Side Effects

(album: Chocolate City - 1975)

Catch me ducking in and out
But never letting her know that I found out
Lurking here, creeping there
People giving me those funny stares
Makes time, bitter on occasion
Her side effects are really amazing
Mouth shake, funny lies
Love to talk such phony jive

Oh, the side effect
Of the love she put on me (oh, it's incorrect)
'Cause it's taken the love out of me
The side effect
She's loving me like she said she would
Oh, it's disrespect
She's robbing me of my manhood
The side effect
In a love that's?
Should have been a dude the way she's playing
Girl's got a hold on me
I can't disconnect
And I never want to break free
How can a love feel so good
Ow, and at the same time, make me ill
She's like a miracle drug that makes you feel better
And at the same time she's a no-good pill

The side effect
Like the fun that we've got going
Oh, it's incorrect
Seems to me I'm floating
The side effect
Oh, this thing that's got me reeling
Shows me disrespect
And she's got no real feeling
The side effect
In a love there's lots of pain
She should have been a dude the way she's playing
The side effect
I can't disconnect
I never want to break free

How can can a love be so good
Oh, but at the same time make you ill
She was the miracle drug that made me feel better
But at the same time she's a no-good pill

The side effect
Of the love you put on me
Is incorrect
'Cause it's taken the love outta me
The side effect
Loving me like she said she would
Oh it's disrespect
Robbing me of my manhood
The side effect
In a love there's [?]
Should've been a dude the way she's playing
The side effects
I can't disconnect
The side effect
Oh, is incorrect