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Evil Ways Lyrics by Santana
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- Recording: “Evil Ways” is credited to Santana.
- Released: 1986 on “Black Magic Woman: Best of Santana”.
- Length: The recording runs 3:40.
- Genre: Filed under Rock.
- Lyrics: This page has 25 lyric lines and 28 timed cues.
- Chart: No dated chart rank is attached yet.
- Karaoke: Timed playback is ready on this page.
- Written by: Clarence “Sonny” Henry.
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The stored release association is “Black Magic Woman: Best of Santana”, dated 1986, with a duration of 3:40.
Evil Ways lyrics by Santana
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0:16You've got to change your evil ways, baby
0:21Before I stop lovin' you
0:25You've got to change, baby
0:30And every word that I say is true
0:33You've got me runnin' and hidin' all over town
0:37You've got me sneakin' and a peepin' and runnin' you down
0:41This can't go on
0:45Lord knows, you've got to change, baby
0:52Baby, when I come home, baby
0:59My house is dark, and my thoughts are cold
1:02You hang around, baby
1:07With Jean and Joan and a who knows who
1:10I'm gettin' tired of waiting and fooling around
1:14I'll find somebody that won't make me feel like a clown
1:18This can't go on
1:21Lord knows, you've got to change
1:25♪
2:23When I come home, baby
2:29My house is dark, and my thoughts are cold
2:32You hang around baby
2:36With Jean and Joan and a who knows who?
2:40I'm gettin' tired of waiting and fooling around
2:44I'll find somebody that won't me feel like a clown
2:48This can't go on
2:52Yeah, yeah, yeah
2:54♪
3:00Thank you very much
3:02♪
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Evil Ways song profile
“Evil Ways” by Santana is identified here by its recording fields, credits, chart snapshot and synchronized lyric data. Continue with more Santana lyrics and songs, or compare this recording with other Rock song lyrics.
- 1986Released
- 3:40Length
- 25Lyric lines
- 28Timed cues
- 166sTimed span
- Lyric record matched as “Evil Ways” by Santana
- 28 ordered lyric timestamps verified
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Release record
AskLyrics connects this recording to the release “Black Magic Woman: Best of Santana.” Available release data dates this recording to 1986. The identified recording runs 3:40. The writing field currently credits Clarence “Sonny” Henry.
Lyric structure
This transcription is organized into 7 text sections with 25 readable lines. Its 28 lyric timestamps cover roughly 166 seconds of the matched recording. AskLyrics detected 3 recurring line patterns and keeps each return in its recorded order. During playback, the saved offset corrects the difference between video time and the lyric timeline.
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- Album / release
- Black Magic Woman: Best of Santana
- Released
- 1986
- Length
- 3:40
- Written by
- Clarence “Sonny” Henry
- Recording source
- MusicBrainz record ↗
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