Possession of your possessions I do believe is nine tenths of the law You better hold on tight now to what you've got Before that woman ain't your woman no more Turn your back just for a second Somebody's trying to steal her away Ready or not they want what you got And nothing's gonna stand in their way You could take all of my money The keys to my car right outta my hand It makes no matter without that stuff I'd still be a richer man But for what you can't pacify me The only one thing that I need You're trying your luck, you ain't giving up Can't you see that what's taken Is what you're trying to take from me Possession has got a hold of me Can't you see that what's taken Is what you're trying to take from me Possession got a hold on me So we shoot a little pool in the back room I still got her taste on the tip of my tongue I see a man, he's walking on over I know what is happenin' before it's begun He wastes no time to get started And it's happening right in front of me Oh, he shakes my hand, don't he understand That tonight, you know, she's coming home with me Possession has got a hold on me, oh yeah Oh, can't you see that what's taken Is what you're trying to take from me Oh, can't you see that what's taken Is what you're trying to take from me Oh, possession has got a hold on me