Songwriter: Shirley Hanna-King William King Harold Hudson

Producer: Commodores James Anthony Carmichael

[Intro]
Lady
You bring me up when I'm down
Maybe
You're gonna change my life around

[Verse 1: Lionel Richie]
You came to me when I was lonely
And no one cared
You made me see that I was only
Just running scared
I saw your face and something told me
You were the one
You smiled at me and now I see
My life's begun

[Chorus]
Lady
You brought me in from out the rain (Yeah)
Maybe
My life will never be the same

[Verse 2: Lionel Richie]
Once I was filled with desperation
A solitary man
You gave me hope and inspiration
Like only true love can
Now I believe in what you're saying
I'm ten feet tall
This love don't need no explaining
We've got it all

[Chorus]
Lady
You bring me up when I'm down (Up when I'm down)
Maybe (Maybe)
You're gonna change my life around

[Bridge]
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La la la la la la
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La la la la la la la la

[Outro]
Whoa lady
You bring me up when I'm down (Up when I'm down)
Maybe (Yeah)
You're gonna change my life around (Yeah, yeah, yeah)
Ooh lady

Ooh lady
You bring me up when I'm down
Maybe
You're gonna change my life around
Ooh lady

Ooh lady
You bring me up when I'm down

Commodores

Commodores are an American funk/soul band, which was at its peak in the late 1970s through the mid 1980s. The members of the group met as mostly freshmen at Tuskegee Institute (now Tuskegee University) in 1968, and signed with Motown in November 1972, having first caught the public eye opening for The Jackson 5 while on tour.