Been dazed and confused for so long it's not true,
Wanted a woman never bargained for you.
Lots of people talk and few of them know,
Soul of a woman was created below.

You hurt and abused telling all of your lies,
Run arounds sweet baby lord how they hypnotize.
Sweet little baby I don't know where you've been,
God I love you baby here I come again.

Every day I work so hard bringing home my hard earned pay
Try to love you baby but you push me away.
Don't know where you're going only know just where you've been,
Sweet little baby I want you again.

Been dazed and confused for so long it's not true,
Wanted a woman never bargained for you.
Take it easy baby let them say what they will.
(Did your) tongue wag so much when I sent you the bill?

On the outskirts of town, there's a little night spot,
Dan dropped in about five o'clock
Took off his jacket, said "The night is short",
he reached in his pocket and he flashed a quart

He hollered, "Rave on, children, I'm with you!
Rave on, cats", he cried
"It's almost dawn, the cops are gone,
let's all get Dixie fried"

Well, Dan got happy and he started raving,
he pulled out a razor, but he wasn't shaving
And all the cats knew to jump and hop,
'cause he was born and raised in a butcher shop

He hollered, "Rave on, children, I'm with you!
Rave on, cats", he cried
"It's almost dawn, the cops are gone,
let's all get Dixie fried"

Well, the cops heard Dan when he started to shout,
they all ran in to see what it was about
And I heard him holler as they led him away,
he turned his head, and this is what he had to say

He hollered, "Rave on, children, I'm with you!
Rave on, cats", he cried
"It's almost dawn, the cops are gone,
let's all get Dixie fried"

Now, Dan was the bravest man that we ever saw,
he let us all know he wasn't scared of the law
The black dog barked, but the boy didn't flinch,
he said "It ain't my fault, hon, that I been pinched"

He hollered, "Rave on, children, I'm with you!
Rave on, cats", he cried
"It's almost dawn, the cops are gone,
let's all get Dixie fried"

Now, Dan was the bravest man we ever saw,
he let us all know he wasn't scared of the law
And I heard him holler as they led him away,
he turned his head, and this was what he had to say

He hollered, "Rave on, children, I'm with you!
Rave on, cats", he cried
"It's almost dawn, the cops are gone,
let's all get Dixie fried"

"Yeah, it's almost dawn, the cops ain't gone,
and I've been Dixie fried"

I'm sick and tired and lonely, sitting in my room
Staring at the shadows, blowing smoke rings at the moon
Every night I try, but every night I cry, tryin' to work out why
I just wanna know, got to know, why you keep on pushing me, baby

You love me when you want, and take me when you need
Whatever you say to me, baby, makes my poor heart bleed
Now I don't wanna win, but I don't wanna lose
An' I don't wanna be alone no more, no more
I just wanna give you love, I just got to give you love

But you keep on giving love, you give another man your love
Ooh baby, don't you leave me this way, don't you leave me

I never wanna hurt you, don't wanna tie you down
But every time I take a look in the mirror
I can see the heartache hangin' 'round
I'm going down to the ground, why you always wanna bring me down
Baby, baby, why do you always bring me down

'Cos you keep on giving love, you give another man your love
Baby, baby, don't you leave me this way

Don't you leave me, baby, baby, baby
My heart is aching, my heart is breaking for you
And I can't take it anymore, no more, no more

(Solo)

I'm sick and tired and lonely, nothing left to say
Just thinking 'bout you, baby, takes all my night and day
All my nights, all my days, baby, babe, you take my breath away

'Cos you keep on giving love, you give another man your love
Baby, baby, baby, don't you leave me this way

I can't stop my love from falling down
I wanna love you in the morning, wanna love you in the evening time
Don't you leave me, baby, don't you ever leave me, baby
Don't you leave me, baby, no

Don't you leave me, baby

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You gonna be my lover baby
You ain't gonna stop
I'm gonna give you real good love
Gonna drive ( ? )

Well move, move on down the line
I'm gonna do right, do right all the time

Well I'm gonna move on down the line
I'm gonna get this girl to be mine
She'll be cool and she'll be tall
( ? ) we gotta go

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