You Make Me Do Things (I Don't Want to Do) Songtext
von Marvin Gaye

I was so proud of myself
As a lover before you came
I never begged no girl to love her
Out of the eight million people in the city
I chose you, and you′re not even pretty
I was the stronger one of any two
This time the stroger one isn't me, it′s you

You make me do things I don't wanna do
You make me do things I don't wanna do
Oh, baby, honey, honey

I′m trying hard to keep the upperhand
But now I losing my ground as a man
Today the sharpest looking girl came around
For the first time in my life, I turned one down
I love this girl and I was on to the next one
But I can′t find no one that loves, you're the best one


You make me do things I don′t wanna do
You make me do things I don't wanna do
Oh, wrapped around your finger, baby
That′s right darling

Listen honey, I fight myself
But I fight a losing battle (a losing battle)
I try to tell my foolish self
That you don't matter (you don′t matter)
You're number one as a lover
I'm number two
I try harder to recover

You make me do things I don′t wanna do
You make me do things I don′t wanna do

I don't want (do things I don′t wanna do)
Do things I don't want to do
But you make me (do things I don′t wanna do)
Yes, you do
Oh