Danger: Heartbreak Dead Ahead
(Mickey Stevenson/Ivy Jo Hunter/Clarence paul)

When you give more than you get, you're in danger (you're in danger)
You may find that you're in love with a stranger (with a stranger)
For who knows what evil lurks within the hearts of men?
It's vanity, insanity to play when you can't win
When you find that you're losing, it's time to get on moving
'Cause there's danger: heartbreak dead ahead

It only takes one second, girl, to learn (to learn)
That playing with fire will get you burned (get you burned)
Now girl, don't you be foolish
They say that love is blind, but it's clear as the highway sign
That reads "Danger: heartbreak dead ahead"
Heartbreak dead ahead

Read the sign, girl; you'd better mind, girl
Yeah, danger: heartbreak dead ahead

Once the lying starts, start packing up your heart
Listen to me, girl
When there's nothing to be gained, don't keep goin' on in vain
'Cause there's danger: heartbreak dead ahead
I said there's danger, I said there's danger
...& fade

Your Cheating Ways
(Mickey Stevenson/Ivy Jo Hunter)

It won't hurt me when you tell me we are through, yeah
Now I've found me someone just as sweet as you
He's gentle & he's kind, he won't leave me behind
So I'm not gonna cry, boy, when you say goodbye, boy
For I know somehow, somewhere, someday
You've got to pay, boy, for your cheating ways

When you feel that you must go, be on your way, yeah
For the love I had for you belongs to yesterday
You hurt me, so I know it's better if you go
Don't worry when you're gone, boy, 'cause I'll get along, boy
I'm feelin' sorry for you, you'll find out one day it's true
You've got to pay, boy, for your cheating ways

(I gave my love to you; you showed me you just won't be true, true)

After all you've said & done, it's just that I
Won't wait until you're ready, dear, to say goodbye
You walked right out that door & left me once before
Oh but this time it's something new; it's me that's leaving you
So now you're on your own, & when you're all alone
You've finally got to pay, boy, for your cheating ways
I said you've got to pay, little boy, for your cheating ways
You know that you've been wrong, you've been cheating all along
...& fade

Don't Mess With Bill
(Smokey Robinson)

Don't mess with Bill (no no no no)
Don't mess with Bill
(Don't mess with Bill) say it one more time
(Don't mess with Bill)
Well I know he's the guy who put tears in my eyes
1000 times or more
Oh but every time he would apologize
I'd love him more than before
Hey, what'd I say, girls? Keep away, uh huh

Don't mess with Bill (no no no no)
(Don't mess with Bill) leave my Billy alone
(Don't mess with Bill) get a guy of your own
(Don't mess with Bill)
Now there's John & there's Joe & there's Frank & Jim
Just to name a few
Now Bill's got me & I've got him
I'm sure there's one for you
Hey, what'd I say, girls? Keep away, uh uh

Don't mess with Bill (no no no no)
(Don't mess with Bill) he's mine, all mine
(Don't mess with Bill) say it one more time
(Don't mess with Bill)

(instrumental)

Oh I tell myself he wants no one else
'Cause he keeps comin' back to me
Now I'm in no position to want competition
I want to be sure as can be
Hey, what'd I say, girls? Keep away, uh huh

Don't mess with Bill (no no no no)
(Don't mess with Bill) leave my Billy alone
(Don't mess with Bill) get a guy of your own
(Don't mess with Bill) 'cause he's mine, all mine
(Don't mess with Bill) say it one more time
(Don't mess with Bill) yeah yeah yeah yeah
(Don't mess with Bill)...& fade

Anything You Wanna Do
(Clarence Paul/Ronald Miller/Stevie Wonder)

Oh baby, hold me, squeeze me, kiss me, baby, do anything you wanna do
If you'll let me be your girlfriend, I will never make you blue
& you won't every have to worry about me if your love is true
Just say you're mine, & I'll let you, baby, do what you wanna do
I'll give my heart all the way; all you have to do is say
That you will never let me go

