Don't Release Me

(album: gloria! - 1998)

A one two a one two, yeah yeah
I'd like to introduce to you
Wyclef Jean with Gloria Estefan
When the Cubans meet the Haitians and Sicilians
Hold your corner, hold your corner
For all the thugs who've ever been in love

Hey, yo, this one goes out for the Cuban kings and queens
You ever fell in love with a pretty serpentine?
I met her at the club, yes down with my pager
Asked her what's her name, she said: Gloria
Where you from: Cuba
What do you do: I'm a singer
I pulled out my stash
She said: Are you a dealer from Havana?
No, no, yo, can I buy you a tequila?
She said: Hell no, I'll take a pina colada
Now with one drink, I'll put her in a spell
I'm hunting the kid
Like a cheetah hunts a gazelle
I know it's wrong, but I'm waiting for her mistake
So I can take over like the devil's advocate

Please don't release me, don't release me
From this spell you got me under
Please don't release me, don't release me
From this spell you got me under
I can't let go, I can't let go
Got to hold on to you, baby
Got to hold on to you now

Ooh, you make me feel like I could lose control
I'm gonna lose it right now
I wanna show you what love can do
You know I feel like I am walking in the clouds
And I don't wanna come down
I can't let go, oh no

Please don't release me, don't release me
From this spell you got me under
I can't let go, I can't let go
Got to hold on to you, baby
Got to hold on to you now

Show me how to find the way to paradise
You can take me there
I want to be the only lover in your life
Ooh baby, don't release me
I got this feeling that I can't explain
Don't you know I feel like I could rise above the ground
Don't wanna come down

Please don't release me, don't release me
From this spell you got me under
I can't let go, I can't let go
Got to hold on to you, baby