He hit me and it felt like a kiss He hit me but it didn't hurt me He couldn't stand to hear me say That I'd been with someone new And when I told him, I had been untrue He hit me and it felt like a kiss He hit me and I knew he loved me 'Cause if he didn't care for me I could have never made him mad He hit me and I was glad, baby, won't you stay He hit me and it felt like a kiss He hit me and I knew I loved him 'Cause when he took me in his arms With all the tenderness there is He hit me and he made me glad, baby, won't you stay