Bobby "Blue" Bland — Keep It a Secret

[Intro] Every day of my life, I wonder How long can it go on this way? [Verse 1] After hours in a small café Holding hands and planning our getaway Trying our best to stay out of sight We meet in the darkness to hide from the light You know we got too much at stake We take a chance on giving ourselves away [Chorus] We got to keep it a secret, along Just between me and you Just between me and you We got to keep it a secret, oh And don’t give no one else a clue [Verse 2] We can’t afford To let anyone else know If we meet on the street We can’t even say hello It’s hard trying to live This double life We’re strangers by day And lovers by night I’d like to tell the world How I feel about you But right now I really can’t tell the truth [Chorus] We got to keep it a secret, yes, we have Just between me and you, oh Just between me and you We got to keep it a secret, sho’ nuff Don’t give no one else a clue Don’t give no one else a clue [Bridge] We got to, yes, we have I don’t dare tell no one And you know why It’s a secret, baby I’ll keep my part I’d like to tell the world How I feel about you But right now We can’t really tell the truth [Chorus] We got to keep it a secret, yes, we have, baby Just between me and you, oh Just between me and you I can’t tell nobody, no, Lord Keep it a secret I don’t dare tell no one Don’t give no one else a clue [Outro] I can’t tell my mother Keep it a secret I can’t tell my father I can’t tell my sister Not even my brother Keep it a secret I can’t tell no one Not even my closest friend, no, Lord I’m kind of jealous about it Keep it a secret Wish I could tell somebody But my hands are tied It’s so good to me sometimes Keep it a secret I get fightin’ mad about it Seems like I Keep it a secret I better not tell nobody I can’t reveal a thing About me and you Keep it a secret