Featured In
Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Martyn P. Casey
Bass
Thomas Wydler
Drums
Blixa Bargeld
Guitar
Mick Harvey
Guitar
Conway Savage
Piano
Nick Cave
Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Nick Cave
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
Producer
Robin Mai
Assistant Engineer
Tim Johnston
Assistant Engineer
Don Bartley
Original Mastering Engineer
David Macquarrie
Original Mastering Engineer
Tony Cohen
Producer
Simon Heyworth
Mastering Engineer
Giles Cowley
Assistant Engineer
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
I've searched the holy books
I tried to unravel the mystery of Jesus Christ, the Savior
I've read the poets and the analysts
Searched through the books on human behavior
[Chorus]
I've travelled this world around
For an answer that refused to be found
I don't know why and I don't know how
But she's nobody's baby now
[Verse 2]
I loved her then
I guess I love her still
Hers is the face I see when a certain mood moves in
She lives in my blood and skin
Her wild feral stare
Her dark hair
Her winter lips as cold as stone
Yeah, I was her man
[Chorus]
But there are some things love won't allow
I held her hand but I don't hold it now
I don't know why and I don't know how
But she's nobody's baby now
[Verse 3]
This is her dress that I loved best
With the blue quilted violets across the breast
And these are my many letters
Torn to pieces by long fingered hands
I was her cruel-hearted man
[Chorus]
And though I tried to lay her ghost down
Well, she's moving through me even now
I don't know why and I don't know how
But she's nobody's baby now
[Outro]
She's nobody's baby now
Nobody's baby now
She's nobody's baby now
Written by: Nick Cave