Writer: Melissa Etheridge
Producer: Hugh Padgham, Melissa Etheridge
Album: Yes I Am (Melissa Etheridge)
Label: Island Records
Year: 1993
Lesbian rocker Melissa Etheridge recieved national recognition with the release of her fourth albumYes I Am. Strong lyrics paired with Etheridge's powerful voice made "I'm the Only One" one of the musician's biggest hits charting at number eight on the Billboard Hot 100 and number one on the Adult Contemporary charts.
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I'm the Only One - Melissa Etheridge lyrics
Please baby, can't you see
My mind's a burnin' hell.
I got razors a rippin' and tearin'
And strippin' my heart apart as well.
Tonight you told me that you ache for something new
And some other woman is lookin' like something
That might be good for you.
Go on and hold her till the screaming is gone.
Go on believe her when she tells you
Nothing's wrong,
But I'm the only one
Who'll walk across the fire for you.
And I'm the only one
Who'll drown in my desire for you.
It's only fear that makes you run,
The demons that you're hiding from.
When all your promises are gone,
I'm the only one.
Please baby can't you see I'm trying to explain.
I've been here before and I'm locking the door
And I'm not going back again.
Her eyes and arms and skin
Won't make it go away.
You'll wake up tomorrow and wrestle the sorrow
That holds you down today.
Go on and hold her till the screaming is gone.
Go on believe her when she tells you
Nothing's wrong,
But I'm the only one
Who'll walk across the fire for you.
And I'm the only one
Who'll drown in my desire for you.
It's only fear that makes you run,
The demons that you're hiding from.
When all your promises are gone,
I'm the only one.
Go on and hold her till the screaming is gone.
Go on believe her when she tells you
Nothing's wrong,
But I'm the only one
Who'll walk across the fire for you.
And I'm the only one
Who'll drown in my desire for you.
It's only fear that makes you run,
The demons that you're hiding from.
When all your promises are gone,
I'm the only one.
Yeah..
And I'm the only one
Who'll drown in my desire for you.
It's only fear that makes you run,
The demons that you're hiding from.
When all your promises are gone,
I'm the only one.
