Page type: lyric reference
Artist: Billy Idol
Canonical path: /billy-idol/tainted-love
Related lyric paths: 6
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Tainted Love
Read Tainted Love lyrics by Billy Idol on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Tainted Love
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Sometimes I feel I've got to
Run away, I've got to
Get away from the pain you drive into the heart of me
The love we share
Seems to go nowhere
And I've lost my light
For I toss and turn,I'cant sleep at night
Once I ran to you (I ran)
Now I run from you
This tained love you've given
I gave you all a boy could give you
Take my tears and thats not nearly all
Tainted love (ohohohoh)
Tainted love
Now I've got to
Run away, I've got to
Get away
You don't realy want anymore from me
To make things right you need someone to hold you tight
And you think love is to pray
But I'm sorry I'dont pray that way
Once I ran to you. (I ran)
Now I run from you
This tained love you've given
I gave you all a boy could give you
Take my tears and thats not nearly all
Tainted love (ohohohoh)
Tainted love
Don't touch me, please!
I cannot stand the way you tease
I love you, though you hurt me so
Tainted love (ohohohoh)
Tainted love (ohohohoh)
Tainted love (ohohohoh)
Tainted love (ohohohoh)
Tough me baby! Tainted love
Tough me baby! Tainted love
Tainted love (ohohohoh)
Tainted love (ohohohoh)
Tainted love (ohohohoh)
Tainted love (ohohohoh)
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