Album: Off The Wall (1979)

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• Lovely is the feelin' now
  Fever, temperatures risin' now
  Power (oh, power) is the force the vow
  That makes it happen
  It asks no questions why (ooh)
  So get closer (closer now) to my body now
  Just love me 'til you don't know how (ooh)
  
  Keep on, with the force, don't stop
  Don't stop 'til you get enough
  Keep on, with the force, don't stop
  Don't stop 'til you get enough
  Keep on, with the force, don't stop
  Don't stop 'til you get enough
  Keep on, with the force, don't stop
  Don't stop 'til you get enough
  
  Touch me and I feel on fire
  Ain't nothin' like a love desire (ooh)
  I'm melting (I'm melting) like hot candle wax
  Sensation (oh, sensation) lovely where we're at (ooh)
  So let love take us through the hours
  I won't be complainin' (ooh, ooh)
  'Cause this is love power (ooh)
  
  Keep on, with the force, don't stop
  Don't stop 'til you get enough
  Keep on, with the force, don't stop
  Don't stop 'til you get enough
  Keep on, with the force, don't stop
  Don't stop 'til you get enough
  Keep on, with the force, don't stop
  Don't stop 'til you get enough
  
  Lovely is the feeling now
  I won't be complainin' (ooh, ooh)
  The force is love power
  
  Keep on, with the force, don't stop
  Don't stop 'til you get enough
  Keep on, with the force, don't stop (don't stop, darlin')
  Don't stop 'til you get enough
  Keep on, with the force, don't stop (go crazy, baby)
  Don't stop 'til you get enough
  Keep on, with the force, don't stop (keep on, now)
  Don't stop 'til you get enough
  Keep on, with the force, don't stop (keep on, darlin')
  Don't stop 'til you get enough
  Keep on, with the force, don't stop (love power, yeah)
  Don't stop 'til you get enough
  Keep on, with the force, don't stop (keep on, darlin')
  Don't stop 'til you get enough
  Keep on, with the force, don't stop (don't, no, no)
  Don't stop 'til you get enough (keep up the power, yeah, ooh)
  Keep on, with the force, don't stop
  Don't stop 'til you get enough ('til you get enough, now)
  Keep on, with the force, don't stop
  Don't stop 'til you get enough (ooh)
  Keep on, with the force, don't stop (yeah)
  Don't stop 'til you get enough (oh, no)
  Keep on, with the force, don't stop (yeah)
  Don't stop 'til you get enough (keep on, baby)
  Keep on, with the force, don't stop
  Don't stop 'til you get enough (oh, 'til you get enough)
  Keep on, with the force, don't stop
  Don't stop 'til you get enough Writer/s: Michael Joe Jackson
  Publisher: Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
  Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

Comments: 44

• Mischelle from TexasAll of ya'll are wrong. The lyrics to Dont stop til you get enough are keep on with a full stroke don't stop, don't stop til you get enough. That's what the original record says!
• Daphne from Memphis,tnYeah I agree with y'all I thought he was saying keep on with the bus stop.
• Mgn from CanadaQuestion: all the lyrics say:
  "Keep on with the force don't stop
  Don't stop 'til you get enough"
  
  but i don't hear that first "stop" at the end of the first line.. i don't even make out the first "don't" its just a spoken syllable that doesn't make sense to me.
  
  am i right here?
  
  I've been hearing impaired all my life, and i mishear words in ALMOST EVERY SONG so maybe i'm just missing something soft.
• Emc from NigeriaOne of my favorite MJ songs. It keeps me going and changes my mood for the better.
  I'll forever remember my King of Pop, soul and music
• Ethan Ang from From SingaporeBest MJ song I ever heard. Keeps me moving on. Don't stop till I get enough.
• Martamjlover from UsaThis is one of my favorite songs MJ. I love every single word in the song. Make me wish I could be the one close to him an in intamate passionate way:()
• Charles Samuel from Southwest NigeriaHonestly michael jackson is the ever rated legend that after his death his songs are still collecting award & seriously i really him,all of his songs are really meaningful & they're all make serious sense. May his soul rest in perfect peace
• Jennifer Harris from Grand Blanc, MiI love this song.I saw a friend of mine,Alice Jones,now Zeeman doing Lip Sync in a halloween show in the Oak Center in 198? I was in elementary school then. She did a good job.I love the late Michael Jackson's video,too.
• Cassidy from Manitou Springs, CoLOL. I used to think he said, "keep on with the porn stars, dont stop 'til you get enough."
  
  
• Shauna from Atlatna, GaActually if anyone has a copy of Off The Wall, special addition, his original lyrics was 'Kepp on, with you heart don't stop, don;t stop wil you get enough. And I do think it was about sex.
• Jazmine from Brook Park, Mnreally? i always thought that it was keep up when the force stops-don't stop 'til you get enough! to be honest-that makes the most sense-at least, that's my opinion.
• Beth from Mims, FlI have always thought the line was: "Keep on when the fun starts. Don't stop 'til you get enough." I've been singing it wrong all these years...sheesh!
• Linc from Beaumont, TxJudging by the date on this song - I am wondering if Star Wars had any influence on the Force lyric selection...
• Theresa from Murfreesboro, TnA disco delight.
• Angelica from Boynton, FlLOL whoa i always thought that it was "keep on and then shout dont stop till you get enough" lol michaels the greatest he let us make our own words to his very best songs
• Doug from Los Angeles, CaNo Eric, you're thinking of Al Yankovic's version, Don't Stop Til You Eat Enough.
• Eric from Mcallen, TxI always thought Michael was saying "Come on, Eat up the french toast, don't stop 'til you get enough"
• Mike from Cairo, NyI believe it's "keep on, when the force starts, don't stop till you get enough".
  
