JOHN MERCY and PEDRO RENATO - Those Cruel Words (feat. Ruby Ann)

JOHN MERCY and PEDRO RENATO: Upright Piano, vibes, Wurlitzer 200A, Hammond B3, Harmonium, Optigan, Accordion, Acoustic Guitar, Twelve String Guitar, Upright Bass, Ukulele, Electric Guitar, Autoharp, Vocals, Sound Design, Claves, Triangle, Shaker Tambourine

RUBY ANN: Vocals

Recorded, Mixed & Mastered at the Blue House Studio by John Mercy and Pedro Renato.
Video: Charlie Chaplin "The Vagabond" (1916)

Released via Lux Records
LP/CD - The Immigrant and The Vagabond (2024) inspired in the two Charlie Chaplin films from 1916/1917

Lyrics: JOHN MERCY
Music: JOHN MERCY and PEDRO RENATO

[Those Cruel Words]

If you can’t find love / I can’t find no love
just hold on tight / and you’re cold as ice
the moon is still high / oh baby please
Well over your eyes / I’m blind to the stars
They slowly whispered those cruel words

you won’t find love and you know because you’ve been around
the moon and back
And love won’t find you because he knows that you’ve been around the moon and back
So where could my baby be

Ah, don’t be so sure / I’ll be your fool
the sun will be kind / and you know that I’m blind
You best sleep by my side / I’d rather die, the moon is so high
the moon is so high

And you still can’t find love / I found my love
to hold on tight/ he’s the cruel kind
This road is so mean / oh baby please
It’s twisted and true / I’m blind in this road
It slowly whispers those cruel words

you won’t find love and you know because you’ve been around
the moon and back
And love won’t find you because he knows that you’ve been around the moon and back
So where could my baby be

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