First of all I’d like to say good evening
And we’re so pleased that
So many of you could come out and share
In all the love and all the happiness we have in store for you
We want you to have a real good time
‘Cause that’s just what we have in mind
Is that alright with you
Now, this is a tune that I composed
And it’s called
Tonight is the night
That you make me a woman
Now I never intended recording this song
It was a personal poem
This is until the day that my producer
Happened to thumb through the pages of my notebook
He came across the words and he said
“We got to somethin’ with these words
It’s happening every day
And people wanna hear about it, Betty”
You see, it’s the story of a young girl
Making love for the very first time
Now when I finally got a melody
I took it home and I-I played it for my mother
Now I got to tell you a little bit about my mother
You see I come from one of those pretty large families
And I’m the baby of the family
And you know you never grow up to your mother
I’ll never forget the way she looked at me when I played it for her
She said, “Uh, I like the music
You know, baby, the melody it’s really nice
But I know you’re not gonna sing that song”
But we eased it right on by, yes, we did
And it became one of my biggest records too
So I want you to do this for me if you will
Everybody think back to your very first time
Now I’ll give you a little while longer
‘Cause I know some of you
Have to think back a little further than others
Come on now, I want you to play catch-up
‘Cause I don’t want you waitin’ till I get to the end of my song
Sayin’, “Oh, yeah, now I remember”
Now whether it was good
Or you just smilin’ it was good
Or on the other hand if it was not so good
Here’s my story
Hmm...hmm...mmm...mmm...
Tonight is the night
That you make me a woman, mmm...
You said you’ll be gentle with me
And I-I hope you will, mmm...mmm...
I’m nervous and I’m tremblin’
Waitin’ for you to walk in
I’m tryin’ hard to relax
But I just can’t keep still, no
I can hear your car door slammin’
I wanna play big girl and put on a sexy smile
But I know so little about what love is
I just can’t help actin’ like a child
You’re knockin’ on my door and you’re ringin’ my bell
Hope you’re not impatient after waiting so very long
A whole year I put you off with my silly hang-ups
And we’re both old enough to know right from wrong
Tonight is the night
That you make me a woman, mmm...
You said you’ll be gentle with me
And I-I hope you will, hmm...mmm...
I’m nervous and I’m tremblin’
Waitin’ for you to walk in
Tryin’ hard to relax
But I just can’t keep still
Mmm...hey, baby
Ho, ho, baby
Ho...yeah...yeah...
Oh, but what if my mama should come home early
And catch us doin’ what we’re doin’
Not only will I never live it down
But my whole family relationship it’ll all be ruined
But we’ve gone a little bit too far now
Oh, to turn around
So let’s just pray
That true love is what we’ve found
Tonight, tonight
Tonight, tonight
Ho, I’ll never forget tonight
No, no, I’ll never forget tonight
That’s when you make me feel real, mmm...hmm...
You make me feel real, real good
Oh...oh...whoa...oh...oh...whoa...whoa...
Yeah, and I wanna thank your love
Said I’ve got to thank your love
‘Cause you make me feel good
And I love you, baby
I love you and I know it
And I ain’t too proud to show it
‘Cause I love you, baby
And I need you, baby
I want you, my love, my love
My, my, my baby
I’ll never forget tonight
No, I’ll never forget tonight
‘Cause you make me feel good
And I love you, baby
You make me feel real good
And I love you, baby
‘Cause you gave me
Uh, uh, pure love, yeah
Uh, uh, uh, pure love
Said I like that, baby
Uh, uh, pure love
Said I need that, sugar
Uh-uh-uh, pure love
There’s nothin’ phony about it
Uh-uh, pure love
Your love I can’t do without it
Uh-uh-uh, pure love, ooh
I love him, I know it
I ain’t too proud to show it
I love him, I know it
I ain’t too proud to show it
I love him, I know it
I ain’t too proud to show it
I love him, I know it
And I ain’t too proud to show it
Tonight, tonight
Tonight, tonight
Mmm...mmm...mmm...
Thank you
A Clean up woman is a woman who
gets all the love we girls leave behind.
