U Don’t Have To Kiss Me Like That (song)

"**U Dont Have To Kiss Me Like That**" is a song performed by Billy Idol. It serves as the third track on Billy's second EP, The Roadside.

## Critical reception

American Songwriter opined:

"“U Don’t Have To Kiss Me Like That” maintains that momentum, a strident, tempestuous, and decidedly tangled commentary on the pitfalls that affect romance and relationships. Closing track “Baby Put Your Clothes Back On” finds Idol in Big Ballad terrain, summoning up the swoon and croon that once gave David Bowie and Bryan Ferry some keen competition for cabaret cool."

Popmatters opined:

"Elsewhere on the EP, Idol’s having more fun. Uptempo opener “Rita Hayworth” opens with a purr (literally), and proceeds into familiar Billy Idol territory: glossy, Reagan-era production, Stevens’ electric licks, and a heaping dose of innuendo. “U Don’t Have to Kiss Me Like That” also harkens back to the ’80s, from the Prince-inspired spelling of “you”, to the requisite female back-up vocals. It’s fluff, but a toe-tapper nonetheless. These two snappy numbers are worthy entries in Idol’s pop-punk canon and are likely to please listeners who look back fondly on the era when you could turn on MTV and hear pop takes on funk, punk, and krautrock."

## Lyrics

Bet you didn’t think this was part of the plan

An empty parking lot at 2am

Leaning on my bumper

not a single soul in sight

The one that got away,

now the one of my dreams

Tryin’ to make a move

bustin’ at the seams

I could be your king

if you let me crown you tonight

You keep acting like you gotta go

without a chance for me to show

Put your arms around me

let me be your savior tonight

One touch of your lips

sent electric shock to my hips

It’s the first round

I’m coming unzipped

Don’t put up a fight

You ain’t gotta kiss me like that

Do it just so good that I can’t react

Your mouth is gonna give me a heart attack

when it hits mine

You don’t have to leave me tonight

Stay a little longer, honey

I won’t bite

Not at least until the moment is right

I hope that’s fine

You ain’t gotta kiss me like that

but if you do it’s alright

All I did was take time runnin’ around

Chasin’ all the taken ones,

fightin’ off a town

If you were around I would

have tried a little harder back then

Glad your baby daddy brought

you out tonight

Too bad the cops took him

in for a fight

We gotta lot of time

to become a little more

than friends

So don’t act like you gotta go

without a chance for me to show

Let me be your Jesus

you can be my Mary tonight

You ain’t gotta kiss me like that

Do it just so good that I can’t react

Your mouth is gonna give me a heart attack

when it hits mine

You don’t have to leave me tonight

Stay a little longer honey

I won’t bite

Not at least until the moment is right

I hope that’s fine

You ain’t gotta kiss me like that

but if you do it’s alright

I’m a sayin’, come over here now

Oh girl, come a little closer now

Oh, feel me all over now

You ain’t gotta kiss me like that

Do it just so good that I can’t react

Your mouth is gonna give me a heart attack

when it hits mine

You don’t have to leave me tonight

Stay a little longer, honey

I won’t bite

Not at least until the moment is right

I hope that’s fine

You ain’t gotta kiss me like that

but if you do it’s alright

## Gallery

Billy Idol - U Dont Have To Kiss Me Like That (Official Audio)
## Credits

**Personnel**

* Billy Idol — songwriting, vocals
* Steve Stevens — songwriting
* Tommy English — songwriting
* Joe Janiak — songwriting
* Butch Walker — producing

## References

1. ↑ https://americansongwriter.com/review-with-a-new-ep-billy-idol-is-idle-no-more/
2. ↑ https://www.popmatters.com/billy-idol-idol-still-vital