Granma came to see   Something she could not believe   How could her girl be   So naive   Tar baby, tar baby told   The secret she conceived      That big old smile of yours   Could turn the wind into a song   How could I have doubted   Honey it's with me you belong      Tar baby, tar baby   I love you so      Like a brand new blade   You cut into my life   Cut through two decades   Like a hot coal on ice      Tar baby, my tar baby   It maybe was meant to be   When I look at you   I can't believe my eyes      And with your magic   I think you just might charm the birds out of the sky      Tar baby, tar baby, tar baby   Came good out of grief      A golden thread inside of the web   That I got caught in   Oh, it's a lover's revenge, but out of the pain   Come the best things you see      You cut into my life You cut into my life (baby baby baby baby don't you know that)   You cut into my life (I love you) You cut into my life      La la la la la ooh   You can turn the wind into a song   La la la la la baby baby baby   It's with me you belong