David Ruffin

Last week my life had meaning
It was beautiful and so sweet
But now it's nothing, nothing without you baby
My whole world is incomplete
Cause honey I can't see you no more
That was all that you said baby
But you just might as well have placed a gun to my head
Baby, baby, oh why did you do it
My whole world ended
The moment you left me
yeah baby, honey, my whole world ended
The moment you left me
It tumbled down to the ground, baby

Did you ever mean those sweet things
All that you use to say
did you mean 'em baby
A lovely, lovely garden and a little baby someday
Oh tell me baby
Where did I go wrong, honey
Whatever changed your mind, baby
I've asked myself these questions over a million times
Baby, baby, oh baby
My whole world ended the moment you left me
It tumbled down to the ground, baby, baby, baby
Oh baby now my body is numb
I feel so senseless to the touch
My life is so wasted, so wasted without you
I guess I love you much too much
Oh baby how can I face tomorrow
When yesterday is all I see
I just don't want to face tomorrow
If you're not sharing it with me
Baby, baby oh tell me why my whole world ended
The moment you left me
Oh yes it did, baby, baby
My whole world ended the moment you left me
It tumbled down to the ground
Baby, I keep holding on, holding on
Although your love is gone, baby

Ooo
Each day through my window I watch her as she passes by.
I say to myself, you're such a lucky guy.
To have a girl like her is truly a dream come true.
Out of all the fellas in the world, she belongs to me.

But it was just my 'magination, running away with me.
It was just my 'magination, running away with me.

(Soon) Soon we'll be married and raise a family. (Oh, yeah)
A cozy little home out in the country with two children, maybe three.
I tell you, I can visualize it all. This couldn't be a dream, for too real it all seems.

But it was just my 'magination, once again.
Running away with me.
Tell you it was just my 'magination,
Running away with me.

Paul: Every night on my knees I pray.

Dear Lord, hear my plea.
Don't ever let another take her love from me.
Or I will surely die. Hmm

(Her love is) heavenly.
When her arms enfold me.
I hear a tender rhapsody.
But in reality, she doesn't even know me.

Just my 'magination, once again.
Running away with me.
Oh, tell you it was just my 'magination,
Running away with me.

I never met her but I can't forget her.
Just my 'magination,
Ooo yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
Running away with me.

Ooo, just my 'magination running away with me.
She's in my mind and hard to find.
Just my 'magination...

I've got sunshine
On a cloudy day
And when it's cold outside,
I've got the month of May

Well, I guess you'd say
What can make me feel this way
My girl (my girl, my girl)
Talkin''bout my girl (my girl)

I've got so much honey
The bees envy me
I've got a sweeter song than the birds in the trees

Well, I guess you'll say what can make me feel this way?
My girl(my girl, my girl)
Talkin''bout my girl (my girl)


Oooo~~h, Hoooo~~

I don't need no money,
Fortune, or fame
I've got all the riches, baby,
One man can claim

Well~ I guess you'll say
What can make me feel this way
My girl (my girl, my girl)
Talkin''bout my girl (my girl)

I've got sunshine on a cloudy day
With my girl
I've even got the month of May
with my girl

It was the third of September
That day I'll always remember, yes I will
'Cause that was the day that my daddy died
I never had a chance to see him
Never heard nothin' but bad things about him
Mama I'm depending on you to tell me the truth
Mama looked up and said son
Papa was a rolling stone
Wherever he laid his hat was his home
And when he died all he left us was alone
Mama is it true what they say
That papa never worked a day in his life?
And mama there's some bad talk goin' round town
That papa had three out-side children
And another wife, and that ain't right
Heard some talk about papa
Doin' some store-front prechin'
Talking about saving souls and all the time leaching
Dealin' in dirt and stealing in the name of the Lord
Mama looked up and said son
Papa was a rolling stone
Wherever he laid his hat was his home
And when he died all he left us was alone
I heard papa call himself a jack of all trades
Tell me is that what sent papa to an early grave?
Folks say papa would beg, borrow or steal
To pay his bills
Hey mama, folks say papa wasn't much on thinkin'
Spent most of his time chasing women and drinkin'
Mama I'm depending on you to tell me the truth
Papa was a rolling stone
Wherever he laid his hat was his home
And when he died all he left us was alone

I know you wanna leave me,
but I refuse to let you go
If I have to beg and plead for your sympathy,
I don't mind coz' you mean that much to me

Ain't too proud to beg, sweet darlin
Please don't leave me girl, don't you go
Ain't to proud to plead, baby, baby
Please don't leave me, girl, don't you go

Now I heard a cryin' man,
is half a man with no sense of pride
But if I have to cry to keep you,
I don't mind weepin' if it'll keep you by my side

Ain't to proud to beg, sweet darlin
Please don't leave me girl, don't you go
Ain't to proud to plead, baby, baby
Please don't leave me girl, don't you go

If I have to sleep on your doorstep
all night and day just to keep you from walkin' away
let your friends laugh, even this I can stand
cause I want to keep you any way I can

Ain't too proud to beg, sweet darlin'
Please don't leave me girl, don't you go
Ain't to proud to plead, baby, baby
Please don't leave me girl, don't you go

Now I've gotta love so deep in the pit of my heart
And each day it grows more and more
I'm not ashamed to come and plead to you baby
If pleadin' keeps you from walkin' out that door

Ain't too proud to beg, you know it sweet darlin'
Please don't leave me girl, don't you go
Ain't to proud to plead, baby, baby
Please don't leave me girl, don't you go
Baby, baby, baby, baby (sweet darling)

I never met a girl who makes me feel the way that you do. (You're alright)
Whenever I'm asked who makes my dreams real, I say that you do. (You're outta sight)

So, fee-fi-fo-fum
Look out baby, 'cause here I come.

And I'm bringing you a love that's true.
So get ready, so get ready.
I'm gonna try to make you love me too.
So get ready, so get ready 'cause here I come.

(Get ready 'cause here I come) I'm on my way.
(Get ready 'cause here I come)

If you wanna play hide and seek with love, let me remind you (It's alright)
of the lovin' you're gonna miss in the time it takes to find you (It's outta sight)

So, fiddley-dee, fiddley-dum
Look out baby, 'cause here I come.

And I'm bringing you a love that's true.
So get ready, so get ready.
I'm gonna try to make you love me too.
So get ready, so get ready 'cause here I come.

(Get ready 'cause here I come) I'm on my way.
(Get ready 'cause here I come)
(Get ready)

all my friends should want you too, I understand it. (Be alright)
I hope I get to you before they do, the way I planned it. (Be outta sight)

So tiddley-dee, tiddley-dum
Look out baby, 'cause here I come.

And I'm bringing you a love that's true.
So get ready, so get ready.
I'm gonna try to make you love me too.
So get ready, so get ready 'cause here I come.

(Get ready 'cause here I come) I'm on my way.
(Get ready 'cause here I come)
(fade)

I've got sunshine
On a cloudy day
When it's cold outside
I've got the month of May

I guess you'd say
What can make me feel this way?
My girl, my girl, my girl
Talkin' 'bout my girl
My girl

I've got so much honey
The bees envy me
I've got a sweeter song
Than the birds in the trees

Well, I guess you'd say
What can make me feel this way?
My girl, my girl, my girl
Talkin' 'bout my girl
My girl
Ooo-ooo, hoo-ooo

Hey, hey, hey
Hey, hey, hey
Ooh yeah

I don't need no money
Fortune or fame
I got all the riches, baby
One man can claim

Well, I guess you'd say
What can make me feel this way?
My girl, my girl, my girl
Talkin' 'bout my girl
My girl

(Talkin' 'bout my girl)
I got sunshine on a cloudy day with my girl
I've even got the month of May with my girl
(Talkin' 'bout my girl)
Talkin' bout, talkin' 'bout, talkin' 'bout my girl

It was the third of September
That day I'll always remember, yes I will
Cause that was the day, that my daddy died
I never got a chance to see him
Never heard nothin' but bad things about him
"Momma I'm depending on you, to tell me the truth"
And Momma just hung her head and said...

"Son, Papa was a rolling stone, (my son)
Wherever he laid his hat was his home
(And when he died) All he left us was alone
Papa was a rolling stone, (my son)
Wherever he laid his hat was his home
(And when he died) All he left us was alone
Well, well"

"Hey Momma, is it true what they say,
That Papa never worked a day in his life?
And Momma, some bad talk goin' round town
sayin' that Papa had three outside children and another wife,
and that ain't right
Heard them talking Papa doing some store front preachin'
Talked about saving souls and all the time leeching
Dealing in debt, and stealing in the name of the Lord"
Momma just hung her head and said...

