Teenage Fanclub: "I Don't Want Control of You"

It's a love song for grown ups, a love song about the kind, or at least one kind, that lasts. I love the plainspoken directness of the lyrics. The artlessness bumps the power up. And I'm a sucker for any love song that features a bridge that culminates with the line, "You've been an inspirational figure for me." That's a good thing to feel when you are married. My advice: If you are ever a little down, just listen to some Teenage Fanclub. Oh, and turn it up!

I don't want control of you
It doesn't matter to me
The very heart and soul of you
Are places I wanna see

Everyday I look in a different face
Feelings getting stronger with every embrace

I don't want a world of pain
Staring at every tear
Don't want this love to stay the same
Growing with every year

Everyday I look in a different face
Feelings getting stronger with every embrace

Tired of situations
That mean nothing to me
You've been an inspirational figure for me

Everyday I look in a different face
Feelings getting stronger with every embrace

I don't want control of you
It doesn't matter to me

I want this love to stay the same

Growing with every year

Everyday I look in a different face
Feelings getting stronger with every embrace