Susan Tedeschi – I Can’t Make You Love Me

Susan Tedeschi – I Can’t Make You Love Me – Live at the Orpheum Theater in Boston, MA, 2022.

Magnificent rendition by the incomparable and very underrated Susan Tedeschi. Gabe Dixon is perfect with his accompaniment.

Takes nothing away from Bonnie, but Susan that is so hearfelt, and a pure joy to listen to what comes out of those lovely pipes.

Lyrics:
Turn down the lights
Turn down the bed
Turn down these voices inside my head
Lay down with me
Tell me no lies
Just hold me close, don’t patronize
Don’t patronize me

‘Cause I can’t make you love me if you don’t
You can’t make your heart feel something it won’t
Here in the dark, in these final hours
I will lay down my heart and I’ll feel the power
But you won’t, no you won’t
‘Cause I can’t make you love me, if you don’t

I’ll close my eyes, then I won’t see
The love you don’t feel when you’re holding me
Morning will come and I’ll do what’s right
Just give me till then to give up this fight
And I will give up this fight

‘Cause I can’t make you love me if you don’t
You can’t make your heart feel something it won’t
Here in the dark, in these final hours
I will lay down my heart and I’ll feel the power
But you won’t, no you won’t
‘Cause I can’t make you love me, if you don’t

Songwriters: Allen Shamblin / Michael Reid

I Can’t Make You Love Me lyrics © Amplified Administration, Unison Rights S.L., Universal Music Publishing Group, Warner Chappell Music, Inc