Curtis Mayfield — Babydoll

My dearest darling If I could just bring back those special days The days I had your loving ways They haunt me now The wrongs I've done Now I'm the fool The lonely one I stand here now Feeling so outside I stand here now Feeling so outside I ask you now Heart open wide Babe Hey babydoll Don't ever leave me no You're the spark that starts it all And you're what makes me tippy toe Ooh babe Hey babydoll If I could hold you now Take me in Don't let us lose it all Let's start again Don't let us fall I never thought you'd grow to be So far away from me I cheated you so bad You've got every right to say Just go away, you cannot stay Am I too late to give To be so sensitive Let our love live oh babe Other eyes have blinded me Now I can see and I can see Babe Hey babydoll Don't ever leave me no You're the spark that starts it all And you're what makes me tippy toe Ooh babe Hey babydoll If I could hold you now Take me in Don't let us lose it all Let's start again Don't let us fall If I could only say How much I love you babe I love to squeeze you so Lord knows Lord knows I'll appreciate That love we left That love so rare Oh My heart is out My arms want only you I've learned my lesson well If I have lost that special part of me I tell myself, and everybody Take time To love the one you love Don't be like me oh no Take the time It takes to love The one who really loves you yeah Take time To love the one you love Or you might lose her now Take the time it takes To love the one The one who really, really loves you Don't be like me no, no Take the tiem To love and to love Take the time it takes to love The one who really, who really really loves you I've learned my lesson well I tell myself and everybody Take the time it takes To love the one The one who really, who really really loves you yeah Take time to love The one who really loves you Take the time it takes To love the one Who really really loves you Don't be no fool babe Hey baby doll I don't wanna lose you baby I don't wanna lose you baby