written by chuck jackson and marvin yancy

here i am baby, right back in your arms, yeah

what is it ´bout your love that draws me to you

and though this is not the first time i´ve ever wanted to get away, no

oh, but the magic of your love just would not let me stray

so i find that i just can´t stay away from you, baby, (from you) ooh, yeah

you see, i just can´t stay away from you

let me tell you i´ve been through a lot of changes

you see, my momma scorned me and my closest friends

oh lord, you know they warned me

they said you´re no good for me, but i just ignored it

yes i did, ´cause i didn´t have time, no time to sit around and decide what to do

you know, when someone controls your mind

there´s not much you can do

so you see that´s why i (just can´t) just can´t stay away (stay away)

oh, oh (from you) from you, oh baby

hold me darling, hold (just can´t) me darling, i can´t stay away from (stay away) you

i don´t wanna (from you) from you

i´ve tried and i´ve tried, and i´ve tried, i´ve tried and i´ve tried, and i´ve tried, baby

(when you come close to me, yeah)

i remember, i can remember somebody said it

they said it many, many, many (when you come close to me, yeah) years ago

that when love gets in your blood, you´ll find it´s hard to let go

and oh, i (just can´t) baby, i (stay away)

can´t (from you) you see it in my eyes

´cause i´m wanting you, needing you, ho

baby, i (just can´t) i don´t wanna (stay away)

stay away (from you) from you

from you, you, you, you, you

it´s not in my power to leave you

you control the soul in me and i

(just can´t) that´s exactly why i (stay away)

can´t stay away (from you) from you

oh ´cause i´m wanting you, needing you, loving you

baby, i´m down on my knees, (i just can´t) hold me darling

i´m (stay away) begging you please, hold me, darling

(from you) ´cause i just can´t stay from you, baby, no, no...