost memory
You just recalled

Working on the sound of the band
Trying to get the music right
Two go out working
Three stay home at night

That's when she said she was pretending
Like she knew the plan
That's when I knew she was pretending
Pretending to understand

Pretending, pretending
Pretending, pretending

Satisfied but lost in love
Situations change
You're never who you used to think you are
How strange

I get lost in alibis
Sadness can't prevail
Everybody knows strong love
Can't fail

Don't be pretending about how you feel
Don't be pretending that your love is real
Don't be pretending about how you feel
Don't be pretending that your love is real

Pretending, pretending
Pretending, pretending

Oh what a feeling I get when I'm with you
You take my heart into everything you do
And it makes me sad for the lonely people
I walked that road for so long
Now I know that I'm one of the lucky people
Your love is making me strong

I've had enough bad love
I need something I can be proud of
I've had enough bad love
No more bad love

And now I see that my life has been so blue
With all the heartaches I had till I met you
But I'm glad to say now that's all behind me
With you here by my side
And there's no more memories to remind me
Your love will keep me alive

Chorus

Chorus

Before you accuse me,
Take a look at yourself
Before you accuse me,
Take a look at yourself

You say I've been buying
Another woman clothes,
But you've been talking
To someone else

I called your mama
'Bout three or four nights ago
I called your mama
'Bout three or four nights ago

Your mama said, "Son,
Don't call my daughter no more"

Before you accuse me,
Take a look at yourself
Before you accuse me,
Take a look at yourself

You say I've been buying
Another woman clothes,
But you've been takin' money
From someone else.

Come on back home, baby
Try my love one more time
Come on back home, baby
Try my love one more time

You've been gone away so long,
I'm just about to lose my mind.

Before you accuse me,
Take a look at yourself
Before you accuse me,
Take a look at yourself

You say I've been buying
Another woman clothes,
But you've been talking
To someone else.

by Eric Clapton and Peter Robertson

It's in the way that you use it,
It comes and it goes.
It's in the way that you use it,
Boy don't you know.

And if you lie you will lose it,
Feelings will show.
So don't you ever abuse it,
Don't let it go.

Nobody's right till somebody's wrong.
Nobody's weak till somebody's strong.
No one gets lucky till luck comes along.
Nobody's lonely till somebody's gone.

Chorus

Chorus

First Verse

I've seen dark skies, never like this.
Walked on some thin ice, never like this.
I've told you white lies, never like this.
Looked into true eyes, never like this.

Chorus

How many times must I tell you babe,
How many bridges I've got to cross?
How many times must I explain myself
Before I can talk to the boss,
'Fore I can talk to the boss?

How many times must I say I love you
Before you finally understand?
Won't you be my forever woman?
I'll try to be your forever man,
Try to be your forever man.

Second Verse

Forever man, forever man, forever man.
Forever man, forever man, forever man.
Try to be your forever man.

Forever man, forever man, forever man.
Forever man, forever man, forever man.
Try to be your forever man.

Lately I've been running on faith
What else can a poor boy do
But my world will be right
When love comes over you

Lately I've been talking in my sleep
I can't imagine what I'd have to say
Except my world will be right
When love comes back your way

I've always been
One to take each and every day
Seems like by now
I'd find a love who cares just for me

Then we'd go running on faith
All of our dreams would come true
And our world will be right
When love comes over me and you

I've always been
One to take each and every day
Seems like by now
I'd find a love who cares just for me

Then we'd go running on faith
All of our dreams would come true
And our world will be right
When love comes over me and you

When love comes over you
When love comes over you
When love comes over you
When love comes over you

by Eric Clapton and Peter Robinson

She's waiting for another love.
She's waiting for another love.

She's been waiting for another love,
Someone that she can show into her heart.
And when she finally finds a stronger love,
Your whole world's gonna fall apart.

Chorus

You've been abusing her for far too long;
Think you're a king and she's your pawn.
Get ready now, 'cause pretty soon
She'll be gone and you'll be on your own.

Chorus

I see the hunger burning in her eye;
Any fool could see there's something wrong.
You keep pretending not to care,
But I will hear you sing a different song.

Chorus

Waiting for another lover,
Hoping for the time that she'll find another.

It's three miles to the river
That would carry me away,
And two miles to the dusty street
That I saw you on today.

It's four miles to my lonely room
Where I will hide my face,
And about half a mile to the downtown bar
That I ran from in disgrace.

