Same old story is back again
She’s not a lover, she’s just a friend
I’m sick and tired for you to blame on me
Now you think it’s funny
Now you wanna spend your money on girls
But you forgot when you were down
That I was around
Call my lover, hang up, call again
What in the world is happening
Listen in, but don’t yell at me
Isn’t it ironic all you wanna do is smoke chronic
Boy, you forgot when you were down
Who was around
I can’t eat, I can’t sleep anymore
Waiting for love to walk through the door
I wish I didn’t miss you anymore
Memories don’t live like people do
I’m sick for ever believing you
Wish you’d bring back the man I knew
Was good to me, oh Lord
Everytime you say you’re coming
Boy, you disappoint me, honey
How well you forgot when you were down
And I was around
I can’t eat, I can’t sleep anymore
Waiting for love to walk through the door
I wish I didn’t miss you anymore
I can’t eat, I can’t sleep anymore
Waiting for love to walk through the door
I wish I didn’t miss you anymore
One of these days, it’s gonna happen to you
Missing a love like I’m missing you, babe yeah yeah
One of these days, when your dreams come true
That’s the one that’s gonna do it to you
Oh oh oh, yeah, yeah, yeah yeah yeah yeah
I can’t eat, I can’t sleep anymore
Waiting for love to walk through the door
I wish I didn’t miss you anymore
Escuché por la radio el otro día esta canción de la cantante Angie Stone y me sonaba muchísimo la base del bajo, además del riff suave de la guitarra eléctrica. Efectivamente estaba en lo cierto, es prácticamente una copia de la canción Back Stabbers de los O’jays. En esta actuación de 1972 en el famoso programa Soul Train están usando el playback, una pena que lo hagan tan mal.
(What they do!)
(They smile in your face)
All the time they want to take your place
The back stabbers (back stabbers)
(They smile in your face)
All the time they want to take your place
The back stabbers (back stabbers)
All you fellows who have someone and you really care, yeah, yeah
Then it’s all of you fellows who better beware, yeah yeah
Somebody’s out to get your lady
A few of your buddies they sure look shady
Blades are long, clenched tight in their fist
Aimin’ straight at your back
And I don’t think they’ll miss
(What they do!)
(They smile in your face)
All the time they want to take your place
The back stabbers (back stabbers)
I keep gettin’ all these visits from my friends, yeah, what they doin to me
They come to my house again and again and again and again, yeah
So are they there to see my woman
I don’t even be home but they just keep on comin’
What can I do to get on the right track
I wish they’d take some of these knives off my back
(They smile in your face)
All the time they want to take your place
The back stabbers (back stabbers)
Low down… dirty…
(What they do!)
(They smile in your face)
Smiling faces… smiling faces sometimes tell lies (Back stabbers)
(They smile in your face)
I don’t need… low down, dirty bastards (Back stabbers)
No obstante, para ser una versión no está nada mal, tiene un sonido soul muy elegante que la hace fácil de escuchar.