Ooh, I do I do I do I do, hey
Ooh, I do I do I do
Boy you got me
Helpless, look into your eyes and the sky's the limit
I'm helpless, down for the count and I'm drowning in 'em
I have never been the type to try and grab the spotlight
We were at a revel with some rebels on a hot night
Laughing at my sister as she's dazzling the room
Then you walked in and my heart went "Boom!"
Trying to catch your eye from the side of the ballroom
Everybody's dancing and the band's top volume
Grind to the rhythm as we wine and dine
Grab my sister and whisper "Yo, this one's mine."
My sister made her way across the room to you
And I got nervous, thinking "What's she gonna do?"
She grabbed you by the arm, I'm thinking "I'm through"
Then you look back at me and suddenly I'm
Helpless, look into your eyes and the sky's the limit
I'm helpless, down for the count and I'm drowning in 'em
Helpless, look into your eyes and the sky's the limit
I'm helpless, down for the count and I'm drowning in 'em
One week later, I'm writing a letter nightly
Now my life gets better, every letter that you write me
Laughing at my sister cause she wants to form a harem
N.C.
Two weeks later in the living room stressin'
My father's stone faced while you're asking for his blessin'
I'm dying inside as you wine and dine
And I'm trying not to cry cause there's nothing that your mind can't do
My father makes his way across the room to you
I panic for a second thinking "we're through"
But then he shakes your hand and says "Be true"
And you turn back to me, smiling, and I'm
Helpless, look into your eyes and the sky's the limit
I'm helpless, down for the count and I'm drowning in 'em
Helpless, look into your eyes and the sky's the limit
I'm helpless, down for the count and I'm drowning in 'em
Eliza, I don't have a dollar to my name
An acre of land, a troop to command, a dollop of fame
All I have's my honor, a tolerance for pain
A couple of college credits and my top-notch brain
Insane, your family brings out a different side of me
Peggy confides in me, Angelica tried to take a bite of me
No stress, my love for you is never in doubt
We'll get a little place in Harlem and we'll figure it out
I've been livin' without a family since I was a child
My father left, my mother died, I grew up buckwild
But I'll never forget my mother's face, that was real
And long as I'm alive, Eliza, swear to God
You'll never feel so…
Helpless, look into your eyes and the sky's the limit
I'm helpless, down for the count and I'm drowning in 'em
Helpless, look into your eyes and the sky's the limit
I'm helpless, down for the count and I'm drowning in 'em
In New York, you can be a new man
In New York, you can be a new man
In New York, you can be a new man