The Temptations Album

VERSE 1:
You got a smile so bright,
You know you could've been a candle
I'm holding you so tight
You know you could've been a handle.

The way you sweept me off my feet
You know you could've been a broom.
The way you smell so sweet
You know you could've been some perfume.

CHORUS:
Well, you could've been anything that you, wanted to
And I can tell, the way you do the things you do
(the way you do the things you do)
(the way you do the things you do)

VERSE 2:
As pretty as you are,
You know you could've been a flower
If good looks was a minute,
You know that you could be an hour.

The way you stole my heart,
You know you could've been a cruel crook.
And baby you're so smart,
You know you could've been a school book.

CHORUS
(music)

You made my life so rich,
You know you could've been some money
And baby you're so sweet, (oh oh)
You know you could've been some honey.

CHORUS

you really swept me off my feet
(the way you do the things you do)
you made my life complete
(the way you do the things you do)
you made my life so bright
(the way you do the things you do)
you make me feel all right
(the way you do the things you do)

BABY, BABY I NEED YOU
WRITER WILLIAM "SMOKEY" ROBINSON

I need you.
Whoa, I need you.
Baby, baby, baby don't you know
That I need you (so), (so), (so), (so)
I want you.
Whoa, I want you.
Baby, baby, baby don't you know
That I want you (so), (so), (so), (so)
Paul:
You knew my lips were lonely for, the kisses you could give to me.
Ever since the first day, baby, that we met.
Eddie:
So if you say you're mine and let our hearts combine.
I swear I'll never let you forget how much...
I love you.
Whoa, I love you.
Baby, baby, baby don't you know
That I love you (so), (so), (so), (so)
I need you.
Whoa, I want you.
Paul: Baby, baby, baby.
Eddie: Baby
Whoa, I love you.
Paul: Darling, darling
Eddie: Oh, darling
Whoa, whoa
Come home, come home, come home, come home.
Paul: Can't you see that I need it.
Eddie: Bring it home to me, baby.
Come home, come home, come home, come home.

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

(chorus)
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.

(chorus)
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)

hoooo hoooo

hey hey hey
hey hey hey

hoooooo hooooo.....yeah

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

(chorus)
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.
(my girl, my girl)

Talkin' 'bout
Talkin' 'bout
Talkin' 'bout, baby
(my girl.)

WHAT LOVE HAS JOINED TOGETHER
WRITERS WILLIAM "SMOKEY" ROBINSON, ROBERT ROGERS

It would be easier to take the wet from water or the dry from sand
Than for anyone to try to separate us or stop us from holding hands, 'cause...
CHORUS:
I love you, I love you from the bottom of my heart
And what love has joined together, what love has joined together
Can nobody take it apart
It would be easier to take the cold from the snow or the heat from fire
Than for anyone to take me love from you 'cause you're my heart's desire, &...
(chorus)
Even if they separate us 1000 miles apart
We will still be together in each other's hearts
It would be easier to change all the seasons of the year
Than for anyone to change the way I feel about you; I love you dear
(chorus)
(title twice, then fade)

YOU'LL LOSE A PRECIOUS LOVE
WRITER WILLIAM "SMOKEY" ROBINSON

One Day, You will be cared to realize
by the look that's in my eyes

(Chorus:)
How much I love you
(Love you)
And if you leave you'll lose a precious love
(You'll lose a precious love)

Somehow, these arms of mine cant let you go
The touch of my hand baby should let you know

(Chorus)

We go together like hand and glove
(Melvin:) Don't Destroy our precious love...
Somehow these arms of mine cant let you go
the touch of my hand should let you know

(Chorus)

Like a snow ball rolling down the side of a snow covered hill (it's growing)
Like the size of the fish that the man claims broke his reel (it's growing)
Like the rose bud blooming in the warmth of the summer sun (it's growing)
Like the tale by the time its been told by more than one (it's growing)

Every day it grows a little more then it was the day before
My love for you just grows and grows
ooooh how it grows and grows
and where it's going to stop I'm sure nobody knows
hey,hey,hey
(nobody knows)
how it grows and it grows and it grows
(nobody knows)
yeah,yeah,yeah,yeah
(nobody knows it grows and grows where is it gonna stop)
Oooo

Like the need in a guy to see his girl when she's gone away (its growing)
Like the sadness in his little heart when he knows that she's gone to stay Ooo (it's growing)

Every day it grows a little more than it was the day before
My love for you just grows and grows
ooooh how it grows and grows
and where it's going to stop I'm sure nobody knows
(hey,hey,hey nobody knows)
It gets a little wider (nobody knows)
aw it gets a little stronger (hey,hey,hey)
the feeling from each kiss baby (hey,hey,hey)
aw it last a litter longer (hey,hey,hey)
Ooo so much OooOoo so much
Can't you see us growing baby
It grows and it grows and it grows

