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First of all I'd like to say good evening |
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And we're so pleased that |
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So many of you could come out and share |
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In all the love and all the happiness we have in store for you |
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We want you to have a real good time |
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'Cause that's just what we have in mind |
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Is that alright with you |
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Now, this is a tune that I composed |
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And it's called |
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Tonight is the night |
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That you make me a woman |
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Now I never intended recording this song |
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It was a personal poem |
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This is until the day that my producer |
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Happened to thumb through the pages of my notebook |
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He came across the words and he said |
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'We got to somethin' with these words |
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It's happening every day |
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And people wanna hear about it, Betty' |
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You see, it's the story of a young girl |
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Making love for the very first time |
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Now when I finally got a melody |
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I took it home and I-I played it for my mother |
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Now I got to tell you a little bit about my mother |
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You see I come from one of those pretty large families |
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And I'm the baby of the family |
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And you know you never grow up to your mother |
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I'll never forget the way she looked at me when I played it for her |
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She said, 'Uh, I like the music |
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You know, baby, the melody it's really nice |
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But I know you're not gonna sing that song' |
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But we eased it right on by, yes, we did |
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And it became one of my biggest records too |
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So I want you to do this for me if you will |
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Everybody think back to your very first time |
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Now I'll give you a little while longer |
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'Cause I know some of you |
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Have to think back a little further than others |
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Come on now, I want you to play catch-up |
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'Cause I don't want you waitin' till I get to the end of my song |
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Sayin', 'Oh, yeah, now I remember' |
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Now whether it was good |
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Or you just smilin' it was good |
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Or on the other hand if it was not so good |
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Here's my story |
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Hmm...hmm...mmm...mmm... |
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Tonight is the night |
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That you make me a woman, mmm... |
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You said you'll be gentle with me |
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And I-I hope you will, mmm...mmm... |
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I'm nervous and I'm tremblin' |
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Waitin' for you to walk in |
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I'm tryin' hard to relax |
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But I just can't keep still, no |
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I can hear your car door slammin' |
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I wanna play big girl and put on a sexy smile |
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But I know so little about what love is |
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I just can't help actin' like a child |
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You're knockin' on my door and you're ringin' my bell |
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Hope you're not impatient after waiting so very long |
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A whole year I put you off with my silly hang-ups |
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And we're both old enough to know right from wrong |
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Tonight is the night |
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That you make me a woman, mmm... |
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You said you'll be gentle with me |
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And I-I hope you will, hmm...mmm... |
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I'm nervous and I'm tremblin' |
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Waitin' for you to walk in |
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Tryin' hard to relax |
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But I just can't keep still |
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Mmm...hey, baby |
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Ho, ho, baby |
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Ho...yeah...yeah... |
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Oh, but what if my mama should come home early |
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And catch us doin' what we're doin' |
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Not only will I never live it down |
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But my whole family relationship it'll all be ruined |
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But we've gone a little bit too far now |
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Oh, to turn around |
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So let's just pray |
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That true love is what we've found |
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Tonight, tonight |
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Tonight, tonight |
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Ho, I'll never forget tonight |
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No, no, I'll never forget tonight |
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That's when you make me feel real, mmm...hmm... |
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You make me feel real, real good |
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Oh...oh...whoa...oh...oh...whoa...whoa... |
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Yeah, and I wanna thank your love |
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Said I've got to thank your love |
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'Cause you make me feel good |
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And I love you, baby |
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I love you and I know it |
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And I ain't too proud to show it |
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'Cause I love you, baby |
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And I need you, baby |
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I want you, my love, my love |
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My, my, my baby |
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I'll never forget tonight |
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No, I'll never forget tonight |
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'Cause you make me feel good |
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And I love you, baby |
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You make me feel real good |
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And I love you, baby |
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'Cause you gave me |
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Uh, uh, pure love, yeah |
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Uh, uh, uh, pure love |
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Said I like that, baby |
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Uh, uh, pure love |
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Said I need that, sugar |
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Uh-uh-uh, pure love |
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There's nothin' phony about it |
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Uh-uh, pure love |
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Your love I can't do without it |
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Uh-uh-uh, pure love, ooh |
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I love him, I know it |
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I ain't too proud to show it |
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I love him, I know it |
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I ain't too proud to show it |
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I love him, I know it |
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I ain't too proud to show it |
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I love him, I know it |
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And I ain't too proud to show it |
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Tonight, tonight |
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Tonight, tonight |
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Mmm...mmm...mmm... |
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Thank you |
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Thank you |
