[LYRICS] "I've Got You Under My Skin"

[rfmcdonald]

Neneh Cherry’s rendition of this song, as catchy and good as I find it, differs substantially from the lyrics listed in the Red Hot & Blue, so I choose to include these lyrics just because.



I've got you under my skin
I've got you deep in the heart of me,
So deep in my heart, you’re really a part of me,
I've got you under my skin.
I tried so not to give in,
I said to myself, "This affair never will go well."
But why should I try to resist when, darling, I know so well
I've got you under my skin.
I'd sacrifice anything, come what might,
For the sake of having you near,
In spite of a warning voice that comes in the night,
And repeats and repeats in my ear,
"Don't you know, little fool, you never can win,
Use your mentality,
Wake up to reality."
But each time I do, just the thought of you
Makes me stop, before I begin,
‘Cause I’ve got you under my skin.





Spreading faster than an eye can blink
So I had to sit down and take time to think
Of how to spread the word to people all across the land
To make sure they're putting out a helping hand
Neneh Cherry knows the story so it must be told
About a group of people left in the cold
Caught by a plague slowly they fade
From an immune deficiency you see call AIDS
No knowledge of the facts kept in the dark
Scolds my soul and it hurts my heart
The young and elderly just running blind
Hurt so bad they denied their own kind
Papa turned around and said that ain't mine
And it just made it worse for life on the line
And it's a shame to see a little child mature
Growing up knowing that there ain't no cure

I've got you under my skin uh
I've got you under my skin (pure pain you giving to me)

I had a friend once by the name of Mary Jane
Out with the guys and getting high was her only game
And now with tears in her eyes there she lies
It drove her crazy all the voices that had said
I've told you so but now you've reached
The point of no return
Instead of a brighter day
The hardest way you've had to learn
Oh mommie dearest, don't you know that I miss her so
That's why I sing this song just to let her know

I've got you under my skin (yes I do)
I've got you under my skin

I've got you deep in the heart of me
Down so deep you're nearly a part of me
I got you got you got you under my skin
(REPEAT)
Oh yeah

Use your mentality wake up to reality oh yeah
I got you deep in the heart of me
Share your love don't share the needle