Think
This song was written by Lowman Pauling of The Five Royales, and originally released in 1957. People's version is based on a 1960 cover by James Brown
Version 1 is a full studio recording by the band People!, in mono
On Motorola and Best Of People it is spliced together into a single track with Telephone |
Version 2 is a full studio recording by the band People!, in stereo
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lyrics versions 1 and 2
(Think) About the good things
(Think think) About the bad things
(Think think) About the right things
(Think think) About the wrong things
Baby before you leave me you'll realise I'm the one who loves you
Think of all the sacrifices that I made for you
Think of all the hard times that I spent with you
Think of all the good things that I did for you
Think of all the bad things I tried not to do
Ah c'mon children and
(Think) About the good things
(Think think) About the bad things
(Think think) About the right things
(Think think) About the wrong things
Baby before you leave me you'll realise I'm the one who loves you
Hai
Ugh
Uh, owww yeah
(Think) About the good things
(Think think) About the bad things
(Think think) About the right things
(Think think) About the wrong things
Baby before you leave me you'll realise I'm the one who loves you
I must have won your happiness, do I have to claim
A man affairs a few share of which I was to blame
[The correct lyric is How many tears have you shed for which I was to blame, but Gene sang it exactly as he heard it on the original recording]
Lord I can't remember just what it was now
I tried so hard to please you baby, least that's what I thought
Ah c'mon children and
(Think) About the good things
(Think think) About the bad things
(Think think) About the right things
(Think think) About the wrong things
Baby before you leave me you'll realise I'm the one who loves you [x2]
Oh baby before you leave me you'll realise I'm the one who loves you
Hah
Hah
Uh muh
(Think think) About the bad things
(Think think) About the right things
(Think think) About the wrong things
Baby before you leave me you'll realise I'm the one who loves you
Think of all the sacrifices that I made for you
Think of all the hard times that I spent with you
Think of all the good things that I did for you
Think of all the bad things I tried not to do
Ah c'mon children and
(Think) About the good things
(Think think) About the bad things
(Think think) About the right things
(Think think) About the wrong things
Baby before you leave me you'll realise I'm the one who loves you
Hai
Ugh
Uh, owww yeah
(Think) About the good things
(Think think) About the bad things
(Think think) About the right things
(Think think) About the wrong things
Baby before you leave me you'll realise I'm the one who loves you
I must have won your happiness, do I have to claim
A man affairs a few share of which I was to blame
[The correct lyric is How many tears have you shed for which I was to blame, but Gene sang it exactly as he heard it on the original recording]
Lord I can't remember just what it was now
I tried so hard to please you baby, least that's what I thought
Ah c'mon children and
(Think) About the good things
(Think think) About the bad things
(Think think) About the right things
(Think think) About the wrong things
Baby before you leave me you'll realise I'm the one who loves you [x2]
Oh baby before you leave me you'll realise I'm the one who loves you
Hah
Hah
Uh muh
"Gene and I had a rule about lyrics which was this. If we couldn't really understand what the artist on the original recording was singing, we could at least respect him enough to mumble exactly what we thought we heard. So when I sang "Along Comes Mary" I sang: "Every now and then I think my time and time and dris and dris and small sinree." And it sounded just like the original recording.
On "Think", the lyrics are officially:
How much of all your happiness
Can I really claim?
How many tears have you shed
For which I was to blame?
But Gene sings it exactly like it sounds on the record:
I must have won your happiness
Do I have to claim?
A man affairs a few share
Of which I was to blame".
On "Think", the lyrics are officially:
How much of all your happiness
Can I really claim?
How many tears have you shed
For which I was to blame?
But Gene sings it exactly like it sounds on the record:
I must have won your happiness
Do I have to claim?
A man affairs a few share
Of which I was to blame".