The Supremes Album

Come with me
And we shall run across the sky
And illuminate the night
Oh-oh-oh, I will try and guide you
To better times and brighter days

Don't be afraid
Come up the ladder to the roof
Where we can see heaven much better
Come up the ladder to the roof
Where we can be (Where we can be)
(Where we can be) Closer to heaven
(To heaven, stay)

Stay with me
And we shall let expression sing
Can't you hear 'em ring?
Oh-oh-oh, memories of yesterday
Yesterday's broken dreams
Don't you know, they'll all fade away

If you'll come
Up the ladder to the roof
Where we can see heaven much better
Come up the ladder to the roof
Where we can be (Where we can be)
(Where we can be) Oh, closer to heaven

We'll laugh and I'll tell you the story of love
How it is, and the happiness in it, baby
We'll combine our thoughts
And together we'll travel the roads
To the fountain of loveliness
I will never, ever, ever leave you
Leave you alone to wonder
As we go on, our love, it will grow (It will grow)
Much stronger and stronger

Don't you wanna go
Up the ladder to the roof
Where we can see heaven much better
Up the ladder to the roof
Where we can be closer to heaven

Ah, up the (Up the)
Ooh-ooh, up the (Up the)
Oh, come on and walk (Walk)
Come on and talk (Talk)
Come on and sing about love and understanding
Ooh, ooh, ooh (Up the ladder to the roof)
Ooh, ooh, ooh (See heaven)
Ooh, ooh, ooh (Go up the ladder to the roof)

When the path to your heart's clear and you let no one else near
Then we can try it again, don't want to cry again
When your love for me is true and I can surely depend on you
Then we can try it again, I don't want to cry again

I'm leaving though still hoping that you'll find a way
To bring me back to you and make me want to stay
But you let an intruder threaten to make me a loser
So I'm giving you some time to decide things in your mind

On the day that you prove to me that you can love with sincerity
Then we can try it again, don't want to cry again
If you can patch up my broken world, make me believe I'm your only girl
Then we can try it again, I don't want to cry again

All you made me do I did it against my will,
Cause a day without you just makes my life stand still
But if you can help us, then in love I'll put my trust
And if love can prove us wrong, I'll come back where I belong

Baby, (then we can try it again) ooh baby (then we can try it again)
Ooh (then we can try it again), oh baby (then we can try it again)
When you make up your mind to come and tell me I'm the only one
Then we can try it again, I don't want to cry again
And the minute I hear your voice telling me I'm your only choice
Then we can try it again, I don't want to cry again
When the path to your heart's clear and you let no one else near
Then we can try it again, I don't want to cry again
Oh yeah, when your love for me is true and I can surely depend on you
Then we can try it again

When you're alone and in a corner
Your only mourner, is the face that
Appears in the nearest mirror
You've gotta get it going and somehow knowing
You're gonna have it better than you ever had it, because
Everybody needs somebody
Everybody's got the right to love

If it were me, say I
I'd say I
But if it's you, say you
Cause if you could give in for a minute
Put your soul in it
We could get it together and forever love
so what's the use of running boy
You know there ain't no point in running
You need somebody, somebody to love you
Cause everybody needs somebody
Everybody's got the right to love
You got the right to say I, need somebody
I need you, he needs me
come together, talk to me, oh yeah

You can have all the things that you desire
But without love you just can't survive
Cause you need love to warm your heart at night
When you're all alone and no comfort's in sight
You need somebody
Everybody needs somebody, oh yeah
Everybody's got the right to love

Just sixty seconds of your time
To listen to this plea of mine
Don't let your heart be made of stone
Just say the past is bygone
Wait a minute before you leave me
Hold on before you go

I know that I was such a fool
I used your heart just like a tool
I'll be your puppet on a string (puppet on a string)
And, baby, I'll do anything

Turn around
Don't walk out that door
I want you, baby, more than before
Wait a minute before you leave me
Hold on before you go

Oh, oh, wait a minute, baby
(Wait a minute before you leave me)
Hold on (Hold on before you go)
Wait a minute, baby
(Wait a minute before you leave me)
Hold on (Hold on before you go)

If I must beg to keep you by my side
I'm not ashamed to give up my pride
Wait a minute before you leave me
Hold on before you go

I left you standing all alone
You reached for me and I was gone
In other words, I was unwise
And for this I apologize

Baby, please, please, hurry
Say you forgive me
I'm beginning to worry
Wait a minute before you leave me
Hold on before you go

Oh wait a minute, baby, hold on
Wait a minute, baby, hold on
I didn't mean to hurt you, oh, hold on, baby
Wait, wait, wait a minute, baby
Hold on before you go

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But I love you more than I've ever loved anyone, baby
He says the same things you used to say
Does the same things you used to do
(Sometimes I miss you baby)
Sometimes I find myself wishing he was you
Cause I still miss you (Oh yeah)
And I love you more than I'll ever love anyone
Yes I love you more than I'll ever love anyone