Lord, how long have I got to keep on running,
Seven hours, seven days or seven years?
All I know is, since you've been gone
I feel like I'm drowning in a river,
Drowning in a river of tears.
Drowning in a river.
Feel like I'm drowning,
Drowning in a river.

In three more days, I'll leave this town
And disappear without a trace.
A year from now, maybe settle down
Where no one knows my face.

I wish that I could hold you
One more time to ease the pain,
But my time's run out and I got to go,
Got to run away again.

Still I catch myself thinking,
One day I'll find my way back here.
You'll save me from drowning,
Drowning in a river,
Drowning in a river of tears.
Drowning in a river.
Feels like I'm drowning,
Drowning in the river.
Lord, how long must this go on?

Drowning in a river,
Drowning in a river of tears.

I′m sorry. Why I should say I′m sorry?
If I′ve hurt you? You know you′ve hurt me too

But you get lost inside your tears. And there is nothing I can do
Cause, I get lost inside my fear. Then I′m nothing without you

You′re angry. Why shouldn′t you be angry?
With what we′ve been through? Well, I get angry too

But you get lost inside your tears. And there is nothing I can do
Cause, I get lost inside my fear. Then I am nothing without you
And I am nothing without you

Why should we have taken, so long
To be looking inside of our minds?
Everything we tried with went wrong
Are we worried, by what be might find?

I′m sorry. Why can′t I say I′m sorry?
If I hurt you. You know it hurts me too

But you get lost inside your tears. And there is nothing I can do
Cause, I get lost inside my fear. And I am nothing without you
And you get lost inside your tears. And there is nothing we can do
Cause I get lost inside my fear. Then I am nothing without you

And I am nothing without you
Feel I′m nothing without you
And I am nothing without you
Why like I am nothing without you

It's late in the evening
She's wondering what clothes to wear
She puts on her makeup
And brushes her long blonde hair
And then she asks me
Do I look all right
And I say yes, you look wonderful tonight

We go to a party
And everyone turns to see
This beautiful lady
That's walking around with me
And then she asks me
Do you feel all right
And I say yes, I feel wonderful tonight

I feel wonderful
Because I see the love light in your eyes
And the wonder of it all
Is that you just don't realize
How much I love you

It's time to go home now
And I've got an aching head
So I give her the car keys
She helps me to bed
And then I tell her
As I turn out the light
I say my darling, you were wonderful tonight
Oh my darling, you are wonderful tonight

<< Hard Times >>
--- Eric Clapton

My mother told me
'Fore she passed away
Said son when I'm gone
Don't forget to pray

'Cause there'll be hard times
Lord those hard times
Who knows better than I?

Well I soon found out
Just what she meant
When I had to pawn my clothes
Just to pay the rent

Talkin' 'bout hard times
Lord those hard times
Who knows better than I?

I had a woman
Who was always around
But when I lost my money
She put me down

Talkin' 'bout hard times
Hard times
Yeah, yeah, who knows better than I?

Lord, one of these days
There'll be no more sorrow
When I pass away

And no more hard times
No more hard times
Yeah, yeah, who knows better than I?

Say what you will
Good love is hard to find
I've had my fill of the hurtin' kind

Take alot of money
To buy up all the pain

Take alot of honey
To fill me up and put me back
On my feet again

You've seen the worst
Still you find the best of me
My love was cursed
Loosin' destiny

Take alot of livin'
To dry up all the tears
Take alot of grinnin'
To cheer me up and put me back
On my feet again

You know I needed a friend
I could tell my troubles to
And you have been my friend
So I will give my love to you
Good love from me to you

Here it comes again
I feel I'm not good enough
Can't remember when
It ever felt so tough

Take alot huggin'
Drive away the fear
Take alot of lovin'
To pick me up and put me back
On my feet again

You know I needed a friend
I could tell my troubles to
And you have been my friend
So I will give my love to you
Good love from me to you

I know you needed a friend
You could tell your troubles to
And I'll be your friend
And I will give my love to you
Good love from me to you

