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Track: You Got Your Hooks in Me
Artist: The O'Jays
Album: Ship Ahoy (Expanded Edition)

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Name: The O'Jays
Spotify Genres: philly soul, classic soul, motown, quiet storm, soul
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The group was originally formed as [a=The Mascots (7)] in Canton, Ohio in 1958 by gospel duo Eddie Levert (b. June 16, 1942) and Walter Williams (b. August 25, 1943). Also featuring William Powell (b. January 20, 1942 -d. May 26, 1977) , Bobby Massey and Bill Isles, The Mascots made their recording debut in 1961 with "Miracles." The group made quite an impression on Cleveland D.J. Eddie O'Jay, who played their single often and gave them career advice. In return, they paid tribute to him by renaming themselves The O'Jays. Inducted into Rock And Roll Hall of Fame in 2005 (Performer).

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Release: The O'Jays - Put Your Hands Together / You Got Your Hooks In Me
Year: 1973
Genres: Funk / Soul
Styles: Soul, Disco

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LYRICS

I just can't understand for the life of me
What I see in you
Yet every time you talk of leavin' me
I get so shook up, I don't know what to do
Oh, oh, baby, I guess you've got your hooks in me
And I, oh I, oh I'm caught like a fish
And, baby, I just can't break free
You know this thing is killin' me

I must like it or, or I wouldn't be here, baby
Every time I get behind your back
I tell my friends I'm leavin' you
And when you question me about it, baby
I swear what they're sayin' just ain't true, no, no

Oh, oh, oh, baby, I guess you've got your hooks in me
And I, oh, oh, I'm caught like a fish, ya
And, baby, I just can't break free
You know this thing is killin' me, killin' me

Oh, baby, I guess you've got your hooks in me
(I'm going to keep on loving you, loving you, loving you)
Oh, baby, baby, baby, baby, I guess you've got your hooks in me
Oh, but, and I must like it, I must, I must like it, like it

Oh, baby, I guess you've got your hooks in me
(Baby, what you do to me, what you do to me)
Oh, baby, I guess you've got your hooks in me
(I said woman, it's good to me, good to me, so good to me)
And I like it, and I like it

Oh, baby, I guess you've got your hooks in me
(I'm in love with you woman, and I don't want to quit)
I just don't want to quit
I want to hold you, I want to hold you close to me

Oh, baby, I guess you've got your hooks in me
Oh sweet woman, I love, I'm loving you
And I'm hooked, I'm hooked, oh baby, oh baby
Oh, baby

I got, I'm gonna get away
You got poor me hangin' on a string, darlin'
Oh, I must like this thing, woohoo
So woman, woman, do the things that you do
The way, the way you call my name, woman, I like

I'll be goin' around tellin' all my friends that I'm leavin'
No, but I ain't never goin' nowhere, no, no
I said woman, I said woman
The way, the way you love me, way you love me
I feel, feel, feel, feel like I feel, I want, got to have it

Oh, baby, I guess you've got your hooks in me
Oh, baby, I guess you've got your hooks in me
Oh, baby, I guess
Little girl, you got me, you got me