Lyrics Mavis Staples

Mavis Staples

The Choking Kind

I only meant to love you

Didn't you know it baby?

Didn't you know it? (Didn't you know it, baby?)

Why couldn't you be content

With the love I gave, yeah?

I gave you my heart, baby

But you wanted my mind, oh yeah

Your love scares me to death, man

It's the choking kind (The choking kind)

(Choking kind)

You can kill a girl

With a bottle of poison or a knife

I know you can

It would hurt her more to take her pride

And ruin her life, oh, it's a shame

Baby, baby, choking kind

I only meant to love you

Didn't you know it baby?

Didn't you know it? (Didn't you know it, baby?)

Why couldn't you be content

With the love I gave, yeah?

I gave you my heart, baby

But you wanted my mind, yes you did

Your love scares me to death, man

It's the chokin' kind (Choking kind)

(Choking kind)

You can kill a girl

With a bottle of poison or a knife

It would hurt her more to take her pride

And ruin her life, oh, it's a shame

Find what you want

Keep it, treat it sweet and kind, yeah

I tell you that hat don't fit my head

It's that chokin' kind (Choking kind)

(Choking kind)

Whatever it is, I surely hope you find it, oh, yeah

Oh, let it breathe

Don't make it that chokin' kind

It makes me wanna, mmm mmm mmm mmm, yeah

Oh yeah, mmm mmm mmm mmm (Choking kind)

(Choking kind)

Tell you your love, your love, your love, baby

Your love scares me to death, now

It's that choking kind, yeah

(Choking kind)

(Choking kind)