"Papa was a rolling stone, (my son)
Wherever he laid his hat was his home
(And when he died) All he left us was alone
Hey, Papa was a rolling stone, (my son)
Wherever he laid his hat was his home
(And when he died) All he left us was alone
Uh"

"Hey Momma, I heard Papa called himself a jack of all trades
Tell me, is that what sent Papa to an early grave?
Folks say Papa would beg, borrow, steal to pay his bills
Hey Momma, folks say that Papa never was much on thinking
Spent most of his time chasing women and drinking
Momma I'm depending on you to tell me the truth"
And Momma looked up with a tear in her eye and said...

"Son, Papa was a rolling stone (my son)
(Well, well, well, well)
Wherever he laid his hat was his home
(And when he died) All he left us was alone
Lone, lone, lone, alone
Papa was a rolling stone (my son)
Wherever he laid his hat was his home
(And when he died) All he left us was alone
I said, Papa was a rolling stone (my son)
Wherever he laid his hat was his home
(And when he died) All he left us was alone.."

Hold it, everybody
Hold it, hold it, listen

I can turn the gray sky blue
I can make it rain
Whenever I want it to
Oh, I can build a castle
From a single grain of sand
I can make a ship sail
Huh, on dry land

But my life is incomplete
And I'm so blue
'Cause I can't get next to you
I can't get next to you, babe
(Next to you)
I can't get next to you
(I just can't get next you)
I can't get next to you, babe
I can't get next to you

I can fly like a bird in the sky
Hey, and I can buy anything
That money can buy
Oh, I can turn a river into a raging fire
I can live forever if I so desire

Unimportant are all the things I can do
'Cause I can't get next to you
I can't get next to you, babe
(No matter what I do)
I can't get next to you, uh-yeah

Ooh, woo, ooh, woo
Ooh, woo, ooh, woo
Chicka boom, chicka boom
Chicka boom, boom, boom

I can turn back the hands of time
You better believe I can
I can make the seasons change
Just by waving my hand
Oh, I can change anything from old to new
The things I want to do the most
I'm unable to do

Unhappy am I with all the powers I possess
'Cause girl you're the key to my happiness
And I can't get next to you

Girl, you're blowing my mind
'cause I can't get (Next to you)
Can't you see these tears I'm crying?
I can't get (Next to you)
Girl, it's you that I need
I gotta get (Next to you)
Can't you see these tears I'm crying?
I can't get (Next to you)
I, I, I, I
I can't get (Next to you)
I, I, I, I
I can't get (Next to you)
Girl, you're blowing my mind

It was the third of September
That day I'll always remember, yes I will
Cause that was the day, that my daddy died
I never got a chance to see him
Never heard nothin' but bad things about him
"Momma I'm depending on you, to tell me the truth"
And Momma just hung her head and said...

"Son, Papa was a rolling stone, (my son)
Wherever he laid his hat was his home
(And when he died) All he left us was alone
Papa was a rolling stone, (my son)
Wherever he laid his hat was his home
(And when he died) All he left us was alone
Well, well"

"Hey Momma, is it true what they say,
That Papa never worked a day in his life?
And Momma, some bad talk goin' round town
sayin' that Papa had three outside children and another wife,
and that ain't right
Heard them talking Papa doing some store front preachin'
Talked about saving souls and all the time leeching
Dealing in debt, and stealing in the name of the Lord"
Momma just hung her head and said...

"Papa was a rolling stone, (my son)
Wherever he laid his hat was his home
(And when he died) All he left us was alone
Hey, Papa was a rolling stone, (my son)
Wherever he laid his hat was his home
(And when he died) All he left us was alone
Uh"

"Hey Momma, I heard Papa called himself a jack of all trades
Tell me, is that what sent Papa to an early grave?
Folks say Papa would beg, borrow, steal to pay his bills
Hey Momma, folks say that Papa never was much on thinking
Spent most of his time chasing women and drinking
Momma I'm depending on you to tell me the truth"
And Momma looked up with a tear in her eye and said...

"Son, Papa was a rolling stone (my son)
(Well, well, well, well)
Wherever he laid his hat was his home
(And when he died) All he left us was alone
Lone, lone, lone, alone
Papa was a rolling stone (my son)
Wherever he laid his hat was his home
(And when he died) All he left us was alone
I said, Papa was a rolling stone (my son)
Wherever he laid his hat was his home
(And when he died) All he left us was alone.."

Ooooohhhhh, oooooooohhhhhh....

Each day through my window, I watch her as she passes by
I say to myself, "You're such a lucky guy"
To have a girl like her is truly a dream come true
Out of all the fellas in the world, she belongs to you

But it was just my imagination,
Running away with me...
It was just my imagination,
Running away with me...
Oooohhhhhhh, (So)

So we'll be married and raise a family, (Oh yeah)
A cozy little home out in the country, with two children, maybe three
I tell you, I - - - can visualize it all
This couldn't be a dream, for too real it all seems

But it was just my imagination (Once again),
Running away with me...
Tell you it was just my imagination,
Running away with me...

Every night on my knees I pray,
Dear Lord, hear my plea,
Don't ever let another take her love from me or I will surely die...
(Mmmm) Her love is....heavenly
When her arms enfold me
I hear a tender rhapsody
But in reality,
She doesn't even know me... Just my imagination (Once again),
Running away with me...
Tell you it was just my imagination,
Running away with me... (I'll never get her, but I can't forget her)
Just my imagination (Ooohh, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah),
Running away with me...
It was just my imagination,
Running away with me... (repeat to fade)

Ooooohhhhh, oooooooohhhhhh....

Each day through my window, I watch her as she passes by
I say to myself, "You're such a lucky guy"
To have a girl like her is truly a dream come true
Out of all the fellas in the world, she belongs to you

But it was just my imagination,
Running away with me...
It was just my imagination,
Running away with me...
Oooohhhhhhh, (So)

So we'll be married and raise a family, (Oh yeah)
A cozy little home out in the country, with two children, maybe three
I tell you, I - - - can visualize it all
This couldn't be a dream, for too real it all seems

But it was just my imagination (Once again),
Running away with me...
Tell you it was just my imagination,
Running away with me...

Every night on my knees I pray,
Dear Lord, hear my plea,
Don't ever let another take her love from me or I will surely die...
(Mmmm) Her love is....heavenly
When her arms enfold me
I hear a tender rhapsody
But in reality,
She doesn't even know me... Just my imagination (Once again),
Running away with me...
Tell you it was just my imagination,
Running away with me... (I'll never get her, but I can't forget her)
Just my imagination (Ooohh, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah),
Running away with me...
It was just my imagination,
Running away with me... (repeat to fade)

It was the third of September
That day I'll always remember, yes I will
Cause that was the day, that my daddy died
I never got a chance to see him
Never heard nothin' but bad things about him
"Momma I'm depending on you, to tell me the truth"
And Momma just hung her head and said...

"Son, Papa was a rolling stone, (my son)
Wherever he laid his hat was his home
(And when he died) All he left us was alone
Papa was a rolling stone, (my son)
Wherever he laid his hat was his home
(And when he died) All he left us was alone
Well, well"

"Hey Momma, is it true what they say,
That Papa never worked a day in his life?
And Momma, some bad talk goin' round town
sayin' that Papa had three outside children and another wife,
and that ain't right
Heard them talking Papa doing some store front preachin'
Talked about saving souls and all the time leeching
Dealing in debt, and stealing in the name of the Lord"
Momma just hung her head and said...

"Papa was a rolling stone, (my son)
Wherever he laid his hat was his home
(And when he died) All he left us was alone
Hey, Papa was a rolling stone, (my son)
Wherever he laid his hat was his home
(And when he died) All he left us was alone
Uh"

"Hey Momma, I heard Papa called himself a jack of all trades
Tell me, is that what sent Papa to an early grave?
Folks say Papa would beg, borrow, steal to pay his bills
Hey Momma, folks say that Papa never was much on thinking
Spent most of his time chasing women and drinking
Momma I'm depending on you to tell me the truth"
And Momma looked up with a tear in her eye and said...

"Son, Papa was a rolling stone (my son)
(Well, well, well, well)
Wherever he laid his hat was his home
(And when he died) All he left us was alone
Lone, lone, lone, alone
Papa was a rolling stone (my son)
Wherever he laid his hat was his home
(And when he died) All he left us was alone
I said, Papa was a rolling stone (my son)
Wherever he laid his hat was his home
(And when he died) All he left us was alone.."