The reason I know so much about her
is because she picked up a man of mine.
Tough and slick was my ruin cause,
I found out all I was doing was making it easy,
for the Clean up woman to get my man's love ah yeah
Just making it easy for the clean up woman
to get my baby's love ah hum, um hum.
I took this man's love and put it a shelf
and like a fool I thought I had him all to myself.
When ya needed love I was out having fun,
but I found out that all I had done
was made it easy for the clean woman
to get my man's love un huh,
yes that what I did I made it easy for the
Clean up woman to steal my baby's love oh yeah.
The Clean Up woman will wipe his blues away.
She'll give him plenty of lovin 24 hours a day.
The Clean up woman she'lll sweep him off his feet.
She's the one who'll take him in when you dump him in the street.
So take a tip you better get hip.
To the clean up woman cause she's tough
When my best friend said she had lost her man
To her babysitter I thought she was lying
I said no 16 year old schoolgirl
Could ever take a man of mine
Staying home with our baby all the time
It kept me kind of broken hearted
So I went and hired myself a babysitter
And that's when my trouble all started
This 16 year old chick walked in
With a skirt up to her waist
She had a truckload of you know what
And all of it in place
Should have been aware of the babysitter
Oh yeah yeah
I should have known from the jump yeah
She was a man getter
I should have been aware of the babysitter
I should have known from the jump yeah
She was a man getter yes she was
When I found exactly what was going on
There wasn't much that I could do
The babysitter had his heart and soul
And all of his money too
I should have been aware of the babysitter
I should have known from the jump yeah
She was a man getter
So girls if you want your man
And no one else
Buy yourself some sizzle pants
And babysit your baby yourself
Beware girls you better beware
Of the babysitter
Rock rock your baby
Well, I couldn't resist the urge to tell you the end of my story
For all those who wanted to know was there life after the pain
After the pain
You come and love me
And I welcome you
You're a glad sight to see
And after the rain
And all that I have been through
I still can't explain
How I can still love you like I do
But I do, yes, I do
Still love you like I do [After the pain]
Though you still do me like you do [After the pain]
After the pain
We sit and we talk awhile
And I fight with all my might
To hold back the tears from falling with a pleasant smile
And after the rain
I can't believe you got the nerve to still call me, baby
And I try to tell you, "No, it ain't so"
But I guess "No" just ain't in me
'Cause boy, I still love you like I do [After the pain]
Though you still do me like you do [After the pain]
Yeah, I know you're laughin'
Those of you who heard "Pain"
Yeah, you're right, I sure did
I said I'd never take him back again
Well, it's a woman's prerogative to change her mind isn't it?
But we do it all the time
Don't laugh, you probably done the same thing too
It's just that you know me and I don't know you
You know one thing, time has taught me that
Havin' a piece of man is better than havin' no man at all
So I'mma just take what I got and work with it
You understand what I mean
And don't you remember thinkin' back just a few years
When people used to try to help you stay together
They find out you're on the verge of breakin' up
They used to cook up a little food and throw a little party
And whisper things in your ear like
"Don't blame Mr. Charlie, Mr. Charlie is just a man
And he's doing the best he can"
I heard 'em say, "Don't blame Mr. Charlie, Mr. Charlie is just a man
And he's doing the best he can"
That's why I still love you like I do [After the pain]
Though you still do me like you do [After the pain, the pain]
I know that you know it's true
After all I've been through
I should be through with love
But there's a God up above
That keeps sayin', "Betty try
Don't give up, you know why
The sun is gonna shine
'Cause you are mine, all mine"
You just keep doin' your best
And I will do the rest
'Cause I love you, love you, Betty, like I do
That's why I still love you like I do [After the pain, the pain]
Though you still do me like you do [After the pain, the pain]
My love is deeper than any ocean
And my love is higher than any mountain
It's, oh, it's full of emotion
My love is full of devotion
My love is in and out of season
And I love you with or without a reason
You see God is gonna bless me for lovin' you
For all the times that you treated me wrong and I kept bein' true
You see, God's eyes they're not closed
He's not asleep
Said He's watchin' every move you make
Every secret you keep
Boy, you better be careful
Hoo... hoo... hoo... hoo...
