Stepchild - Solomon Burke

Well I crawled across the desert for you, baby

And you said, 'So what?'

I bring you diamonds from the diamond mine

Find your door shut

You treat me like a stepchild

Ooh, I am your stepchild

Sometimes I wanna turn and run away

But my heart just won’t let me be

You treat me like a stepchild

What’s a matter with you, baby?

Have you lost your point of view?

Don’t you want no one person

Taking advantage of you?

You treat me like a stepchild

Sure enough treat me like a stepchild

Sometimes I wanna turn and run away

But my heart says, 'Stay'

You treat me like a stepchild

I work hard every day and every night for you

And I don’t even cry

I do everything you want me to do

And I don’t even try

You treat me like a stepchild

Whoa, you treat me like a stepchild

Anything you ask me, you know I’m willing

I just sure can’t beat Bob Dylan

But you still treat me like a stepchild

Come on!

You make me moan, you make me cry

You make me laugh full of joy

Sometimes you make me feel like

A brand new baby boy

But then you treat me like a stepchild

I don’t know why you do that to me

But you treat me — you treat me like a stepchild

Well when you’re 'round all your other friends

You won’t let me in

You’s treat me — you’s treat me like a stepchild

I work hard for you, baby, every night

Come home and treat you right

You wanna stay out and listen to ol' Bob Dylan play all night

You treat me like a stepchild

Why you wanna treat me like a stepchild?

Well you’re wearing out your shoes

Dancing to the blues

And you treat me like a stepchild

Here we go now!

Well I crawled across the desert

Just for you, baby

And you said, 'So what?'

You just wouldn’t behave

You treat me like a stepchild

You treat me just like a stepchild

Sometimes I wanna turn and run away

But my heart says, 'Stay…

Stay, stepchild'

I’m your stepchild