Please Don't Turn Me On
The Artful Dodger Lyrics

Mmm-hmm
Expressing agreement or acknowledgment

I mean it (I mean it)
Reinforcing the sincerity of the singer's previous statement

Don't say it, babe (don't say it, babe)
Asking the listener not to do something

Hear me now now
Asking for the listener's attention

Said ah, please don't turn me on
Asking the listener not to seduce the artist

No, no listen, listen
Urging the listener to pay attention

Baby, won't you keep your distance
Asking the listener to maintain a physical distance

You're getting too close to me
Noting that the listener is infringing on the artist's personal space

I've been feeling my resistance
Acknowledging that the artist is struggling to resist the listener's advances

Melting away
Indicating that the artist's resistance is weakening

But she said she wouldn't mind
Referring to a third party's opinion on the situation

If I spent a little time
Suggesting that the listener is willing to engage in a physical relationship with the artist

Said you were a friend of mine
Implying that the singer has a pre-existing relationship with the listener

She could trust me out of sight
Assuring the listener that the third party trusts the singer

Now two bottles later on
Indicating the passage of time

And I think I stayed too long
Acknowledging that the artist has lingered in the situation longer than they intended

I forget where I belong
Feeling unsure about the artist's place in the situation

It's getting late I know I should be gone
Noting that it is time for the singer to leave

Don't push me 'cause I'm not that strong (no, no, no, no)
Expressing a lack of willpower on the singer's part

You can never make it right from wrong (no, no, no, no)
Asserting that it is difficult to rectify a mistake

Please don't touch me there
Asking the listener not to touch a particular area of the artist's body

Stop playing with my mind it's not fair
Accusing the listener of manipulating the artist

When you know I've got another who cares
Pointing out that the singer is already in a relationship

And she's waiting for me somewhere out there, yeah
Referring to the artist's significant other

Don't say my love is too familiar
Asking the listener not to criticize the singer's feelings for their significant other

'Cause she's everything to me
Elevating the singer's significant other's importance in their life

Don't say what she don't know won't kill her (ooh)
Justifying the singer's infidelity

I'm playing away
Confessing to cheating on the artist's significant other

Put your hands where I can see
Asking the listener to keep their hands in plain sight

Baby, you know what I mean
Assuming that the listener understands the singer's intentions

'Cause you're looking good to me
Expressing attraction to the listener

And you know I feel the heat
Acknowledging that the artist is aroused

As you button up your dress
Describing the listener's actions

And I wake up in your bed
Indicating that the artist has engaged in sexual activity with the listener

With a head full of regrets
Feeling remorse about the situation

Don't want to lose the love I have
Valuing the artist's current relationship

'Cause once it's gone can't take it back
Acknowledging that relationships may be irreparably damaged by infidelity

You know that I want to
Admitting to wanting a physical relationship with the listener

Doesn't matter what I hear you say
Asserting that the listener's words will not change the singer's attachment to their significant other

I see the look that's in your eyes (no, no)
Interpreting the listener's gaze

Please don't turn me on
Asking the listener not to seduce the artist

It's getting late I know I should be gone (I should be gone)
Repeating the notion that it is time for the singer to leave