WHO'S LOVIN' YOU
WRITER WILLIAM "SMOKEY" ROBINSON

When I had you here
I treated you bad
And wrong my dear
And since
Oh, since you went away
Don't you know I sit around with my head hanging down
And I wonder
Who is loving you
I, I, I should have never, ever, ever made you cry
And since, since you went away
Don't you know I sit around with my head hanging down
And I wonder
Who is loving you
Life without love
Don't you know it's oh so lonely
I don't think
I don't think I'm gonna make it
Well my life
All my love I devote to you only
Come on and take it
Come on and take it
Because all
All I can do
All I can do since you've been gone is cry
And since, boy, since you went away
Don't you know I sit around with my head hanging down
And I wonder, who is loving you
Wonder who is loving you

What's so good about goodbye
All it does is make you cry
Well if leavin' causes grief
Goodbye can break your heart
Tell me what's so good about goodbye
I could have done without it
Won't somebody tell me now
How can goodbye be good to a lover who really cares
And another thing I would like to clarify
Is how can farewell be fair
I could have done without it
Ah, you and I could never say this is goodbye
Girl, well it makes me so sad
Until it's got to be bad
Tell me what's so good about goodbye
I could have done without it
What's so good about goodbye
Baby, baby what's so good about goodbye
You said goodbye to me
All I've known is misery
But if everything goes wrong lovers stay so long
Tell me what's so good about goodbye
I could have done without it
Won't somebody tell me now
How can goodbye be good to a lover who really cares
And another thing I would like to clarify
Is how can farewell be fair
I could have done without it

YOU BEAT ME TO THE PUNCH
WRITERS WILLIAM "SMOKEY" ROBINSON, RONALD WHITE

That day, I first saw you passing by
I wanted, to ask your name but I...was much too shy
But I was looking at you so hard
That you must have had a hunch.
So you came up to me and asked me my name.
You beat me to the punch
That time
You beat me to the punch
Yes you did.
After, I had known you for what seems like a long, long time
I wanted, wanted to ask you would you please, please be mine
Whenever you came around, my heart would pound
So you must have had a hunch.
So you came up to me and asked me to be yours.
You beat me to the punch
One more time
You beat me to the punch
Yes you did.
Since I loved you
I thought you would be true
And love me tender
So I let my heart surrender
To you, yes I did.
But I found out
Beyond a doubt
One day, boy
You were a playboy
Who would go away and leave me
Blue.
So I ain't gonna wait around for you to put me down
This time I'm gonna play my hunch
And walk away this very day.
And beat you to the punch
Yes I will
I'll beat you to the punch
This time.

"Way Over There"
(William "Smokey" Robinson- Berry Gordy Jr.)

I've got a lover way over ther, on the mountain side and i know that's where i should be

don't you know i've got a lover way over there across the river wide and i can hear her calling to me

she's calling my name, so sweet and so plain and i can hear her saying

come to me baby
i'm on my way
come to me baby
i'm gonna stay
come to me baby

they tell me that the river's to deep and it's much to wide for you can't get across to the other side

but they don't know i got to get there and hold her in my arms just one more time like a did before when she mine all mine, cause i can hear her saying

come to me baby
i'm on my way
come to me baby
i'm gonna stay
come to me baby
i'm gonna get to you
come to me baby
no matter what i have to do
come to me baby

they tell me that the river's to deep and it's much to wide for you can't make it over to the other side

but they don't know i got to get there and hold her in my arms just one more time like a did before when she mine all mine, cause i can hear her saying

come to me baby
i'm on my way
come to me baby
i'm gonna stay
come to me baby
ooh, baby when i get there, i ain't going nowhere, because a river in't deep enough, a mountain ain't steap enough to keep me from your side

I dont like you/ but I love you/ seems that im always thinking of you/ though you treat me badly/ I love you madly/ you really got a hold on me (you really got a hold on me)/ you really got a hold on me (you really got a hold on me)/ baby

I dont want you/ but I need you/ dont want to kiss you/ but I need to/ though you do me wrong now/ my love is strong now/ you really got a hold on me(you really got a hold on me)/ you really got a hold on me(you really got a hold on me)/ baby

I love you and all I want you to do is just/ hold me hold me hold me hold me/ tighter/ tighter

I wanna leave you/ dont wanna stay here/ dont wanna spend another day here/ though I wanna split now/ I cant quit now/ you really got a hold on me(you really got a hold on me)/ you really got a hold on me/(you really got a hold on me)

baby/ I love you and all I want you to do is just/ hold me (please)hold me (squeeze) hold me hold me/ you really got a hold on me( you really got a hold on me)/ I said you really got a hold on me(you really got a hold on me)/ you know you really got a hold on me

Lead: Eddie Kendricks

Hmmmmmm.....
Yooooooooou....
need a love like mine
that you can depend on
when your whole world's falling in.
When you need a friend,
you can depend on me;
you can depend on me.

I'll be by your side...
when you need me...
when the whole world seems unfair...
when no one seems to care,
you can depend on me;
You can depend on me.

When life seems not worth living..
and nothing seems to be going right,
the comfort my love will be giving..giving
will change your darkness to light.

I--I---I--I
I'll be by your side
when you need me
when the whole seems unfair
when no one seems to care,
you can depend depend on
Yeah, yeah,
you can depend on me.