Lyrics to
You Told Me Baby

This version of You Told Me Baby was released by Bonnie Raitt in 1972.

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Told me baby,
You were just too tired to try,
There was nothing left for you to give
And no more tears to cry.

I know she hurt you,
But you know I’ve been hurt too.
You just come to me, we’ll see
What a love can do.

Told me baby,
I was still too young to know,
All the ways that love was going to drag you down,
And just how low I’d go.

In love and time between us,
Makes no difference at all.
You know, You’re as desperate to get back up,
As I am not to fall.

Oh, baby, I’ve been looking for a man like you. . .
Oh, darling,
After all we’ve been through
There’s no one left to fool;
Nothing left for us to do,
Except me and you.

Told me baby,
To find somebody new.
Do you really think that I’d come this far,
Just to lose a man like you?

You know you’ve got to take a chance,
If only you will stay.
And if you’ve got the time baby, I’ve got the love,
We might just find a way

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Bonnie Raitt has released many songs over the years besides You Told Me Baby. Bonnie Raitt released songs from 1971 to 2005 spanning across albums like Bonnie Raitt, Give It Up, Takin' My Time, Streetlights, Home Plate, Sweet Forgiveness, The Glow, Green Light, Nine Lives, Nick Of Time, Luck Of The Draw, Longing In Their Hearts, Fundamental, Silver Lining, and Souls Alike. Decade Lyrics has over lyrics & songs by Bonnie Raitt.

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The lyrics to You Told Me Baby are just the words, phrases, verses and chorus that Bonnie Raitt used when the song was created in 1972. The lyrics to You Told Me Baby have both easy-to-spot meanings and hidden metaphors that have been discussed by the music press and fans, but only Bonnie Raitt and any collaborators know all of the inspirations for the song.

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