1970 – ABC

THE LOVE  YOU SAVE

Stop! Na na na! You’d better save it!
Stop, stop, stop, you’d better save it!

Michael: When we played tag in grade school
You wanted to be It.
But chasing boys was just a fad
You crossed your heart you’d quit.

When we grew up you traded
Your promise for my ring
Now just like back to grade school
You’re doing the same old thing!

CHORUS:
Stop! The love you save may be your own!
Darling, take it slow
Or some day you’ll be all alone.
You’d better stop the love you save may be your own!
Darling, look both ways before you cross me
You’re headed for the danger zone.

Michael: I’m the one who loves you!
I’m the one you need!

Jermaine: Those other guys will put you down
As soon as they succeed!

Michael: They’ll ruin your reputation!
They’ll label you a flirt!

Jermaine: The way they talk about you
They’ll turn your name to dirt, oh!

Second verse:
Michael: Isaac said he kissed you
Beneath the apple tree
When Benjie held your hand he felt
E-lec-tri-ci-tee!
When Alexander called you
He said he rang your chimes.
Christopher discovered
You’re way ahead of your times!

CHORUS:
Stop! The love you save may be your own!
Darling, take it slow
Or some day you’ll be all alone.
You’d better stop the love you save may be your own!
Darling, look both ways before you cross me
You’re headed for a danger zone.

BRIDGE:

J5: Slow down.
Slow down.
Slow down.
Slow down.

Michael:
S is for “Save it”
T is for “Take it slow”
O is for “Oh, no!”
P is for “Please, please, don’t go!”

Jermaine: The love you save may be your own…

Michael: Some day you may be all alone…

Jermaine: Stop it!
Michael: Save it, girl!
Jermaine: Baby! Ooooh!
Michael: Youu better stop the love you save may be your own

Michael: You’d better stop! the love you save may be your own!
Jermaine: Please, please
Or some day, some day baby,
You’ll be all alone

Michael: I’m the one who loves you!
I’m the one you need!

Jermaine: Those other guys will put you down as soon as they succeed. (Michael:
Ahhhhh!)

Michael: Stop! The love you save may be your own, baby
Jermaine: You’d better stop it, stop it, stop it girl! or someday you’ll be
allll alone. The way they talk about you
They’ll turn your name(*2) to dirt.

Stop! The love you save may be your own!

Jermaine: Don’t cha know don’t cha know. Some day baby you’ll be alll alone.
(wait a while) Those other guys will put you down as soon as they succeed.

Michael: Stop! The love you save may be your own!
Darling(fades)

ONE MORE CHANGE

Everybody loves the star
When he’s on the top
But noone ever comes around
When he starts to drop

But you were someone special
You stuck through thick and thin
But I was much too busy
Trying to shine
To let your love shine in

Let you slip away
I must have been insane
Stop in the name of love
Don’t make me live my life in vain

(Chorus)
Give me one more chance
That’s all I ask of you
Just one more chance
I’ll make it up to you
Just one more chance
That’s all I ask of you
I’ll build you a world for two
I’ll make it up to you

Now since I’m all alone
I’m talking to myself
I know you’re out there somewhere
Having fun with someone else

But a distant voice of hope
Echo from within, sayin’
(Don’t give up)
(Your ship is comin’ in)

Though my ship’s alone
I’ll play right to the end
I’m crying outside
heaven’s door
Won’t you let me back in

You’ll never know
What I’ve been through
Let your love shine in again
This time I’ll shine with you.

ABC

Michael: A buh-buh buh buh-buh
J5: A buh-buh buh buh-buh
Michael: You went to school to learn, girl
Things you never, never knew before…
Jermaine: Like I before E except after C…
Michael: And why 2 plus 2 makes four
Now now now, I’m gonna teach you…
J5: Teach you, teach you
Michael: All about love, dear…
J5: All about love
Jermaine: Sit yourself down, take a seat
All you gotta do is repeat after me.

