I Can't Help Myself
Diana Ross and the Supremes Lyrics


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Sugarpie honeybunch
You know that I love you
I can't help myself
I love you and nobody else
In and out my life
You come and you go
Leaving just your picture behind
And I kissed it a thousand times

When you snap your fingers
Or wink your eye
I come a running to you
I'm tied to your, baby
And there's nothing I can do
Ooh, sugar

Sugarpie honeybunch
I'm weaker than a girl should be
I can't help myself
I'm a fool in love you see
want to tell you I don't love you
Tell you that we're through
And I've tried
But every time I see your face
I get up all choked up inside

When I call your name, boy
It starts the flame burning in my heart
Tearin' it all apart
No matter how I try
My love I cannot hide

Sugarpie honeybunch
You now that I'm weak for you
I can't help myself
I love you and nobody else

Sugarpie honeybunch
Do you anything you ask me to
I can't help myself
I want you and nobody else

Sugarpie honeybunch




You know that I love you
I can't help myself

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of "I Can't Help Myself" by Diana Ross and the Supremes describe a deep love and infatuation towards someone they call "Sugarpie Honeybunch". The singer admits that they cannot help themselves from loving this person and that they are weaker than they should be. They try to resist their feelings, but whenever they see this person, they get choked up inside and cannot hide their love. They are tied to this person and cannot resist them, no matter what they do.


The chorus of the song repeats the same phrase, "Sugarpie Honeybunch, you know that I love you, I can't help myself", emphasizing the singer's unconditional, undying love for this person. The second verse describes how the singer is willing to do anything for Sugarpie and cannot resist them when they snap their fingers or wink their eyes. This portrays the power that this person holds over the singer - they are unable to resist their charms and will do anything to please them.


Overall, the lyrics of "I Can't Help Myself" portrays the singer's complete surrender to their love for Sugarpie Honeybunch. They are unable to resist the person, no matter how hard they try, and are willing to do anything to make them happy.


Line by Line Meaning

Sugarpie honeybunch
Term of endearment used to address a loved one


You know that I love you
Expressing genuine affection towards the addressed person


I can't help myself
Admitting to being under the spell of the addressed person and unable to resist their charm


I love you and nobody else
Affirming that the addressed person is the only one the singer truly loves


In and out my life
Describing the recurrent pattern of the addressed person's presence in the singer's life


You come and you go
Highlighting the inconsistency of the addressed person's behavior towards the singer


Leaving just your picture behind
Implying that the addressed person is not fully committed to the relationship and often leaves without any explanation


And I kissed it a thousand times
Revealing the singer's longing for the addressed person even when they are not physically present


When you snap your fingers
Indicating that the addressed person has the power to make the singer do anything they want


Or wink your eye
Reinforcing the idea that the addressed person can manipulate the singer's emotions with little effort


I come a running to you
Conveying the singer's eagerness to please and be with the addressed person


I'm tied to your, baby
Showing that the singer is emotionally attached and dependent on the addressed person


And there's nothing I can do
Acknowledging the helplessness that the singer feels when it comes to their love for the addressed person


Ooh, sugar
Expressing further affection and attraction towards the addressed person


I'm weaker than a girl should be
Admitting to the vulnerability that the singer feels when it comes to their love for the addressed person


I'm a fool in love you see
Acknowledging that the singer's emotions are irrational and sometimes borderline foolish


want to tell you I don't love you
Revealing the inner conflict that the singer feels between their love for the addressed person and their desire to move on


Tell you that we're through
Suggesting that the singer wants to end the relationship despite their strong feelings


And I've tried
Implying that the singer has attempted to distance themselves from the addressed person


But every time I see your face
Revealing that the singer's efforts have been in vain, as even a glimpse of the addressed person brings back their feelings


I get up all choked up inside
Describing the intense emotion that the singer feels when confronted with the addressed person's presence


When I call your name, boy
Implying that the addressed person is male and that the singer has a specific person in mind


It starts the flame burning in my heart
Highlighting the intensity of the singer's love for the addressed person


Tearin' it all apart
Suggesting that the singer's love for the addressed person is causing emotional distress and turmoil


No matter how I try
Indicating that the singer has made multiple attempts to overcome their feelings for the addressed person


My love I cannot hide
Admitting that the singer's love for the addressed person is too strong to ignore or suppress


Do you anything you ask me to
Implying that the singer is willing to do anything for the addressed person


I want you and nobody else
Affirming the strength and exclusivity of the singer's love for the addressed person




Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: Edward Jr. Holland, Lamont Dozier, Brian Holland

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Comments from YouTube:

LaNel Muhammad

You can hear Mary’s vocals so well in this recording 😍 Heavenly voice that makes my heart melt!!!

Carol Runham

They had a GREAT VOICE 🎙️🎙️🎙️

Yvonne van Ommen-Klaassen

Beautyful song love it

DarthKato

I didn't know that the Supremes had made a cover of this song. It pretty damn good too! ^_^

Ray Sand

Didn't know either. I like.

Calvin Guile

It was on The Supremes A Go-Go 1966

frederic tassart

Their backing band, The Funk Brothers, was also the Four Tops' backing band at the time and was composed of most, if not all, of the same musicians as the original #1 single by the Four tops

Kelly Lawson

I am surprised as well. 😳

Tonga Hopoi

This was my first record growing up 🔥

foxynicey

Wonderful version of a wonderful song. Delighted to have discovered this forgotten Supremes track.

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