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