Said if you treat me bad or make my sad
My Father in heaven is watching you
But I still love you like I do [After the pain]
And no-n-n-no-n-n-no-n-n-nobody's ever gonna love you like I do [After the pain]
No one's ever gonna love you like I do
No one's ever gonna love you like I do
No one's ever gonna love you like I do
I don't know why I do, but I do, yes, I do [After the pain]
Oh... there's a woman in me that keeps on lovin' you [After the pain, the pain]
I don't know why
Oh, I don't know why (I don't know why, baby) [After the pain, the pain]
I don't know why (I don't know why, baby), but I do (I do)
Said I do (I do, I do, I do)
Said I... [After the pain, the pain]
(Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa) [After the pain, the pain]
... Do, I don't know why, baby [After the pain, the pain]
But I love you so...
Yes, I do [After the pain, the pain]
Baby, don't you know it's true, yes, I do
Baby [After the pain], no strain [The pain]
Still love you after the pain [The pain]
Oooohooohoohoooohoohoohoooo
Where is the love, where is the love you promised me
Where is the love, where is the love you promised me
You said I could have all your loving,
And this I wanted it you'd give it to me,
Now when it's down to the real needing feeling,
You're hiding that love from me,
Where is the love, where is the love you promised me (got to know)
Where is the love, where is the love you promised me
You said I'd be the only one,
That you'd be giving your sweet love to,
But somebody must be getting your love,
'Cause loving me you just don't do, nohoo, no,
Where is the love, where is the love you promised me (you know I need it babe)
Where is the love, where is the love you promised me
Brigde: I'm waiting on your love now baby, where is your love?
I'm hurting for your love now baby, where is your love?
Babe, babe, baheeyby, baby, baby, baby, hoow where is the lohohooove?
Where is the love, where is the love you promised me (I gotta know)
Where is the love, where is the love you promised me
Don't tell me you back on your primising baby, I gotta have it, you know I need it,
You know I want it, I gotta have it baby, ohooow, eheeey
Where is the love, gotta know, ..where is the love, wooohooo
Where is the love you saiaiaiad was mine, I gotta know now, I gotta know now, I gotta know,
You got to wake up early in the morning
You got to stay up all night long
You still won't catch up 'cause I got the warnin'
I got the feelin' you wanna do me wrong
Like a ball of lightening and a ball of heat
You wanna knock me right off my feet
But I recognize through the eyes of a fool
That you got the power to make your own rules
Shoorah! Shoorah!
Hey, I can see you comin'
Shoorah! Shoorah!
But you won't catch me
Shoorah! Shoorah!
Hey, I can hear you hummin'
Shoorah! Shoorah!
But you won't catch me
I can see you movin', movin' all around me
And I know you're trying to get me upset
I can hear you groovin', thinkin' you done found me
But I'm here to tell you, you ain't got me yet, no, no
Shoorah! Shoorah!
Hey, I can see you comin'
Shoorah! Shoorah!
But you won't catch me
Shoorah! Shoorah!
Hey, I can hear you hummin'
Shoorah! Shoorah!
But you won't catch me
I checked you out from the corner of my eye
You and the devil walkin' side by side
And you ain't changed, let's be real about it
And I can't change how I feel about it
Shoorah! Shoorah!
Hey, I can see you comin'
Shoorah! Shoorah!
But you won't catch me
Shoorah! Shoorah!
Hey, I can hear you hummin'
Shoorah! Shoorah!
But you won't catch me
Shoorah! Shoorah!
Said I can see you comin'
Shoorah! Shoorah!
But you won't catch me
Shoorah! Shoorah!
Hey, I can hear you hummin'
Shoorah! Shoorah!
But you won't catch me
Shoorah! Shoorah!
Hey, I can see you comin'
Shoorah! Shoorah!
But you won't catch me, no, no
Shoorah! Shoorah!
Hey, I can hear you hummin'
Shoorah! Shoorah!