It was the third of September
That day I'll always remember, yes I will
Cause that was the day, that my daddy died
I never got a chance to see him
Never heard nothin' but bad things about him
"Momma I'm depending on you, to tell me the truth"
And Momma just hung her head and said...

"Son, Papa was a rolling stone, (my son)
Wherever he laid his hat was his home
(And when he died) All he left us was alone
Papa was a rolling stone, (my son)
Wherever he laid his hat was his home
(And when he died) All he left us was alone
Well, well"

"Hey Momma, is it true what they say,
That Papa never worked a day in his life?
And Momma, some bad talk goin' round town
sayin' that Papa had three outside children and another wife,
and that ain't right
Heard them talking Papa doing some store front preachin'
Talked about saving souls and all the time leeching
Dealing in debt, and stealing in the name of the Lord"
Momma just hung her head and said...

"Papa was a rolling stone, (my son)
Wherever he laid his hat was his home
(And when he died) All he left us was alone
Hey, Papa was a rolling stone, (my son)
Wherever he laid his hat was his home
(And when he died) All he left us was alone
Uh"

"Hey Momma, I heard Papa called himself a jack of all trades
Tell me, is that what sent Papa to an early grave?
Folks say Papa would beg, borrow, steal to pay his bills
Hey Momma, folks say that Papa never was much on thinking
Spent most of his time chasing women and drinking
Momma I'm depending on you to tell me the truth"
And Momma looked up with a tear in her eye and said...

"Son, Papa was a rolling stone (my son)
(Well, well, well, well)
Wherever he laid his hat was his home
(And when he died) All he left us was alone
Lone, lone, lone, alone
Papa was a rolling stone (my son)
Wherever he laid his hat was his home
(And when he died) All he left us was alone
I said, Papa was a rolling stone (my son)
Wherever he laid his hat was his home
(And when he died) All he left us was alone.."

hey girl (tell me) whats ur name
i like your style (i like your style)
can i stick around enrapture you a little while

and hey girl
dont turn away (dont turn away)
please listen to what i have to say
dont tell me some other day
please wont u stay

all my life i've prayed for someone like u oh yeah
oh the look in your eyes
tell me you feel the same way too oh yeah

hey girl (hey girl hey girl hey girl)
cant i be your friend
can i see u again
no dont walk away (dont walk away)
if in your heart u really want to stay
girl what u feel is for real and believe me its ok

Law of the land

Some people are always heaven made
Some people will live impermanent for the rest of their days
Time marches on
Yesterday is better than tomorrow
Life is uncertain, let me hear you say 'yeah'
That is that, oh yes it is
There'll be days of sunshine and laughter
But don't forget you will have to shed some tears - oho

It's the law of the land - my brother - oh
Whether you like it or you'll understand - ah hey hey
It's the law of the land - hey hey hey hey
'Cause made by almighty men

Live by the good book if you're able
You must play your cards on top of the table
When you gather you either win or lose
In life's ev'rybody's got to pay some dues - well

It's the law of the land - well well well
Whether you'll like it or you'll understand - you can't change it
It's the law of the land - ah-how
'Cause made by almighty men - oh hey

Hey, it's the law, the law of the land
Whether you'll like it or you'll understand
It's the law, the law of the land
'Cause made by almighty men

A teacher man can't be found
Until you find yourself - think about it
You might not like being, well you ought, but you'd better start like it
But you sure can't be nobody else
In other words: I can't be you - ain't no quit, yeah - you can't be me
Well well, that's all with you, my sister an' brother
And that's the way that good life meant to be - hey-ho

It's the law of the land - well
Whether you like it or you'll understand - say say
It's the law of the land - hey yeah oh
'Cause made by almighty men

Look at here
The tools of a ????man's day has got him by corrupt????
For your own protection your Gods you must love
What goes around comes around
And what goes up, yeah, must come down - aha

It's the law of the land - well well well well
Whether you like it or you'll understand
It's the law of the land - well well well
'Cause made by almighty men - aha

It's the law of the land - ev'rybody else say
Whether you like it or you'll understand ...

Born in a log cabin in the back woods, the back woods of mississippi, she drank moonshine, chewed tobacco, raised 16 children all by herself, never looked much like a lady you see mama ruined her body raisin her babies.spend her evenings sitting in a rockin chair never had much o nothin but was always willin to share .talking bout ma ,talkin bout ma. yeah yeah yeah, talking bout ma, talkin bout maaaa. every once in awhile when ma would get depressed, shed go to the cabnit and get paws guitar ,sit herself down in the rockin chair start strummin and hummin ha ha yeah, that was ma"s way of lettin off steam in plan old english you could see that ma was doin her thing. every once in awhile she,d shout,"let it all hang out"! ooow talkin bout ma, talking bout ma yeah yeah yeah talking bout ma talking bout maaaaaaaa

Where I was born ev'rything was dull and dingy
I lived in a place they called the inner city
Getting ahead huh was strictly a nono
Cause nobody cares what happens to the folks
That live in the ghetto
Thousands of lives wasting away
People living from day to day
It's a challenge just staying alive
'Cause in the ghetto only the strong survive

Money I ain't got none, job can't find one
The streets raised me from a baby, ooh
Thousands of lives wasting away
People living from day to day
It's a challenge just staying alive
'Cause in the ghetto only the strong survive

Broken down homes, kids strung out
They don't even know what life's all about
Stealin' cars, robbin' bars
Mugging drugs, rat infested
And no one's interested

Kids dodging cars for recreation
Only adds to a mother's frustration
Breakings, folks comin' home
And finding all their possessions gone
Oh it's an ev'ry day thing - well well - in the ghetto
Oh it's an ev'ry day thing in the ghetto

Where I was born ev'rything was dull and dingy
I lived in a place they called "The Inner City"
Getting ahead was strictly a no no
'Cause nobody cares what happens to the folks
That live in the ghetto
Thousands of lives wasting away
People living from day to day
It's a challenge just staying alive
'Cause in the ghetto only the strong survive

Money I ain't got none, job can't find one
The streets raised me from a baby, ooh
Thousands of lives wasting away
People living from day to day
It's a challenge just staying alive
'Cause in the ghetto only the strong survive

Broken down homes, kids strung out
They don't even know what life's all about
Stealin' cars, robbin' bars
Mugging, drugs, rat infested
And no one's interested

Kids dodging cars for recreation
Only adds to a mother's frustration
Break-ins, folks comin' home
And finding all their possessions gone
Oh it's an every day thing, well well, in the ghetto
Oh it's an every day thing in the ghetto

Ooo
Each day through my window I watch her as she passes by.
I say to myself, you're such a lucky guy.
To have a girl like her is truly a dream come true.
Out of all the fellas in the world, she belongs to me.

But it was just my 'magination, running away with me.
It was just my 'magination, running away with me.

(Soon) Soon we'll be married and raise a family. (Oh, yeah)
A cozy little home out in the country with two children, maybe three.
I tell you, I can visualize it all. This couldn't be a dream, for too real it all seems.

But it was just my 'magination, once again.
Running away with me.
Tell you it was just my 'magination,
Running away with me.

Paul: Every night on my knees I pray.

Dear Lord, hear my plea.
Don't ever let another take her love from me.
Or I will surely die. Hmm

(Her love is) heavenly.
When her arms enfold me.
I hear a tender rhapsody.
But in reality, she doesn't even know me.

Just my 'magination, once again.
Running away with me.
Oh, tell you it was just my 'magination,
Running away with me.

I never met her but I can't forget her.
Just my 'magination,
Ooo yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
Running away with me.

Ooo, just my 'magination running away with me.
She's in my mind and hard to find.
Just my 'magination...

I've been so many places
In my life and time
I've sung a lot of songs
I've made some bad rhyme

I've acted out my love in stages
With ten thousand people watching
But we're alone now
And I'm singing this song to you

I know your image of me
is what I hope to be
I've treated you unkindly
But darling, can't you see

There's no one more important to me
Darling, can't you please
see through me
Cause we're alone now
And I'm singing this song to you

You taught me precious secrets
of the truth withholding nothing
You came out in front
And I was hiding

But now I'm so much better
And if my words don't come together
Listen to the melody
Cause my love is in there hiding

I love you in a place
Where there's no space and time
I love you for my life
You are a friend of mine

And when my life is over
Remember when we were together
We were alone
And I was singing this song to you

But I love you in a place
Where there's no space and time
I love you for my life
You are a friend of mine

And when my life is over
Remember when we were together
We were alone
And I was singing this song for you


해석..