CHORUS:
Oh baby, hold me, squeeze me, kiss me, baby, do anything you wanna do
If you tell me it's forever, I will spend my life with you
& you won't ever have to worry about me finding someone new
I made a deal with my heart to never love no one but you

(instrumental)
(chorus)

(repeat & fade):
I made a deal with my heart to never love no one but you

You're The One
(Smokey Robinson)

A closet full of glad rags
All tucked away in a bed that's swank
2 sedans & the latest sports car
Plus a lot of money in the bank
Baby, just give me you in a love affair made for 2
Don't make no mistake about which one I would take

CHORUS:
You're the one (you're the one)
You're the one (you're the one)
You're the one (you're the one)
The only one (the only one)

An all-expense-paid trip around the world
To see the sights I've read about
To travel 'round the world for 'most any girl
Would be a guess beyond a doubt
But if I had to choose between the trip & you
There would be only one thing that I could do
I don't have to come out & say my choice
You can tell by the sound of my voice that...

(chorus)
(instrumental)

To go to parties & to dances
& to be the belle of every ball
To have the guys line up for chances
Beggin' me to dance with one & all
Now give me just your romance
You don't even have to know how to dance
I don't need those other guys
You can tell by the look in my eyes that...

(repeat chorus & fade)

Paper Boy
(Smokey Robinson/Janie Bradford)

Extra, extra! Read all about it!
Lost love needs affection, can't live without it!

Hey hey paper boy, let me see your paper please
Hey hey paper boy there, the story may be meant for me
I left my love a short time ago
Is he trying to find me? I've got to know
Hey hey paper boy, is this a special edition?
Hey hey paper boy there, or do I have competition?
Who'll treat him kind & good true
& do all the things I didn't do
Hey hey (paper boy) Hey hey (paper boy) Hey hey (paper boy)

Now what'll I do? I can't seem to find a dime
Won't you let me have a paper this time?
Since the name of the paper is the Free Press
Give me one & you can sell the rest

Hey hey paper boy, let me tell you what I'll do
Hey hey paper boy there, if you'll let me read the story through
I'll stand right here in the cold
& yell "Extra special!" till your papers are sold
Hey hey (paper boy) Hey hey (paper boy) Hey hey (paper boy)

(repeat & fade):
Extra, extra! Read all about it!
Lost love needs affection, can't live without it!

The Hunter Gets Captured By The Game
(Smokey Robinson)

Every day things change & the world puts on a new face
Certain things rearrange & this ol' world seems like a new place
Oh yeah, secretly I've been trailin' you
Like a fox that preys on a rabbit
I had to get you & so I knew
I had to learn your ways & habits
Ooooooo you were the catch that I was after
But I looked up & I was in your arms
& I knew I had been captured
What's this ol' world comin' to?
Things just ain't the same
Any time the hunter gets captured by the game, oh yeah

(instrumental)

Oh yeah, I had laid such a tender trap
Hopin' you might fall into it
But love hit me like a sudden snap
One kiss & then I knew
Ooooooo my plan didn't work out like I thought
'Cause I had laid my trap for you
But it seems like I got caught
What's this ol' world comin' to?
Things just ain't the same
Any time the hunter gets captured by the game
Oh yeah, oh yeah

When You're Young And In Love
(Van McCoy)

Spring in the air (filled with love)
There's magic everywhere
When you're young & in love
Life seems to be (just a dream)
A world of fantasy
When you're young & in love
Each night seems just like the 4th of July
When stars spangle the sky

The moon at night (shines so bright)
Seems to shine twice as bright
When you're young & in love
Ooo dreams can come true (try a dream)
If you believe they do
When you're young & in love
Though many teardrops are bound to fall
True love can conquer all
When you're, when you're young & in love

(Trust & you'll find) oooo yeah
(There's no mountain you can't climb)
When you're young & in love
Though many teardrops are bound to fall
True love can conquer all
Though many teardrops are bound to fall
True love can conquer all
When you're, when you're young & in love

(Young & in love) so in love
(Young & in love) ooo yeah
(Young & in love, young & in love)
...& fade

