Ain't Nothing You Can Do

by Brooks recording of 1976 from Albert (Rhino 70398) Throw me away You can treat me like trash But still I turn around babe An' give ya all-a my cash You can send me far away Somewhere down on the track, now But just like a boomerang baby you know I'll come right back There ain't nothin' you can do, darlin' To stop me from lovin' you Oh, there's nothin' you can say, darlin' Little girl, to drive me away You can call me names In the presence of my friend That wouldn't hurt my feelin's You know that wouldn't mean a thing It's gonna take a miracle To drive me away I'll be around babe, until I'm old an' gray There is nothin' you can do babe To stop me from lovin' you Oh, there's nothin' you can say, little girl Darlin', to drive me away Oh, hahaha, come on, ya'all Well, alright You can play with my heart Like kids play with toys I wouldn't give a damn If ya tore it apart You can walk all over me Then treat me like dirt So much in love wit' cha darlin' I wouldn't even feel the hurt There is nothin' you can do, babe To stop me from lovin' you No, there's nothin' you can say, little girl Honey, to drive me away 'Cause I'm satisfied, with the love ya give I love ya baby, an' I know it's for real It's gonna take a miracle to drive me away But I'll be lovin' ya darlin' until I'm old an' gray There is nothin' you can do babe To stop me from lovin' you Hey, there is nothin' you can say, little girl Honey to drive me away Woo! hoo-hoo! Well, alright! Um! Oh! Woo! Woo! Well, alright!

 

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