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수만 명의 관객이 지켜보는 가운데
무대에서 공연을 했지만
당신과 난 이제 홀로 되었군요
그래서 이 노래를 당신께 불러요

당신이 원하는 나의 모습이
내가 바라는 모습이란 걸 알아요
당신께 못되게 굴었었죠
하지만, 날 이해 못하겠어요?

내게는 그 누구도
더 소중하지 않아요
내 마음을 모르겠어요?
홀로 된 당신과 나
그래서 이 노래를 당신께 불러요

당신은 아무 것도 숨기지 않고
소중한 비밀을 내게 털어 놓았어요
당신은 숨김 없이 드러냈지만
난 숨어 버린 거에요

하지만 이제 난 예전 같지 않아요
내 말이 좀 어색하다면
멜로디에 귀를 기울여 봐요
내 마음이 그 안에 숨겨져 있으니까요

그 어디에 있든지
언제나 당신을 사랑해요
일생을 다 바쳐 당신을 사랑해요
당신의 나의 친구에요

그리고 생이 다해가면
우리가 함께 했던 때를 기억해봐요
우리는 헤어졌지만
당신께 이 노래를 드려요

그 어디에 있든지
언제나 당신을 사랑해요
일생을 다 바쳐 당신을 사랑해요
당신의 나의 친구에요

그리고 생이 다해가면
우리가 함께 했던 때를 기억해봐요
우리는 헤어졌지만
당신께 이 노래를 드려요

Dennis: The childhood part of my life
Wasn't very pretty, see...
Temptations: Boom, boom-boom, boom
Dennis: I was born and raised
In the slums of the city,
Temptations: Boom, boom-boom, boom
Dennis: It was a one-room shack
That slept ten other children beside me,
Temptations: Boom, boom-boom, boom
Dennis: We hardly enough food
Or room to sleep
Temptations: Boom, boom-boom, boom
Dennis: It was hard times...
I needed somethin' to ease my troubled mind

Dennis: Oooh listen...
My father didn't know the meaning of work
Temptations: Boom, boom-boom, boom
Dennis: He disrespected mama,
And treated us like dirt
Temptations: Boom, boom-boom, boom
Dennis: I left home seeking a job
That I never could find
Temptations: Boom, boom-boom, boom
Dennis: The pressure came down hard
And I took to cloud nine
Temptations: Boom, boom-boom, boom

Paul: I'm doing fine
Up here, on cloud nine
Dennis: A one more time
Paul: I'm doing fine
Up here, on cloud nine
Dennis: Folks down there tell me...

Dennis: They say give yourself a chance
And don't let life pass you by,
Temptations: Woo, woo, woo
Dennis: But the world, say, is a rat race
Where only the strongest survive,
It's a dog-eat-dog world
And that ain't no lie,
Temptations: Ain't no lie
Dennis: It ain't even safe no more
To walk the streets at night

Temptations: I'm doing fine
On cloud nine

Dennis: Let me tell 'bout cloud nine...
Temptations: Cloud nine
Paul: You can be what you want to be
Temptations: Cloud Nine
Dennis: You ain't got no responsibility
Temptations: Cloud Nine
Eddie: And every man, every man is free
Temptations: Cloud nine
Dennis: You're a million miles from reality
Paul: Reality

Temptations: I wanna' say up
Eddie and Otis: Higher
Temptations: Up and up,
Up and away

Temptations: Cloud nine

Eddie: I wanna' say I love the life I live,
And I'm going to live, the life I love
Or be on cloud nine...
I, I, I, I, I, I'm ridin' high
Temptations: On cloud nine

Dennis: You're as free as a burning flame
Temptations: Cloud nine
Melvin: There's no difference between day and night
Temptations: Cloud nine
Eddie: It's a world of love and harmony
Temptations: Cloud nine
Dennis: You're a million miles from reality
Paul: Reality

Temptations: I wanna' say up
Eddie and Otis: Higher
Temptations: Up and up, up and away

Temptations: Cloud Nine
Paul: You can be what you want to be, ah
Temptations: Cloud nine
Dennis: You ain't got no responsibility
Temptations: Cloud nine
Eddie: Every man in his mind is free
Temptations: Cloud nine
Dennis: You're a million miles from reality
Temptations: Cloud nine
Paul: You can be what you want to be

Temptations: all of them weave in and out with ad libs
and
es of "Boom-booms"

fade to end

hey girl (tell me) whats ur name
i like your style (i like your style)
can i stick around enrapture you a little while

and hey girl
dont turn away (dont turn away)
please listen to what i have to say
dont tell me some other day
please wont u stay

all my life i've prayed for someone like u oh yeah
oh the look in your eyes
tell me you feel the same way too oh yeah

hey girl (hey girl hey girl hey girl)
cant i be your friend
can i see u again
no dont walk away (dont walk away)
if in your heart u really want to stay
girl what u feel is for real and believe me its ok

I, my, my, my, my
Oh I,
Can turn the gray sky blue, I
You see I can make it rain, when I want it to, oh I
I can build a castle from a single grain of sand, I
You see I can make a ship sail, on dry land tell 'em yeah
I'm unhappy with all the powers I possess, yeah
Girl you're the key to my happiness and I
(I can't get next to you, babe )
(I can't get next to you)
I've trying a long time
(I can't get next to you, babe)
(I can't get next you)
I don't know what to do

I,
Oh I,
I, oh Lord
I can fly like a bird in the sky, oh I
And I can buy anything that money can buy, oh I
Can turn a river into a raging fire, oh I
And I can live forever if I so desire, yeah
I'm unhappy with all the power I possess, yeah girl
'Cause girl your the key cause
(I can't get next to you babe)
(I can't get next to you)
(I can't get next to you babe)
(I can't get next to you)

Let me tell that
I can turn back the hands of time,
You better believe I can, oh I
You see I can take the season's change just by waving my hand, let me say I
I can change anything from old to new girl, oh I
All the things I want to do the most, you see, I'm unable to do, yeah

Unimportant these things that I'm trying to do here today
'Cause girl, you see, I
(Can't get next to you babe)
I've been trying a long time
(I can't get next to you)
Oh somebody oughta help me
(I can't get next to you, babe)
Let me, let me go
(I can't get next to you)
Let me

I, Lord I've been working on it, baby
I've been thinking about it
Oh I
But you see, I've been trying to call you all day long
But you see I don't have your phone number, honey, I
I've been, I've been, thinking about you baby, something awful
You see, I, oh I, sometimes I feel like I want to moan about it
And I, I don't just know what to say about it

Each day through my window I watch her as she passes by
I say to myself, "You're such a lucky guy"
To have a girl like her is truly a dream come true
Out of all the fellas in the world, she belongs to you
But it was just my imagination,
Running away with me
It was just my imagination,
Running away with me
Soon we'll be married and raise a family
A cozy little home, out in the country, with two children, maybe three
I tell you I can visualize it all
This couldn't be a dream, for too real it all seems
But it was just my imagination, once again
Running away with me
Tell you, it was just my imagination,
Running away with me
Every night, on my knees I pray
"Dear lord, hear my plea
Don't ever let another take her love from me
Or I will surely die"
Her love is heavenly
When her arms enfold me
I hear her tender rhapsody
But in reality, she doesn't even know me
It was just my imagination, once again
Running away with me
Oh, tell you, it was just my imagination,
Running away with me
I never met her, but I can't forget her
Just my imagination, yeah, yeah, yeah
Running away with me
Oooh, just my imagination,
Running away with me
(fade)

Where I was born ev'rything was dull and dingy
I lived in a place they called the inner city
Getting ahead huh was strictly a nono
Cause nobody cares what happens to the folks
That live in the ghetto
Thousands of lives wasting away
People living from day to day
It's a challenge just staying alive
'Cause in the ghetto only the strong survive

Money I ain't got none, job can't find one
The streets raised me from a baby, ooh
Thousands of lives wasting away
People living from day to day
It's a challenge just staying alive
'Cause in the ghetto only the strong survive

Broken down homes, kids strung out
They don't even know what life's all about
Stealin' cars, robbin' bars
Mugging drugs, rat infested
And no one's interested

Kids dodging cars for recreation
Only adds to a mother's frustration
Breakings, folks comin' home
And finding all their possessions gone
Oh it's an ev'ry day thing - well well - in the ghetto
Oh it's an ev'ry day thing in the ghetto