Thoughts of you still burn in my mind
But my new love takes all my time
(Sometimes I miss you, baby)
With him I can get away
Cheatin' yesterday
Cause he makes me forget you – sometimes (Oh yeah)
But I love you more than I'll ever loved anyone
Yes I'll love you more than I'll ever love anyone

If you'd never left me lonely
You still love me
But he satisfied my eyes that hungered for you
Though I tried not to love him
The feeling just grew

But I love you more than I'll ever love anyone
Yes I love you more than I'll ever love anyone
Yes I love you more than I'll ever love anyone
I love you more… anyone
Yes I love you more than I'll ever love anyone

I got hurt trying to be the only girl in your life
I got hurt trying to be the only girl in your life

Mama told me don't try
When I said I was gonna be
The girl who'd make you realize
One love was all you need
Looked like I was getting over
When my hopes went tumbling over
From a telephone conversation
That hurt as I heard you say
You kept telling her that I was just your friend
As you whispered words of tenderness and said you'd call again
I got hurt trying to be the only girl in your life
I got hurt trying to be the only girl in your life

I kept a secret from you thinking maybe things might change
So I tried just a little bit harder but the end of love still came
Now your mind is set on leaving but I find it hard believing
My dreams won't come true when they're filled with so much love for you
And everything I did, I did to bring you joy
And if I died today on my grave they'd say "That girl sure love that boy"
I got hurt trying to be the only girl in your life
I got hurt trying to be the only girl in your life

(Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)
So I dried my eyes and I walked away alone
And get ready for the emptiness I feel when love is gone
I got hurt trying to be the only girl in your life
I got hurt trying to be the only girl in your life

Mama said I've been hurt
I got hurt trying to be the only girl in your life
(How it hurt, hurt)
I got hurt trying to be the only girl in your life

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You ask me from time to time
About different girls that catch your eyes
Love is what you're looking for
But blind may my love you ignore
Standing right before your eyes
Is all the love you'll hope to find
So, throw away your little black book
If it's love you want, here I am

Just take a closer look at me
(Ooh) Just take a closer look at me
Just take a closer look, you'll see in me
Love, love is what you want, baby
Love, Love is what you need
(Sweet girl)

The girls you chose with no big hits
They struck out with every pitch
Each new day I never complain
The same results with different names
You come to me to straighten your life
Not with love but my advice
I'm your friend you know for sure
Can't you see I wanna be more

Just take a closer look at me
Just take a closer look at me
Just take a closer look, you'll see in me
Love, if love is what you want, baby
If love is what you need

Haven't you noticed how I find
Clever little ways to steal your time
Advice I give for you to take
For other girls is for my sake
The very things I said to do
Are the lovely things I want from you
I don't wanna seemed so bold
If you can't see, you gotta be told

Just take a closer look at me (Oh baby)
Just take a closer look at me
(repeat)

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BILL WHEN ARE YOU COMING BACK
© 1970 Jobete Music Corporation. Written by Pam Sawyer
As performed by The Supremes from the Motown Lp RIGHT ON

Every morning waiting for the mailman to come.
But again he shook his head and said maybe tomorrow there'll be one.
He said, better than a letter, some guys just arrived.
I felt so much better that I ran to catch the 3:45.

I got to the station, oh, just a little bit late,
When I spotted a soldier turning through an exit gate.
Oh, I pushed through the crowd until I reached his side
And got the strangest look from a strangers eyes.

I cried, Bill, Bill, Bill when are you coming back.
I cried in a stranger's arms standing there by the railroad tracks.
Oh, yes I did.

The day you left me remains in my mind so clear.
You were saying you loved me, but the train made it hard to hear.
So, we moved by the Coke machine, oh, so we could say goodbye.
The people were staring, but I couldn't keep the tears from my eyes.

As the train departed your loving mother held me close.
We cried together, yeah, trying to keep each other host.
Oh, wherever you are you know you need it too,
‘Cause no one in this world needs you like I do.

I cried, Bill, Bill, Bill, Bill when are you coming back.
I cried in a stranger's arms standing there by the railroad tracks.
Oh, yes I did.

… standing there by the railroad tracks. Oh, yes I did.

No news is good news; at least, that's what your mama said.
But, I could see in her eyes, she too, is so afraid.
Now, I've got nothing to cling to except what I felt inside,
When I cried I loved you and looked into that stranger's eyes.

Oh, I miss you, Bill. I can't stand the pain of knowing if I'll ever see you again!

I cried, Bill, Bill, Bill, Bill when are you coming back.
I cried in a stranger's arms standing there by the railroad tracks.
Oh, yes I did.

Billy, baby!!! Billy, baby, when are you coming back?
I cried in a stranger's arms standing there by the railroad tracks.
Oh, yes I did.

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