A Good Man Is Hard to Find - Bessie Smith

I always play Russian Roulette in my head It's sventeen black and twenty-nine red How far from the gutter How far fron the pew I'll always remember to forget about you A good man's is hard to find Only strangers sleep in my bed My favorite words are good-bye And my favorite color is red A long dead soldier looks out From the frame No one remembers his war No one remembers his name Go out to the meadow Scare off all the crows It does nothing but rain here, And nothing will grow A good man's is hard to find Only strangers sleep in my bed My favorite words are good-bye And my favorite color is And my favorite color is And my favorite color is red

Much to my surprise When I opened up my eyes All the sheep had turned to wolves They were standing there With their fangs all bared And it seemed I was the fool Standing my ground I will not be moved Come what may I will never lose But how can you be so cruel? How can you be so cruel? How can you... Things won't ever be the same But you know that I will always be there for you I will always be there for you Brother when you need a hand I'll be there Sister when you need a man I'll be there I will always be there for you

Every woman's out there lookin' for a rich man And every man's out there looking for a perfect ten Can't always get what you want sometimes So you better off to takin' what you can Money won't make you happy, baby And a perfect woman, son's, gonna make you sad If you think that's where it's at then I'm telling you, you're wrong 'Cause you can have it all one day and then it's gone You can search all of your life and still not find What you want, ain't what you've got Good lovin' so hard to find Could this be the right place at the right time Good lovin' feels so fine I just can't get enough 'Cause good lovin's hard to find so hard to find We all need good lovin' Ain't talkin' about no one night stand Some have the touch and others just a hand But when you find the right one then you'll understand Can't always get what you want, sometimes So you're better off to takin' what you can You can search all of your life and still not find What you want ain't what you've got Good lovin' so hard to find Could this be the right place at the right time Good lovin' feels so fine I just can't get enough, I just can't get enough Some of that good, good love Some of that good, good love Some of that good, good love Good lovin' so hard to find Good lovin' make you lose your mind Good lovin', baby, good, good love Good lovin', some of that lovin', baby

You said that your love was just for me That's why I've got to be yours You told me the day will never come You would walk out and leave 'Cause you know that True love is hard to find 'Cause I know that True love is hard to find I believe that True love is hard to find Hard to find Very hard to find I say (true love) True love (true love) True love (true love) True love is hard to find And glory fills my heart with joy from heaven With love for you Darlin', I always think of you Always have my arms filled with love for you 'Cause I know that True love is hard to find I believe oh True love is hard to find True love is hard to find True love is hard to find Yes it is hard to find Very hard to find I say (true love) True love (true love) True love True love is hard to find Just because I know True love is hard to find I believe in love True love is hard to find Everyone should know that True love is hard to find You know that True love is hard to find I say (true love) True love (true love) True love (true love) True love is hard to find Hard to find True love (true love) True love (true love) True love is hard to find (True love is totally hard to find) True love, True Love True love is hard to find I believe in love True love, True Love True love is hard to find True love, True Love True love is hard to find

Where did your fate go? Was I just to fall on my own? If this room was full of lies Is that how you fooled me with love? I see how you changed me, I know what you said It don't make me hate you, I wish that it did I'm, I'm trying to find words, trying to make sense If I don't try, where do I find the lies between the lines? Why does it hurt so much? Won't understand, no, I can't let this go Oh, you made plans now, you can't shut me down Ah, you're advanced, but you can't tell them now No, you can't tell them how You face the pain while your days are numbered You took the highway, you've done it always You hurt this woman, you put your needs first And I've heard this many times in my head, but it still remains That you had all of this Oh-oh, you still search for bad Oh, you fought all of this You don't even know how bad it got So much for you're my one and only You'd say that you were all mine You knew that your words were hard to stand by I was scared of change, but then I complied even though it hurt I stayed and now I'm glad you have it all But there's things that you can't buy Glad that you said sorry, but habits they die hard Why, you want to offer me love that you don't have? Loving you exhausted me, baby, and you charged, you charged I'll take the high road, I've done it always Our time is old, there's only one way You hurt this woman, you put your needs first It's played out many times in my head, but it still remains That you had all of this Oh-oh, you still search for bad Oh, you fought all of this You don't even know how bad it goes So much for you're my one and only (You had all of this) (Oh, you still search for bad) So much for you're my one and only (You fought all of this) (You don't even know how bad it got) So much for you're my one and only I'll wait, I'll wait for faster Only I quit I'll wait, I'll wait for faster I'm all for that I'll wait, I'll wait for faster Only I quit I'll wait, I'll wait for faster I'm all for that