(Kevin Welch) I don't want nobody I'm better off alone I'm sworn to independence My heart is made of stone But you're breakin' on through Oh, there's somethin' 'bout you. I've been tapping my toes To the way you talk And I've been singin' along To the way you walk I've got to do Somethin' 'bout you. Chorus Well, I've got this place of mine It's nice and quiet and I like it fine I work real hard got no time for you But I've whiskied up my coffee cup Sittin' here tryin' not to call you up It's gettin' to where I don't know what to do Oh. there's somethin' 'bout you. --- Instrumental --- Somethin' about you like distant thunder And I can't say I ain't been warned But there's no shelter to crawl under Ever gonna save me from this storm. Oh, there's somethin' 'bout you That I can't shake There's somethin' 'bout you That's been keeping me awake The whole night through Oh, there's somethin' 'bout you. Chorus Well, I've got this place of mine It's nice and quiet and I like it fine I work real hard got no time for you But I've whiskied up my coffee cup Sittin' here tryin' not to call you up It's gettin' to where I don't know what to do Oh. there's somethin' 'bout you, babe, somethin' 'bout you...

I see you every day Walking down the avenue I'd like to get to know you But all I do is smile at you Oh baby when it comes to talking My tongue get so thight This sidewalk love affair Has got me high as a kite Yeah yeah, there's something 'bout you baby I like Well I'm a slow walker But girl I'd race a mile for you Just to get back in time For my peek-a-boo rendezvous Well baby maby it's the way You wear you're blue jeans so tight I can't put my finger On what you're doing right Yeah yeah, there's something 'bout you baby I like Yeah yeah, there's something 'bout you baby I like Well I'm standing on a corner Smiling by a telephone I'd like to check you over Get to know you with a fine tooth comb Oh baby when I get home, I turn out the light And then you come a strolling through My dreams every night Yeah yeah, there's something 'bout you baby I like Yeah yeah, there's something 'bout you baby I like

I was stronger when you held me And I was braver when you would tell me You couldn't wait to see the man I would become Now at the table, an empty setting And I remember without regretting And I hope you see the man I have become Boxes in the basement Old dusty memories But there's something 'bout you lately That's close to me I wear the jacket that you once gave me And I walk the places you used to take me And I remember that I'm the man you love Boxes in the basement Old dusty memories But there's something 'bout you lately That's close to me You've gone before me And it's hard for me to see There's something 'bout you lately Oh something 'bout you lately There's something 'bout you lately That's close to me

There was a girl I used to know She was oh so beautiful But she's not here anymore She had a college degree Smart as anyone could be Had so much to live for But she fell in love With the wrong kinda man He abused her love and treated her so bad There was not enough education in her world That could save the life of this little girl How come, how long It's not right, it's so wrong Do we let it just go on Turn our backs and carry on Wake up, for it's too late Right now, we can't wait She won't have a second try Open up your hearts As well as your eyes She tried to give a cry for help She even blamed things on herself But no one came to her aid Nothing was wrong as far as we could tell That's what we'd like to tell ourselves But no, it wasn't that way So she fell in love With the wrong kinda man And she paid with her life For loving that man So we cannot ignore We must look for the signs And maybe next time We might save somebody's life How come, how long It's not right, it's so wrong Do we let it just go on Turn our backs and carry on Wake up, for it's too late Right now, we can't wait She won't have a second try Open up your hearts As well as your eyes I on occasion met that guy It's been a feeling deep inside Something about him wasn't right The way he proves himself a man By beatin' his woman with his hands Oh I wish she'd seen the light (Hey) How can someone like that Call himself a man (He's not a man) Coz In reality he's far more less than that And we cannot ignore Whenever we see the signs 'Cause any kinda of abuse God knows it's a crime How come (how come...), how long (how long...) It's not right (it's not right...), it's so wrong (so wrong...) Do we let it just go on (just go...) Turn our backs and carry on Wake up (wake up...), for it's too late (too late...) Right now (now...), we can't wait (we can't wait...) She won't have a second try Open up your hearts As well as your eyes...