You've Got Me On a String

You’ve got me on a string

I don’t mean a thing to you

I’m holding on to no one

I’m a long time lover

And my long time love is gone

If my man beats me, robs me blind

Long as he don’t leave me, I don’t mind

I would beg and I would crawl

Though it does no good at all

My man’s been gone so long

And I keep holding on

And if he needed me, I’d be there

No matter how he mistreated me

I don’t care

I would get down on my knees

Though it does no good to please

My man’s been gone for so long

And I keep holding on

Broken windows, boarded doorways

Choose your prison

When I’m with him

I’m a fool for loving you

And well I know

How the head says – no

And the heart says

Go down on your knees, woman

And keep on holding on