Lyrics for singles by Boz Scaggs
Lowdown
Lido Shuffle
What Can I Say
We're All Alone
Baby's into running around
Hanging with the crowd
Putting your business in the street talking out loud
Saying you bought her this and that
And how much you done spent
I swear she must believe it's all heaven sent
Hey boy you better bring the chick around
To the sad truth the dirty lowdown
(Who I wonder who) taught her how to talk like that
(Who I wonder who) gave her that big idea
Nothing you can't handle nothing you ain't got
Put the money on the table and drive it off the lot
Turn on that ole lovelight and turn a maybe to a yes
Same old schoolboy game got you into this mess
Hey son better get back to town
Face the sad old truth the dirty lowdown
(Who I wonder who) put those ideas in your head
(Who I wonder who) yeah
Come on back down little son
Dig the low low low low lowdown
You ain't got to be so bad got to be so cold
This dog eat dog existence sure is getting old
Got to have a Jones for this Jones for that
This running with the Joneses boy
Just ain't where it's at
You gonna come back around
To the sad sad truth the dirty lowdown
(Who I wonder who) got you thinking like that boy
(Who I wonder who)
(Who I wonder who said who I wonder who)
Oh look out for that lowdown
That dirty dirty dirty dirty lowdown
(Who I wonder who ohh ohh)
Got you thinking like that
Lido missed the boat that day he left the shack
But that was all he missed, and he ain't comin' back
At a tombstone bar in a juke-joint car he made a stop
Just long enough to grab a handle off the top
Next stop Chi-town, Lido put the money down and let her roll
He say, "one more job oughta get it
One last shot 'fore we quit it
One for the road"
Lido, whoa-oh-oh-oh....
He's for the money, he's for the show
Lido's waitin' for another go
Lido, whoa-oh-oh-oh-oh....
[1: He said] one more job oughta get it
One last shot [1: 'fore 2: then] we quit it
One more for the road
Lido be runnin', havin' great big fun 'til he got the note
Sayin' "toe the line or blow it" and that was all she wrote
He be makin' like a beeline, headin' for the borderline, goin' for broke
Sayin, "one more hit oughta do it
This joint, ain't nothin' to it
One more for the road"
[chorus]
(What can I say?)
(What can I do?)
3 am, it's me again, wouldn't you know
Things would have to end this way
I did my best by perfect guest knew when to go
Perfect, you knew when to stay
Come on, tell me that you're lonely dear
I've been feeling down some too
After all this time now, I've made it clear
I've been waiting just for you
(What can I say?)
Oh, to make me know baby
(What can I do?)
Ooh, show me that I care
(What can I say?)
Hmmm, got to have your number baby
(What can I do?)
Do-oo-oo-oo
Can't you see the people just stop and stare?
Don't it make you wonder why?
I just happened to be standing there
Can't you see it in my eyes?
(What can I say?)
Hmmm, you got me actin' like a fool girl
(What can I do?)
Ooh, stop making like a little school girl
(What can I say?)
Could be your lucky day, baby
(What can I do?)
Hmmm, let's talk
(What can I say?)
Ahh, talk to me girl
(What can I say?)
Oh, to make you know baby
(What can I do?)
Oh, to show you that I care
(What can I say?)
Ooh, I'm down on my knees
(What can I do?)
Please, please, please, what can I say?
Outside the rain begins
And it may never end
So cry no more, on the shore a dream
Will take us out to sea
Forevermore, forevermore
Close your eyes and dream
And you can be with me
'Neath the waves, through the cave of hours
Long forgotten now
We're all alone, we're all alone
Close the window, calm the light
And it will be all right
No need to bother now
Let it out, let it all begin
Learn how to pretend
Once a story's told
It can't help but grow old
Roses do, lovers too, so cast
Your seasons to the wind
And hold me dear, oh, hold me dear
Close the window, calm the light
And it will be all right
No need to bother now
Let it out, let it all begin
All's forgotten now
We're all alone, all alone
Close the window, calm the light
And it will be all right
No need to bother now
Let it out, let it all begin
Owe it to the wind, my love Oh, hold me dear
All's forgotten now, my love,
We're all alone, we're all alone