Intro: F Bb Ooh I do I do I do I do hey F Bb I do I do I do Boy you got me F Bb Helpless look into your eyes and the skys the limit F Bb Im helpless down for the count and Im drowning in em
F I have never been the type to try and grab the spotlight Bb We were at a revel with some rebels on a hot night F Laughing at my sister as shes dazzling the room Bb Then you walked in and my heart went Boom F Trying to catch your eye from the side of the ballroom Bb Everybodys dancing and the bands top volume F Grind to the rhythm as we wine and dine Bb Grab my sister and whisper Yo this ones mine Dm Bb My sister made her way across the room to you Dm And I got nervous thinking Whats she gonna do C She grabbed you by the arm Im thinking Im through Then you look back at me and suddenly Im F Bb Helpless look into your eyes and the skys the limit F Bb Im helpless down for the count and Im drowning in em F Bb Helpless look into your eyes and the skys the limit F Bb Im helpless down for the count and Im drowning in em F One week later Im writing a letter nightly Bb Now my life gets better every letter that you write me F Laughing at my sister cause she wants to form a harem I'm just saying if you really loved me you would share him F Two weeks later in the living room stressin' Bb My fathers stone faced while youre asking for his blessin' F Im dying inside as you wine and dine Bb Dm And Im trying not to cry cause theres nothing that your mind cant do Bb My father makes his way across the room to you Dm I panic for a second thinking were through C But then he shakes your hand and says Be true And you turn back to me smiling and Im F Bb Helpless look into your eyes and the skys the limit F Bb Im helpless down for the count and Im drowning in em F Bb Helpless look into your eyes and the skys the limit F Bb Im helpless down for the count and Im drowning in em F Eliza I dont have a dollar to my name Bb An acre of land a troop to command a dollop of fame F All I haves my honor a tolerance for pain Bb A couple of college credits and my top-notch brain F Insane your family brings out a different side of me Bb Peggy confides in me Angelica tried to take a bite of me F No stress my love for you is never in doubt Bb Well get a little place in Harlem and well figure it out Dm Ive been livim without a family since I was a child Bb My father left my mother died I grew up buckwild Dm But Ill never forget my mothers face that was real C And long as Im alive Eliza swear to God Youll never feel so F Bb Helpless look into your eyes and the skys the limit F Bb Im helpless down for the count and Im drowning in em F Bb Helpless look into your eyes and the skys the limit F Bb Im helpless down for the count and Im drowning in em