CHORUS:
J5: ABC
Michael: Easy as…
J5: 123
Michael: As simple as…
J5: Do re mi
Michael: ABC, 123, baby, you and me girl
J5: ABC
Michael: Easy as…
J5: 123
Michael: As simple as…
J5: Do re mi
Michael: ABC, 123, baby, you and me

Tito: Come on, let me love you just a little bit
Jackie: Come on, let me love you just a little bit
Jermaine: I’m a going to teach how to sing it out
Michael: Come on, come one, come on
Let me show you what it’s all about!
Reading, writing and arithmetic
Are the branches of the learning tree
Jermaine: But without the roots of love every day, girl
Michael: Your education ain’t complete
T-T-T-Teacher’s gonna show you
J5: Show you, show you
Michael: How to get an A
J5: Nyah nyah nyah nyah nyah nyah!
Jermaine: Spell “me” “you”
J5: Add the two!
Jermaine: Listen to me baby, that’s all you gotta do
REPEAT CHORUS
BRIDGE:
Michael: Sit down, girl!
I think I love you!
No!
Get up, girl!
Show me what you can do!
Shake it, shake it, baby, come on now!
Shake it, shake it, baby, ooo oooh!
Shake it shake it, baby, huh!
123, baby, oo ooo!
ABC, baby, nah nah!
Do re mi, baby, huh!
That’s how easy love can be.
123, BABY,
ABC, BABY,
DO RE MI, BABY
THAT’S HOW EASY LOVE CAN BE
IT’S EASY, IT’S EASY LIKE COUNTING UP TO 3
SING A SIMPLE MELODY
THAT’S HOW EASY LOVE CAN BE
Jermaine:I’M A GONNA TEACH YOU HOW TO SING IT LOUD
Michael:COME ON, COME ON, COME ON,
LEMME SHOW YOU WHAT IT’S ALL ABOUT
ABC, IT’S EASY , IT’S LIKE COUNTING UP TO 3
SING A SIMPLE MELODY
THAT’S HOW EASY LOVE CAN BE
Jermaine:I’M A GONNA TEACH YOU HOW TO SING IT LOUD
SING IT LOUD, SING IT, GO, SING IT, GO SING IT
Michael:ABC, IT’S EASY AS 123.. (FADES

2-4-6-8

2,4,6,8,who do you appriciate please say that boy is me
2,4,6,8,who do you appriciate i’m the one who wants to be… your baby!
I get up early to see you in the morning but you just past me by havin a quarter
sitting in the corner
with you i share my time i pass your homeroom wish it were my own room
every time i look to see I sit here hopin’ someday you’ll notice.. the look here in my eyes

2,4,6,8,who do you appriciate please be my pride and joy
2,4,6,8,who do you appriciate i wanna be your lover boy
“I maybe a little fela but my heart is big as texas,i have all the love a man
can give
and maybe a little bit extra
ooooooooooo a be my girl(a be my girl)
the first time i wonder why you were in but you said that you talked to me
i stick up for your mess you mean more than a friend to me
he’s tryin to be a fela just tryin to tell ya but your changin your mind
he’s no price charma still he keeps tryin ya
girl your so unkind
i can love you really really love you i can tell he’s just a friend
i can please you really really please you girl give me just a chance
ooooooooooooooooo
2,4,6,8,who do you appriciate whatever saves me
2,4,6,8,who do you appriciate don’t you no i wanna be your baby yeh baby your
babe babe babe
he’s tryin to be a fela just tryin to tell ya but your changin your mind
he’s no price charma still he keeps tryin ya
girl your so unkind

chourus till end

(COME AROUND HERE) I´M THE ONE YOU NEED

now you say… everytime you need some affection
the one you love goes in another direction
you just sit back in a daze and miss him
’cause you know some other lips, he’s been kissing

now when you need the love he never showed you come ’round here
and when you need some loving arms to hold you come ’round here
now i may not be the one you want (honey, honey)
but i know, i’m the one you need (honey, honey)
say now, i may not be the one you want (honey, honey)
but, i know, i’m the one you need (honey, honey)

