An Evening With Diana Ross

(c. pollock/m. yvain/a. willemetz/j. charles)

It's caused me a lot
But there's one thing that i got
It's my man

Cold and wet
Tied you bet
All of that i'll soon forget
With my man

He's not much for looks
And no hero out of books
But i love him

Two or three girls has he
That he likes as well as me
But i love him

I don't no why i should
He isn't true
He beats me to
What can i do?

Oh my man, i love him so
He'll never know
All my life is just despair
I don't care
When he takes me in his arms
The world is right, all right

What's the difference if i say
I'll go away
When i know
I'll come back on my knees some day
Whatever my man is
I am his for ever more

What's the difference if i say
I'll go away
When i know
I'll come back on my knees some day
Whatever my man is
I am his for ever more

(j. turner/g. parsons/sir c. chaplin)

Smile,
Though your heart is aching
Smile,
Even though its breaking
When there are clouds in the sky you'll get by

If you smile,
Through your fear and sorrow
Smile,
And maybe tomorrow
You'll see the sun come shining through for you

Light up your face with gladness
Hide every trace of sadness
Although a tear maybe ever so near

That's the time
You must keep on trying
Smile,
What's the use of crying
You'll find that life is still worth while
If you,
Just smile

That's the time
You must keep on trying
Smile,
What's the use of crying
You'll find that life
Life is still worth while
If you just smile

(ted koehler/harold arlen)

I don't know why
There's no sun up in the sky
Stormy weather
Since my man and i ain't together
It's raining all the time

When he went away
The blues came in and met me
If he stays away
That old rocking chair's gonna get me
All i do is pray
My lord will let me
Walk in the sun once more

I can't go on
Everything i have in life is gone
Stormy weather
Just can't get my gal and i ain't together
It's raining all the time
Keeps raining all the time

(brian holland/lamont dozier/edward holland, jr.)

You've given me a true love
And every day i thank you love
For a feeling that's so new
So inviting, so exciting

Whenever you're near
I hear a symphony
A tender melody
Pulling me closer
Closer to your arms

Then suddenly, i hear a symphony
Ooh, your lips are touching mine
A feeling so divine
'till i leave the past behind
I'm lost in a world
Made for you and me

Whenever you're near
I hear a symphony
Play sweet and tenderly
Every time your lips meet mine now baby

Baby, baby
You bring much joy within
Don't let this feeling end
Let it go on and on and on
Now baby, baby
Those tears that seem my eyes
I cry not for myself
But for those who never felt the joy we felt

Whenever you're near
I hear a symphony
Each time you speak to me
I hear a tender rap so dy of love now

Baby, baby
As you stand holding me
Whispering how much you care
A thousand violins fill the air

Now baby, baby
Don't let this moment end
Keep standing close to me
Ooh, so close to me, baby, baby
Baby, baby
I hear a symphony
A tender melody

(marvin hamlisch/ed kleban)

Before the day is done
The sweetness and the sorrow
It's as if i always knew
And i won't forget what i did for love
What i did for love

Gone, love is never gone
As we travel on
Love's what we remember

Look, my eyes are dry
The gift is ours to borrow
I do what i had to do
Can't forget, don't regret
What i did for love

(johnny bristol)

I wouldn't change a thing
If i had to live my life all over
I wouldn't change a thing
If i had to live my life all over

I lived a life that's full
Many times i had to pull my way to the top
Never knowing where i'm gonna stop
I made my mistakes
But lord, what i learned
It led me straight to you babe
And that's my only concern

I wouldn't change a thing
If i had to live my life all over
Oh, i'd do it all again
If i had to live my life all over

It saddens me to think
That somewhere along the way
I'd change my course
And i wouldn't be here today
So i'll take my ups and downs
And bear it with a smile
Cause it brought me straight to you babe
And it makes it all worthwhile

I wouldn't change a thing
If i had to live my life all over
I'd do it all again
If i had to live my life all over

Here i am
Here i'll stay
Here i am
Here i'll stay...

