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This is a cover of the 1963 Crystals song “He Hit Me (And It Felt Like a Kiss).” Gerry Goffin and Carol King wrote the song after finding out their babysitter and singer Little Eva (not of the Crystals girl group) was regularly beaten by her boyfriend. It is written from her perspective. She told th...
[Chorus]
He hit me
And it felt like a kiss
He hit me
But it didn't hurt me
[Verse 1]
He couldn't stand to hear me say
That I had been with someone new
And when I told him
I had been untrue
[Chorus]
He hit me
And it felt like a kiss
He hit me
And I knew he loved me
[Verse 2]
If he didn't care for me
I could have never made him mad
But he hit me
And I was glad
[Chorus]
Yes, he hit me
And it felt like a kiss
He hit me
And I knew I loved him
[Outro]
And when he took me in his arms
With all the tenderness there is
And when he kissed me
He made me his
He Hit Me was written by Gerry Goffin & Carole King & Goffin & King.
He Hit Me was produced by Chris Taylor.
Grizzly Bear released He Hit Me on Mon Nov 05 2007.