Bonnie Raitt's "I Can't Make You Love Me"

I have always loved Bonnie Raitt's raspy, soulful voice. This song is simply lovely, for no other reason than that. I love singing it!



Lyrics

Turn down the lights, turn down the bed
Turn down these voices inside my head
Lay down with me, tell me no lies
Just hold me close, don't patronize, don't patronize me

'Cause I can't make you love me if you don't
You can't make your heart feel something it won't
Here in the dark, in these final hours
I will lay down my heart and feel the power
But you won't, no, you won't
I can't make you love me if you don't

I'll close my eyes, then I won't see
The love you don't feel when you're holding me
Morning will come and I'll do what's right
Just give me until then to give up this fight and I will give up this fight

'Cause I can't make you love me if you don't
You can't make your heart feel something it won't
Here in the dark, in these final hours
When I lay down, I'll feel the power
But you won't, I can't make you love me if you don't

Love, ~Mama