Look at us baby up all night,
tearing our love apart
aren't we the same two people who lived through years in the dark, ah
every time i try to walk away
something makes me turn around and stay and
i can't tell you why
When we get crazy
it just ain't right
girl i get lonely too
(try to keep your head little girl)
you don't have to worry
just hold on tight
(don't get lost in your little world)
'cause i love you
nothing's wrong as far as i can see
we make it harder than it has to be and
i can't tell you why no baby
i can't tell you why
i can't tell you why
Every time i try to walk away
something makes me turn around and stay and
i can't tell you why
i can't tell you why
i can't tell you why
"I Can't Tell You Why" is a song by the American rock band Eagles which appeared on their 1979 album The Long Run. The song was written by band members Timothy B. Schmit, Glenn Frey, and Don Henley. Recorded in March of 1978 it was the first song finished for the album and the first Eagles song to feature Schmit on lead vocals.[1] The studio version became a Billboard Top 10 hit in April 1980, reaching #8 on the Hot 100 and number 3 on the Adult Contemporary chart.[2]
In 1980 the band promoted the song with a music video which featured Schmit on bass guitar accompanied by Frey on the electric piano, Henley on the drums, Don Felder on the electric guitar, Joe Walsh on the organ and Walsh's touring sideman Joe Vitale on synthesizer. Live versions of the song were released in the 1980 album Eagles Live and 1994's Hell Freezes Over.
Schmit also performed "I Can't Tell You Why" while on tour as a member of Ringo Starr & His All-Starr Band in 1992. Their performance of the song was included on the 1993 live album Ringo Starr and His All Starr Band Volume 2: Live from Montreux.
Personnel
Glenn Frey: lead guitar, electric piano, backing vocals Don Felder: electric guitar Don Henley: drums, backing vocals Timothy B. Schmit: bass guitar, lead vocals Joe Walsh: organ, string synthesizer