Song Description

Love triangle

Lyrics

TAINTED LOVE

BOBBY RUSSELL HE GOOD LOOKIN? MAN ABOUT THIS TOWN
NEVER THOUGHT TO DO NO ONE NO HARM
AND HIS WIFE MELINDA JANE PRETTY AS YOU?D SEE
READS THE LOCAL NEWS ON CHANNEL ONE
PERFECT COUPLE FOLKS ARE SAYING WHEN THEY?D PASS ?EM BY
HAPPIER NO TWO COULD HOPE TO STAY
SO IT CAME A BIG SURPRISE WHEN THEY FOUND THE LETTER
RIGHT BESIDE HIS BODY WHERE HE LAY

HE SAID, GOODBYE TO THE WIFE WHO LOVES ME TRUE
GOODBYE TO THE CHILDREN I ADORE
I CAN?T GO ON DECEIVING LIKE I DONE, NO NO NO
AND GOODBYE SWEET MARIE I LOVED YOU MORE

AND AS EACH NEW DAY?S A DAWNING CARRYING A WARNING TAINTED LOVE AINT NO GOOD ANYHOW

KEY CHANGE

SHERIFF THOMPSON PAID HIS CALL TO INFORM SWEET MAREE
?BOUT THE FATE THAT BOBBY RUSSELL KNEW
ASKED HER HOW SHE FELT TO KNOW HER FRIEND MELINDA JANE
HAD BEEN WRONGED BY HER AND BOBBY TOO
EARLY IN THE MORN THAT FOLLOWED CHILDREN AT THEIR PLAY
BY THE WATERS EDGE FOUND SWEET MAREE
AND INSIDE HER POCKET WAS THE NOTE SHE WROTE TO SAY
HOW ASHAMED SHE?D FOUND HERSELF TO BE

SHE SAID, GOODBYE TO THE WORLD I RODE UPON
BOBBY RUSSELL HOW I LOVED YOU SO
MELINDA JANE I NEVER MEANT TO HURT YOUR FEELINGS NONE
AND GOODBYE TO MY HUSBAND BILLY JOE

AND AS EACH NEW DAY?S A DAWNING CARRYING A WARNING
TAINTED LOVE AINT NO GOOD ANYHOW

KEY CHANGE

BILLY JOE WAS WORKING ON REHEARSALS FOR HIS SHOW
WHEN HE GOT TO HEAR ABOUT HIS SWEET MAREE
DROVE OFF LIKE A HURRICANE DIDN?T EVEN SAY
WHO IT WAS THAT HE WAS GONNA SEE
SPEEDING DOWN THE BLACKRIDGE ROAD SUNSHINE IN HIS EYES
SWERVED TO MISS THE TRUCK THAT BLOCKED HIS WAY
BUT HE HIT THAT BIG MACK HEAD ON AND MELINDA JANE WAS WITH HIM
AND AS THEY DIED THE TRUCKIE HEARD HIM SAY

HE SAID, GOODBYE SWEET MAREE WHAT?S DONE IS DONE
BOBBY RUSSELL YOU ALWAYS WERE MY FRIEND
I CAN?T EXPLAIN WHATEVER MADE ME RUN THE RACE I RUN
AND MELINDA JANE WE WERE LOVERS TILL THE END

AND AS EACH NEW DAY?S A DAWNING CARRYING A WARNING
TAINTED LOVE AINT NO GOOD ANYHOW
YES, AS EACH NEW DAY?S A DAWNING CARRYING A WARNING
TAINTED LOVE AINT NO GOOD ANYHOW