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Originally Posted by jdf
Why Did You Do It? See how they sound today! This funky hit of Stretch is not typical for Stretch, they play(ed) a kind of Blues Rock. But Why Did You Do It? launched a bit their career in the 70s. And the song was written by guitarist Kirby (Graham Gregory) and accused Mick Fleetwood, for what he did in the early 70s. I guess the third person was Cliff Davis.
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Why Did You Do It
I've been thinking 'bout what you have done to me
The damage is much deeper than you'll ever see
Hit me like a hammer to my head
I wonder were you pushed or were you led?
Chorus:
Why did you do it? Why did you do that thing to me?
Why did you do it? Why did you do that thing to me?
The only one who knows the truth,
Man it's him me and you.
My friends they listen to the things I say
They listen and they hear more everyday
But I know they never understand it
Because it was no accident you planned it.
Chorus:
Why did you do it? Why did you do that thing to me?
Why did you do it? Why did you do that thing to me?
The only one who knows the truth,
Man it's him me and you.
(spoken: one, two)
(instrumental)
I've been thinking 'bout what you have done to me
The damage is much deeper than you'll ever see
Hit me like a hammer to my head
I wonder were you pushed or were you led?
Why did you do it? Why did you do that thing to me?
Why did you do it? Why did you do that thing to me?
The only one who knows the truth,
Man it's him me and you.
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I always suspected the "third" person in the song was not Clifford but God. He's basically saying there is only one person who knows the truth and then to bring a third person in would completely contradict the previous line.
So in my eyes it should be:
The only one who knows the truth,
Man it's Him, me and you.
(with the obvious capitalisation for the religious)