It was the third of September
That day I'll always remember, yes I will
'Cause that was the day that my daddy died
I never had a chance to see him
Never heard nothin' but bad things about him
Mama I'm depending on you to tell me the truth
Mama looked up and said son
Papa was a rolling stone
Wherever he laid his hat was his home
And when he died all he left us was alone
Mama is it true what they say
That papa never worked a day in his life?
And mama there's some bad talk goin' round town
That papa had three out-side children
And another wife, and that ain't right
Heard some talk about papa
Doin' some store-front prechin'
Talking about saving souls and all the time leaching
Dealin' in dirt and stealing in the name of the Lord
Mama looked up and said son
Papa was a rolling stone
Wherever he laid his hat was his home
And when he died all he left us was alone
I heard papa call himself a jack of all trades
Tell me is that what sent papa to an early grave?
Folks say papa would beg, borrow or steal
To pay his bills
Hey mama, folks say papa wasn't much on thinkin'
Spent most of his time chasing women and drinkin'
Mama I'm depending on you to tell me the truth
Papa was a rolling stone
Wherever he laid his hat was his home
And when he died all he left us was alone

Where I was born ev'rything was dull and dingy
I lived in a place they called "The Inner City"
Getting ahead was strictly a no no
'Cause nobody cares what happens to the folks
That live in the ghetto
Thousands of lives wasting away
People living from day to day
It's a challenge just staying alive
'Cause in the ghetto only the strong survive

Money I ain't got none, job can't find one
The streets raised me from a baby, ooh
Thousands of lives wasting away
People living from day to day
It's a challenge just staying alive
'Cause in the ghetto only the strong survive

Broken down homes, kids strung out
They don't even know what life's all about
Stealin' cars, robbin' bars
Mugging, drugs, rat infested
And no one's interested

Kids dodging cars for recreation
Only adds to a mother's frustration
Break-ins, folks comin' home
And finding all their possessions gone
Oh it's an every day thing, well well, in the ghetto
Oh it's an every day thing in the ghetto

THE FIRST TIME EVER I SAW YOUR FACE
WRITER EWAN MacCOLL

The first time ever I saw your face I thought the sun rose in your eyes And the moon and stars were the gifts you gave To the dark and the empty skies, my love, To the dark and the empty skies. The first time ever I kissed your mouth And felt your heart beat close to mine Like the trembling heart of a captive bird That was there at my command, my love That was there at my command. The first time ever I lay with you I felt the earth move in my hand I thought our joy would fill the earth And last 'till the end of time, my love, And last

Temptations -laaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaalaaala la la

Richard- So you're through with love
Any you say
It's just a waste of time

Temptations- waste of time you blew my mind

Richard- There are two sides to love
And if you will
I'd like to show you mine
Girl love has it's ups and downs
sometimes like a merry go round, going round and around and around and around
Never knowing where you're bound

Damon - I may not be the one you want
But I'm sure the one you need

Richard - Give me a chance to prove
Love shared by me and you can be

Temptations - Heavenly (x 3)

Richard - That's how

Temptations - That's how love is when it's right it's right

Richard - Simply

Temptations - Heavenly (x 3)

Richard - That's how

Temptations - That's how love is when it's right

Richard - Hey girl, be fair to your heart
Don't turn your back on love


(back on love)
No, no, cuz love is the one thing everybody needs
(everybody needs love)
Hey girl, open up your heart again, please won't you let me in, give me a chance to undo, all the hurt he's put you through

Damon - I may not be the one you want, but I'm sure the one you need

Richard - Girl give me a chance and you'll see, sharing your love with me will be

Temptations - Heavenly (x3)

Richard - that's how (how)

Temptations - That's how love is when it's right

Richard - Simply

Temptations - Heavenly (x3)

Richard - that's how

Temptations - that's how love is when it's right

Richard - Hey girl, give love another try

Damon - ooooh, love can pass you by

Richard - love can be

Temptations - Heavenly (x3)

Richard - I know, I know it's gonna be

Temptations - Heavenly ( x3)

Fading - love can be, love can be (aaah aah ah aaah)

Lady luck and a 4 leaf clover
Wanting this hurt I feel all over
My life was one special occasion
Till your leavin' ended the situation
That's why I'm standin' on shakey ground
Ever since you put me down
Standin' on shakey ground
Ever since you put me down
My car got repossessed this morning
Hardest times I've seen in years
Lord, you got to throw me a life preserver
Cause I'm about to drown in my own tears
That's why I'm standin' on shakey ground
Ever since you put me down
Standin' on shakey ground
Ever since you put me down

Paul:
You Know there??쨈s Dasher and Dancer and Prancer and Vixen.
Dennis:
Comet and Cupid an Donner and Blitzen.
Eddie:
Oh, but do you recall...
Otis:
The most famous reindeer of all?
Eddie:
Whoa-o-o-o-o
Melvin:
His name is...
Rudolph, the red-nosed reindeer.
Had a very shiny nose.
And if you ever saw it.
You would even say it glows.
All of the other, other, other reindeer.
Used to laugh and call him names.
They never let poor Rudolph.
Join in any reindeer games.
(Then one foggy Christmas eve)
You know (Santa came to say...)
(Hey Rudolph)
You, with your nose so bright.
Melvin: Come on, come on, come on, come on and guide my sleigh tonight.
Then how the reindeer loved him.
As they shouted out with glee. (Hey Rudolph)
Rudolph, the red-nosed reindeer.
You'll go down in history.
(Then one foggy Christmas eve)
Santa came to say...
(Hey Rudolph)
You, with your nose so bright.
Melvin: Come on, come on, come on, come on and guide my sleigh tonight.
Then how the reindeer loved him.
As they shouted out with glee. (Hey Rudolph)
Rudolph, the red-nosed reindeer.
You'll go down in history.
Ooo, Rudolph, come on and guide my sleigh.
Ooo, Rudolph, come on and guide my sleigh.
Hey, hey, hey, Rudolph, come on and guide my sleigh tonight.
Hey, hey, hey, Rudolph, with your nose so bright.

'Twas the night before Christmas
And all through the house
Not a creature was stirring
Not even a mouse

In my mind, I want you to be free
For all of our friends, to listen to me
Let's hear what I say
We wish you a Merry Christmas
To each one of you

Silent night, holy night.
All is calm and all is bright.
Round yon virgin mother and child.
Holy infant, so tender and mild.
Sleep in heavenly peace.
Sleep in heavenly, heavenly peace.

Silent night, holy night.
Shepherds quake at the sight.
Glories stream from heaven afar.
Heavenly hosts sing Alleluia.
Christ the Savior is born, oh yes he is.
Christ, Christ the Savior is born.

What a joyous day

Silent night, holy night.
All is calm and all is bright.
Round yon virgin mother and child.
Holy infant, so tender and mild.
Sleep in heavenly peace.
Sleep, sleep in heavenly, heavenly peace.

Just sleep and relax your mind
To all our family and friends
I want you to remember this line
Merry Christmas to all of you
Merry Christmas to all of you

Merry Christmas from The Temptations

I‘ve got sunshine on a cloudy day and when it's cold outside I've got the month of may I guess you‘d say what can make me feel this way my girl,(my girl, my girl) talkin''bout my girl, my girl I‘ve got so much honey the bees envy me I‘ve got a sweeter song baby than the birds in the trees Well I guess you‘d say what can make me feel this way My girl,(my girl, my girl) talkin‘ ‘bout my girl, my girl, hoo~ Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hoo~yeah I don‘t need no money, fortune, or fame I‘ve got all the riches baby oneman can claim Well I guess you‘d say what can make me feel this way my girl, (my girl, my girl) talkin‘ bout my girl, my girl, (talkin‘ ‘bout my girl) I‘ve got sunshine On a cloudy day with my girl I‘ve even got the month of May with my girl Talkin‘ ‘bout, talkin‘ ‘bout,Talkin‘ ‘bout my girl, hoo~

Your love is fadin' I feel it fade
Ah, your love is fadin' I feel it fade
Ah, your love is fadin' Woman I feel it fade
Ah, woman, woman your touch, your touch has gone cold
As if someone else controls your very soul
I've fooled myself long as I can
Can feel the presence of another man
It's there when you speak my name
It's just not the same
Ooh babe, I'm losing you
It's in the air
It's there everywhere
Baby, baby, babe, I'm Losing you
When I look into your eyes
A reflection of a face, I see
I'm hurt, down-hearted and worried, girl
'Cause that face doesn't belong to me
It's all over your face
Someone's takin my place
Ooo baby, I'm losing you
You try hard to hide
The emptiness you feel inside
Oo babe, I'm losing you
I can't bear the thought of losing you
Ah woman, can't you see what I'm goin' through
I'm losin' my mind (losin' my mind)
And it's all because of you
I can't bear the thought of losing you
I'm losin' my mind (losin' my mind)
And It's all because of you
I can't stand the thought of losing you.

