Not Cause I Wanted To

Bonnie Lynn Raitt (born November 8, 1949) is a renowned American blues singer-songwriter and slide guitar player. During the 1970s, Raitt released a series of acclaimed roots-influenced albums which incorporated elements of blues, rock, folk and country, but she is perhaps best known for her more commercially accessible recordings in the 1990s including "Nick of Time", "Something to Talk About", "Love Sneakin' Up on You", and the slow ballad "I Can't Make You Love Me". Raitt has received nine Grammy Awards in her career and is a lifelong political activist. more »

Year:: 2012
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Well I'm calling you
'Cause you deserve to know
You are not the reason that I had to go,
Late at night in these hotel rooms
I think of all I've lost,
What I've put you through

And if I knew the reason
I would tell you why somehow
The feeling slipped away
I only did what I had to do
Not 'cause I wanted to

I've got a guilty heart
And a troubled mind
No matter where I go
You're never far behind
I'd like to think 
That you've forgiven me
But forgiveness ain't enough
To wash my conscience clean

Oh and if I knew the reason 
I would tell you why somehow 
The feeling slipped away
I only did what I had to do
Not 'cause I wanted to

I only did what I had to do
Not 'cause I wanted to

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Written by: AL ANDERSON, BONNIE BISHOP

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