Snatching It Back
Clarence Carter Lyrics


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How can I get your love
When you keep on snatching it back
Tell me, tell me, tell me, tell me, tell me girl

How can I get your love
When you keep on snatching it back
That's what I want to know right now girl
How you expect for me to get it
When you keep on, doing like that

You want me, and I want you
But you're afraid, that I won't be true
I get your love, in the palm of my hand
You change your mind, and snatch it back again

So tell me
How can I get your love
When you keep on snatching it back
Oh, you want to tell me now, girl

How can I get your love
When you keep on snatching it back
That's what I want to know, I want to know, I want to know

How you expect for me to get it
When you keep on, doing like that

Some other man, before my time
Must have loved you, and left you behind

Now you're afraid, that I'll hurt you
But I won't do anything, you don't want me to

So tell me
How can I get your love
When you keep on snatching it back
Oh, I want to know right now, right now girl

How can I get your love
When you keep on snatching it back
You don't have to do me like that, baby

I want to do
How can I get your love
When you keep on snatching it back
Oh you know I love you baby





How can I get your love
When you keep on snatching it back

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Clarence Carter's song "Snatching It Back" tell the story of a man who is struggling to gain the love of the woman he desires. He questions how he can achieve this when she continually pulls away and changes her mind about their relationship. He recognizes that she wants him, but she is scared that he will not stay true to her. He pleads with her to explain how he can win her affection when she keeps snatching it away and inhibiting their progress.


The singer acknowledges that someone else must have hurt this woman before him, causing her to be fearful and apprehensive about love. However, he promises to be the man she needs, saying that he will not do anything she does not want him to do. He desperately wants her to trust him and allow them to build a strong bond, but her mixed signals are causing confusion and frustration.


Overall, the song's message is one of longing, confusion, and desperation. It highlights the struggles that can arise when two people are not on the same page about their feelings and desires. It speaks to the human experience of trying to navigate the complexities of love and relationships, ultimately asking the question: how can we get what we want when someone else holds the power?


Line by Line Meaning

How can I get your love
He wants to know how to get her love


When you keep on snatching it back
She keeps changing her mind and taking back her love


That's what I want to know right now girl
He wants an answer from her immediately


How you expect for me to get it
He can't get her love if she keeps taking it away


When you keep on, doing like that
She keeps changing her mind and taking back her love


You want me, and I want you
They both want each other


But you're afraid, that I won't be true
She's afraid he will cheat on her


I get your love, in the palm of my hand
He thinks he finally has her love


You change your mind, and snatch it back again
She takes her love back again


So tell me
He wants her to explain her behavior


Oh, you want to tell me now, girl
He wants her to talk to him now


That's what I want to know, I want to know, I want to know
He wants an answer from her repeated times


Some other man, before my time
Someone else loved her before he did


Must have loved you, and left you behind
That person left her and she is afraid he will too


Now you're afraid, that I'll hurt you
She's afraid he will hurt her


But I won't do anything, you don't want me to
He promises not to hurt her if she communicates what she wants


You don't have to do me like that, baby
He doesn't want her to treat him this way


I want to do
He wants to make her happy


Oh you know I love you baby
He loves her despite her behavior




Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: CLARENCE GEORGE CARTER, GEORGE HENRY JACKSON

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Gail Waterbury


on Strokin

I remember the first time hearing this from my friend 20 years ago. Me being me fell in love with not only this but many other nasty songs. He'll I raised my kids on this s*** . Alongwith David Allen coe Even played this for my Grandma who almost died of laughter

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