I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good)

I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good)
music by Duke Ellington (right)
lyric by Paul Francis Webster (center)

The poets say that all who love are blind;
But I'm in love and I know what time it is!
The Good Book says, "Go seek and ye shall find."
Well, I have sought and my, what a climb it is!
My life is just like the weather, it changes with the hours;
When he's near, I'm fair and warmer, when he's gone, I'm cloudy with showers;
In emotion, like the ocean, it's either sink or swim---
When a woman loves a man like I love him...

Never treats me sweet and gentle, the way he should;
I got it bad and that ain't good!
My poor heart is sentimental, not made of wood;
I got it bad and that ain't good!

But when the weekend's over and Monday rolls around,
I end up like I start out, just cryin' my heart out;

Doesn't love me like I love him, nobody could;
I got it bad and that ain't good!

Like a lonely weeping willow lost in the wood;
I got it bad and that ain't good!
And the things I tell my pillow, nobody should;
I got it bad and that ain't good!

Though folks with good intentions, they tell me to save all my tears,
I'm glad I'm mad about him, I can't live without him.
Lord above me, make him love me the way he should;
I got it bad and that ain't good!