About The Song
“I Can’t Help Myself (Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch)” is a 1965 hit by the Four Tops, produced by Holland-Dozier-Holland for Motown Records. Recorded in 1965, the song became one of Motown’s most recognizable hits of the 1960s. Written in the classic Motown style, it features catchy melodies and harmonies typical of the era. It topped the Billboard Hot 100 chart and remained there for two non-consecutive weeks.
The song expresses deep love and longing. The narrator can’t resist their feelings for someone, using endearing terms like “sugar pie” and “honey bunch” to convey affection. It’s a sweet anthem of uncontrollable love, capturing the rollercoaster of emotions when loving someone who isn’t there for you.
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Lyrics
Sugar pie, honey bunch
You know that I love you
I can’t help myself
I love you and nobody else
In and out my life (In and out my life)
You come and you go (You come and you go)
Leaving just your picture behind
And I’ve kissed it a thousand times
When you snap your finger or wink your eye
I come a-running to you
I’m tied to your apron strings (Can’t help myself)
And there’s nothing that I can do, ooh
Can’t help myself (Ooh)
No, I can’t help myself (Ooh)
‘Cause, sugar pie, honey bunch (Sugar pie, honey bunch)
I’m weaker than a man should be
I can’t help myself
I’m a fool in love, you see
Wanna tell you I don’t love you
Tell you that we’re through
And I’ve tried
But every time I see your face (I can’t help myself)
I get all choked up inside
When I call your name
Girl, it starts the flame
(Burning in my heart, tearing it all apart)
No matter how I try, my love I cannot hide
‘Cause sugar pie, honey bunch (Sugar pie, honey bunch)
You know that I’m weak for you (Weak for you)
Can’t help myself
I love you and nobody else (Ooh)
Sugar pie, honey bunch (Sugar pie, honey bunch)
Do anything you ask me to (Ask me to)
Can’t help myself
I want you and nobody else (Ooh)
Sugar pie, honey bunch (Sugar pie, honey bunch)
You know that I love you (Love you)
I can’t help myself
No, I can’t help myself (Ooh)
Sugar pie, honey bunch (Sugar pie, honey bunch)
You know that I love you