The Jackson 5 — I Wanna Be Where You Are Live in Japan 1973

[Intro: Michael Jackson] Everybody clap your hands [Verse 1: Michael Jackson] Can it be I stayed away too long? Did I leave your mind when I was gone? It's not my thing trying to get back But this time let me tell you where I'm at You don't have to worry 'cause I'm coming Back to where I should have always stayed And now I've learned the meaning to your story And it's enough love for me to stay, yeah Can it be I stayed away too long? Did I leave your mind when I was gone? Well, it's not my thing trying to get back But this time let me tell you where I'm at [Chorus: Michael Jackson] I wanna, wanna be where you are, woo Anywhere you are, oh I wanna, wanna be where you are, oh oh, yeah Everywhere you are [Verse 2: Michael Jackson] Please don't close the door to our future There's so many things we haven't tried I'm gonna love you better than I used to And give you all the love I have inside, yeah [Instrumental break] [Chorus: Michael Jackson] I wanna, wanna be where you are, hey Anywhere you are, oh I wanna, wanna be where you are, oh yeah Everywhere you are, come on, fellas, woo [Bridge: Michael Jackson & (The Jacksons)] (I wanna be, I wanna be, oh) Nananana, baby, sing it to me (I wanna be, I wanna be, oh) Gotta, gotta, gotta, gotta, gotta, gotta, gotta (I wanna be, I wanna be, oh) Gotta be where you are, come on, baby, sing it (I wanna be, I wanna be, oh) Woo (I wanna be where you are, anywhere you are) Do your thing, man, woo Ladies and gentlemen, my little brother Randy Take it away, fellas (I wanna be where you are, nananana, baby, anywhere you are) (I wanna be where you are, nananana, baby, anywhere you are) Oh, I got to go, yeah (I wanna be, I wanna be, oh) Oh yeah, no no no (I wanna be, I wanna be, oh) (I wanna be, I wanna be, oh) (I wanna be, I wanna be, oh) (I wanna be, I wanna be, oh) (I wanna be, I wanna be, oh) (I wanna be, I wanna be, oh) Sing it to me, baby boy (I wanna be, I wanna be, oh) Oh oh (Goodbye, my love, I hate to leave ya) I gotta go, yeah (Goodbye, my love, I hate to go) See ya later, alligator (Goodbye, my love, I hate to leave ya) Hate to leave you, my baby (Goodbye, my love, I hate to go) Oh, oh yeah (I got to go) (I wanna be, I wanna be, oh) Gotta, gotta, gotta, gotta, gotta, I gotta go (I wanna be, I wanna be, oh) I gotta, gotta, gotta, gotta, gotta, gotta, gotta (I wanna be, I wanna be, oh) (I wanna be, I wanna be, oh) Gotta, gotta, gotta, gotta, gotta, gotta, gotta, gotta (I wanna be, I wanna be, oh) Wanna be where you are (I wanna be, I wanna be, oh) Wanna be where you are, woo Wanna be where you are, arigato, woo [Outro: The Jackson 5 & (Michael Jackson)] Goodbye, my love, I hate to leave ya (I gotta go, yeah) Goodbye, my love, I hate to go (See ya later, alligator) Goodbye, my love, I hate to leave ya (Oh, hate to leave you, my baby) Goodbye, my love, I hate to go (No no no no) I wanna be, I wanna be, oh I wanna be, I wanna be, oh I wanna be, I wanna be, oh I wanna be, I wanna be, oh I wanna be, I wanna be, oh (Gotta, gotta, gotta, gotta, gotta) I wanna be, I wanna be, oh (Wanna be where you are) I wanna be, I wanna be, oh (Wanna be where you are) I wanna be, I wanna be, oh [Outro: The Jackson 5] Arigato, we love you Arigato, we love you Arigato