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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Alton Ellis
Alton Ellis
Lead Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Alton Ellis
Alton Ellis
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Edward O-Sullivan Lee
Edward O-Sullivan Lee
Producer

Lyrics

On the silent steps, it will creep up on you
In a mystic form, it will kiss you too
It will make you run until you wanna cry
Hurt yourself, make you wanna sigh
Be careful, be careful
Love gets a hold on you like a thief in the night
Stealing, stealing, stealing
It will make you run until you wanna cry
Hurt yourself, make you wanna sigh
Be careful, be careful
Love gets a hold on you like a thief in the night
I had a girl who wanted me to do...
Things that I really couldn't do
So, I packed her things and made her leave my home
Never to come back anymore
Be careful, be careful
Love gets a hold on you like a thief in the night....
It will make you run until you wanna cry
Hurt yourself, make you wanna sigh
Be careful, be careful
Love gets a hold on you like a thief in the night
Stealing, stealing, stealing
It's steal, steal, steal, steal, stealing in the middle of the night
It's always steals up in the middle of the night
Written by: Alton Ellis

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