Right Next Door (Because Of Me) (1987 recording) - The Robert Cray Band, Robert Cray

I can hear the couple fighting right next door

Their angry words sound clear thru these thin walls

Around midnight I heard him shout 'unfaithful woman'

And I knew right there the axe was gonna fall

It’s because of me It’s because of me

I heard him shout who is he, she mumbled low

He said 'baby don’t you lie to me no more'

And I’m listening thru these thin walls, in silence and shame

As she called out my name I was right next door

It’s because of me It’s because of me Because of me It’s because of me She was right next door and I’m such a strong persuader

Well she was just another notch on my guitar

She’s gonna lose the man that really loves her

In the silence I can hear their breaking hearts

Oh oh oh oh At daybreak I hear him pack and say goodbye

I can hear him slam the door and walk away

Right next door I hear that woman start to cry

I should go to her but what would I say

It’s because of me It’s because of me Because of me Young Bob

She was right next door and I’m such a strong persuader

Well she was just another notch on my guitar

She’s gonna lose the man that really loves her

In the silence I can hear their breaking hearts *2