SOMETHING'S GOTTEN HOLD OF MY HEART
(Roger Greenaway /Roger  Cook)

as recorded by Gene Pitney
1967


Something's gotten hold of my heart,
Keeping my soul and my senses apart.
Something's gotten into my life,
Cuttin' its way through my dreams like a knife,
Turnin' me up, turnin' me down,
Making me smile and making me frown.

In a world that was small,
I once lived in a time that was peace with no trouble at all!
But then you came my way,
And a feeling unknown shook my heart, made me want you to stay,
All of my nights and all of my days,
Yeah, I gotta tell you now!

Something's gotten hold of my hand,
Dragging my soul to a beautiful land, yeah!
Something has invaded my mind,
Painting my sleep with a colour so bright,
Changing the grey, changing the blue,
Scarlet for me and scarlet for you.

I've got to know if this is the real thing,
I've got to know what's makin' my heart sing.
Whoa whoa, yeah!
You smile and I am lost for a lifetime,
Each minute spent with you is the right time!
Every hour, yeah, every day, yeah, 
You touch me and my mind goes astray,
And babe, yeah yeah!  And babe, yeah yeah!

Something got a hold of my hand,
Dragging my soul to a beautiful land, yeah!
Something has invaded my mind,
Paintin' my sleep with a colour so bright,
Changing the grey, changing the blue...




(Transcribed by Peter Akers - December 2020)