The Choking Kind

(album: Mavis Staples - 1969)

I only meant to love you
Didn't you know it baby?
Didn't you know it? (Didn't you know it, baby?)
Why couldn't you be content
With the love I gave, yeah?

I gave you my heart, baby
But you wanted my mind, oh yeah
Your love scares me to death, man
It's the choking kind (The choking kind)
(Choking kind)

You can kill a girl
With a bottle of poison or a knife
I know you can
It would hurt her more to take her pride
And ruin her life, oh, it's a shame

Baby, baby, choking kind

I only meant to love you
Didn't you know it baby?
Didn't you know it? (Didn't you know it, baby?)
Why couldn't you be content
With the love I gave, yeah?

I gave you my heart, baby
But you wanted my mind, yes you did
Your love scares me to death, man
It's the choking kind (Choking kind)
(Choking kind)

You can kill a girl
With a bottle of poison or a knife
It would hurt her more to take her pride
And ruin her life, oh, it's a shame
Find what you want
Keep it, treat it sweet and kind, yeah
I tell you that hat don't fit my head
It's that choking kind (Choking kind)
(Choking kind)

Whatever it is, I surely hope you find it, oh, yeah
Oh, let it breathe
Don't make it that choking kind

It makes me wanna, mmm mmm mmm mmm, yeah
Oh yeah, mmm mmm mmm mmm (Choking kind)
(Choking kind)

Tell you your love, your love, your love, baby
Your love scares me to death, now
It's that choking kind, yeah
(Choking kind)
(Choking kind)