Into my life you bought a glowin love,
like a ray of sunshine from up above, ha
One day out of the clear blue sky,
You darkened my world with the words good-bye.
That's the day you left me for a stranger yeah baby baby
When you left my life you've gone an you changed ah....baby I'm a tellin' you it Ain't no sun since you been gone....Ooo ooo....

Theres a big black cloud hanging over my head,
its a cloud of lonliness and I feel like I'm dead, Ha!
Ain't no flowers bloomin' down at the shore
Since you chose to love me no more.
I guess you know you took my sunshine away from me baby ya did,
Girl ya took the light from my world crushed my dreams and I don't mean maybe, yeah

An imma tellin' you there
Ain't no sun since you been gone gone gone gone gone

My future, my future was as bright as the sun yes it was
I aint got no future now that your gone.
ooooo, oooo

Ahh I guess you know you took my sunshine away from me baby, (took away my sunshine)
Girl you took the light from my world (took away my sunshine)
Crushed my dreams and I don't mean maybe

Aww baby it seems like night in the middle of the day
everything around me is faded and grey.
Cold are the days Dark creeps the night
Never bringing you back into my life
And there ain't no sun since you been gone gone gone gone gone

(Ain't no sun since you been gone)
its just a dark lonely world without you girl.....(fade)

Aint too proud to beg
I know ya wanna leave me,
but I refuse to let you go
If I have to beg and plead for your sympathy,
I dont mind coz?you mean that much to me

Aint too proud to beg, you know it (sweet darlin?
Please dont leave me girl, dont you go
Aint to proud to plead, baby, baby
Please dont leave me girl, dont you go

Now I heard a cryin?man, is half a man
With no sense of pride
But if I have to cry to keep ya, I dont mind weepin?even this I can stand
cause I want to keep you any way I can

Aint too proud to beg, you know it sweet darlin?

Forgive this fool, my darlin'

Oh, this heart of mine
Carries a heavy load
When I think about
How I've hurt you so

After you've been
Been so good to me
I've been unfaithful, darlin'
I've caused you misery

A feeling of guilt
How it tortures me
And only you, my darlin'
Oh, can set me free and

Darlin', all
All I need
Is just to hear you say
You'll forgive me
Forgive me, baby
All, all I need
To have you touch my hand
Say you'll understand

A moment of weakness, darlin'
Caused me to stray
Your trust in me, dear
I threw away

When I look
Look into your eyes
I can see the hurt, baby
That you feel inside

Although I hurt you, baby
You never once complained
It makes me feel, sweet darlin'
That much more ashamed
Tears of guilt, tears of guilt
Runnin' down my face
Tears that only you, baby
Only you can erase and

Darlin', all
All I need
Is just to hear you say
You'll forgive me
Forgive me, baby
All, all I need
To have you touch my hand
Say you'll understand

Forgive this fool, my darlin'

I know I made a big mistake
When all your love, darlin'
Yes, I did forsake
It's on my mind
It's in my heart
This guilty feeling
Tearin' me apart

With every step I make
Every breath I take
I'll make it up to you
I'll make it up to you

Undo the wrong I've done
Undo the wrong I've done
I've been unfaithful
I know it's true
But I'll make it up to you, baby

All, all I need
Is just to hear you say
You'll forgive me
Forgive me baby
All, all I need
To have you touch my hand
Say you'll understand

People moving out,
People moving in.
why, because of the color of their skin
run, run, run but you sho' can't hide

An eye for an eye,tooth for a tooth,
vote for me and I'll set you free
rap on, brother, rap on

The only person talking about love thy brother is the preacher
and it seems
nobody's interested in learning
but the teacher

segregation, determination, demonstration, intergration,
Aggravation, humiliation, obligation to our nation

Ball of confusion, oh yeah
That's what the world is today, hey

The sale of pills are at an all time high
young folks walking round with their heads in the sky
the cities ablaze in the summertime, and oh
the beat goes on

evolution, revolution, gun control, sound of soul
shooting rockets to the moon
kids growing up too soon
politicians say more taxes, will solve everything
and the band played on

So, round and around and around we go
where the world's headed, nobody knows

Oh, Great Googamooga, can't you hear me talking to you
just a ball of confusion, oh yeah
that's what the world is today, hey

Fear in the air, tension everywhere
unemployment rising fast, the Beatles new record's a gas
and the only safe place to live, is on an indian reservation
and the band played on

Eve of destruction, tax deduction
city inspectors, bill collectors
mod clothes in demand,
population out of hand,
suicide, too many bills
hippies moving to the hills
people all over the world are shouting end the war
and the band played on

Oh, Great Googamooga, can't you hear me talking to you
just a ball of confusion,
thatc

So in love, sad as can be, cause a pretty face got the best of me
Suddenly, you came into my life and gave it meaning and pure delight
Now good looks I've learned to do without, Cause now I know it's love that really counts

Cause I know that beauty's only skin deep ya,ya,ya
I know that beauty's only skin deep oh,ya, yes it is

Now you speak your words warm and sincere, it lets me know that you love dear
A pretty face you may not posses, but what I like about you is your tenderness
A pretty face may be may be some guys taste, but I'll that lovin' any old place

Cause I know that beauty's only skin deep ya,ya,ya
And you know that beauty's only skin deep oh,ya, oh baby

My friends ask what do I see in you? But it goes deeper than the eye can view
You have a pleasin' personality and that's an ever lovin' rare quality
Now show me a girl, a girl that's fine, an I'll choose the one with true lovin' every
time

Because I know that beauty's only skin deep ya,ya,ya
And I believe that beauty's only skin deep oh,ya

So if your lookin' for a lover, don't judge a book by it's cover
She may be fine on the outside, but soooo untrue on the inside

I know that beauty's only skin deep ya,ya,ya
And you know that beauty's only skin deep oh,ya

Dennis: The childhood part of my life
Wasn't very pretty, see...
Temptations: Boom, boom-boom, boom
Dennis: I was born and raised
In the slums of the city,
Temptations: Boom, boom-boom, boom
Dennis: It was a one-room shack
That slept ten other children beside me,
Temptations: Boom, boom-boom, boom
Dennis: We hardly enough food
Or room to sleep
Temptations: Boom, boom-boom, boom
Dennis: It was hard times...
I needed somethin' to ease my troubled mind

Dennis: Oooh listen...
My father didn't know the meaning of work
Temptations: Boom, boom-boom, boom
Dennis: He disrespected mama,
And treated us like dirt
Temptations: Boom, boom-boom, boom
Dennis: I left home seeking a job
That I never could find
Temptations: Boom, boom-boom, boom
Dennis: The pressure came down hard
And I took to cloud nine
Temptations: Boom, boom-boom, boom

Paul: I'm doing fine
Up here, on cloud nine
Dennis: A one more time
Paul: I'm doing fine
Up here, on cloud nine
Dennis: Folks down there tell me...

Dennis: They say give yourself a chance
And don't let life pass you by,
Temptations: Woo, woo, woo
Dennis: But the world, say, is a rat race
Where only the strongest survive,
It's a dog-eat-dog world
And that ain't no lie,
Temptations: Ain't no lie
Dennis: It ain't even safe no more
To walk the streets at night

Temptations: I'm doing fine
On cloud nine

Dennis: Let me tell 'bout cloud nine...
Temptations: Cloud nine
Paul: You can be what you want to be
Temptations: Cloud Nine
Dennis: You ain't got no responsibility
Temptations: Cloud Nine
Eddie: And every man, every man is free
Temptations: Cloud nine
Dennis: You're a million miles from reality
Paul: Reality

Temptations: I wanna' say up
Eddie and Otis: Higher
Temptations: Up and up,
Up and away

Temptations: Cloud nine

Eddie: I wanna' say I love the life I live,
And I'm going to live, the life I love
Or be on cloud nine...
I, I, I, I, I, I'm ridin' high
Temptations: On cloud nine

Dennis: You're as free as a burning flame
Temptations: Cloud nine
Melvin: There's no difference between day and night
Temptations: Cloud nine
Eddie: It's a world of love and harmony
Temptations: Cloud nine
Dennis: You're a million miles from reality
Paul: Reality

Temptations: I wanna' say up
Eddie and Otis: Higher
Temptations: Up and up, up and away

Temptations: Cloud Nine
Paul: You can be what you want to be, ah
Temptations: Cloud nine
Dennis: You ain't got no responsibility
Temptations: Cloud nine
Eddie: Every man in his mind is free
Temptations: Cloud nine
Dennis: You're a million miles from reality
Temptations: Cloud nine
Paul: You can be what you want to be

Temptations: all of them weave in and out with ad libs
and
es of "Boom-booms"

fade to end

Ow, people gather round me, it's whom it may concern.
I'm not trying to run your life.

