there was a t ime
when I was so b roken-hearted
love wasn't m uch of a fr iend of mine
the tables have t urned, yeah
'cause me and them w ays have parted
that kind of l ove was the ki llin'kind -- listen
all I w ant is someon e I can't resis t
I know all I need to know by the wa y that I got kissed
I was Cryin'when I m et you
now I'm tryin'to forg et you
[your] love is s weet misery
I was Cryin'just to g et you
now I'm d yin''cause I let you
do what you d o, down on me
now th ere's not even breathin'room
betwee n ple asure and pain
yeah, you c ry wh en we're makin'love
must b e one and the same
it's down on me
yeah I got to tell y ou one thing
it's been on my mi nd, girl I gotta say
we're partners in crim e
you got that certain some thing
what you give to me takes my brea th away
now the word out on the s treet is the de vil's in your kiss
if our love goes u p in flames it's a fir e I can't resist
I was C ryin'when I met you
now I'm tryin'to forg et you
[your] love is s weet misery
I was C ryin'just to get you
now I'm d yin''cause I let you
do what you d o, down on me
'cause w hat you got insi de
ain't w here your love should st ay
yeah, our love, sweet love, ain't love
till ya g ive your heart away
I was C ryin'when I met you
now I'm t ryin'to forget you
your love is s weet misery
I was C ryin'just to get you
now I'm dyin'to let you
do what you d o down to me , baby, baby,
(2x)