Love Won’t Take Me Out

Lyrics

[Verse 1: Maxine Jones] I had a love (I had a love) And I had pain (And I had a pain) Best believe (Best believe) They come hand in hand (Hand in hand) 'Cause I'm a soldier (I'm a soldier) For the love brigade (Love brigade) I'm prepared to do battle (Battle, battle) With anything [Chorus: En Vogue] I have control of my life you see Let's keep it real not to make believe I won't get caught with my foot in my mouth And I won't let love take me out I have the power to do as I please I take the blows and I do it with ease I dish it out very hard there's no doubt And I won't let love take me out [Verse 2: Maxine Jones] I had to be (Had to be) A fool indeed (A fool indeed) To let someone (Let someone) Break me down to my knees (Down to my knees) I was reckless (I was reckless) With my heart you see (My heart you see) There's no room for that in my world (My world) And yet there's the man [Pre-Chorus: Maxine Jones & En Vogue] Say bye-bye to the teary brown eyes And the big sad face with an upside down smile It's so beneath me, it's so beneath me Say bye-bye to the meaningless days And the loneliest nights just wasting my mind It's so beneath me, it can't control me [Chorus: En Vogue] I have control of my life you see Let's keep it real not to make believe I won't get caught with my foot in my mouth And I won't let love take me out I have the power to do as I please I take the blows and I do it with ease I dish it out very hard there's no doubt And I won't let love take me out I have control of my life you see Let's keep it real not to make believe I won't get caught with my foot in my mouth And I won't let love take me out I have the power to do as I please I take the blows and I do it with ease I dish it out very hard there's no doubt And I won't let love take me out [Bridge: En Vogue] Won't take me out, won't take me out Won't take me out, won't take me out Won't take me out, won't take me out Me out, me out, me out [Verse 3: Maxine Jones] Time to rise (Time to rise) Time to shine (Time to shine) Never again (Never again) 'Cause I decline ('Cause I decline) To be a victim (To be a victim) Of a broken heart (Of a broken heart) 'Cause I found the goddess in me And now I leave my mark [Chorus: En Vogue] I have control of my life you see Let's keep it real not to make believe I won't get caught with my foot in my mouth And I won't let love take me out I have the power to do as I please I take the blows and I do it with ease I dish it out very hard there's no doubt And I won't let love take me out I have control of my life you see Let's keep it real not to make believe I won't get caught with my foot in my mouth And I won't let love take me out I have the power to do as I please I take the blows and I do it with ease I dish it out very hard there's no doubt And I won't let love take me out I have control of my life you see Let's keep it real not to make believe I won't get caught with my foot in my mouth And I won't let love take me out I have the power to do as I please I take the blows and I do it with ease I dish it out very hard there's no doubt And I won't let love take me out [Outro: En Vogue] Love... I have the power to do as I please I won't let it take me out I dish it out very hard there's no doubt And I won't let love take me out