The one I love is standing near
The one I love is everywhere
I can woo you, I can amuse you
But there is nothing I can do to make you mine
Black cloud, Black cloud
The one I love roosts in the mind
can snap this spell or, increase hell
I can chase you and I can catch you
But there is nothing I can do to make you mine
Black cloud, black cloud
I play the game of favorites now
I can, I must, I will, I do
I can please you or I can freeze you out
But there is nothing I can do to make you mine
Black cloud, black cloud, black cloud
I can choke myself to please you
and I can sink much lower than usual
but there's nothing I can do
to make you mine