your life stands still the minute he goes
you count the hours just hoping he shows

girl, can’t you see while you’re looking for his touch (honey, honey)
that i’m the one who loves you so much (honey, honey)
and while you’re longing for his embrace (honey, honey)
you’re lonely with the tears on your face (honey, honey)

now when you feel the need to cry to someone cry to me
and when you feel the need to lean on someone lean on me
now, i may not be the one you want (honey, honey)
but i’m sure ‘nough the one you need (honey, honey)
now, i may not be the one you want (honey, honey)
but i’m sure ‘nough the one you need (honey, honey)

now, the day, the days, the days you sit round by yourself
he’s out fooling round with somebody else
leaving you alone here with nothing to do
he’s just waiting till he has time for you

now, when the loneliness gets hard to take, girl come ’round here
and when you need a little tender lover care, girl come ’round here

now, i may not be the one you want (honey, honey)
but, i’m sure ‘nough the one you need (honey, honey)
now, i may not be the one you want (honey, honey)
but, i’m sure ‘nough the one you need (honey, honey)

[ repeat and fade out ]

DON´T KNOW WHY I LOVE YOU

oh, sure don’t baby, baby, baby… ooh, ooh
i don’t know why i love you
i don’t know why i love you
i don’t know why i love you but i love you
always treat me like a fool
kick me when i’m down that you do
i don’t know why i love you, but i love you
yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
oh you’ll never, you’ll never stop your cheating ways
with another guy you laugh in my face
lord i know ’cause i feel disgrace
’cause i love you, oh, baby, baby, baby
i don’t know why i love you
i don’t know you and me, baby, oh yeah
i don’t know why i love you, but i love you, baby
oh darling, darling, darling, darling …
you throw my heart down in the dirt
oh, you make me cry
on this cold black earth, baby yeah
i never knew, i never knew how much i could hurt
’til i love you baby, baby, baby, baby, yeah
can’t stop, i can’t stop crying can’t you see
here i’m pleading on my knees, upon my knees, yeah baby, yeah
won’t you help me, help me, please,
’cause i love you, love you, love you, ohh
(you know , baby)
i don’t know, we don’t know, we don’t know
(i don’t know why i love you)
i don’t know why i love you baby, baby (i don’t know, i don’t know)
i don’t know why i love you baby, baby…
[repeat and fade out ]

NEVER HAD A DREAM COME TRUE

I never, never had a dream come true
in my every day dream
I’m loved by you

And we´re free as the wind, ah yeah!
and true love is no sin
therefore men are men not machines

I never, never had a dream come true
without you the world out there
is painted shades of blue, yeah!

Since our roads never cross
I work just to please the boss
think I might as well get lost my dreams

I never had a dream come true
I guess I´m gonna, I´m gonna dream yo about you baby
my whole life through, yeah!

Seems my folks are ashamed, ah yeah
said I ain´t worth a thing lord, lord
but I´m glad I am chained to my dreams

TRUE LOVE CAN BE BEAUTIFUL

true love can be beautiful

searching
been looking everywhere
soon i’ll find you, girl
i know i’m getting closer now
can’t wait to hold you, girl

the day i find you, girl, you’ll love me

hey, girl
when you’re in my arms you’ll want to keep for me
i’m sure
‘cause my love’s that strong you’ll be too weak to leave me

the day i find you, girl, you’ll love me

each day i try harder
with faith and confidence
i know i’ll get you

true love can be beautiful but it takes time
true love can be beautiful but it takes time

so close
i can still feel your heartbeat but you’re not here
but my searching is all over now that you’re growing near

today i finally found you, girl, and you love me

you’re here in my arms
where you’ll stay today
always…
always…

true love can be beautiful but it takes time
true love can be beautiful but it takes time

today i found you, girl
you love me

true love can be beautiful but it takes time
true love can be beautiful but it takes time

LA-LA (MEANS I LOVE YOU)

