Lyrics: Robert Hunter
Music: Robert Hunter
The sixth part of Robert Hunter's Amagamalin Street Suite.
Hey, babe, look at you -Notes
eight shades of black and blue
You look like you could use
someone to talk to
You know, I'm in a bind
since your man is a friend of mine
I know him as a son of a gun but
he's a son of a bitch with a woman
Don't be deceived
Don't be deceived
If I had a girl like you
I know what I'd do -
and I know, yes, I do
what I wouldn't do, too
I want to help but what can I do
unless he turns on me like he did on you (note 1)
It's not a question of unconcern
To see what he's done makes me burn
Don't be deceived
Don't be deceived
I'll say it and I mean it, too,
next time he swings on you
don't you take it lying down
Honey, you just come around
You come back if it happens again
Don't feel you ain't got a friend
I'll take matters in my hands,
ethics of the road be damned
Don't be deceived
Don't be deceived
Hey, babe, look at you -
eight shades of black and blue
You look like you could use
someone to talk to
Don't be deceived
Don't be deceived
Don't be deceived
Robert Hunter Recordings | |||||
Date | Album | Recorded By | |||
1984 | Amagamalin Street | Robert Hunter |
Finding Maggie badly beaten by Chet, Murphy attempts to wise her up to his friend's destructive nature: "I know him as a son of a gun but he's a son of a bitch with a woman."