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The Love You Save Lyrics
J5: Stop! Nanana! You'd better save it!
Stop, stop, stop, you'd better save it!
Michael: When we played tag in grade school
You wanted to be It.
But chasing boys was just a fad
You crossed your heart you'd quit.
When we grew up you traded
Your promise for my ring
Now just like back to grade school
You're doing the same old thing!
CHORUS:
Stop! The love you save may be your own!
Darling, take it slow
Or some day you'll be all alone.
You'd better stop the love you save may be your own!
Darling, look both ways before you cross me
You're headed for the danger zone.
Michael: I'm the one who loves you!
I'm the one you need!
Jermaine: Those other guys will put you down
As soon as they succeed!
Michael: They'll ruin your reputation!
They'll label you a flirt!
Jermaine: The way they talk about you
They'll turn your name to dirt, oh!
Second verse:
Michael: Isaac said he kissed you
Beneath the apple tree
When Benjie held your hand he felt
E-lec-tri-ci-tee!
When Alexander called you
He said he rang your chimes.
Christopher discovered
You're way ahead of your times!
REPEAT CHORUS
BRIDGE:
J5: Slow down.
Slow down.
Slow down.
Slow down.
Michael:
S is for "Save it"
T is for "Take it slow"
O is for "Oh, no!"
P is for "Please, please, don't go!"
Jermaine: The love you save may be your own...
Michael: Some day you may be all alone...
Jermaine: Stop it!
Michael: Save it, girl!
Jermaine: Or some day you'll be all alone.
Michael: You'd better stop! the love you save may be your own!
Jermaine: Please, please
Or some day, some day baby,
You'll be all alone
Those other guys will put you down as soon as they succeed.
Michael: Stop! The love you save may be your own...
repeat to FADE
Stop, stop, stop, you'd better save it!
You wanted to be It.
But chasing boys was just a fad
You crossed your heart you'd quit.
Your promise for my ring
Now just like back to grade school
You're doing the same old thing!
Stop! The love you save may be your own!
Darling, take it slow
Or some day you'll be all alone.
You'd better stop the love you save may be your own!
Darling, look both ways before you cross me
You're headed for the danger zone.
I'm the one you need!
As soon as they succeed!
They'll label you a flirt!
They'll turn your name to dirt, oh!
Michael: Isaac said he kissed you
Beneath the apple tree
When Benjie held your hand he felt
E-lec-tri-ci-tee!
When Alexander called you
He said he rang your chimes.
Christopher discovered
You're way ahead of your times!
Slow down.
Slow down.
Slow down.
S is for "Save it"
T is for "Take it slow"
O is for "Oh, no!"
P is for "Please, please, don't go!"
Michael: Save it, girl!
Jermaine: Or some day you'll be all alone.
Jermaine: Please, please
Or some day, some day baby,
You'll be all alone
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Most underrated Jackson 5 song by far. It's easily their best. Michael and Jermaine breaking it down at the end is one of Motown's finest moments. These hooks are unbeatable.
I love Jermaines voice, as well as Michael's. Totally underrated. Awesome.
I like the funny little puns that equate the girl's admirers with famous scientists from history:
"Isaac said he kissed you beneath the apple tree" (Isaac Newton and the gravity apple) "When Benjie held your hand he felt electricity" (Benjamin Franklin and his kite) "When Alexander called you, he said he rang your chimes" (Alexander Graham Bell and the telephone) "Christopher discovered you're way ahead of your time" (Christopher Columbus)
I'm either the only person to have noticed this or else everyone knows it so well they don't even feel the need to comment. Either way, I'm a geek.
Musically, I like the voices trading "Buh buh buh buh"'s, and the string hook at the end. It's totally contagious.
Haha...I didn't even notice that,and you are not a geek!
Haha...I didn't even notice that,and you are not a geek!
I'm bad at observing things...This song is one of my favorites from the Jackson 5. It's sad how people forget about all this beautiful music these days. I don't even listen to music other than the 60's,70's,80's,and 90's music.
I'm bad at observing things...This song is one of my favorites from the Jackson 5. It's sad how people forget about all this beautiful music these days. I don't even listen to music other than the 60's,70's,80's,and 90's music.
These days music is mostly about sex and alcohol...It gets on my last nerves.
These days music is mostly about sex and alcohol...It gets on my last nerves.
oh my god your little scientist thing so makes sense!!!
oh my god your little scientist thing so makes sense!!!
@law4 Ive been wondering for 40+ years why no-one else commented about this. My wife thinks I have OCD. GEEKS RULE!
@law4 Ive been wondering for 40+ years why no-one else commented about this. My wife thinks I have OCD. GEEKS RULE!
@law4 YOU'RE A GENIUS, I LITERALLY RAN INTO THE ANSWER I SEARCHED FOR TODAY AND FOR THAT I THANK YOU HOMIE
@law4 YOU'RE A GENIUS, I LITERALLY RAN INTO THE ANSWER I SEARCHED FOR TODAY AND FOR THAT I THANK YOU HOMIE
this has got to be one of the catchiest chorus ever
im 13 years old and i completely love this song. i just love music from like back in the dayy. modern music's aight. i just like this a LOT better
In the R&B tradition of "answer songs", the title/hook of this are borrowed from an earlier Joe Tex song - refer to https://songmeanings.com/songs/view/3530822107858725184/