Granma came to see 
Something she could not believe 
How could her girl be zo 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 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