The Supremes — The Happening

[Verse 1] Hey, life, look at me I can see the reality 'Cause when you shook me, took me out of my world I woke up Suddenly I just woke up to the happening When you find that you left the future behind 'Cause when you got a tender love You don't take care of Then you better beware of the happening [Chorus] One day you're up, then you turn around You find your world is tumbling down It happened to me, and it can happen to you [Verse 2] I was sure, I felt secure Until love took a detour Yeah, riding high on top of the world It happened, suddenly it just happened I saw my dreams fall apart When love walked away from my heart And when you lose that precious love you need To guide you Something happens inside you, the happening [Chorus] Now I see life for what it is It's not all dreams, ooh, it's not all bliss It happened to me and it can happen to you [Bridge] Once Ooh, and then it happened Ooh, and then it happened Ooh, and then it happened Ooh, and then it happened [Verse 3] Is it real, is it fake Is this game of life a mistake? 'Cause when I lost the love I thought was mine For certain, suddenly I started hurting I saw the light too late When that fickle finger of fate Yeah, came and broke my pretty balloon I woke up Suddenly I just woke up to the happening [Chorus] So sure, I felt secure Until love took a detour 'Cause when you got a tender love you don't Take care of, then you better beware of