I Can’t Control Myself (Demo)

Lyrics

[Intro: Pete Shelley] 1, 2, 3 [Hook: Shelley] Ba-ba, ba-ba-ba, ba-ba-ba-ba Ba-ba, ba-ba-ba, ba-ba-ba-ba [Verse 1: Howard Devoto, Shelley] I can't stand still 'cause you've got me goin' Ba-ba, ba-ba-ba, ba-ba-ba-ba Your slacks are low, and your hips are showin' Ba-ba, ba-ba-ba, ba-ba-ba-ba [Chorus 1: Devoto] I take you, girl, as you're standing there Your low cut slacks, and your long black hair You make me move, yeah, like no one else And when I'm with you, I can't control myself [Verse 2: Devoto, Shelley] Defense is down, and she got me shakin' Ba-ba, ba-ba-ba, ba-ba-ba-ba You've got me so that my nerves are breakin' Ba-ba, ba-ba-ba, ba-ba-ba-ba [Chorus 2: Devoto] If you knew me like I know you, girl Your knees would bend, and your hair would curl You make me move, yeah, like no one else And when I'm with you, I can't control myself [Bridge: Devoto] I get this a-feeling that's inside of me It makes me think of a-how things a-used to be It makes me feel alright when I'm with you at night And we love, yes, we love [Hook: Shelley] Ba-ba, ba-ba-ba, ba-ba-ba-ba Ba-ba, ba-ba-ba, ba-ba-ba-ba [Verse 3: Devoto, Shelley] You fill me so with this big temptation Ba-ba, ba-ba-ba, ba-ba-ba-ba This kind of feeling could destroy a nation Ba-ba, ba-ba-ba, ba-ba-ba-ba [Chorus 3: Devoto] But, I'm okay, when I'm here with you I do the things that you want me to I do these things for no one else 'Cause when I'm with you, I can't control myself [Outro: Devoto, Shelley] Ba-ba-ba, ba-ba-ba-ba (I can't control myself) Ba-ba, ba-ba-ba, ba-ba-ba-ba (I can't control myself) Ba-ba, ba-ba-ba, ba-ba-ba-ba (I can't control myself) Ba-ba, ba-ba-ba, ba-ba-ba-ba (I can't control myself) I can't control myself I can't control myself I'm losin' control of myself Losin' control of myself I lost I lost I lost I lost I lost, I lost I lost, I lost I lost, I lost Losin' control of myself Losin' con- Losin' con-