Good love
Good love
Good love from me to you
Good love

I don't want to believe
what they're telling me
Somebody's been picking in
my cherry tree
I don't want to
mistrust somebody by mistake
Somebody's been
digging 'round in my cake
And I ain't gonna stand for it
baby
I ain't gonna stand for it
baby
I ain't gonna stand for it
baby
nah nah
I ain't gonna stand for it
baby
I ain't gonna stand for it
baby
I ain't gonna stand for it
baby
nah nah
nah nah
nah nah
nah nah
I don't want to believe
what somebody said
Somebody said somebody's
shoe was under my bed
I don't want to cause
nobody no bodily harm
Somebody's been rubbing
on my good luck charm
And I ain't gonna stand for it
baby
I ain't gonna stand for it
baby
I ain't gonna stand for it
baby
nah nah
I ain't gonna stand for it
baby
I ain't gonna stand for it
baby
I ain't gonna stand for it
baby
nah nah
nah nah
nah nah
nah nah
Oh my my my my my my
Oh my my my my my my
Oh my my my my my my
Oh my my my my my my
And I ain't gonna stand for it
baby
I ain't gonna stand for it
baby
I ain't gonna stand for it
baby
nah nah
I ain't gonna stand for it
baby
I ain't gonna stand for it
baby
I ain't gonna stand for it
baby
nah nah
nah nah

And I ain't gonna stand for it
baby
I ain't gonna stand for it
baby
I ain't gonna stand for it
baby
nah nah
I ain't gonna stand for it
baby
I ain't gonna stand for it
baby
I ain't gonna stand for it
baby
nah nah
I ain't gonna stand for it
baby
I ain't gonna stand for it
baby
I ain't gonna stand for it
baby
nah nah
nah nah

Get up in the morning already yawning and I'm so tired
I ain't had a wink of sleep seems like all week
We're so tired
The Baby's only feeding and one of them is teething
They're so tired
They get up before the dawn I don't know how we carry on
We're so tired

Thank God their mama is a natural
She knows exactly what to do
And as for me I think I'd go insane
I just wouldn't have a clue

You know we try to do our best
Just don't get no rest
We're so tired
Would do it all again you can bet your life my friend
But I'm so tired
Bomp ba da da da da da
We're so tired so tired
Bomp ba da da da da da
So tired so tired

Just can't wait til the sun goes down and all the kids have gone to bed
Trying to sleep you know but sleep won't come
With all the stuff goin through my head

Well its play group on thursday Music class on Friday, I'm so tired
And now Mamas getting snappy
Daddy won't change no messy
And I'm so tired
Bomp ba da da da da da
So tired
Bomp ba da da da da da
So tired

Sometime I think I'll just go on to bed
I must have better things to do
When Its time to get my good night kiss
My dreams have all come true
Bomp ba da da da da da
So tired
Bomp ba da da da da da
So tired
So tired... So tired
So tired... So tired
So tired... So tired
So tired... So tired

I've been on the road too long
Moving in the wrong direction
I don't know where I belong
I don't know what I will do, if I can't get back home

Troubles I've got on my rope (?)
They don't fit no other person
Memories keep rollin' on
I don't know what I will do, if I can't get back home

I don't fit, but I don't give a damn
I won't quit, cause I know who I am
And I admit and I've been on the left (?)

Bit by bit, I'll review my plan
This is it, do the best I can
Trust and understand
'Cause I know I'm loved
I'll be on my way
Got no need to stay ...'round here

'Cause I been on this road too long
Going in the wrong direction

And I don't know where I come from
All I know is I will die, if I don't get back home

If I Had Possession Over Judgement Day

(by Robert johnson)


If I Had Possession Over Judgement Day
by Robert Johnson
If I had possession over judgment day,
If I had possession over judgment day,
Lord, the women I'm lovin' would have no right to pray.

And I went to the mountain, far as my eye could see.
Lord, I went to the mountain, far as my eye could see.
Some other man got my woman and the lonesome blues got me.

And I rolled and I tumbled, cried the whole night long.
Lord, I rolled and I tumbled, cried the whole night long.
And I woke up this morning, my biscuit rollin' on.

Had to fold my arms and slowly walked away.
(I didn't like the way she done.)
Lord, I fold my arms and I slowly walked away.
Well, I said in my mind,
'Your trouble gonna come some day.'

Well, now run here baby, get down on bended knee.
Lord, now run here baby, get down on bended knee.
I wanna tell you all about the way they treated me.

I can feel your body
When I'm lying in bed
There's too much confusion
Going around through my head

And it makes me so angry
To know that the flame still burns
Why can't I get over?
When will I ever learn?

