Jackie DeShannon Needles & Pins lyrics

I saw him today, I saw his face
It was the face I loved
And I knew I had to run away
And get down on my knees and pray
That they'd go away

But still they begin-a
Needles and pins-a
Because of all my pride
The tears I gotta hide

Hey, I thought I was smart
I played his heart
I didn't think I'd do but now I see
She's worse to him than me

Let him go ahead
Take her love instead
And one day he will see

Just how to say please-a
Oh, and get down on his knees-a
Hey, that's how it begins-a
He'll feel those needles and pins
A-hurtin' him, a-hurtin' him

Why can't I stop and tell myself I'm wrong?
I'm wrong, so wrong

Why can't I stand up and tell myself I'm strong?

Because I saw him today, I saw his face
It was the face I loved
I can't let go, although I know
He'll make me cry, oh, whoa, whoa
Till the day I die

But people, I gotta live, now
And, Lord knows, I did forgive, now

Yay, when it begins-a
He'll feel those needles and pins
A-huting him, a-stop it now
A-stop those needles, stop those pins-a

Lord when they begin-a
Oh, won't you hear what I say?
A-somebody, a-take 'em away
A-stop 'em now, a-stop 'em

Stop those needles and pins-a
Yes, yeah
Oh, when they begin, I feel