Page type: lyric reference
Artist: Ray Charles
Canonical path: /ray-charles/black-coffee
Related lyric paths: 6
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Black Coffee
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Black Coffee
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I'm feelin' mighty lonesome
Haven't slept a wink
I walk the floor an' watch the door
In between I drink
Black coffee
Love's a hand-me-down room
I'll never know a Sunday
In this weekday room
Been talkin' to the shadows
One o'clock ‘til four
An' Lord how slow the moments go
When all ya do is pour
Black coffee
Since the blues caught my eye
I'm hangin' out on Monday
My Sunday dreams to dry
You know a man is born to love a woman
To work and slave to pay her debts
Just because he's only human
To drown his past regrets
In coffee and cigarettes
I'm moonin' all the mornin'
Mournin' all the night
In between it's nicotine
Not much heart to fight
Black coffee
Feelin' low as the ground
I'm waitin' for my baby
To maybe come around
Gonna drown my past regrets
In some coffee and a few cigarettes
I'm moonin' all the mornin'
Mournin' all the night
In between it's nicotine
And not much heart to fight
Black coffee
Feeling low as the ground
It's driving me crazy!
Just waitin' for my baby
To maybe come around
Please come around
Please come
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