Taking A Hold On Me Lyrics - Yardbirds

(Keith Relf / Jim McCarty / Chris Dreja / Jimmy Page) 

Watching TV just the other day, 

Saw an advertisement, what can I say? 

It showed a small baby, and some men in a war, 

I thought to myself, "What's this fighting all for?" 

And I felt sad, 

Felt bad, 

I'm not pleased, 

There's no need, 

Taking a hold on me, 

Knew it just had to be, 

Never knew how it was, 

Knew it was just because. 

I spoke to some fellows here, early last night, 

One of those guys, he prepared for a fight, 

He couldn't agree to the things that I said, 

Am I speaking so free? He thought I should have been dead. 

And I felt sad, 

Felt bad, 

I'm not pleased, 

There's no need, 

Taking a hold on me, 

Knew it was just to be, 

Never knew how it was, 

Knew it was just because. 

In my hotel room, a bible I saw, 

[?] and what's more, 

[?] no more [?], 

So why not be like him, don't read all those [?] 

I feel sad, 

Feels bad, 

Not pleased, 

There's no need, 

Taking a hold on me, 

Knew it just had to be, 

Never knew how it was, 

Knew it was just because. 

Taking a hold on me, 

Taking a hold on me, 

Taking a hold on me, 

Taking a hold on me, 

Taking a hold on me, 

Taking a hold on me.