Sting & Eric Clapton: "It's Probably Me" (1992)

"It's Probably Me" is a song that was originally released in 1992 as an all-star collaboration by Sting, featuring Eric Clapton, Michael Kamen and David Sanborn. It was released as a single and on the Lethal Weapon 3 movie soundtrack. It also appears on the Fields of Gold: The Best of Sting 1984-1994 compilation album in 1994.

The video of this song features Sting, Eric Clapton, Michael Kamen and David Sanborn performing together while a few scenes of Lethal Weapon 3 are shown.

The song is based on the score from the Lethal Weapon films composed by Kamen, Sanborn and Clapton with lyrics written by Sting.

Sting rerecorded the song in 1993 for his Ten Summoner's Tales album without any of the other musicians.


- Lyrics:

by Sting, Michael Kamen and Eric Clapton

If the night turned cold and the stars looked down
And you hug yourself on the cold cold ground.
You wake the morning in a stranger's coat,
No one would you see.
You ask yourself, who'd watch for me?
My only friend, who could it be?
It's hard to say it, I hate to say it, but it's probably me.

When your belly's empty and the hunger's so real
And you're too proud to beg and too dumb to steal,
You search the city for your only friend,
No one would you see.
You ask yourself, who'd watch for me?
A solitary voice to speak out and set me free.
I hate to say it, I hate to say it, but it's probably me.

You're not the easiest person I ever got to know
And it's hard for us both to let our feelings show.
Some would say I should let you go your way,
You'll only make me cry.
But if there's one guy, just one guy
Who'd lay down his life for you and die,
I hate to say it, I hate to say it, but it's probably me.

When the world's gone crazy and it makes no sense
And there's only one voice that comes to your defense.
The jury's out and your eyes search the room
And one friendly face is all you need to see.
And if there's one guy, just one guy
Who'd lay down his life for you and die,
I hate to say it, I hate to say it, but it's probably me.

I hate to say it, I hate to say it, but it's probably me...