“Helpless (You Took My Love)” is The Flirts' first single from their third studio album Made In America. The song peaked at #12 in the US on Billboard’s Hot Dance Club Play chart, #13 on Germany’s GfK Entertainment chart and #15 on Switzerland’s Swiss Hitparade in 1984.
[Verse 1]
Walk away, you came into my life and then you went away
Is there nothing I can do to try and make you stay?
I can see you in the arms of another girl
You shattered my world
[Pre-Chorus]
Suddenly, I'm not half the woman that I used to be
All I have is memories (helpless)
[Chorus]
You took my love, you took my love
You took my love, you took my love
And left me helpless, helpless (helpless)
You took my love, you took my love
You took my love, you took my love
And left me helpless, helpless
[Verse 2]
All alone, we had a deal together now I'm all alone
I shared a life with you and now I don't belong
I'll have to start a new life on my own, but I'm not that strong
[Pre-Chorus]
Suddenly, I'm not half the woman that I used to be
Now all I have to hold on to is memories
I just cannot imagine all this treachery
All I have is memories (helpless)
[Chorus]
You took my love, you took my love
You took my love, you took my love
And left me helpless, helpless (helpless)
You took my love, you took my love
You took my love, you took my love
And left me helpless, helpless
[Bridge]
Oh, oh-oh-oh
Oh, oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh
Oh, oh-oh-oh
Oh, oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh
Oh, oh-oh-oh (helpless)
Oh, oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh (helpless)
[Pre-Chorus]
Suddenly (suddenly)
I'm not half the woman that I used to be (used to be)
All I have is memories (helpless)
[Chorus]
You took my love, you took my love
You took my love, you took my love
And left me helpless, helpless (helpless)
You took my love, you took my love
You took my love, you took my love
And left me helpless, helpless (helpless)
(Helpless) You took my love
You took my love, you took my love
Helpless, helpless (helpless)
You took my love
You took my love, you took my love
Helpless, helpless
[Bridge]
Oh, oh-oh-oh
Oh, oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh
Oh
Oh, oh-oh-oh...
Oh, oh-oh-oh
Oh, oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh
Oh, oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh
Oh, oh-oh-oh
Oh, oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh
Oh, oh-oh-oh
Oh, oh-oh-oh
Oh, oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh (helpless)
[Outro]
You took my love
You took my love, you took my love
And left me helpless, you left me helpless
Oh, you left me helpless
Oh-oh, you left me helpless, helpless, helpless, oh no
You took my love, you took my love
You left me helpless
You took my love, you took my love
You left me helpless, helpless
You took my love and left me helpless
You took my love and left me helpless
Helpless, leave me helpless
You left me helpless, helpless
You took my love
You took my love, you took my love
And left me helpless, oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh
You left me helpless
You took my love
You took my love, you took my love
And left me helpless, helpless, helpless
Oh, oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh