Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Sometimes I feel I've got to
Run away, I've got to
Get away from the pain
You drive into the heart of me
[Verse 2]
The love we share (Oh)
Seems to go nowhere (Oh, oh, oh, oh)
And I've lost my light
For I toss and turn, I can't sleep at night
[PreChorus]
Once, I ran to you (I ran)
Now, I run from you
This tainted love you've given
I give you all a boy could give you
Take my tears and that's not nearly all
[Chorus]
Tainted love (Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh)
Tainted love
[Verse 3]
Now, I know I've got to
Run away, I've got to
Get away
You don't really want any more from me
[Verse 4]
To make things right
You need someone to hold you tight
And you think love is to pray
But I'm sorry, I don't pray that way
[PreChorus]
Once, I ran to you (I ran)
Now, I run from you
This tainted love you've given
I give you all a boy could give you
Take my tears and that's not nearly all
[Chorus]
Tainted love (Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh)
Tainted love
[Bridge]
Don't touch me, please
I cannot stand the way you tease
I love you 'though you hurt me so
Now, I'm gonna pack my things and go
[Chorus]
Tainted love, tainted love (Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh)
Tainted love, tainted love (Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh)
[Outro]
Touch me, baby, tainted love
Touch me, baby, tainted love
Tainted love (Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh)
Tainted love (Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh)
Tainted love
Written by: Edward C. Cobb