You've Really Got a Hold on Me
Captivated by Love's Grip: The Temptations' Musical Embrace
Lyrics
I don't like you, but I love you,
I have mixed feelings about you; I dislike you, but I also love you.
Seems that I'm always thinking of you.
It seems that I'm constantly thinking about you.
Oh, oh, oh, you treat me badly,
You treat me poorly.
I love you madly, you really got a hold on me.
Despite your mistreatment, I love you deeply; you have a strong hold on me.
You really got a hold on me, baby,
Your influence on me is profound, like you have a strong grip on me, baby.
I don't want you, but I need you,
I don't desire you, but I find myself needing you.
Don't want to kiss you, but I need you.
I don't want to kiss you, but I feel a necessity for you.
Oh, oh, oh, you do me wrong now,
Despite your wrongdoings, my love for you is powerful.
My love is strong now you really got a hold on me.
My love has become strong, and you have a significant hold on me.
You really got a hold on me, baby,
Your influence on me is undeniable, baby.
I love you and all I want you to do is just hold me,
My love for you is expressed through the desire for your embrace.
Hold me, hold me, hold me.
(Repetition of the plea to be held, emphasizing emotional need.)
I want to leave you, don't want to stay here
I want to leave you; I don't wish to remain here.
Don't want to spend another day here.
I don't want to spend another day in this situation.
Oh, oh, oh, I want to split now, I can't Baby,
Expressing the urge to break free, but feeling unable to do so.
I love you and all I want you to do is just hold me,
Despite the desire to leave, the plea for your embrace remains.
Hold me, hold me, hold me.
(Repetition of the plea to be held, underscoring emotional dependence.)
You really got a hold on me.
Repeated emphasis on the powerful hold the person has on the speaker.
You really got a hold on me.
-You really got a hold on me.
-You really got a hold on me.
-You really got a hold on me.
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