I Never Meant To Love Him - 1993 Essential Etta Version

Baby, I know you've been hearing lots of stories from

Your so-called friends about some of the things that

I've been doing. But listen, before you jump to conclusions

I want you to listen to what I have to say, alright?

He was just someone to talk to, oh, oh, oh, oh

An easy place to lay my problems down

But when I was lonely for you, baby, yeah yeah yeah

He always seemed, seemed to be around

And I never, never, never, never, never

Never meant to love him, no, no, no

And I never, never, never, never, never, never meant to care

All those empty nights, the lonely

Nights I spent without you, daddy, now

He was always (Always there)

Always (Always there)

Always there (Always there)

Oh, yeah, yeah (Always there)

And I never, never, never knew, I never

Knew when we said goodbye, yeah, yeah, yeah

You'd be the one, boy, to hang your head, hang your head and then cry

And it's so strange, so strange, oh yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

How the game, how the game of love can change, yeah, yeah

He was just someone to turn to, yeah, yeah, yeah

Just a face, a face that made me smile

And I had no way, I had no way, I had no

Way, no way of knowing, no, no, no, no

That the need, the need for the boy was growing, no

And I never, never, never, never, never, never meant to love him

I'm telling you the truth now, boy

And I never, never, never, never, never

Never, never, never meant to care, now

All those empty nights, the lonely nights

I didn't have you beside me, baby, now

He was always (Always there)

Always (Always there)

Always there (Always there)

There, there, there (Always there)

Oh, baby, baby, baby, yeah (Never meant to love him)

Swear to you, swear to you I never meant to love him

No, no, I never (Never meant to)

I didn't intend to (Never meant to love him)

I didn't go and let myself fall for him, no

Oh, oh, baby, baby, please forgive me now (Never meant to)

Oh, no, ooh, no, oh, no (Never meant to)

Ooh, no, I never (Never meant to)