But you won't catch me, no
Shoorah! Shoorah!
It's very ordinary for the secretary
To take a man away from his wife
Girls, we make it necessary for the secretary
To put a little joy in his life
She takes the time to listen
To what he has to say
While all you do is nag him
A thousand times a day
Her hair is always pretty
And her clothes are always stylish
But you greet him with your hair in rollers
And that's outdated and so childish
Oh, it's very ordinary for the secretary
To take a man away from his wife
We make it necessary for the secretary
To put a little joy in his life
Are you there when he needs you?
Are your favors less than cute?
And when he tries to love you
Do you find something else to do?
Now the ordinary girl may not wear pearls
Or diamonds on each hand
Oh, but like the secretary, wooh
She knows how to please her man
Oh, it's not extraordinary for the secretary
To take a man away from his wife
You see, we make it necessary for the secretary
To put a little joy in his life, hey, hey
You see, life's a bowl of cherries
For all the secretaries, hey, hey
Oh, it's very ordinary, it's not extraordinary
Girls, don't be contrary or you'll make it necessary
Your life can be so merry just like the secretary
Uh, huh, pure love
Uh, huh, huh, pure love
There's nothing phony about it
Talkin' 'bout pure love, baby, you got it
A lot of my friends say you're usin' me
Ho, but when you take me in your arms
I know you'll never lose me
Because it's
Uh, huh, pure love
Ooh, baby
Uh, huh, huh
I know that everything that looks good isn't good
But oh, baby, you treat me like a good guy should, mmm
You always do the things that make my heart sing
So no matter what anyone says
I know I got the real thing
Because it's
Uh, huh, pure love
Ooh...yeah
Uh, huh, huh, pure love
Ooh, it's so hard
So very hard to find the real thing today
It's even harder to keep they say
And it's so hard to keep a new love from growin' old, mmm
And everything that glistens
It sure don't have to be gold
But I've got
Uh, huh, pure love
Baby, baby
Uh, huh, huh, pure love
I like the way you love me, boy
Uh, huh, pure love
That's what we got
Uh, huh, huh, pure love
One more time
Uh, huh, pure love
Mmm...mmm...mmmm
Seems like being true to the man u marry, ain't enough anymore
You got to learn to do something special, to keep him from walking out the door
And staying home being a lady, it no longer makes him respect ya
You got to learn the tricks of the street, or else he's gonna neglect ya
You got to star acting like a blall of fire, instead of a block of ice,(in other words)
Ya gotta love him like you're his outside woman, if u want him to tret u like a wife
Mmmm...and beinga a do-right woman all the time, no longer makes the grade
No longer makes him come straight home, when ever he gets paid
And staying at home 7 days a week, will make him too sure of himself
And then he'll think he doesn't have to worry, so he'll go and find somebody else
So u gotta start acting like a ball of fire, instead of a block of ice,(listen)
Ya gotta love him like you're his outside woman, if ya want him to treat u like a wife
If you're smart you'll take my advice, believe me I know
For my man I was the perfect lady, and now I don't have him anymore
Ya gotta love him...ya gotta love him like you're his outside woman, if u wanna be treated like a wife
The guys are gonna wander
Go out and play some times
But girls you must not let it get you down
Just take this advice I give you just like a mother
You try to match your guy just for two
Don't try to do the things that the guys do
Girls you can't do what the guys do, no
And still be a lady
Girls you can't do what the guys do, no
And still be a lady, no
And listen girls when you give your heart away
You can easily be hurt
And the least little wrong he does
Always seems like dirt
So take this advice I give you just like a mother
You try to match your man just for two
Don't try to do the things the guys do
Cause girls you can't do what the guys do, no
And still be a lady
Girls you can't do what the guys do, no
And still be a lady, no
When you put your faith in one guy
Sometimes he'll make you happy
sometimes he'll make you cry
But don't lose your self-respect
Trying to get revenge
Cause no matter how you do it
You'll lose it in the end
Cause girls you can't do what the guys do, no
And still be a lady
Girls you can't do what the guys do, no
Ooh...ooh...ooh...