(b. gordy, jr./j. bradford)

The best things in life are free
But you can give them to the birds and bees
I need money
That's what i want
That's what i want, yeah
That's what i want

Your love gives me a thrill
But your love can't pay my bill
I need money
That's what i want
That's what i want, yeah
That's what i want

Money
Lots of money
Whole lot of money
Lots of money
That's what i want, yeah
That's what i want

Money don't get everything it's true
What it don't get, i can't use
I need money
That's what i want
That's what i want, yeah
That's what i want
That's what i want, yeah
That's what i want

Money, money
Is what i want
A whole lot of lean green
That's what i want
Give me money, money
Is what i want
That's what i want, well
Now give me money
Ow, money
Wow, yeah, you need money
Now, give me money
That's what i want, yeah
That's what i want, yeah

(the corporation )

When i had you to myself
I didn't want you around
Those pretty faces always
Made you stand out in a crowd

But some one took you from the bunch
When love was all it took
Now it's much too late for me
To take a second look

Oh baby give me one more chance
Won't you please let me
Back in your heart
Oh darling i was blind to let you go
But now since i see you in his arms

I want you back
Yes i do now
I want you back
Ooh ooh baby
I want you back

(brian holland/lamont dozier/edward holland, jr.)

Ooh baby love, my baby love
I need you, oh how i need you
But all you do is treat me bad
Break my heart and leave me sad
Tell me, what did i do wrong
To make you stay away so long

'cause baby love, my baby love
Been missing ya, miss kissing ya
Instead of breaking up
Let's do some kissing and making up
Don't throw our love away
In my arms why don't you stay
Need ya, need ya
Baby love, ooh, baby love

Baby love, my baby love
Why must we seperate, my love
All of my whole life through
I never loved no one but you
Why you do me like you do
I get this need

Ooh, ooh, need to hold you
Once again, my love
Feel your warm embrace, my love
Don't throw our love away

Please don't do me this way
Not happy like i used to be
Loneliness has got the best of me
My love, my baby love

I need you, oh how i need you
Why you do me like you do
After i've been true to you
So deep in love with you

Baby, baby, ooh 'til it's hurtin' me
'til it's hurtin' me
Ooh, baby love
Don't throw our love away
Don't throw our love away

(b. holland/l. dozier/e. holland, jr.)

I need love, love
To ease my mind
I need to find, find someone to call mine
But mama said

You can't hurry love
No, you just have to wait
She said love don't come easy
It's a game of give and take

You can't hurry love
No, you just have to wait
You got to trust, give it time
No matter how long it takes

But how many heartaches
Must i stand before i find a love
To let me live again
Right now the only thing
That keeps me hangin' on
When i feel my strength, yeah
It's almost gone
I remember mama said:

You can't hurry love
No, you just have to wait
She said love don't come easy
It's a game of give and take

How long must i wait
How much more can i take
Before loneliness will cause my heart
Heart to break?

No i can't bear to live my life alone
I grow impatient for a love to call my own
But when i feel that i, i can't go on
These precious words keeps me hangin' on
I remember mama said:

You can't hurry love
No, you just have to wait
She said love don't come easy
It's a game of give and take

You can't hurry love
No, you just have to wait
She said trust, give it time
No matter how long it takes

No, love, love, don't come easy
But i keep on waiting
Anticipating for that soft voice
To talk to me at night
For some tender arms
To hold me tight
I keep waiting
I keep on waiting
But it ain't easy
It ain't easy
But mama said:

You can't hurry love
No, you just have to wait
She said to trust, give it time
No matter how long it takes

You can't hurry love
No, you just have to wait
She said love don't come easy
It's a game of give and take

(r. beavers/j. bristol/h. fuqua)

Someday we'll be together
Say, say, say it again
Someday we'll be together
Oh, yeah, oh yeah

You're far away
From me my love
And just as sure my, my baby
As there are stars above
I wanna say, i wanna say, i wanna say

