Black Like Me

Spoon

I believed that someone would
Take care of me tonight
As I walk into Dorian's
Can you see it in my eyes?

My boots are on the mend
I lay walking home
Street tar in summer will do a job on your soul
Street tar in summer will do a job on your soul

Junie's watching cover shy
My head's feeling light
I believed that someone would
Take care of me tonight
Anyhow, anyway, so I split
Just getting out of there
What's gonna get me out of this?

I spent the night in the map room
I humanize the vacuum

I believed that someone would
Take care of me tonight.
Oh and as I'm looking out at you
Can you see that in, in my eyes
On the mend,
Now they could lead me home

Street tar in summer
Will play a trick on your soul

Oh Junie's got daylight
Aw it made me feel so light
Just something to take care of the light

Junie's watching daylight
All there is to feel a light
Someone to take care of the light

All the weird kids up front
Tell me what you know you want
Someone to take care of tonight


Lyrics submitted by stagger_lee, edited by IChambo

Black Like Me Lyrics as written by Britt Daniel

Lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.

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    Great, GREAT song!

    I think women can sometimes mistakenly believe that men are always strong and never need uplifting, but once in a while we do.

    [Genius.]

    el_chisoon September 04, 2008   Link

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