My baby and are back together again
Lovin' is better than it's ever been
If it weren't for the trials we've been through
I'd never have the courage to come back to you
We're all entitled to make a mistake
We got to prepare for some heartbreak
I as earnin' my man, while I was learnin' my man
Something you young girls might not understand
No pain [No pain], no pain [No pain]
No gain [No gain], no
No pain [No pain], no pain [No pain]
No gain [No gain]
There was an old lady sittin' under a tree
She called me over and she said to me
"My days left here may not be long
I wouldn't waste my time tellin' you nothin' wrong
But love is a flower that needs the sun and the rain
A little bit of pleasure's worth a whole lot of pain
If you learn this secret, how to forgive
A longer and better life you'll live"
No pain [No pain], no pain [No pain]
No gain [No gain], mmm
No pain [No pain], no pain [No pain]
No gain [No gain]
Anything worth havin' at all
Is worth workin' for and waitin' for
Some of my closest friends
Have thought they had their thing on a string
Just 'cause that man was bringin' 'em flowers and candy and all kinds of gifts
Mmm, mmm, honey
Some gifts are just to make him feel better while he's on his guilt trip
About the night before
You know what I mean
Especially when you know you haven't been doin' the things you should do
Think about it
What is the man tryin' to tell you
Sometimes flowers mean "Maybe we should just be friends"
Do you get my drift
Hang if you can hang
No pain, no gain
In order to get something
You got to give something
In order to be something
You got to go through something
Be a cook in the kitchen, a lady in the streets
You can't show your teeth to every guy you meet
It's alright to be a little sweet
But be a mama with the kids and you know what in the sheets
No pain [No pain]
No pain [No pain]
No gain [No gain]
See, you can't give up 'cause times get hard
It's just that old evil devil trying to keep us apart
Say devil you ain't getting nothin' here
I'm holding on to my man and have no fear
No pain [No pain], no pain [No pain]
No gain [No gain], oh
No pain [No pain], no pain [No pain]
No gain [No gain]
See you can't give up 'cause times get hard
It's just that old devil tryin' keep us apart
Say devil, you ain't got nothin' here
I'm holdin' to my man, and have no fear
No pain [No pain], no pain [No pain]
No gain [No gain]
No-no pain [No pain], no pain [No pain]
No gain [No gain]
Oh, no pain [No pain], no pain [No pain]
No gain [No gain]
No-no-no-no pain [No pain, no pain], no-no-no-no-no-no-no pain [No gain]
No-no pain, no-no pain [No pain], no-no pain [No pain], no pain [No gain], no pain
No pain [No pain, no pain, no gain]
In order to get something [No pain], give something [No pain]
To be something [No gain] you got to go through something
[No pain, no pain, no gain]
Oh...no pain [No pain], no pain [No pain]
No gain [No gain]
No-no-no-no-no-no-no-no-no-no-no-no-no-no [No pain]
No-no-no-no [No pain, no gain]
No...no pain [No pain], no pain [No pain]
No gain [No gain]
You're really not to gain anything [No pain, no pain]
Without [No gain] goin' through some pain
No-no-no-no-no-no-no-no-no-no-no-no-no-no
No pain [No pain], no pain [No pain]
No-no [No gain]
[No pain, no pain, no gain]
No pain [No pain], no pain [No pain]
No pain [No gain], no gain, no pain, no gain
Get something [No pain, no pain]
You got to go through something [No gain]
No pain [No pain], no pain [No pain]
No gain [No gain]
Hear me when I say no pain, no gain [No pain], no pain, no gain [No pain]
Love is giving
When there is no more to give
Love is carin' so much about someone
Till it makes it make we wanna live
And when every (Every) everything passes away
Oh...whoa... (Well) and you can't tell night from day (Just one thing)
There is one thing you can say, oh, baby
My love is, ho...yeah
Love is,..crying when you know you share your share of tears, yes, you have (Oh, yeah)
Love is forgivin' over and over (Over and over)
Over and over (Over and over) all through the years
And when every (Every) everything right seems wrong
And all of your false friends (No good friends), ho, they're long gone
Check it out (Check it out), baby
My love will still be strong, you know why, you know why
My love is, yeah, oh, oh, oh...ho...
