He's Gone - Dee Dee Bridgewater

Tears on a pillow Eyes on the phone You pour all the love that you keep inside Into a song Like he's gone These are the thoughts that you keep inside You smile from your window And stand all alone Pour all the love that you keep inside Into the phone Into the phone And like the leaves on the trees Like the Carpenters' song Like the planes, and the trains, and the lives that were young He's gone, and it feels like the words to a song With the style of a widow And the place of your own You pour all the words that you keep inside Into the phone And sit alone And these are the thoughts that you keep inside And you smile from your window And stand all alone And pour all the love that you keep inside Into a song Into a song And like the leaves on the trees Like the Carpenters' song Like the planes and the trains and the lives that were young He's gone, and it feels like the words to a song And like the stains on the names of the lives of the young He's gone, and it feels like the words to a song And like the leaves on the trees Like the Carpenters' song Like the planes, and the trains, and the lives that were young He's gone, and it feels like the words to a song And like the stains on the names of the lives of the young He's gone, and it feels like the words to a song So gone So gone La-di-da-da-da La-di-da-da-da La-di-da-da-da, da-da-da

He's gone, he's gone You're better off, I'm glad that he's gone He's gone, he's gone You're better off, I'm glad that he's gone I got a girlfriend, she's got a boyfriend She calls me crying every day 'cause they got problems He likes complaining, she's compromising Coming to me for real advice when he just playing I can tell she loves him way too deep He loves being fucking hard to please Cover the basics, it's pretty easy He's a bitch with some expectations Did you go down on his birthday? (Yup) Did you let him leave a necklace? (Yup) Or did you show him all your crazy? (No) Blow him up on the weekends Did you give in to his ego? Just to give a little confidence I think you know it's time to let go (You're better off I'm glad that he's gone) My baby Never no tears for that sucker Only one dick, that's a bummer Dancing all night, get guys' numbers (Better off, I'm glad that he's gone, he's gone) Baby, no tears for that sucker But never go dry this whole summer Wanna get over? Get under (You're better off, I'm glad that he's gone) He's gone, he's gone You're better off, I'm glad that he's gone Bitch, I love you, he never loved you He never saw the pretty things in you that I do I missed your madness, you're kinda ratchet We used to go out every night, get into bad shit You and me under each other's wing We were free 'til he spoiled everything Cover the basics, it's pretty easy He's a bitch with some expectations Did you go down on his birthday? (Yup) Did you let him leave a necklace? (Yup) Or did you show him all your crazy? (No) Blow him up on the weekends Did you give in to his ego? (Yup) Just to give a little confidence (No) I think you know it's time to let go (You're better off I'm glad that he's gone) My baby Never no tears for that sucker Only one dick, that's a bummer Dancing all night, get guys' numbers (Better off, I'm glad that he's gone, he's gone, oh yeah) Baby, no tears for that sucker But never go dry this whole summer Wanna get over? Get under (Better off, I'm glad that he's gone) He's gone, he's gone You're better off, I'm glad that he's gone You and me under each other's wing But he spoiled everything Bitch, I love you, he never loved you He never loved you, my baby Never no tears for that sucker Only one dick, that's a bummer Dancing all night, get guys' numbers (Better off, I'm glad that he's gone) Baby, no tears for that sucker But never go dry this whole summer Wanna get over? Get under (Better off, I'm glad that he's gone) He's gone, he's gone (he's gone) Better off, I'm glad that he's gone He's gone, he's gone You're better off, I'm glad that he's gone

I have had my fun if I never get well no more. I have had my fun if I never get well no more. All of my health is failing; Lord, I'm going down slow, I'm going down slow. Please write my mother and tell her the shape I'm in. Please write my mother and tell her the shape I'm in. Tell her to pray for me, Forgive me for my sin, For all of my sin. On the next train south, look for my clothes back home. On the next train south, look for my clothes back home. 'Cause all of my health is failing; Lord, I'm going down slow, I'm going down slow. All of my health is failing; Lord, I'm going down slow, I'm going down slow. Feel like I'm going, like I'm going down slow. I feel like I'm going, like I'm going down slow. I feel like I'm going, like I'm going down slow. I feel like I'm going, like I'm going down slow. I feel like I'm going, like I'm going down slow.

Is it the first time in your life Or is it just another one-night stand Do you wanna make a fool of me Just like you do it to all those other guys Now I'm leading your life on my own on these days And I don't want to mess with no woman Get me out on your skin No, that's hard. I can see But you're back to save your love, but you can't Give me up, oh, give me up Oh, give me up, oh, give me up You got this on your mind For love isn't sin, I just don't have no time I'm telling you again and again You'd better stop this playing on my mind Take an intermit stand cause you don't have a clue Now I'm reading off time before you Shout it out on the roof as you must understand I got somebody else on my mind Give me up...