But you're never too old to learn, huh.

Stop worrying about your neighbors and the fancy things they got.
'Cause if you do you'll find it sure, you're gonna wind up on the spot.

Don't let the Jones
Don't let the Jone: Get you down, oh down.

One more time.

Don't let the Joneses
Don't let the Jones
Don't let the Joneses
Get you down, oh down.

Woo, woo oh oh oh

Huh, you may not believe it but nine times out of ten it's true.
The people you're trying to keep up with

Are trying to keep up too.

Remember that old saying, "All that glitters ain't gold".
Take heed, don't ignore it until your money time will hold. Oh

Don't let the Jones
Don't let the Jones
Don't let the Joneses
Get you down, oh down.

Hear me now, now.

Don't let the Joneses
Don't let the Jones
Don't let the Joneses
Get you down, oh down.

Who-har-har-who-who, Who-har-har-do-do-do-do

You're lying to yourself but you don't even know it.
You're so busy following the Joneses, you ain't got time to show it.
Keeping up with the Joneses, it'll only makes your life a mess.
Bill collectors, tranquilizers and getting deeper in debt.

You better leave
The Joneses alone.
Tell 'em one more time.
You better leave, oh leave
The Joneses alone.

Otis: Joneses got a new car today.
Here's what you should say
Harray for the Joneses!
Instead you worry till your whole head turns gray.
Worry 'bout the Joneses.

Melvin Remember it's their car and they're the ones who had to pay.
So leave Jo-Jo-Joneses alone.
Listen, your car might be old, but remember it never fails to get you where you want to go.

Oh, don't let the Jones
Don't let the Jones
Don't let the Joneses
Get you down, oh down.

Hear me now, now.

Don't let the Joneses
Don't let the Jones
Don't let the Joneses
Get you down, oh down.

Do do do do do do

You're doing fine.
Don't let the Joneses get you down.
Now listen, if you see something you want and you know you can't afford it,
The very next thing for you to do is start saving towards it.
The Joneses have been a downfall for many persons, you see.
So people, take my advice and let the Joneses be. Ow.

Don't let the Jones
Don't let the Jones
Don't let the Joneses
Get you down, oh down.

Hear me now, now.

Don't let the Joneses
Don't let the Jones
Don't let the Joneses
Get you down, oh down.

You're doing fine.
Don't let the Joneses get you down. (Who)
You're doing fine.
Don't let the Joneses get you down. (Who)

Do do do do do do
Boom-boom-boom-boom

DON'T LOOK BACK
WRITERS
WILLIAM “SMOKEY?? ROBINSON, RONALD WHITE

If it's love that you're running from, there's no hiding place.
(You can't run it, you can't hide it, you can't run it)
Love has problems I know but there problems, we'll just have to face.
Oh yeah, yeah.
If you just put your hand in mine,
We're gonna leave all our troubles behind.
We're gonna walk and don't look back. (Don't look back)
And don't look back. Oh yeah, yeah.
And don't look back, baby. (Don't look back)
(The places behind you let them re-remind you.)
If your first lover broke your heart,
There's something that can be done.
(You don't run it, you don't hide it, you don't run it)
Don't end your faith in love because of what he's done.
So if you just put your hand in mine,
We're gonna leave all our troubles behind.
Keep on walking and don't look back.
Forget about the past now.
Don't look back, baby.
Keep on walking and don't look back. Hmmm
(The places behind you let them re-remind you.)
Instrumental
Love can be a beautiful thing.
Though your first love let you down.
Oh yeah, yeah
'Cause I know we can make love bloom, baby.
The second time around.
Oh yeah, yeah
So if you just put your hand in mine,
We're gonna leave all our troubles behind.
Keep on pushing and don't look back.
Now, till I say, we won't look back, girl.
Keep on walking and won't look back.
Forget about the past now, baby.
And don't look back.
Baby, baby, baby, baby, baby, baby, baby, don't look back.

I never met a girl who makes me feel the way that you do
(It's alright)
Whenever I'm asked who makes my dreams real
I say that you do
(You're outta sight)
So fee fi fo fum

Look out Baby 'cause here I come.
And I'm bringing you a love that's true so get ready
So get ready
I'm gonna try to make love to you so get ready
So get ready here I come.
I'm on my way.

If you wanna play hide and seek with love let me remind you
(It's alright)
The loving you're gonna miss and the time it takes to find you
(It's outta sight)
So fiddle-lee-dee fiddle-lee-dum

Look out Baby 'cause here I come.
And I'm bringing you a love that's true so get ready
So get ready
I'm gonna try to make love to you so get ready
So get ready here I come.
I'm on my way.

All my friends shouldn't want me to I understand it
(Be alright)
I hope I'll get to you before they do the way I planned it
(Be outta sight)
So twiddle-dee-dee twiddle dee dum

Look out Baby 'cause here I come.
And I'm bringing you a love that's true so get ready
So get ready
I'm gonna try to make love to you so get ready
So get ready here I come.
I'm on my way.
Get ready 'cause here I come, boy.
Get ready 'cause here I come, boy.
Get ready 'cause here I come, boy.

I, my, my, my, my
Oh I,
Can turn the gray sky blue, I
You see I can make it rain, when I want it to, oh I
I can build a castle from a single grain of sand, I
You see I can make a ship sail, on dry land tell 'em yeah
I'm unhappy with all the powers I possess, yeah
Girl you're the key to my happiness and I
(I can't get next to you, babe )
(I can't get next to you)
I've trying a long time
(I can't get next to you, babe)
(I can't get next you)
I don't know what to do

I,
Oh I,
I, oh Lord
I can fly like a bird in the sky, oh I
And I can buy anything that money can buy, oh I
Can turn a river into a raging fire, oh I
And I can live forever if I so desire, yeah
I'm unhappy with all the power I possess, yeah girl
'Cause girl your the key cause
(I can't get next to you babe)
(I can't get next to you)
(I can't get next to you babe)
(I can't get next to you)

Let me tell that
I can turn back the hands of time,
You better believe I can, oh I
You see I can take the season's change just by waving my hand, let me say I
I can change anything from old to new girl, oh I
All the things I want to do the most, you see, I'm unable to do, yeah

Unimportant these things that I'm trying to do here today
'Cause girl, you see, I
(Can't get next to you babe)
I've been trying a long time
(I can't get next to you)
Oh somebody oughta help me
(I can't get next to you, babe)
Let me, let me go
(I can't get next to you)
Let me

I, Lord I've been working on it, baby
I've been thinking about it
Oh I
But you see, I've been trying to call you all day long
But you see I don't have your phone number, honey, I
I've been, I've been, thinking about you baby, something awful
You see, I, oh I, sometimes I feel like I want to moan about it
And I, I don't just know what to say about it

I bet you're wondering how I knew.
Ah, what you're plans to make me blue.
With some other guy you knew before.
Between the two of us, you know I love you more.

Dennis:
It took me by surprise I must say, when I found out yesterday.
Oh, I heard it through the grapevine. (Heard it through the grapevine)
Not much longer would you be mine. (Not much longer would you be mine)
Oh, I heard it through the grapevine. (Heard it through the grapevine)
And I'm just about to lose my mind.

I know a man ain't supposed to cry.
But these tears I can't hold inside.
Losin' you would end my life you see.
'Cause you mean that much to me.

Eddie:
You could have told me yourself,
Oh, that you love someone else.
Instead I heard it through the grapevine. (Heard it through the grapevine)
Not much longer would you be mine. (Not much longer would you be mine)
Oh, I heard it through the grapevine. (Heard it through the grapevine)
Oh, and I am, and I am just about lose my mind.


Ah, boom, boom, boom,...(ect.)

Dennis:
People say believe half of what you see.
Oh, and none of what you hear.
Whoa, I jus' can't help being confused.
If it's true please tell me dear.

