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Nothing Seems To Matter

This version of Nothing Seems To Matter was released by Bonnie Raitt in 1972.

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Seems like such a long time since I held you my arms,
And felt you close and warm beside me,
Another night is getting late and I’m alone with just the ache
And the memory of you beside me.

Darling, I’ve never been so blue,
I’ve tried to see it through,
There’s nothing I can do.
I won’t make it on my own,
So won’t you please hurry home,
’cause nothing seems to matter without you.

Last time I saw you,
There was nothing we could say,
We knew it was a time for a change,
A time to think you said that night,
And I lied and said all right,
I left you in the morning,
I watched you in the window,
And Mexico will never be the same.

It was time to be apart,
But somehow it seems this heart of mine,
Will never find a way to live without you.
And now I’m out here on the road
And I’m feeling bought and sold,
And tonight I just can’t but think about you.

Darling, I’ve never been so blue,
I’ve tried to see it through,
There’s nothing I can do,
I won’t make it on my own
So darling won’t you hurry home,
Because nothing seems to matter without you.
No, nothing seems to matter without you.

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