Nobody's Baby Now

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 behaviorI traveled 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 nowI loved her then and 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, I was her manBut 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 nowThis 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 her long-fingered hand
I was her cruel-hearted manAnd though I've tried to lay her ghost down
Well, she's moving through me, even now
I don't know why, I don't know how
But she's nobody's baby nowShe's nobody's baby now
Nobody's baby now
She's nobody's baby now