Songwriter: Smokey Robinson
Producer: Smokey Robinson
Leave Me Alone was the eighth single to be released from Michael Jackson's 1987 album Bad. It only appeared on the CD versions of the album and was not issued as a single in the United States. The song was also featured as a segment in Jackson's 1988 fantasy movie Moonwalker and charted at #2 in the UK. The song was re-released on April 17, 2006 as part of the Visionary: The Video Singles set. Despite the success of the single, this song never appeared on any of Jackson's world tours. Read more on Last.fm.
Length: 4:40
[Verse 1]
That day, I first saw you passing by
I wanted to know your name but I was much too shy
But I was looking at you so hard
Until you must have had a hunch
So you came up to me and asked me my name
[Chorus 1]
You beat me to the punch that time
You beat me to the punch
You beat me to the punch
[Verse 2]
After I had known you for it seems like a long, long time
I wanted, wanted to ask you, would you please, please be mine
Whenever you came around, my heart would pound
So you must have had a hunch
So you came up to me and asked me to be yours
[Chorus 1]
You beat me to the punch that time
You beat me to the punch
You beat me to the punch
[Bridge]
Since I love you, I thought you would be true and love me tender
So I let my heart surrender - to you, yes, I did
But I found out beyond a doubt one day, boy, you were a playboy
Who would go away and leave me - blue
[Verse 3]
So I ain't gonna wait around for you to put me down
This time I'm gonna play my hunch
And walk away this very day
[Chorus 2]
And beat you to the punch this time
And beat you to the punch this time
I'll beat you to the punch, yes, I will
And let you know, know, how it feels
That day, I first saw you passing by
I wanted to know your name but I was much too shy
But I was looking at you so hard
Until you must have had a hunch
So you came up to me and asked me my name
[Chorus 1]
You beat me to the punch that time
You beat me to the punch
You beat me to the punch
[Verse 2]
After I had known you for it seems like a long, long time
I wanted, wanted to ask you, would you please, please be mine
Whenever you came around, my heart would pound
So you must have had a hunch
So you came up to me and asked me to be yours
[Chorus 1]
You beat me to the punch that time
You beat me to the punch
You beat me to the punch
[Bridge]
Since I love you, I thought you would be true and love me tender
So I let my heart surrender - to you, yes, I did
But I found out beyond a doubt one day, boy, you were a playboy
Who would go away and leave me - blue
[Verse 3]
So I ain't gonna wait around for you to put me down
This time I'm gonna play my hunch
And walk away this very day
[Chorus 2]
And beat you to the punch this time
And beat you to the punch this time
I'll beat you to the punch, yes, I will
And let you know, know, how it feels
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- The One Who Really Loves You (1962)
- Greatest Hits (1964)
- Vintage Stock (1966)
- Cooley High (Original Soundtrack) (1975)
- The Old, The New & The Best Of Mary Wells (1983)
- Looking Back 1961-1964 (1993)
- The Complete Motown Singles | Vol. 2: 1962 (2005)
Mary Wells popular songs
- My Guy
- I’ll Still Be Around
- Shop Around
- What Love Has Joined Together
- At Last
- Bad Boy
- You Beat Me to the Punch
- The One Who Really Loves You
- To Lose You
- You Lost The Sweetest Boy
- Your Old Stand By
- What’s Easy for Two Is So Hard for One
- Two Wrongs Don’t Make A Right
- I Want You ’Round
- When I’m Gone
- I’ll Be Available
- Two Lovers
- Laughing Boy
- Operator
- Stop Right Here
- Drifting Love
- He’s The One I Love
- How? (When My Heart Belongs To You)
- My Baby Just Cares for Me