I Can't Help It
B.J. Thomas & Bj Thomas Lyrics
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And my heart fell at your feet
(both) I can't help it if I'm still in love with you
(him) Sombody else stood by your side
And he looked so satisfied
(both) I can't help it if I'm still in love with you
As I brushed your arm and walked so close to you
Then suddenly I got that old time feeling
I can't help it if I'm still in love with you
(her) Still in love with you
(her) Today I passed you on the street
(him) Today I passed you on the street
(her) And my heart fell at your feet
(him) And my heart fell at your feet
(him) I can't help it if I'm still in love with you
(her) Somebody else stood by your side
(him) Somebody else stood by your side
(her) And he looked so satisfied
(him) And you know he looked so satisfied
(him) I can' help it if I'm still in love with you
(him) It hurts to know another's lips will kiss you
And hold you just the way I used to do
Oh heaven only knows how much I miss
How much that I miss yea
I can't help it if I'm still in love with you
(her) Still in love with you
The lyrics of B.J. Thomas's song "I Can't Help It If I'm Still in Love With You" speak about the complicated feelings that arise when seeing an ex-lover. The first verse starts with the singer seeing his former love on the street, and his heart "falling at her feet." However, someone else is standing by her side, and he looks happy. Despite the situation, the singer can't help but feel that he is still in love with her.
The second half of the song features the female protagonist singing the same lines with the same melody. In the third verse, the male protagonist describes a picture from the past that "slowly stole" upon him. When he brushed her arm and walked so closely to her, he suddenly got that old-time feeling. The female protagonist echoes the same feelings in the final verse.
The song paints a vivid picture of the complexity of love and relationships. The first verse shows that despite the singer's attempts to move on, his heart still beats for his former lover. The second verse hints at another person standing by her side, subtly suggesting that she has moved on. In the third verse, the male protagonist expresses his longing for the past, and in the final verse, the female protagonist expresses the same longing.
Line by Line Meaning
(him) Today I passed you on the street
I saw you today while walking on the street
(him) And my heart fell at your feet
I felt overwhelmed and moved by my emotions when I saw you
(both) I can't help it if I'm still in love with you
I cannot control or deny the feelings I still have for you
(him) Somebody else stood by your side
I saw you with another person
(her) And he looked so satisfied
It seems like he is happy with you
(him) And you know he looked so satisfied
I am aware of how content and happy he appears to be
(him) A picture from the past came slowly stealing
An image from our shared past suddenly came to mind
As I brushed your arm and walked so close to you
I remember the times we shared together, walking side by side
Then suddenly I got that old time feeling
My heart was filled with the same emotions that I used to feel for you
I can't help it if I'm still in love with you
I am unable to control the fact that I still have feelings for you
(her) Still in love with you
I am aware and accepting of the fact that you are still in love with me
(him) It hurts to know another's lips will kiss you
It pains me to think about another person sharing physical intimacy with you
And hold you just the way I used to do
I miss holding you and being close to you in the same way that I used to
Oh heaven only knows how much I miss
I am filled with a deep longing and yearning for you
How much that I miss yea
I am aware of how much I am missing you
I can't help it if I'm still in love with you
Despite my efforts, I cannot change the fact that I am still in love with you
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Songtrust Ave, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Hank Williams, Sr.
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@TonyaDecaney
BJ Thomas is one best singers that ever lived. I always fell in love with everything I heard that he sang. So let me tell you when I laid eyes on him that was it for me,
I was obsessed!
What a handsome handsome man!
For some ladies it's Elvis he is a heart stopper.
But for me It's
BJ Thomas!
No disrespect to his wife and family . If he was a single man I would have tried to meet him.
God Rest his Soul.
Thank you BJ for all you gave us.
You are truly one of a kind. You are the crush of my life! With much Love Admiration and Sincerity .
Now and forever
Forgetting You
NEVER!!!✨✨✨✨✨✨💙💜🩵🤍♥️
@merriemisfit8406
I hear you. After a few days now, I hope you're getting along better.
Saturday morning my eyes just kept leaking tears, and I couldn't think of any reason for it. As I got ready to leave for work, I thought I should check the computer once I got there (there is none at my house) for any updates on how B.J. was doing. And so I did, and there were no updates.
Driving back home after work, I was still weeping for no reason I could think of, and I thought suddenly that maybe it was something that would require me to seek counseling.
I only listened to Canadian radio during the day and evening, both in French and English, and there was nothing about B.J. It was only when I woke up, from a nap at 2am to listen to the vintage radio programs floating in from KMOX in St. Louis that I heard that B.J. was gone.
Numb with the news, I' curled up in the recliner in the living room, pulled my comforter all the way up over my head, and drifted back to sleep, no longer interested in what Bing Crosby and Frank Sinatra were up to in March 1954 and not wanting to hear any more news. When I woke up an hour later and turned my head, a flood of tears ran down my face. It had just pooled around my eyes while I was asleep! I have never cried in my sleep before. I dozed off for another hour, and when I woke up from that, the same thing happened.
To continue making a short story long, around the end of last year, I guess, I'd brought out my autographed B.J. Thomas greatest hits album. It's been out in the living room every day since then. He'd written something so kind, that I was inspired to send an e-mail to his Web site, just noting that if anybody there saw fit to, they could let him know that somebody thanked him again for a more awesome autograph personalization than I could ever have imagined. The album was out when I started running across his Time-Life infomercials early this year, over and over again late at night. I'd always stick around to the end, for the pleasure of his pre-recorded company. He was on my mind so frequently, and then came the announcement that he was so very sick ...
Why, one day last week, I was standing on my porch, drenched with cold rain, and I began singing, well you know the song. But I didn't stop after the opening line. I kept singing through the whole song. The whole song. It just kept coming along, line by line, seemingly unstoppable, while the rain continued to pelt and I was only partly shielded by the roof. My way of wishing him farewell, I guess, and I didn't even realize it.
@traceyneeb9290
Whenever I hear his voice, I slow down, and remember a gentler time. Love his music and voice.
@jameshama
Hello Tracey how are you doing today
@Movingonup2
Me too. Heard this song last week at work and went and hid and sobbed deeply. ❤
@kat35lulu88
Same....❤
@kgmail7364
I saw him in Chicago in 1979ish. He was singing “Jesus is the answer for the world today…” I’ll never forget it.
@philiptucci2458
B.J. recorded some very beautiful Christian Hymns, he was a phenomenal singer
@kusmin69
HE NEEDED NO FANCY CLOTHES, FALSE ANYTHING, NAKED WOMEN DANCING IN THE BACKGROUND...
NOTHING BUT PURE TALENT!!!
R.I.P. ENTERTAINING THE ONE WHO CALL YOU HOME!!
@pedroballadares5253
Yes , BJ Thomas is singing beside those angels on heaven!👍🏼
@rotax636nut5
and he could have had any of those things with just a snap f his fingers, the man is legend..
@crystalfreeman9295
When I heard the news this Sunday morning. I cried like a baby. I know that he had stage 4 Lung cancer. And that meant that it was fatel. But I just didn't want to see him go. I never met BJ Thomas but I loved him. And this world lost a amazing singer. He meant the world to me and l will miss him forever 😭😭😭❤️❤️❤️. To his family l am so sorry for your great loss. To BJ Thomas you are no longer in pain. God has you in his arms. May you and your beautiful voice fly higher than an eagle in heaven . I will always love you forever BJ Thomas. RIP my sweet angel 😇😇.