Released: October 14, 1985
Songwriter: Terry Britten Sue Shifrin
Producer: Russ Titelman
[Verse 1]
I thought I had the only key
I thought you only opened up to me
What happened?
Don't know how you call it love
I thought I was your brightest light
Someone else was lighting up your life
What happened?
Don't know how you call it love
[Bridge]
I'm not suspicious, no not me
But I'm not blind and I'd have to be not to see
[Chorus]
You're getting away with murder
You can’t love a girl and hurt her
That's getting away with
Getting away with murder
You can't tell a girl you love her
While you're working on another
That's getting away with
Getting away with murder
[Verse 2]
You weren't happy loving one
Two in the hand has left you holding none
It happens
Don't know how you call it love
No, no
[Bridge]
You're not demanding
No, not you
You're understanding
You do what you want
[Chorus]
You've been getting away with murder
You can't love a girl and hurt her
That’s getting away with
Getting away with murder
You can't tell a girl you love her
While you're working on another
That's getting away with
Getting away with murder
[Verse 3]
You said I was the only one
But you were cheatin' all along
There ought to be a law for what you've done
[Bridge]
I gotta save you from yourself
I gotta stop you hurting someone else
[Chorus]
You're not getting away with murder
You can't love a girl and hurt her
That's getting away with
Getting away with murder
You can't tell a girl you love her
While you're working on another
That's getting away with
Getting away with murder
You've been getting away with murder
You can't love a girl and hurt her
That’s getting away with
Getting away with murder
You can't tell a girl you love her
While you're working on another
That's getting away with
You're not getting away with murder
(You're not getting away…no, no, no)
You can't love a girl and hurt her
That's getting away with
Getting away with murder
You can't tell a girl you love her
While you're working on another
That's getting away with
(That's getting away with…)
With murder
You're getting away with murder
You can't love a girl and hurt her
That's getting away with
(Naw, naw, getting away)
Getting away with murder
You can't tell a girl you love her
While you're working on another
That's getting away with
(That's getting away, you're not getting away)
Getting away with murder
[Outro]
You're not getting away with murder
You can't love a girl and hurt her
That's getting away with
Getting away, with murder
I thought I had the only key
I thought you only opened up to me
What happened?
Don't know how you call it love
I thought I was your brightest light
Someone else was lighting up your life
What happened?
Don't know how you call it love
[Bridge]
I'm not suspicious, no not me
But I'm not blind and I'd have to be not to see
[Chorus]
You're getting away with murder
You can’t love a girl and hurt her
That's getting away with
Getting away with murder
You can't tell a girl you love her
While you're working on another
That's getting away with
Getting away with murder
[Verse 2]
You weren't happy loving one
Two in the hand has left you holding none
It happens
Don't know how you call it love
No, no
[Bridge]
You're not demanding
No, not you
You're understanding
You do what you want
[Chorus]
You've been getting away with murder
You can't love a girl and hurt her
That’s getting away with
Getting away with murder
You can't tell a girl you love her
While you're working on another
That's getting away with
Getting away with murder
[Verse 3]
You said I was the only one
But you were cheatin' all along
There ought to be a law for what you've done
[Bridge]
I gotta save you from yourself
I gotta stop you hurting someone else
[Chorus]
You're not getting away with murder
You can't love a girl and hurt her
That's getting away with
Getting away with murder
You can't tell a girl you love her
While you're working on another
That's getting away with
Getting away with murder
You've been getting away with murder
You can't love a girl and hurt her
That’s getting away with
Getting away with murder
You can't tell a girl you love her
While you're working on another
That's getting away with
You're not getting away with murder
(You're not getting away…no, no, no)
You can't love a girl and hurt her
That's getting away with
Getting away with murder
You can't tell a girl you love her
While you're working on another
That's getting away with
(That's getting away with…)
With murder
You're getting away with murder
You can't love a girl and hurt her
That's getting away with
(Naw, naw, getting away)
Getting away with murder
You can't tell a girl you love her
While you're working on another
That's getting away with
(That's getting away, you're not getting away)
Getting away with murder
[Outro]
You're not getting away with murder
You can't love a girl and hurt her
That's getting away with
Getting away, with murder
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