About The Song
Joe Diffie returns with a ballad that could use some help.
Joe Diffie enjoyed two previous No. 1 hits from Third Rock From the Sun – the title track and “Pickup Man” – and earned one more with the third single from the album.
Joe Diffie’s talent as a balladeer was second to none, which is why it’s all the more surprising how lackluster this particular record is.
I think the issue is the song itself. There isn’t a memorable melody or compelling hook, so Diffie spends most of his time in a lower gear, almost talking the lyrics instead of singing them.
Things pick up once he lets loose with his vocals toward the end and we get to hear some of his range.
It’s better by him than it would’ve been by John Michael Montgomery, yet still far beneath the standard set by his classic ballads.
The fourth single from Third Rock was “I’m in Love With a Capital ‘U’,” which justly missed the top twenty. The fifth and final single, the gorgeous “That Road Not Taken,” then unjustly barely cracked the top forty. Diffie returns to No. 1 in 1996 with the lead single from his fifth studio album.
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Lyrics
You could’ve kissed me, like this wasn’t gonna last
Kept me from saying something I’ll never take back
You could have held me like there was no chance
Of me waking up where I am
You could have stopped short of every dream I’ve ever had
So help me girl
You’ve gone too far
It’s way too late
To save my heart
The way it feels
Each time we touch
I know I’ve never been so loved
And I can’t help myself
So help me girl
You had to be there when that old sun came up
Making last night feel like a vision of things yet to come
You just had to hold me like nobody else
Now look what you’ve gone and done
You had to love me ’til I just can’t get enough
So help me girl
You’ve gone too far
It’s way too late
To save my heart
The way it feels
Each time we touch
I know I’ve never been so loved
And I can’t help myself
So help me girl
You’ve gone too far
It’s way too late
To save my heart
The way it feels
Each time we touch
I know I’ve never been so loved
And I can’t help myself
So help me girl
Now I cant help myself, so help me girl