I saw her today, I saw her face. It was the face I loved, And I knew I had to run away, And get down on my knees and pray, That they'd go away.
But still they begin-a, Needles and pins-a. Because of all my pride, The tears I gotta hide.
Hey, I thought I was smart, I played his heart. I didn't think I'd do, but now I see, She's worse to him than me. Let him go ahead, Take her love instead. And one day he will see, Just how to say please-a. Oh, and get down on his knees-a. Hey, that's how it begins-a. He'll feel those needles and pins. A-hurtin' him, a-hurtin' him.
Why can't I stop and, Tell myself I'm wrong, I'm wrong, so wrong? Why can't I stand up and, Tell myself I'm strong?
Because I saw him today, I saw his face. It was the face I loved, I can't let go, although I know, He'll make me cry, oh-wo-wo. Till the day I die.
But people, I gotta live, now. And, Lord knows, I did forgive, now. Yay, when it begins-a, He'll feel those needles and pins, A-huting him. A-stop it now. A-stop those needles, stop those pins-a.
Lord when they begin-a, Oh, won't you hear what I say? A-somebody, a-take 'em away. A-stop 'em now, a-stop 'em. Stop those needles and pins-a. [Fade.] Yes, yeah. Oh, when they begin, I feel...