Many guys have come to you
With a line that wasn’t true
And you passed them by
Are you in the center ring
And their lines don’t mean a thing
Why don’t you let me try
No, I don’t wear a diamond ring
I don’t even know a song to sing

Chorus
All I know is la-la la-la la-la la-la la means, I love you
Oh, baby, please, now
La-la la-la la-la la-la la means, I love you

If I ever saw a girl
That I needed in this world
You are the one for me
Let me hold you in my arms
Girl, and thrill you with my charms
I’m sure you will see
The things I am sayin’ are true
Listen to me

Chorus

The things I am sayin’ are true
And the way I explain them to you
Yes, to you Listen to me

Chorus

I´LL BET YOU

Ice cubes on a red hot stove will melt, and I’ll bet ya,
A drowning man bet his first words are help, and I’ll bet ya,
If you bet on a horse and the horse don’t win, you lose, and I’ll bet ya,
If you try, to sit on air, you’re gonna fall, and I’ll bet ya,

If you want a winning hand,
If you want a perfect man,
I’ll bet you never lose with love,
I’m gonna win, and I’ll bet ya,
Bet you never lose with love,
I’m gonna win, and I’ll bet ya,

Take a car, without fuel, it ain’t gonna move, and I’ll bet ya,
A carpenter can’t build his house without any tools, and I’ll bet ya,
If your shoes are too small, they hurt your feet, and I’ll bet ya,
And you can’t know what’s goin’ on, if you’re asleep, oh I’ll bet ya,

If you want a winning hand,
If you want a perfect man,
I’ll bet you never lose with love,
I’m gonna win, and I’ll bet ya,
Bet you never lose with love,
I know I’m gonna win, and I’ll bet ya,

Ooooh, (ooooh)
Aaargh, aaargh

I’ll bet you never lose with love,
I’m gonna win, and I’ll bet ya,
Bet you never lose with love,
I know I’m gonna win, and I’ll bet ya etc

I FOUND THAT GIRL

Mama, oh mama, I found that girl
Mama, oh mama, I found that girl

Mama, life for me now is a new sensation
Just like you said it would be with the right situation
Now love has a meaning and I have a goal
This feeling inside makes yesterday a hundred years old

Now I understand what is it to be a man
The way you explained to me that day
You said only the right girl can make me feel this way

(Chorus)
Mama, I think I found that girl
Mama, I think I found that girl

Mama, she’s that beautiful dream that I dream each night
She’s like that bird of love on whose wings I’m in flight
She’s those words left when there’s no more to say
She’s my sunshine at the end of a perfect day

All this LETS me find a reason to be alive
The day when you sat me upon your knees
You said only the right girl could be all these things

(Chorus)

You said, “Son, go and search around
Theres a good girl who’s out there to be found.”

THE YOUNG FOLKS

You better make a way for the young folks

Here we come, and we’re so alive.
We’re here for business buddy,and don’t won’t no jive.
Brighter tomorrows are in our eyes
You better make a way for the young folks
Ooh, yeah,yeah,yeah,yeah

We say yes
and you say no
We ask you why
and you close the door
My old friend I thought you knew by now, yeah
You can’t do that to the young folks
Oh, no,no,no,no

You might not like it
but I’ve got to tell you
I’ve got to tell you, na na, yeah yeah.
You better make a way for the young folks
Ooh, yeah,yeah,yeah,yeah

We’re marching with signs
We’re standing in lines, yeah, yeah
Protesting your rights
to turn out the lights in our lives
Here’s the deal, accept it if you will
We’re coming on strong, yeah
It’s our turn to build
My old friend, I thought you knew by now, yeah
You gotta make a way for the young folks
Ooh, yeah, yeah, yeah,yeah

You may not like it, but I’ve got to tell you
I’ve got to tell you, oh, yeah,yeah,yeah
You better make a way, you better make a way
you gotta make a way for the young folks, yeah, yeah
Oh,oh,yeah,yeah, ooh

You may not like it but I’ve to tell you
I’ve got to tell you, na na na na …(fade)

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