You speak of love
But you ain’t no lover
You were a friend
But more like a brother
As the miles passed beneath me
The sounds made so sweetly
Came to an end
And no man can deny her
But now you’re a liar
And you’ve no room left to defend
When I left, I should have known better
The kind of man that you are
You’d have to get her
And I know you got a lot of pain
That’s born inside you
But instead of growing stronger
You let it divide you
How could you be so careless
How could you be so careless
And the waves that are crashing
True lies and passion
Washing on your shore
A line has been crossed
A true love’s been lost
That I can’t get back anymore
And I’m sure
That we both still love her
It’s a shame we both lost her
And in turn lost each other
But a trust has been broken
And words have been spoken
But it can’t mend
And no man can deny her
As you laid beside her
I hope it felt good my friend
How could you be so careless
How could you be so careless
How could you be so careless
With her heart
You speak of love
But you ain't no lover
You were a friend
But more like a brother
As the miles passed beneath me
The sounds made so sweetly
Came to an end
And no man can deny her
But now you're a liar
And you've no room left to defend
When I left, I should have known better
The kind of man that you are
You'd have to get her
And I know you got a lot of pain
That's born inside you
But instead of growing stronger
You let it divide you
How could you be so careless
How could you be so careless
And the waves that are crashing
True lies and passion
Washing on your shore
A line has been crossed
A true love's been lost
That I can't get back anymore
And I'm sure
That we both still love her
It's a shame we both lost her
And in turn lost each other
But a trust has been broken
And words have been spoken
But it can't mend
And no man can deny her
As you laid beside her
I hope it felt good my friend
How could you be so careless
How could you be so careless
How could you be so careless
With her heart
I saw him live!!! I actually got to hang out with him and Jaron (his bassist) in Tulsa, OK!!! We all went out for drinks - it was so cool. Oh, and he's even better lookin upclose ;-)
I see some comments of people newly discovering Amos Lee, so I'll list some other of his songs to check out. If you don't, you're missing some of the greatest gems of I guess 'soul-folk' music ever created.
Arms of a Woman
Colors
Southern Girl
Seen it All Before
Keep it Loose, Keep it Tight
Better Days
What's Been Going On
and the non-soul but catchy endearing jingle "Sweet Pea"
I believe that Amos is talking about how his friend took his girl when he was away. He blames his friend for lying and how their trust and bond as friends was broken. He also thinks his friend was careless for losing the girl too so that they both ended up losing the girl. Rawr. Me loves the song :)