The song "Love's Got A Hold On You" by Alan Jackson is about the overwhelming feeling of being in love and how it can affect a person's physical and emotional state. The lyrics describe the protagonist reaching out to his doctor for help, but realizing that his symptoms of sweaty hands, weak knees, loss of appetite, and insomnia are all signs that he is simply in love. The protagonist tries to tell his friends that he is settling down and no longer running around, but they cannot understand why he is changing his ways. He spends the night tossing and turning, unable to escape the hold that love has on him. The chorus repeats the idea that love has a grip on the protagonist, and that there's nothing he can do but accept it. Despite his confusion, the protagonist is willing to embrace the passion and intensity of love, knowing that it has taken hold of him completely.