The Day You Take One (You Have To Take The Other)
(Smokey Robinson)

(Didn't want no heartache & misery)
I wanted a guy I was sure would be good to me
(Didn't want no guy who could make me cry)
I wanted a guy with a love that could satisfy
All I wanted was gladness from love
Didn't want no sadness from love
But I fell for you & discovered
That the day you take one, you're gonna have to take the other

(Didn't want no sleepless night)
I wanted a guy who would treat me right
(Didn't want no tossin' & turnin')
I wanted a guy to keep the lovelight burnin'
All I wanted was glad things in love
I didn't want the bad things in love
But I fell for you & discovered
That the day you take one, you're gonna have to take the other
(Hey hey hey, hey hey hey, hey hey hey, hey hey hey, hey hey hey)

A little bad comes along with every good
You've got to take the bitter with the sweet
Life never runs smooth like you think it should
But true love can't be beat, woo hoo!

(Didn't want no trouble & confusion)
The love I wanted was only an illusion
(Didn't want to have to change my ways)
I wanted to stay like I was all my days
All I wanted was to be treated nice
Didn't want to make the sacrifice
But I fell for you & discovered
That the day you take one, you're gonna have to take the other
Ooo yeah

(Didn't want no) heartaches & misery
(All I wanted was) a guy who'd be good to me
(Didn't want no) guy who could make me cry
(All I wanted was) a love that could satisfy
(Didn't want no) tossin' & turnin'
...& fade

Here I Am Baby
(Smokey Robinson)

Here I am baby, the one who swore to never yield
Here I am baby, the one who swore to play the field
Said I wouldn't let no man tie me down, not a single one now
Wasn't gonna give my heart to a mother's son now
Many a day I proudly stated, the man for me ain't been created

But here I am baby, the one who was so love-defiant
Here I am baby, the one who was so self-reliant
Said I wouldn't need men or nothin' else; I'd be independent
Make a fortune all my own, I'd know how to spend it
I'd be so stationary, love would be unnecessary
But here I am

(instrumental)

Here I am, baby baby baby, you want me & I do concede
Here I am, baby baby baby, I find you're what I really need
Say you've got me hangin' on a string, don't you let me drop now
Since you started lovin' me, don't you ever stop now
Don't wanna be loved by another, I ain't goin' another further

Here I am, baby baby baby, take me 'cause I'm yours alone
Here I am, baby baby baby, yours to call your very own
...& fade

Reaching For Something I Can't Have
(William & Cato Weatherspoon/James Dean)

(Got me reachin', reachin', you got me reachin', reachin')
Reachin' for somethin' I can't have, though it may cause me pain
Needing his love so much till only hurt remains
Standing high on society hill, a voice calls out to me
From a boy I love & need so much, he says he's not for me
'Cause I live up & he lives down, on the poor side of town
But still I'm reachin', reachin'; I can't help reachin', reachin'
'Cause he tells me he has nothin' & his place is not with me
His pride keeps him away, but still I love him more each day
So I'll keep...

Reachin' for somethin' I can't have, though it may cause me pain
Needing his love so much till only hurt remains
He says he cannot give me all the things a rich man can
"Stay on your hill & don't look down; forget our love began"
& even though he loves me so, he must let me go
But still I'm reachin', reachin'; I can't help reachin', reachin'
For a boy who cannot give me nothin' but his love
But he's everything I need & I've got to make him see
So I'll keep...

Reachin' for somethin' I can't have, though it may cause me pain
Needing his love so much till only hurt remains
I need him & I want him & I don't care if he has nothing
Just to have him close to me, that's all I ever need

Destination: Anywhere
(Nick Ashford/Val Simpson)

"Sir," I told the man at the railroad station
"I want a ticket just for one"
He said "Well, if you insist
But where you wanna go, miss?"

