I Can’T Quit Her Lyrics
Blood (Feat. Sweat & Tears)
Lyrics
Al Kooper, I. Levine
I can't quit her
She's got a hold on me
She got her hand on my soul
I can't quit her
'cause I see her face everywhere I go
In the city streets, in the country fields
In the back of my mind
I know it can't be real
For a woman to possess
All the tenderness she had
But the hands of time
Keep tickin' on my back
'cause it's been so long
Since I had her back beside me,
Yeah, I know
I can't quit her
'cause on my darkest night
She comes on like a light
I can't quite her
Try as I may, with all my might
She had a woman's touch
And a young girls eyes,
And in seconds flat I was pros'lytized
Turned around,
And made to feel sweet love
But the hands of time
Keep tickin' on my back
'cause it's been so long
Since I had her back beside me
True love is somethin'
Ev'ry young boy knows about
And he fights his whole soul all the best to find some
I was a young boy
'till I held her in my arms
Now I find that I'm strung out behind some
I can't quit her
She got her hand on me
She got a hold on my soul
'cause I your face everywhere I go
I can't quit her, woo ooo yeah
I know
You know I see your face
Everywhere I go!
I need her... I need the little girl
Song & Lyrics Facts
"I Can't Quit Her" is a song by the American rock band Blood, Sweat & Tears from their self-titled 1968 album. Written by Al Kooper and Jim Fielder, it was released as a single in 1969, peaking at number 33 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
The song has been described as a mix of folk-rock, jazz, and blues, with lyrics about unrequited love. Blood, Sweat & Tears formed in 1967 in New York City and were led by vocalist David Clayton-Thomas. Other members included Bobby Colomby (drums), Steve Katz (guitar/vocals), Dick Halligan (keyboards/woodwinds), Fred Lipsius (alto saxophone), Randy Brecker (trumpet) and Jerry Weiss (trumpet). "I Can't Quit Her" featured Katz on lead vocals and became one of the group's signature songs. The song's lyrics are full of heartache and longing for a lost love that can never be recaptured.