Lyrics Johnnie Taylor

Johnnie Taylor

Where There's Smoke There's Fire

Why do people whisper when they see me passing by?

It can't be because I'm clean, baby

Sunday it's the only day I wear a shirt and tie

I hear the word fool, fool but they won't tell me why

Maybe you know what they're talking about

Because where there's smoke there's fire

I worked eight hard hours, baby, you know that

And after that I bring it all home, I leave you're looking pretty, baby

With plenty time to do wrong, oh yeah

You take all day to go shopping, tell me what did you buy?

I only get five minutes of loving, baby

You know what, where there is smoke there is fire

I called this morning to tell you, to tell you, to tell you I love you

And the phone rang twenty five times

I know you're gonna [Incomprehensible] baby

But you say you was hanging clothes on the line

Listen once your cup was running over but now there's just a drought

My love is still strong, baby when did your love stop?

Where there's smoke there's fire

Too many excuses mean you told a lie, oh yes, you do now, baby

I don't believe you love me like you used to love me, oh no

Because I can see the smoke and the old folks told me

There's fire where there's smoke, I believe

I know, I know, baby, where there's smoke there's fire