Phyllis Hyman - Why Did You Turn Me On lyrics

rate me

You turn away

You don't know what to say

And I close my eyes

Defeated by surprise

Now too many thoughts just crowded in to bed

And the hungry night is begging to be fed

Heart on the line

The stand up to test the time

I guess what is most secure is bound to lose

If love's just a victim of a poor excuse

Why, why did you turn me on

If you knew that one day you'll be gone

Ohh, why did you shine the light

In the night [Ooh, ooh, ooh, oooh, ooh, ooh]

Tell me why

Where is the door

Love opened to scream for more

Here I understand the nature of the game

But the rules that hurt me most that's never changed

[Chorus]

Why did you turn me on?

[Saxophone solo]

[Chorus w/ ad-libs til fade]

Thanks to Rick for correcting these lyrics