Possession Obsession

Album: Big Bam Boom (1984)
Charted: 30
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  • You know there's something you need
    Right here and now
    To fill the space inside of yourself
    Money love or power
    When you want to have the number one first run anyone
    You're crazy 'til you own them
    You ought to know better than that
    The more that you buy the less you get back
    It's a case of possession obsession
    Gimme gimme

    The compulsion to count the percentage of time
    Spent between two lovers
    Can turn an hour into a crime
    And all the good times suffer
    Though you know it's only jealousy
    You can't help but be
    Haunted by your passion
    Don't you know it's a matter of fact
    The more that you take the less you give back
    Just a taste of possession obsession
    Brings a case of possession obsession
    Gimme gimme Writer/s: DARYL HALL, JOHN OATES, SARA ALLEN
    Publisher: BMG Rights Management
    Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

Comments: 1

  • It Could Also Mean.. from BronxIt could also mean it could be a story about Hall n Oats! It's almost as if everyone in the cab will have their own personality and hall n oats tell a story of them also liking each other in a mutual way (not assuming sexuality lol). Hall n oats will be Hall n oats and everyone in the cab will be so they are and they're obsess about it.
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