I know you know my boyfriend is out of town
So have a drink, let's talk it over
So many things I shouldn't be sayin' now
You know I like my boys a little bit older
I just wanna use your love
Tonight, tonight, tonight. tonight, tonight
I don't wanna lose your love tonight

All my girls are nowhere to be found
They all split when I'm in trouble
But I'll tell you all my secrets if you stick around
The 'undercover-lovers' under the covers
I just wanna use your love
Tonight, tonight, tonight. tonight, tonight
I don't wanna lose your love tonight

I just wanna use your l-o-v-e, l-o-v-e
I just wanna use your l-o-v-e, l-o-v-e
I just wanna use your l-o-v-e, l-o-v-e, l-o-v-e

try to keep my head from spinning
Too much to drink, not making sense
Been a while since I've been with someone new
But I can't stop the way I'm feeling

As you leave please would you just close the door
Now that our love affair is over
You're exactly what I was looking for
We'll go find a shoulder to cry upon

I just wanna use your love
Tonight, tonight, tonight, tonight, tonight!
I don't wanna lose your love tonight
I just wanna use your love
Tonight, tonight, tonight, tonight, tonight!
I don't wanna lose your love tonight
I just wanna use your love
Tonight, tonight, tonight, tonight, tonight!
I don't wanna lose your love tonight

(You don't mean nothing at all to me
You don't mean nothing at all to me
You don't mean nothing at all to me
You don't mean nothing at all to me
You don't mean nothing at all

I think I'm done fuck'n singing this song
I think I'm done fuck'n singing this song
I think I'm done fuck'n singing this song
Singing this song, song, song song


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Use Your Love Lyrics as written by John Fredrick Spinks

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    General Comment

    I love this cover.

    monsterhospitalon December 05, 2007   Link
  • 0
    General Comment

    I love this cover.

    monsterhospitalon December 05, 2007   Link
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    great cover, to me its just a song about gettin' free love... hey honey, wanna sleep with me tonight? ok, sounds good. we're both drunk, lets get it on... we both just wanna use us tonight... no strings attached, friends with benifits type deal...

    Mr Music Manon December 16, 2007   Link
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    General Comment

    at the end it says::

    (You don't mean nothing at all to me You don't mean nothing at all to me You don't mean nothing at all to me You don't mean nothing at all to me You don't mean nothing at all

    I think I'm done fuck'n singing this song I think I'm done fuck'n singing this song I think I'm done fuck'n singing this song I think I'm done fuck'n singing this song Singing this song, song, song song

    DELETE THIS ACCOUNTon March 24, 2008   Link
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    General Comment

    Not quite as good as the The Outfield's classic original, but an admirable effort.

    It's pretty straightforward

    It's about gettin' drunk, cuttin' loose, and having a throughly satisfying one night stand with an old crush behind her boyfriend's back.

    cgodfreyon March 28, 2008   Link
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    I love this song. The only thing i don't like is that she repeats tonight too much. If she just held it out like the second tonight it would kick butt haha.

    simdaneson May 29, 2008   Link
  • 0
    General Comment

    This song is sooooo good!!

    what girl doesnt want a lil fun just for one night without comitment or a call back!

    jazzy-oxon June 03, 2008   Link
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    This is probably my favorite cover of "use your love". katy perry is THE SHIT!

    kflyyyon June 06, 2008   Link
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    yeah I LOVE the original but this is my favorite cover so far. and I agree with simdanes, I really didn't like how she repeats "tonight" on the first line of the chorus, but whatever it's still a great song. I think it's pretty obvious what the song is about though.. duh

    kflyyyon June 16, 2008   Link
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    Katy Perry is probably the single best pop singer out today. Her songs are catchy, some have amazing lyrics/heartfelt meaning and some have super-catchy repetitive belt-it-out, sing-a-long lyrics that just wont get out of my head. This song is fantastic and i've probably listened to it about 100 times in one day, no lie. Just gotta love a gal who names her pet cat Kitty Purry. Katy Perry = Love.

    mariahlayon June 25, 2008   Link

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