Nobody’s Baby Now Songtext
von Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds

I′ve searched the holy books
I've tried to unravel the mystery of Jesus Christ, the Savior
I′ve read the poets and the analysts
I've searched through the books on human behavior

I've traveled this world around
Well, I look for an answer that refused to be found
Well, I don′t know why and I don′t know how
But she's nobody′s baby now

I loved her then and I guess I love her still
Well, hers is that face I see when at certain mood moves in
She lives in my blood and skin
But her wild feral stare and her dark hair
And her winter lips just as cold as stone
Yeah, I was her man


There are some things even love don't allow
Well, I held her hand but I don′t hold it now
I don't know why and I don′t know how
But she's nobody's baby now

This is her dress that I loved best
It′s got blue quilted violets all across the breast

These are my many letters
All torn to pieces by her long-fingered hand

Well, I was her cruel-hearted man
And even though I′ve tried to lay her ghost down
Well, she's moving through me, even now
Well, I don′t know why and I don't know how
But she′s nobody's baby now

Yeah, she′s nobody's baby now
No, no, no
No, no, no, no, no
Oh, no, no, no, no, no
No