Eddie:
Do you plan to let me go
For the other guy you left me for
Don't you know that I heard it through the grapevine. (Heard it through the grapevine)
Not much longer would you be mine. (Heard it, heard it, I heard it, yes I heard it)
Oh, I heard it through the grapevine. (Heard it, heard it, I heard it, yes I heard it)
Oh, heard it through the grapevine.(Heard it, heard it, I heard it, yes I heard it)
I heard it through the grapevine. (Heard it, heard it, I heard it, yes I heard it)
Woo, I heard it through the grapevine. (Heard it, heard it, I heard it, yes I heard it)
I heard it through the grapevine. (Heard it, heard it, I heard it, yes I heard it)
Oh, heard it throught the grapevine.(Heard it, heard it, I heard it, yes I heard it)

Sunshine blue skies please go away
The girl has found another and gone away.
With her went my future my life is filled with gloom
So day after day I stay locked up in my room.
I know to you, it might sound strange but I wish it would rain,

Cause so badly I wanna go outside
But everyone knows that a man ain't supposed to cry
Listen, I gotta cry 'cause crying eases the pain,
Oh yeah, people this hurt I feel inside.
Words could never explain, I just wish it would rain.

Day in day out my tear-stained face
Pressed against the window pain,
My eyes search the skies desperately for rain,
Cause rain-drops will hide my tear -drops
And no one will ever know that I'm crying,
Crying when I go outside.
To the world outside my tears,
I refuse to explain, oh I wish it would rain,
let it rain, let it rain.
I need rain to disguise the tears in my eyes.
Oh, let it rain.
I'm a man and I got my pride
Til' it rains I'm gonna stay inside and let it rain.

Ooo
Each day through my window I watch her as she passes by.
I say to myself, you're such a lucky guy.
To have a girl like her is truly a dream come true.
Out of all the fellas in the world, she belongs to me.

But it was just my 'magination, running away with me.
It was just my 'magination, running away with me.

(Soon) Soon we'll be married and raise a family. (Oh, yeah)
A cozy little home out in the country with two children, maybe three.
I tell you, I can visualize it all. This couldn't be a dream, for too real it all seems.

But it was just my 'magination, once again.
Running away with me.
Tell you it was just my 'magination,
Running away with me.

Paul: Every night on my knees I pray.

Dear Lord, hear my plea.
Don't ever let another take her love from me.
Or I will surely die. Hmm

(Her love is) heavenly.
When her arms enfold me.
I hear a tender rhapsody.
But in reality, she doesn't even know me.

Just my 'magination, once again.
Running away with me.
Oh, tell you it was just my 'magination,
Running away with me.

I never met her but I can't forget her.
Just my 'magination,
Ooo yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
Running away with me.

Ooo, just my 'magination running away with me.
She's in my mind and hard to find.
Just my 'magination...

I've got sunshine
On a cloudy day
And when it's cold outside,
I've got the month of May

Well, I guess you'd say
What can make me feel this way
My girl (my girl, my girl)
Talkin''bout my girl (my girl)

I've got so much honey
The bees envy me
I've got a sweeter song than the birds in the trees

Well, I guess you'll say what can make me feel this way?
My girl(my girl, my girl)
Talkin''bout my girl (my girl)


Oooo~~h, Hoooo~~

I don't need no money,
Fortune, or fame
I've got all the riches, baby,
One man can claim

Well~ I guess you'll say
What can make me feel this way
My girl (my girl, my girl)
Talkin''bout my girl (my girl)

I've got sunshine on a cloudy day
With my girl
I've even got the month of May
with my girl

Yeah!
Psychedelic Shack, that's where it's at.
Psychedelic Shack, that's where it's at.
Yeah! People,

Let me tell you 'bout a place I know, to get in it don't take much dough.
Where you can really do your thing.
It's got a neon sigh outside that says,
"Come in and take a look at your mind.
You'll be surprised what you might find."
Strobe lights flashing from sun up to sundown,
People gather there from all parts of town.

Right around the corner, you know it's just across the track.
People I'm talking abut the Psychedelic Shack.
Psychedelic Shack, that's where it's at.
Psychedelic Shack, that's where it's at.
Psychedelic Shack, that's where it's at. Yeah!

You can have your fortune told, you can learn the meaning of soul.
There ain't no such thing as time.
Incense in the air, peace signs painted everywhere,
I guarantee you this place will blow your mind.
They got music so high you can't get over it,
So low you can't get under it.

Right around the corner, you know it's just across the track.
People I'm talking abut the Psychedelic Shack.
Psychedelic Shack, that's where it's at.
Psychedelic Shack, that's where it's at.
Psychedelic Shack, that's where it's at. Yeah!

Millionaires, kings and queens go there to do their thing,
You might see anybody there, yeah.
Bearskin rugs, tails and minks
It don't really matter what you wear.
Take off your shoes, sit on the floor,
Join in and be what you wanna be, don't you know it's

Right around the corner, you know it's just across the track.
People I'm talking abut the Psychedelic Shack.
Psychedelic Shack, that's where it's at.
Psychedelic Shack, that's where it's at.
Psychedelic Shack, that's where it's at. Yeah!

They got a cat there shoutin' the blues, talkin' 'bout payin' some dues.
People walkin' round reciting poetry, yeah.
Screaming guitars and a thousand colored lights,
People, I'm telling you this place is really out of sight.
You can have your fortune told, you can learn the meaning of soul,
I can tell you the place will blow your mind, don't you know it's

Right around the corner, you know it's just across the track.
People I'm talking abut the Psychedelic Shack.
Psychedelic Shack, that's where it's at.
Psychedelic Shack, that's where it's at.
Psychedelic Shack, that's where it's at. Yeah!
Psychedelic Shack, that's where it's at.
Psychedelic Shack, that's where it's at. Yeah!

You played hookie from school and you can't go out to play, yeah!
Mama said, "For the rest of the week, in your room you gotta stay, yeah!"
Now you feel like the whole world's pickin'[ on you,
But deep down inside, you know it ain't true.

You're in punishment
'cause your mother wants to raise you in the right way, yeah!
But you don't care,
'cause you already made up your mind you wanna run away yeah!
You're on your way, Runaway Child, Running Wild,
Runaway Child Running Wild,
Better go back home where you belong.

Roaming through the city going nowhere fast, you're on your own at last,
Hey! It's gettin' late. Where will you sleep?
You're gettin' kinda hungry, you forgot to bring something to eat.
Oh, lost with no money you start to cry,
But remember, you left home wantin' to be grown, so dry your weeping eyes.

Sirens screamin' down neon lighted streets.
You want your mama.
Run, run, run, run, run, run, run, run.
Are they looking for you?
You're frightened and confused.
I want my mama.
Run, run, run, run, run, run, run,
but she's much too far away, she can't hear a word you say.

You've heard some frightening news on the radio,
about little boys running away from home,
And the parents don't see them no more.
You wanna stop to hitch a ride, I know,
But your mama told you never trust a stranger
And you don't know which way to go.

Streets are dark and deserted, not a sound nor sign of life.
How you long to hear your mother's voice, 'cause you're lost and alone.
But remember, you made the choice, Runaway Child Running Wild.
You better go back home where you belong,
Oh, Runaway Child Running Wild,
You better go back home where you belong.
You're lost in this great big city,
Go back home where you belong.
Not a familiar face, ain't it a pity,
Go back home where you belong.
Runaway Child, Running Wild,
You better go home where you belong.

The sun is shining, there's plenty of light (oh yeah)
A new day is dawning, sunny and bright (oh yeah)
But after I've been crying all night
The sun is cold, and the new day seems old
Since I lost my baby. (Since I lost my baby.)
Oh, since I lost my baby. (Oh, since I lost my baby.)

The birds are singing and the children are playing
There's plenty of work and the bosses are paying
Not a sad word should a young heart be saying
But fun is a bore and with money I'm poor.

Since I lost my baby. (Since I lost my baby.)
Oh, since I lost my baby. (Oh, since I lost my baby.)
Next time I'll be kinder (Next time I'll be kinder)
Won't you please help me find her (Won't you please help me find her)
Someone just remind her (Someone just remind her)
Of this love she left behind her (Of this love she left behind her)
Till I find her I'll be trying ta (Till I find her I'll be trying ta)
Everyday I'm more inclined ta
Find her
Inclined ta
Find her
Inclined ta find my baby
Been looking everywhere (ba--by)
Baby, I really, really care!

Oh, determination is fading fast (oh yeah)
Inspiration is a thing of the past (oh yeah)
Can't see how my hope's gonna last
Good things are bad and what's happy is sad

Since I lost my baby. (Since I lost my baby.)
Oh, since I lost my baby. (Oh, since I lost my baby.)
I feel so bad (since I lost my baby)
I feel so sad (since I lost my baby)
Everything is wrong
This heart is hard to carry on (since I lost my baby)
I'm lost as can be (since I lost my baby)
What's gonna happen to me?