  I used to think it was "keep on with your bad self".
• John from Nashville, TnThis song snagged Michael his first Grammy for best r&b male vocal performance.
• Ruby from New Orleans, LaNo, he is saying "keep up with the force". Michael Jackson wrote this after seeing Stars Wars and he was a big fan of George Lucas... I'm not joking.
  His use of the word force is derived from the film.
• Kayvee from Chicago, IlIt sounds to me like "Keep on, dig a post hole, don't stop till you get enough". Maybe that's a dance move or a suggestion either playful or naughty.
• Lisa from Manchester, CtI never understood the lyrics and, after having read them, don't believe the lyrics posted are correct. It just doesn't fit.
  
  Though I often hear lyrics differently than they are sung, to me it sounded like "Keep up with the four straws, don't stop 'til you get enough."
• Michaela from Brooklyn, NyWhen I heard the song to me it was;"Keep on with the(something something)Don't sop 'til you get enough"...I didn't know what the heck he said!:D My brother and mu two sisters didn't even know what he said!=D
• Kara from Cadillac, MiI never really cared for this song because the lyrics were difficult to understand - now that I can read what they are, I realize that I still don't care for it. I do think that Michael Jackson is a phenomenal performer though, and I have liked much of what he's done over his career. He has earned superstardom and he has my respect.
• Kara from Cadillac, MiPs. I read somewhere a long time ago that it was "keep on with the bus stop" (meaning the dance) "don't stop til you get enough." Matters not to me now, if I listen to Michael, that wouldn't be the song I'd choose anyway. Just found myself curious about the lyrics. BTW I do think that pop music and sensationalism go hand in hand. Don't believe everything you read.
• Ron from Pensacola, FlI always thought it was "Keep it up, baby don't stop. Don't stop till you get enough.
• Nora from N/a, FlNO MATTER WHAT HAPPENS IN HIS LIFE ...NO MATTER WHAT HE IS/WAS ACCUSED OF..HE WILL ALWAYS BE THE ULTIMATE KING OF POP !!!!! HE IS SO TALENTED AND HIS MUSIC WILL GO ON FOR YEARS TO COME !!!!
• Lala from Anywhere, Mtwhen i frist heard the song i thought it was "keep on with the fun stuff dont stop til YOU GET IT UP!" lol thats just wrong
• Sam from Bright, InActually, I thought he was saying, "Keep on when the fun starts"
• Jonothan from Adelaide, AustraliaI don't know what the words are, and I don't care! Just a great song to listen to with your brain in neutral.
• AnonymousI thought he was singing: "Keep on with the four stroke" keep that in mind next time you hear it.You can almost hear it.
• Sarah Floyd from Bloomingdale, Ilwhen i first heard this song i had no idea what the words were and i looked at the words and i still cant get the words right and i dont look at the book let so i just sing what ever i can remember!!!!
• Sarah from Ottawa, CanadaI actually thought he said "keep on with the boys and go, don't stop til you get enough." :) Sounds kind of funny when I see what the words really were.
• Zoe from Mount Gambier, AustraliaI thought the line was.... Come on, you're a porn star! LOL How wrong I was!
• Rachel from Portland, OrI always sing the lyric "Come on! To the post drop!" I know it's wrong but I can never remember the real line ("Keep up with the force, don't stop.")
  -rachel, portland, OR
• Dawson from Draper, UtMy favorite MJ song, and Michael is my favorite of all time! 5 outta 5! Man, it rocks!
• Eloise from London, EnglandActually, a friend of mine says it's "Keep On, Do the 4-Star Stomp"!!
• Eloise from London, EnglandPaul from Malibu, I'm with you. It's gotta be "Keep ON with the Force".
• Matt from Millbrae, CaMichale could lay it down in the 80's...but what happened in that instant when 1990 first came around will remain a mystery.
• Joshua from Niagara Falls, CanadaAsh leave michael the hell alone!!!!!
  P.S: This song is my favorite 70's song!!!
  
• Ash from Charleston, WvHmmmm. Perhaps it's about someone's insatiable appetite for inappropriate acts with pre-pubescent children.
• Jam Kemal from Lindua, South Africa" He was encouraged to come up with his own songs by Quincy Jones, who produced the album "
  
  Actually Jackson wrote songs before the Off The Wall album for The Jacksons albums. The song is produced by Jackson and Jones
• Paul from Malibu, Caisn't it : "keep ON with the force ?
• Tara from Chicago, IlMichael's Mom hated this song at first because she thought Michael was singing about sex. When asked about it, Michael said people can interpet the song to mean whatever they want it too.

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