Wherever I Lay My Hat (That's My Home)

Album

No Parlez

Label

CBS Records

Genre

Blue-eyed soul

Composer(s)

Marvin Gaye;Barrett Strong;Norman Whitfield

Entered Chart

Oct 1, 1983

Peak Date

Oct 29, 1983

Released

27 May 198

Recorded

Unknown

Catalog #

Columbia 04071

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By the look in your eye I can tell you're gonna cry, is it over me?
If it is, save your tears for I'm not worth it, you see
For I'm the type of boy who is always on the roam
Wherever I lay my hat that's my home
I'm telling you that's my home
You had romance did you break it by chance? Over me
If it's so I'd like for you to know that I'm not worth it, you see
For I'm the type of boy who is always on the roam, hmm
Wherever I lay my hat that's my home
Mmm-hm, that's my home
Oh, you keep telling me, you keep telling me I'm your man
What do I have to do to make you understand?
For I'm the type of guy who gives the girl the eye, everybody knows
Well, I love them and I leave them, break their hearts and deceive them, everywhere I go
Don't you know that I'm the type of man who is always on the roam?
Oh-la-la-la-la-la, wherever I lay my hat that's my home
Wherever I lay my hat, oh-oh, that's my home
Mmm, hey, that's my home and I like it that way
Hmm-mm
Ooh, la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la
Do-do-do, do-do, do-do
Ah, la-la-la-la-la-do-do-do, hmm
Don't tell me that I don't want nobody home
Ahh, la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la
You know I can't make it all alone
Sometimes that's the way that's the way
I'm not sad, I'm not saying I don't love you
Just gotta do what I want to do that's what I want to do
Feels so warm, oh, I gotta go
I'm not saying you don't mean nothing to me
I'm saying no, no I just don't want my way
Do-do-do-do, you're everything a man could want
But sometimes, oh, I have to go my own way
Ta-ta-ta-ta-ta, mm, oh
Do-da-do-do-do, oh, do-da-da, la-la-la, do-do
Hmm-mm-mm-mm-mm
Tell me I just walk away, yeah