Songwriter: Robert “Bobby” Rogers Warren “Pete” Moore Smokey Robinson
Producer: Smokey Robinson
[Verse 1]
Mmm, when I had your love I was a king
Yeah, you were my diamond, and you were my pearl
And I bragged to the guys about my wonderful girl
[Chorus]
And now you’re gone and all my riches turned to rags
Gone and I don’t have no cause to brag
But when I had your love I was a king, oh yes I was
[Verse 2]
When I had your love I used to smile
And the smile I wore was a definite sign
That love was mine, and I was feeling fine
[Chorus]
Now you’re gone and now my smile has turned around
Gone and now my smile is just a frown
When I had your love I used to smile, mmm-hmm
[Bridge]
Honey, baby
Dark nights keep on falling
My lonely heart keeps calling
Baby, come on back (Come right on back)
Baby, come on back (Come right on back)
[Chorus]
Hey, when I, hey, woo-hoo
[Verse 3]
When I had your love I was content
My life was sweeter than peaches and cream
It was so wonderful, just like a dream
[Chorus]
Since you’re gone, I haven’t had another sweet day
Gone and all my dreams have faded away
Oh, when I had your love I was content, oh yeah
[Outro]
Baby, I need you
Right now, mmm-hmm
More (More)
More (More)
Hey hey (More)
And more
Mmm, when I had your love I was a king
Yeah, you were my diamond, and you were my pearl
And I bragged to the guys about my wonderful girl
[Chorus]
And now you’re gone and all my riches turned to rags
Gone and I don’t have no cause to brag
But when I had your love I was a king, oh yes I was
[Verse 2]
When I had your love I used to smile
And the smile I wore was a definite sign
That love was mine, and I was feeling fine
[Chorus]
Now you’re gone and now my smile has turned around
Gone and now my smile is just a frown
When I had your love I used to smile, mmm-hmm
[Bridge]
Honey, baby
Dark nights keep on falling
My lonely heart keeps calling
Baby, come on back (Come right on back)
Baby, come on back (Come right on back)
[Chorus]
Hey, when I, hey, woo-hoo
[Verse 3]
When I had your love I was content
My life was sweeter than peaches and cream
It was so wonderful, just like a dream
[Chorus]
Since you’re gone, I haven’t had another sweet day
Gone and all my dreams have faded away
Oh, when I had your love I was content, oh yeah
[Outro]
Baby, I need you
Right now, mmm-hmm
More (More)
More (More)
Hey hey (More)
And more
The Complete Motown Singles | Vol. 6: 1966
- Get Ready
- The Hunter Gets Captured By the Game
- Take This Heart of Mine (Alternate Mix)
- When I Had Your Love
- What’s Easy For Two Is So Hard For One
- Truly Yours
- Where Is That Girl
- Paper Boy
- Determination
- Oh Be My Love
- Blowin’ In The Wind [Alternate Mix]
- Save Me
- Someday At Christmas (Alternate Mix)
- I Think I Can Change You
- With a Child’s Heart
- Ain’t That Asking for Trouble
- Fading Away
- Sylvia
- A Place in the Sun
- Blowin’ in the Wind
- Someday At Christmas
- Take This Heart of Mine
- One More Heartache
- The Miracles of Christmas
- Nothing’s Too Good For My Baby
- Loving You Is Sweeter Than Ever
- You’re Not an Ordinary Girl
- You’ll Lose a Precious Love
- You’re the One
- Just a Little Misunderstanding
- Season’s Greetings
- Ain’t That Peculiar
- Straighten Up and Fly Right
- My Girl
- Calypso Blues
- Baby I’m Glad That Things Worked Out So Well
- I’ll Be Doggone
- Take This Heart of Mine
- One More Heartache
- You’re the One for Me
- Loving You is Sweeter Than Ever
- Yesterday
- Fossil Medley: I’ll Be Doggone / Try It Baby / Can I Get A Witness / You’re A Wonderful One / Stubbo
- Ain’t That Peculiar (Live in Montreux 1980)
- I’ll Be Doggone (Live in Montreux 1980)
- Medley I (Live at the London Palladium, 1977)
- Motown Medley I (Live)
- Ain’t That Peculiar (Live)
- Motown Medley II (Live)
- Now That You’ve Won Me
- Try My True Love
- When I Had Your Love
- Symphony (Undubbed Version)
- Symphony [Demo Vocal]
- I’ll Be Doggone (Second Version)