Love me two times, baby
Love me twice today
Love me two times, girl
I'm goin' away

Love me two times, girl
One for tomorrow
One just for today
Love me two times
I'm goin' away

Love me one time
I could not speak
Love me one time
Yeah, my knees got weak

Love me two times, girl
Last me all through the week
Love me two times
I'm goin' away
Love me two times
I'm goin' away

Love me one time
I could not speak
Love me one time
Yeah, my knees got weak

Love me two times, girl
Last me all through the week
Love me two times
I'm goin' away
Love me two times
I'm goin' away

Love me two times, baby
Love me twice today
Love me two times, girl
I'm goin' away

Love me two times, girl
One for tomorrow
One just for today
Love me two times
I'm goin' away


The word "high" had been removed from Break On Through and "fuck" taken out of The End, but it was Robby's relatively innocuous Love Me Two Times which became the measure of the Doors' notoriety - it was their first banned single.

The idea of Love Me Two Times was partly inspired by the thought of young men spending a last night with their lovers before being shipped off to Vietnam. The idea could be applied to the Doors themselves as well, being on the road and at times only having a single night with their girlfriends.

The leering, upbeat tune, which had been a part of the band's set since the London Fog days, was built around a clever guitar riff. In the studio, Ray and John added a jazz flavor to give the track its swinging groove. Jim wasn't crazy about the lyrics, but he gave them a ripping, testosterone driven delivery nonetheless.

For the teeny-bopper fans, who had fallen in love with Light My Fire and who thought Jim was the cutest thing in leather, Love Me Two Times made ideal listening; the record sold hot and fast. But at some radio stations, the fact that the "love" referenced in the song could be tallied up made it a little too obvious that this was love of a carnal nature, and the record was deemed obscene.

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