I Cant Make You Love Me was penned by Mike Reid and Allen Shamblin. It was inspired by a court report about a man who shot at his girlfriends tires, claiming he couldnt make her love him. Reid felt that this notion perfectly summed up the concept of not being able to control anothers love and, together with Shamblin, crafted the song. Bonnie Raitt recorded the song for her 1991 album Luck of the Draw, making it one of the standout singles of her ... See more [+] career.
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 don't. No, you don'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 don't. No, you don't. Cause I can't make you love me If you don't. If you don't.