[00:00]Robert Cray - Across The Line (Don't Be Afraid of the Dark)
There's so many reasons A man will commit a crime Frustration's gnawin' at him Twisting up his mind
He's tickin' like a bomb That may go off at any time
I'm not here to make excuses I didn't walk into it blind
It was plain old greed Took something that wasn't mine
It was the weakness for a woman That made me step across the line
What made it so bad Was that I had a woman of my own
And she never did wrong to me Almost did her best to make our home
From these cheatin' seeds I planted Some big-time grief has grown
There's never been a man who's lived a perfect life I cut three hearts to pieces Didn't even use a knife I didn't have the common decency To lay off my brother's wife
(Saxophone solo)
(Guitar solo)
No they won't put me in prison I'll be doing some hard time
Child supporting alimony Taking my very last dime
I didn't think about the damage When I stepped across the line
[00:00]Robert Cray - Across The Line [00:04.88](Don't Be Afraid of the Dark) [00:22.33] [00:22.49]There's so many reasons [00:25.09]A man will commit a crime [00:30.15]Frustration's gnawin' at him [00:32.95]Twisting up his mind [00:35.75] [00:37.41]He's tickin' like a bomb [00:39.87]That may go off at any time [00:42.96] [00:44.37]I'm not here to make excuses [00:47.27]I didn't walk into it blind [00:50.37] [00:52.09]It was plain old greed [00:54.55]Took something that wasn't mine [00:57.75] [00:59.06]It was the weakness for a woman [01:01.87]That made me step across the line [01:05.13] [01:06.44]What made it so bad [01:09.14]Was that I had a woman of my own [01:13.90] [01:14.00]And she never did wrong to me [01:16.55]Almost did her best to make our home [01:20.26] [01:21.15]From these cheatin' seeds I planted [01:23.91]Some big-time grief has grown [01:27.21] [01:30.27]There's never been a man who's lived a perfect life [01:36.88]I cut three hearts to pieces [01:38.99]Didn't even use a knife [01:43.04]I didn't have the common decency [01:46.20]To lay off my brother's wife [01:51.06] [01:51.11](Saxophone solo) [02:12.19] [02:12.99](Guitar solo) [02:34.32] [02:34.52]No they won't put me in prison [02:37.53]I'll be doing some hard time [02:40.73] [02:42.48]Child supporting alimony [02:45.24]Taking my very last dime [02:48.04] [02:49.44]I didn't think about the damage [02:52.15]When I stepped across the line [02:58.21]
