I try to let it go   I try to shut it out   Cleanse it from my soul   But it stays in place   Like a permanent stain, yeah      All I want   Is to tune you down   To sleep you off   But your memory creeps   In and out of my dreams      And hits me like a cold, hard fist   Why can't I get over this?      Baby, to love you once   Baby, to love you once   Baby, to love you once   Is to love you forever      I can't kick your affection   I'm sick of tryin' to   You're like a bad addiction   Runnin' through my veins   You're the habit I crave, yeah      Some kinda voodoo in your eyes   Has my head all hypnotized      Baby, to love you once   Baby, to love you once   Baby, to love you once   Is to love you forever      I've come to one conclusion   That there's just no substitution      Baby, to love you once   Baby, to love you once   Baby, to love you once   Is to love you forever   And ever, ever      One look and I was hooked   One touch was all it took   Your lips, your velvet skin   Pulled me over and under and in      To love you once   Baby, to love you once   Baby, to love you once   Is to love you forever