Babe, I Got You Bad

by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

From the album: B-Sides & Rarities

Track 42 of 56 on B-Sides & Rarities (2005).

Duration: 3:50

B-Sides & Rarities cover art

Lyrics for Babe, I Got You Bad

Babe i got you bad Dreaming blood-wet dreams Only madmen have Baby i got you bad I wish to god i never had And it makes me feel so sad, O, baby i got you bad Yeah, babe i got you bad I long for your kiss, For the turn of your mouth Your body is a long thing Heading south And i don't know what i'm talking about All of my words have gone mad Ah, baby i got you bad Seasons have gone wrong And i lay me down in a bed of snow Darling, since you've been gone Well my hands, they don't know where to go And all of my teeth are bared, I got you so much i'm scared Ah, baby i got you bad With the sweep of my hand I undid all the plans That explode at the moment i kissed you On your small hot mouth And your caramel limbs That are hymns to the glory that is you. Look at me darlin' it's sad sad sad Look at me darlin' it's sad sad sad Baby i got you bad Smoke bilowing from the bridges And the rivers we swim in are boiling My hands are reaching for you everywhere But you're not there, or you're recoiling And a weary moon dangles from a cloud Oh honey, i know it's not allowed To say i got you bad. I got you bad... I got you bad... I got you bad... (Repeat and fade)

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