Listen to me Yeah, yeah You said you'd let me live my life No fetters and no chains I believed your every word Now your tune has changed One day after coffee You fixed me with a stare And said where were you on Friday night? Tell me who was there? Well the only problem is Well the only problem is You're such a part of me Hands off jealous lover Please let me be And you pray like a mantis You're emerald green Hands off jealous lover The joke's right on me You're clinging like ivy You're choking a tree We were once so generous Sharing secrets of the heart Now the fruit is turning sour Got a bad taste in my mouth You can't control the ocean You can't control the waves You can't control the shadows Flickering in my cave 'Cause there's just one thing Well there's just one thing They'll only be a half of me, yeah Hands off jealous lover Please let me be Your eyes full of envy And you're emerald green Hands off jealous lover Your words harsh and mean You pray like a mantis You're feeding off me Let it go, let it go, let it go, now Let it go, let it go, let it go, now Come on (Let it go, let it go, let it go) Hand off me You got to let me go baby Let it go, let it go, let it go Let it go, yeah Let it go, let it go Come on, come on baby Yeah Hands off jealous lover Please let me be And you pray like a mantis And you're emerald green Hands off jealous lover The joke's right on me The pearls 'round your neck They don't make you a queen Hands off jealous lover Please let me be Your eyes are so cutting You're my own guillotine Hands off jealous lover Your words harsh and mean You pray like a mantis You're feeding off me
