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The Bond Films - Bond Music

Licence to Kill (1989)

Title Song: Licence to Kill

by Leslie Bricusse and Anthony Newley, performed by Gladys Knight

Ooooh. Woah.
I need, I need, I've got to hold on to your love.
Oooh.

Hey, baby, thought you were the one who tried to run away.
Ooh, baby, wasn't I the one who made you want to stay?
Please don't bet that you'll ever escape me
Once I get my sights on you.

Got a licence to kill (to kill)
And you know I'm going straight for your heart.
(Got a licence to kill).
Got a licence to kill (to kill)
Anyone who tries to tear us apart.
(Got a licence to kill).
Licence to kill.

Hey, baby, think you need a friend to stand here by your side?
Yes you do (your side).
Ooh, baby, now you can depend on me to keep things right (things right).
Please don't bet that you'll ever escape me
Once I get my sights on you.

Got a licence to kill (to kill)
And you know I'm going straight for your heart.
(Got a licence to kill).
Got a licence to kill (to kill)
Anyone who tries to tear us apart.
(Got a licence to kill).

Got a licence to kill (to kill)
And you know I'm going straight for your heart.
(Got a licence to kill).
Got a licence to kill (to kill)
Anyone who tries to tear us apart.
(Got a licence to kill).

Say that somebody tries to make a move on you.
In the blink of an eye I will be there too.
And they better know why I'm gonna make 'em pay
'Till their dying day.
'Till their dying day.
'Till their dying day.

Got a licence to kill (to kill)
And you know I'm going straight for your heart, baby.
(Got a licence to kill).
Got a licence to kill (to kill)
Anyone who tries to tear us apart.
(Got a licence to kill).

Got a licence to kill (to kill)
And you know I'm going straight for your heart.
(Got a licence to kill).
Got a licence to kill (to kill)
Anyone who tries to tear us apart.
(Got a licence to kill).
Licence to kill.
Got to hold on to your loving.
Licence to kill.
Kill.