I heard a song not too long ago
Let's see
You think that people would have had enough of silly love songs, huh
Ah, but look around you and you see these ???
You see, personally I think that the world could always use just a little more love
The greatest commandment ever laid down by God was His commandment of love
But we ladies, we get so wrapped up sometimes in the thing that we're doin'
We forgot to tell our man just how we feel and let him know that we know he feels the same
And you know his love is for real, huh
We forget to do it so much and so we're so slow
Sometimes we got to catch him before he's walkin' out the door
Aw, but I'm not gonna get caught in a trap
You see 'cause I will only take out just a little bit of time each day
And whisper in his ear and say, "Honey"
My love is, oh, oh, hey...sing
Love is giving, woo...woo... woo...
Love is caring, woo...woo... woo...
Mmm, hmm
Mmm, hmm
Mmm, mmm, hmm
There is one thing (There's one thing) you can say, yeah...
Oh, baby, hey, baby
My love is, whoa...yeah
(Oh...)
Let me be your lovemaker
Let me be your soul shaker
Let me be your lovemaker
Let me be your soul shaker
Around this time last summer
when you and I first met
I thought I was cool
Living by the rules
Trying to play hard to get.
So you found some good-time chick
To give you the love you needed.
I didn't know a thing
about the thrills love could bring
I was young, selfish, and conceited.
I know you don't think I'm ready
But open your eyes and see.
As sure as my name is Betty
I can love away all your misery!
Let me be your lovemaker
Let me be your soul shaker
Why don't ya, Let me be your lovemaker
Let me be your soul shaker
About this time last year
I was blind to all the good things you said.
The sweet words you spoke
I took them for a joke
Though they were strong enough raise the dead!
So you thought you wasted
Both your time and mine
But now I'm ready to do
What you want me to
Cause I'm your woman
And I ain't Lyin'
I know you don't think I'm ready, Ooo ooo
But open your eyes and see.
As sure as my name is Betty
I can love away all your misery HEE!
So, Let me (umh) be your lovemaker ( I need to be)
Let me be your soul shaker (umh)
Why don't ya, Let me be your lovemaker
Let me be your soul shaker
Why don't let me be it baby
Why don't ya let me be - Wooh OH
I wanna be, I got ta got ta be
Ooooooooo
Won't it be nice baby
If ya let me be your love maker
Let me be good to ya.
It's hard to stop doing something
That's good to you, yeah, yeah
It's hard to stop doing something
That's good to you
It's hard to stop doing something
That's sweet to you, ooh
It's hard to stop doing something
That's good to you
I love a man
Who never stays at home, no
He's always out on the street
And all of my friends say
I should leave him alone
Now he won't work, this man is lazy
Oh, but at night, when I'm in in arms
His loving drives me crazy
That's why I have to tell my friends
It's hard to stop doing something
That's good to you, ooh
It's hard to stop doing something
That's good to you, yes, it is
It's hard to stop loving
When the loving is good to you
Don't you know, it's hard to stop
Kissing when the kissing
Gets good to you, yeah
We go out together
But he leaves me by myself
Yeah, all by myself
And all night
He's with somebody else
Now sometimes I feel
That I should make a plan, yeah
But I can't let him go
'Cause he's a good looking man
That's why I don't mind testifying
It's hard to stop doing something
That's good to you
It's hard to stop loving
When the loving is good to you
Oh, ho, it's hard to stop
Every breath you take
Every move you make
Every bond you break
Every step you take
I'll be watching you
Every single day
Every word you say
Every game you play
Every night you stay
I'll be watching you
O can't you see
You belong to me
How my poor heart aches with every step you take
Every move you make
Every vow you break
Every smile you fake
Every claim you stake
I'll be watching you
Since you've gone I been lost without a trace
I dream at night I can only see your face
I look around but it's you I can't replace
I keep crying baby please
Every move you make
Every vow you break
Every smile you fake
Every claim you stake
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