CHORUS:
Destination: anywhere; east or west, I don't care
You see, my baby don't want me no more
& this ol' world ain't got no back door

He looked at me with a funny face & said
"Are you sure you wanna go just anyplace?"
I said, "If you ever loved someone the way I loved that man
Surely, Mr. Ticket Agent, you could understand"

(chorus)

'Cause if it did, it would swing both ways
& I'd go back to happy yesterdays
When I loved him tenderly & all he did was leave

As I stared through the window of the train
I thought I heard my baby call my name
But it was just the conductor saying
"What stop would you prefer?"

(chorus, then repeat its 1st 2 lines & fade)

I'm Gonna Hold On As Long As I Can
(Frank Wilson/Lena Manns)

Ooo time is runnin' out on this poor heart of mine, oh yeah
& the whole world seems dark around me without you by my side, yes it does
Oh I realize I'm not the one you want, but understanding for the one I need
So I'm gonna hold on as long as I can, hold on as tight as I can
Oh hold on as long as I can, hold on as tight as I can

Words don't come easy with these teardops in my eyes, oh no
& I've walked around in a circle just like a helpless child, yes I have
Oh I realize that things have changed, but the sweet sweet memory still remains
So I'm gonna hold on as long as I can, hold on as tight as I can
Oh hold on as long as I can, hold on as tight as I can

Every beat of my heart keeps tellin' me to hold on
Every day that we're apart is tellin' me to hold on
Oh 'cause every mornin' right at the break of dawn
I reach out to touch you, but now you're gone
I look in my mirror & operator
I've cried all night long from the things you did
I'm gonna hold on as long as I can, oh yes I am (hold on as tight as I can)
I'm gonna hold on as long as I can, 'cause I love you, 'cause I care
I know I'm gonna hold on I'm gonna hold on long long long, long as I can
...& fade

That's How Heartaches Are Made
(Bob Hally/Ben Raleigh)

CHORUS:
(x2; this & all other times, Wanda sings "la la la" 2nd time):
(That's how, that's how heartaches are made)

They told me I was such a fool to love you
They say that you're the kind who'll never be true
Pretty soon the day would come when I would be the sorry one
But I said that I'm not afraid

(chorus)

I went ahead & my heart opened the door
I gave you so much love no one could want more
You pretended to be mine; how could you be so unkind?
With all the other girls you've played with

(chorus)
(instrumental)
(chorus)

I know you're not sincere & you'll never be
But still I want your kisses so desperately
I could never let you go, baby even though I know
Every rule of love you disobey
(repeat & fade):
(That's how, that's how heartaches are made)

Rainy Mourning
(Ivy Jo Hunter/Beatrice Verdi)

Sun don't shine for me because it's raining
Even in my heart it seems to be raining, raining
Since you took your love, there's a little cloud above
That always hovers over me; it won't let me be
Why did you leave me?

I just can't escape this cloud that I'm under
Even in my sleep I hear the thunder
I hear the thunder in my heart, 'cause there's a storm since we're apart
& it's a storm of loneliness; it won't let me be
Why did you leave me?

Others see the sun, but my skies are overcast
A holywind of memories keeps haunting me, haunting me

Sun don't shine for me because it's raining
Always in my heart it seems to be raining
I hear the thunder in my heart, 'cause there's a storm since we're apart
& it's a storm of loneliness; it won't let me be
Why did you leave me?

(repeat title & fade)

WANDA ROGERS SOLO: Marionette
(Smokey Robinson/Mickey Stevenson)

He had a hold on you; he was your puppeteer
You did everything he wanted you to
Now he's not here
& you're lost in fear
'Cause now he's not here

CHORUS:
Marionette, that's what you get
Marionette, that's what you get
Because you let him pull the strings
That made you do the things that you so saw before
'Cause now he don't love you no more

Don't you know he had complete control?
Ah you could do nothin' alone
Now without him, you ain't got no soul
I tell you, you're on your own
Yeah, now that he's gone
You're on your own

(chorus)

For you he was no good, no no
He thought your heart was made of wood
Yeah (made of wood, made of wood)
He made you act so strange
Foolish & uncomposed, oh yeah
Somehow he seemed to change
But that's how it goes
The curtain is closed
That's how it goes

(repeat & fade):
Marionette, that's what you get

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