Hooked On A Feeling
Thomas B. J. Lyrics
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Deep inside of me
Girl, you just don't realize what you do to me
When you hold me
In your arms so tight
You let me know
Everything's all right
I, I'm hooked on a feeling
High on believing
That you're in love with me
Your lips are sweet as candy
The taste stays on my mind
Girl, you keep me thirsty for
Another cup of wine
I got it bad for you, girl
But I don't need a cure
I'll just stay addicted and hope I can endure
All the good love
When we're all alone
Keep it up, girl
Yeah, you turn me on
I, I'm hooked on a feeling
High on believing
That you're in love with me
All the good love
When we're all alone
Keep it up, girl
Yeah, you turn me on
I, I'm hooked on a feeling
I'm high on believing
That you're in love with me
The lyrics of Thomas B.J.’s “Hooked on a Feeling” expresses a love that is intense and unrelenting. The singer is feeling so deeply in love that he is “hooked on a feeling” and he can’t deny it. He can’t stop the feeling deep within him and the girl he loves just doesn’t realize what she does to him. When she holds him in her arms, he feels like everything is right in the world.
The second stanza describes the physical attraction he has for her; her lips are sweet as candy, and the taste stays on his mind. She keeps him thirsty for another cup of wine. He’s completely hooked on her and doesn’t need a cure, he’ll just stay addicted and hope he can endure. Even when alone, the love they share is all he needs to keep him going; it keeps him turned on and feeling alive.
Overall, “Hooked on a Feeling” is a powerful love song about being swept up in the passion and intensity of love. It’s a song about being so deeply in love that you can’t even imagine life without the person you love.
Line by Line Meaning
I can't stop this feeling
I cannot control the emotions I have
Deep inside of me
These emotions are coming from within myself
Girl, you just don't realize what you do to me
You are not aware of the effect you have on me
When you hold me
During the times we embrace
In your arms so tight
You hold me firmly within your grasp
You let me know
You show me
Everything's all right
I feel reassured and safe
I, I'm hooked on a feeling
I am addicted to this emotional state
High on believing
I am euphoric because of the hope I feel
That you're in love with me
That you reciprocate my feelings
Your lips are sweet as candy
Your kissing feels pleasurable
The taste stays on my mind
I cannot get the thought out of my head
Girl, you keep me thirsty for
You make me want more of
Another cup of wine
Emotional satisfaction and euphoria
I've got it bad for you, girl
I am deeply in love with you
But I don't need a cure
I do not want to stop loving you
I'll just stay addicted
I will continue to feel this way
And hope I can endure
I hope I can handle the emotional intensity
All the good love
The affection and care we share
When we're all alone
When we are by ourselves
Keep it up, girl
Please continue being this way
Yeah, you turn me on
You stimulate and excite me
I, I'm hooked on a feeling
I am fixated on this emotional state
High on believing
Euphoric from the hope I feel
That you're in love with me
That you adore me back
Lyrics © Kanjian Music, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: Mark James
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@rickcarpenter6605
This was my song to my wife when we met back in 1968 sadly she passed in 21,brings tears to my eyes every time I hear it. She was my soul mate. Love you babe.
@albertmarnell9976
I understand. The song brings tears to my eyes too. Life is a series of losses. Nothing and no one lasts. How we cope with pain in a hostile, indifferent world is random. And then we end.
I'm sorry for whatever it is that you feel. I know what loss and pain is. I was 13 in 1968 and would get goose bumps from the emotion in this song.
I get it. Very few people have a real soul mate.
@rickcarpenter6605
@@albertmarnell9976 Thanks for that, we met at a school dance,she was 13 and I was 15,very mature for her age. Within a few months I knew she was put on this earth to be with me till death do us part. Always by my side through good and bad,together for 53 years 48 of those we were married. Soul mates for sure!!
@bemore1134
Live a good life my friend. She's waiting for you.
@SarahElisabethJoyal
It sounds like you had a long and wonderful life together. I hope your happy memories can bring some comfort❤
@mikearreola2609
May God give you peace and may your broken heart be soothed!
@lgronewold1962
I think the 70’s had the best music ever. I’m 58
@deborascott2893
I agree, we did. 👍
@brycetsukishima4935
I'm 65 and couldn't agree with you more!!!
@peggyhamburg9449
It was THE best and still puts a huge smile on my face.