Bobby Darin
"The Breaking Point" lyrics

The Breaking Point

I've reached the breaking point
Don't stand too close to me
For when my optic nerves
Observe your curves
Then suddenly
I wanna crush you close
I wanna hold you tight
I wanna kiss and tell the world
I fell in love tonight

Cause I got to have you
Got to get through to you, baby
That you're mine
Mine, mine

I have reached the breaking point
The point of no return
It's very clear to see
A fool like me
Will never ever learn
I have reached the breaking point
I hear the drums of doom
I'm gonna flip my wig
In one great big atomic boom

Cause I got to have you
Got to get through to you, baby
That you're mine
Mine, mine

All at once
There's this big upheaval
That fills my heart full of dreams
All at once
Comes the urge primeval
And I come apart
At the seams

Oh, here I go again
The same old song and dance
I've had my share of tea
And sympathy
But no romance
I've reached my breaking point
It's much too late to stop
It's either shoes and rice
Or lose the dice
And blow my top

Cause I got to have you
Got to get through to you, baby
That you're mine
Mine, mine

All at once
There's this big upheaval
That fills my heart so full of dreams
All at once
Comes the urge primeval
And I fall apart
At the seams

Oh, here I go again
That same old song and dance
I've had my share of tea
And sympathy
But no romance
I've reached my breaking point
It's much too late to stop
It's either shoes and rice
And lose the dice
Or blow my top

Cause I got to have you
Got to get near to you, baby
You're mine
All mine