Holland–Dozier–Holland Quotes

I saw the saddest thing, other day.
When an old man pass my way.
Walking the streets so all alone.
All because he had no home.
But the saddest thing I've ever seen,
Is a tear from a woman's eye.

Hello loneliness, goodbye love
I'm tired of being abused & being misused
I've had my share of romance, no more for me
I'm lockin' up my heart & throwin' away the key.

Don't you break my heart
'Cause I sacrifice to make you happy
Get nothin' for myself
Now you wanna leave me
For the love of someone else
My pride is all gone, whether right or wrong
I believe, baby, you'd better keep on keepin' on.

Put yourself in my place
If only for a day
See if you can stand
The awful hurt I feel inside And, oh, oh
Put yourself in my place
For just a little while
Live through the loneliness
The endless emptiness I go through.

Tired of abuses and excuses
I've made up my mind
Gonna tell him this time
We're through, yeah. But everything I plan to say
Just seems to fade away
Every time I see his face
My eyes light up
Sparks start to flying.

The love of a women is a wonderful thing (oh yeah),
Yeah, the way you treat 'em is a crying shame (oh yeah),
I tell you, fella, yeah, it won't be long (oh yeah),
Yeah, before these women they all have gone (oh yeah).

Stop, in the name of love
Before you break my heart
Stop, in the name of love
Before you break my heart.
Think it over, think it over.

Each night as I sleep
Into my heart you creep
I wake up feeling sorry I met you
Hoping soon that I'll forget you When I look in the mirror
And comb my hair
I see your face
Just a-smiling there.

Baby, baby, baby
Baby don't leave me
Ooh, please don't leave me
All by myself. I've got this burning, burning, yearning
Feelin' inside me
Ooh, deep inside me
And it hurts so bad.

Now that you're gone
All that's left is a band of gold
All that's left of the dreams I hold
Is a band of gold
And the memories of what love could be
If you were still here with me.

'Cause now he's hangin' around my door
More happier than before
Now you're in misery 'cause you lost him to me
Now the hurt's on you, now the hurt's on you
Your little scheme backfired, it's true
You made bets, any boy you could get.

Oh, but now he's back in my arms again
Right by my side
I got him back in my arms again,
So satisfied.

Lum de Lum de la ey
Lum de Lum de la ey
This cat named Mickey came from out of town
He been spreading this new dance all around
And in just a matter of a few days
This dance became the new teen craze.

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?

Through the mirror of my mind
Time after time
I see reflections of you and me. Reflections of
The way life used to be.
Reflections of
The love you took from me.