Old love, leave me alone
Old love, go on home

I can see your face
But I know that it's not real
It's just an illusion
Caused by how I used to feel

And it makes me so angry
To know that the flame will always burn
I'll never get over
I know now that I'll never learn

Chorus

Bell bottom blues, you made me cry
I don't want to lose this feeling
And if I could choose a place to die
It would be in your arms

Do you want to see me crawl across the floor to you
Do you want to hear me beg you to take me back
I'd gladly do it because
I don't want to fade away
Give me one more day, please
I don't want to fade away
In your heart I want to stay

It's all wrong, but it's all right
The way that you treat me baby
Once I was strong but I lost the fight
You won't find a better loser

Bell bottom blues, don't say goodbye
I'm sure we're gonna meet again
And if we do, don't you be surprised
If you find me with another lover

I don't want to fade away
Give me one more day please
I don't want to fade away
In your heart I long to stay

Thinkin' 'bout the times you drove in my car
Thinkin' that I might have drove you too far
And I'm thinkin' 'bout the love that you laid on my table

I told you not to wander 'round in the dark
I told you 'bout the swans, that they live in the park
Then I told you 'bout our kid, now he's married to Mabel

Yes, I told you that the light goes up and down
Don't you notice how the wheel goes 'round
And you better pick yourself up from the ground
Before they bring the curtain down
Yes, before they bring the curtain down

Talkin' 'bout a girl that looks quite like you
She didn't have the time to wait in the queue
She cried away her life since she fell off the cradle

If you wanna hang out
You've gotta take her out
Cocaine
If you wanna get down
Get down on the ground
Cocaine

She's alright,
She's alright,
She's alright,
COCAINE

If you got that lose
You wanna kick them blues
Cocaine
When your day is done
And you wanna ride on
Cocaine

She's alright,
She's alright,
She's alright,
COCAINE

If your day is gone
And you wanna ride on
Cocaine
Don't forget this fact
You can't get it back
Cocaine

She's alright,
She's alright,
She's alright,
COCAINE

She's alright,
She's alright,
She's alright,
COCAINE

In the white room with black curtains near the station.
Blackroof country, no gold pavements, tired starlings.
Silver horses ran down moonbeams in your dark eyes.
Dawnlight smiles on you leaving, my contentment.

I'll wait in this place where the sun never shines;
Wait in this place where the shadows run from themselves.

You said no strings could secure you at the station.
Platform ticket, restless diesels, goodbye windows.
I walked into such a sad time at the station.
As I walked out, felt my own need just beginning.

I'll wait in the queue when the trains come back;
Lie with you where the shadows run from themselves.

At the party she was kindness in the hard crowd.
Consolation for the old wound now forgotten.
Yellow tigers crouched in jungles in her dark eyes.
She's just dressing, goodbye windows, tired starlings.

I'll sleep in this place with the lonely crowd;
Lie in the dark where the shadows run from themselves.

by
Eric Clapton, Jack Bruce and Pete Brown


It's getting near dawn,
When lights close their tired eyes.
I'll soon be with you my love,
To give you my dawn surprise.
I'll be with you darling soon,
I'll be with you when the stars start falling.

I've been waiting so long
To be where I'm going
In the sunshine of your love.

I'm with you my love,
The light's shining through on you.
Yes, I'm with you my love,
It's the morning and just we two.
I'll stay with you darling now,
I'll stay with you till my seas are dried up.

Chorus

*Second Verse*

I've been waiting so long
I've been waiting so long
I've been waiting so long
To be where I'm going
In the sunshine of your love.

What'll you do when you get lonely
And nobody's waiting by your side?
You've been running and hiding much too long.
You know it's just your foolish pride.
Layla, you've got me on my knees.
Layla, I'm begging, darling please.
Layla, darling won't you ease my worried mind.
I tried to give you consolation
When your old man had let you down.
Like a fool, I fell in love with you,
Turned my whole world upside down.

Let's make the best of the situation
Before I finally go insane.
Please don't say we'll never find a way
And tell me all my love's in vain.

somewhere over the rainbow, way up high.
there’s a land that I heart of once in a lullaby
somewhere over the rainbow, skies are blue.
and the dreams that you dare to dream really
do come true.

someday I’ll wish upon a star and wake up
where the clouds are far behind me.
where troubles melt like lemon drops
away above the chimney tops.
that’s where you’ll find me .

somewhere over the rainbow, bluebirds fly.
birds fly over the rainbow.
why then, oh why can’t I?
If happy little bluebirds fly beyond the rainbow.
Why, oh why can't I?