Give It Up
Curtis Mayfield"Give It Up" is a song by Curtis Mayfield, released in 1970 in the Pop genre. The song is 3:33 long and contains 53 lines and 292 words.
Lyrics
0:15It is my theory
0:17The two of us are somewhat leery
0:21About the happiness
0:24We both set out to possess
0:27We've got all the comforts of life
0:31A few kids and you are my wife
0:35And I tell it like it is
0:37I must confess
0:39I'm gonna have to give it up
0:45I'm gonna have to give it up
0:52Oh concern and the trust
0:57That never happened with us
1:00The warmth of embraces
1:03And the love of our faces
1:06It never happened you see
1:10And I'm so sorry
1:14I really truly love you
1:18And the kids you must agree
1:21And I never had too much concern
1:24Or interest in astrology
1:28But as I read it must be so
1:31The invulnerable word incompatible
1:35No matter how much we try
1:37Our indifference would still show
1:40Now we've got to give it up
1:46I'm gonna have to give it up
1:53Oh concern and the trust
1:57That never happened with us
2:00The warmth of embraces
2:04And the love of our faces
2:07It never happened you see
2:11And I'm so sorry
2:13Now we've got to give it up
2:18Oh child
2:20I've got to give it up
2:24Lord have mercy
2:26Now I've got to give it up
2:33I've got to give it up
2:39Oh concern and the trust
2:44That never happened with us
2:47The walk of embraces
2:50And the love of our faces
2:53It never happened you see
2:57And I'm so sorry
2:59But now we've got to give it up
3:04What am I to do
3:06Child we've got to give it up
3:10I'll be so lonely without you
3:12But now I've got to give it up
3:17Lord forgive me
3:20I've got to give it up
3:26Now I've got to give it up
3:33Gonna have to give it up
It is my theory The two of us are somewhat leery About the happiness We both set out to possess We've got all the comforts of life A few kids and you are my wife And I tell it like it is I must confess I'm gonna have to give it up I'm gonna have to give it up Oh concern and the trust That never happened with us The warmth of embraces And the love of our faces It never happened you see And I'm so sorry I really truly love you And the kids you must agree And I never had too much concern Or interest in astrology But as I read it must be so The invulnerable word incompatible No matter how much we try Our indifference would still show Now we've got to give it up I'm gonna have to give it up Oh concern and the trust That never happened with us The warmth of embraces And the love of our faces It never happened you see And I'm so sorry Now we've got to give it up Oh child I've got to give it up Lord have mercy Now I've got to give it up I've got to give it up Oh concern and the trust That never happened with us The walk of embraces And the love of our faces It never happened you see And I'm so sorry But now we've got to give it up What am I to do Child we've got to give it up I'll be so lonely without you But now I've got to give it up Lord forgive me I've got to give it up Now I've got to give it up Gonna have to give it up
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