Someday we'll be together
Yes we will, yes we will
Say, someday (some sweet day) we'll be together
I know, i know, i know, i know

My love is yours, baby
Oh, right from the stars
You, you, you posses my soul now honey
And i know, i know you own my heart
And i wanna say:

Someday we'll be together
Some sweet day we'll be together
Yes we will, yes we will
Someday (tell everybody) we'll be together
Yes we will, yes we will

Long time ago
My, my sweet thing
I made a big mistake, honey
I said, i said goodbye
Oh, oh baby
Ever, ever, ever since that day
Now, now all i wanna do is cry, cry

Hey, hey, hey
I long for you every night
Just to kiss your sweet, sweet lips
Hold you ever, ever so tight
And i wanna say

Someday we'll be together
Yes we will, yes we will

(ron miller/michael masser)

Touch me in the morning
Then just walk away
We don't have tomorrow
But we had yesterday

(hey!)
Wasn't it me who said that
Nothing good's gonna last forever?
And wasn't it me who said
Let's just be glad for the time together?
It must've been hard to tell me
That you've given all you had to give
I can understand you're feeling that way
Everybody's got their life to live

Well, i can say goodbye in the cold morning light
But i can't watch love die in the warmth of the night
If i've got to be strong
Don't you know i need to have tonight when you're gone?
'till you go i need to lie here and think about
The last time that you'll touch me in the morning
Then just close the door
Leave me as you found me, empty like before

(hey!)
Wasn't it yesterday
We used to laugh at the wind behind us?
Didn't we run away and hope
That time wouldn't try to find us (didn't we run)
Didn't we take each other
To a place where no one's ever been?
Yeah, i really need you near me tonight
'cause you'll never take me there again
Let me watch you go
With the sun in my eyes
We've seen how love can grow
Now we'll see how it dies

If i've got to be strong
Don't you know i need to have tonight when you're gone?
'till you go i need to hold you until the time
Your hands reach out and touch me in the morning
(mornings where blue and gold and we could feel one another living)
Then just walk away
(we walked with a dream to hold and we could take what the world was giving)
We don't have tomorrow,
(there's no tomorrow here, there's only love and the time to chase it)
But we had yesterday
(but yesterday's gone my love, there's only now and it's time to face it)
Touch me in the morning...

(nickolas ashford/valerie simpson)

Reach out and touch
Somebody's hand
Make this world a better place
If you can
Reach out and touch
Somebody's hand
Make this world a better place
If you can

(just try)
Take a little time out of your busy day
To give encouragement
To someone who's lost the way
(just try)
Or would i be talking to a stone
If i asked you
To share a problem that's not your own
We can change things if we start giving
Why don't you

Reach out and touch
Somebody's hand
Make this world a better place
If you can
Reach out and touch
Somebody's hand
Make this world a better place
If you can

(just try)
If you see an old friend on the street
And he's down
Remember his shoes could fit your feet
(just try)
Try a little kindness you'll see
It's something that comes very naturally
We can change things if we start giving

Why don't you
Reach out and touch
Why don't you (why don't you)
Reach out and touch somebody's hand

Reach out and touch
Somebody's hand
Make this world a better place
If you can
Reach out and touch
Somebody's hand
Make this world a better place
If you can

(p. graninger/e. robbins)

There ain't nothin' i can do
Or nothing i can say
That folks don't criticize me
But i'm gonna do what i want to anyway
And i don't care just what people say

If i should take a notion to jump into the ocean
't ain't nobody's bizness if i do

If i go to church on sunday then cabaret all day monday
't ain't nobody's bizness if i do

If my man ain't got no money and i say take all mine honey
't ain't nobody's bizness if i do

If i give him my last nickle and it leaves me in a pickle
't ain't nobody's bizness if i do

I'd rather my man would hit me than for him to jump up and quit me
't ain't nobody's bizness if i do

I swear i won't call no coppa if i'm beat up by my poppa
't ain't nobody's bizness if i do

Nobody's bizness, ain't nobody's bizness
Nobody's biznes if i do