Helpless

Ooh, I do, I do, I do, I do

Hey, ooh, I do, 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 drownin' 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

Laughin' at my sister as she's dazzling the room

Then you walked in and my heart went "Boom!"

Tryin' to catch your eye from the side of the ballroom

Everybody's dancin' 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 grabs you by the arm, I'm thinkin', "I'm through"

Then you look back at me and suddenly

I'm helpless

Oh, look at those eyes, oh (Look into your eyes and the sky's the limit)

I'm helpless, I know (Down for the count and I'm drownin' in 'em)

Helpless

I'm so into you, I am so into you (Look into your eyes and the sky's the limit)

I'm helpless, I know I'm (Down for the count and I'm drownin' in 'em)

Where are you taking me?

I'm about to change your life

Then by all means, lead the way

Elizabeth Schuyler, it's a pleasure to meet you

Schuyler?

My sister

Thank you for all your service

If it takes fighting a war for us to meet, it will have been worth it

I'll leave you to it

One week later, I'm writin' a letter nightly

Now my life gets better every letter that you write me

Laughin' at my sister 'cause she wants to form a harem

I'm just sayin', if you really loved me, you would share him

Ha!

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 tryin' 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 drownin' in 'em

(Helpless) That boy is mine, that boy is mine

Look into your eyes and the sky's the limit

(I'm helpless) Helpless

Down for the count and I'm drownin' in 'em

Yo, 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 is 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

As long as I'm alive, Eliza, swear to God you'll never feel so

(Helpless) I do, I do, I do, I do

Eliza

(Helpless) I do, I do, I do, I do

I've never felt so

(Helpless) Yeah, down for the count, I'm

Down for the count and I'm drownin' in 'em

My life is gon' be fine 'cause Eliza's in it

I look into your eyes and the sky's the limit, I'm (Helpless)

Down for the count and I'm drownin' 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

Helpless