You Can't Get Away From It - Johnnie Taylor

You can’t get away from it

No matter how hard you try

'Cause if you really love someone

You can never say goodbye

Now they can walk on you

Lie about you

Mistreat you and then

Even doubt you

But with all of these things

You know that there’ll be love

So high you can’t get over it, and then

So low you can’t go under it

You can’t get away from it

No matter how hard you try

When your days and nights are ending

You want to hear your baby’s tender sigh

Even strong men will cry

Turn his back and wipe the tears from his eyes 'cause

Love is like a fence

You know that it’s

So high you can’t get over it, and then it’s

So low you can’t go under it, yeah

Oh, you can’t get away from it

No matter how hard you try

'Cause if you really really really really really really love someone

Now you can never say goodbye

Now they can walk on you

Lie about you

Mistreat you

Even doubt you

But with all of these things

You know that there’ll be love

So high you can’t get over it, I know, and

So low you can’t go under it, I know

You can’t get away from it

I got to the river

I started to drown

Thought about my baby

I turned around

I’ve been to the mountain

Forget my trouble

Thought about my baby

I come back on the double