Abracadabra Lyrics

[Verse 2]
Every time
You call my name
I heat up like a burnin' flame
Burnin' flame
Full of desire
Kiss me baby
Let the fire get higher
Yeah, yeah

[Instrumental]

[Break]
I heat up
I can't cool down
My situation goes 'round and 'round
I heat up
I can't cool down
My situation goes 'round and 'round
I heat up
I can't cool down
My situation goes 'round and 'round

[Outro]
I heat up (I heat up)
I can't cool down (I can't cool down)
My situation goes 'round and 'round ('Round and 'round)
I heat up (I heat up)
I can't cool down (I can't cool down)
My situation goes 'round and 'round ('Round and 'round)
I heat up (I heat up)
I can't cool down (I can't cool down)

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Steve Miller’s Band third and Last No. 1 “New Wave” hit from 1982. It was a switch from their older folk turned rock style of the ‘60s and '70s, the lyrics and the tune did not sit well with all their fans.

According to Steve Miller, his inspiration was none other than diva Diana Ross.

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What did Steve Miller Band say about "Abracadabra"?
Genius Answer

Miller told The Dallas Morning News:

Abracadabra' started off as a great piece of music with really atrocious lyrics. One day I was out skiing in Sun Valley and, lo and behold, who did I see on the mountain but Diana Ross. I skied down off the mountain to go have lunch. I had played with Diana Ross and the Supremes on Hullabaloo in the ‘60s, and I started thinking about the Supremes and I wrote the lyrics to 'Abracadabra’ in 15 minutes.

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June 15, 1982
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