James Brown — Talkin Loud and Saying Nothing Part 1

[Chorus] Like a dull knife Just ain't cutting Just talking loud Then saying nothing Just saying nothing Just saying nothing [Verse 1] You can't tell me How to run my life down You can't tell me How to keep my business sound You can't tell me What I'm doing wrong When you keep jiving And singing that same old funny song You can't tell me which way to go 'Cause three times seven And then some more You can't tell me, hey [Chorus] You're like a dull knife Just ain't cutting You're just talking loud And saying nothing Just saying nothing Just saying nothing [Verse 2] Don't tell me how to do my thing When you can't, can't, can't do your own Don't tell me how to be a boy When, when you know I'm grown Can't use me like a woman When she throws away her dress And you can't tell me, hey, haha How to use my mess [Chorus] You're like a dull knife, Jack You just ain't cutting You're just talking loud Then saying nothing Just saying nothing And saying nothing [Verse 3] Shape up your bag Don't worry 'bout mine My thing together And I'm doing fine Good luck to you Mister Loud and Wrong Then keep on singing That same old funny song Then keep on singing That same old funny song Just keep on singing That same old funny song Just keep on singing That same old funny song Just keep on singing That same old funny, OW [Outro] I got to, I want to I musta, I got to Ashes to ashes and a dust to dust I musta, I keep on I feel it, in my feet I say I will The point is too dark to fill When you say I can't You're phony, you're phony I said, I said, you're phony