He hit me, and it felt like a kiss.
He hit me, but it didn't hurt me.
He couldn't stand to hear me say
that I had been with someone new.
And when I told him I had been untrue....
He hit me, and it felt like a kiss.
He hit me, and I knew he loved me.
Cause if he didn't care for me,
I could have never made him mad.
And he hit me, and I was glad.
Baby, why won't you stay? [repeat]
Cause when he took me in his arms,
with all the tenderness there is.
He hit me, and he made me feel.
Baby, why won't you stay? [repeat]