Etta James — I Never Meant to Love Him

[Intro] Baby, I know you've been hearing lots of stories from your so called friends. About some of the things I've been doing. But listen, before you jump to conclusions I want you to listen to what I have to say, alright? [Verse 1] He was just someone to talk to, whoa-oh-oh-oh-oh Easy place to lay my problems down But when I was lonely for you, baby, yeah yeah yeah He always seemed, seemed to be around [Chorus] And I never, never, never, never, never, never meant to love him, no, no, no And I never, never, never, never, never, never meant to care All those empty nights The lonely nights I spent without you there at night He was always (Always there), always (Always there) Always there (Always there), oh yeah, yeah (Always there) [Verse 2] And I never, never, never knew I never knew when we said goodbye Yeah, yeah, yeah You'd be the one boy to hang your head Hang your head and then cry And it's so strange, so strange Oh yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah How the game, how the game of love can change [Harmonizing] [Verse 3] He was just someone to turn to, yeah, yeah, yeah Just a face, a face that made me smile And I had no way, I had no way, I had no way No way of knowing, no, no, no, no That the need, the need for the boy is growing, no [Chorus] And I never, never, never, never, never, never meant to love him I'm telling you the truth now, boy And I never, never, never, never, never, never, never, never meant to care now All those empty nights The lonely nights I didn't have you beside me, baby, not you He was always (Always there), always (Always there) Always there (Always there), there, there (Always there) Yeah [Outro] Oh baby, baby, baby, baby, baby (Never meant, never meant to love him) I swear to you, I swear to you I never meant to love him No, no, I never, I didn't intend to (Never meant, never meant to love him) Didn't intend to get myself going, going, no Oh, oh, baby, baby, please forgive me now (Never meant, never meant to love him) Oh Lord, ooh Lord, oh Lord, oh Lord (Never meant, never meant to love him)