Released: January 24, 1972
Songwriter: Leon Ware Arthur “T-Boy” Ross
Producer: Hal Davis
[Verse 1]
Can it be I stayed away too long
Did I leave your mind when I was gone
It is not my thing trying to get back
But this time let me tell you where I am at
You don't have to worry because I am coming
Back to where I should have always stayed
And now I've learned the meaning to your story
And it is enough love for me to stay
Can it be I stayed away too long
Did I leave your mind when I was gone
It is not my thing trying to get back
But this time let me tell you where I am at
[Chorus]
I want to, want to be where you are
Anywhere you are
I want to, want to be where you are
Everywhere you are
[Verse 2]
Please don't close the door to our future
There are so many things we haven't tried
I could love you better than I used to
And give you all the love I have inside
[Chorus]
I want to, want to be where you are
Any, any, anywhere you are
I want to, want to be where you are
I got to be where you are
Can it be I stayed away too long
Did I leave your mind when I was gone
It is not my thing trying to get back
But this time let me tell you where I am at
You don't have to worry because I am coming
Back to where I should have always stayed
And now I've learned the meaning to your story
And it is enough love for me to stay
Can it be I stayed away too long
Did I leave your mind when I was gone
It is not my thing trying to get back
But this time let me tell you where I am at
[Chorus]
I want to, want to be where you are
Anywhere you are
I want to, want to be where you are
Everywhere you are
[Verse 2]
Please don't close the door to our future
There are so many things we haven't tried
I could love you better than I used to
And give you all the love I have inside
[Chorus]
I want to, want to be where you are
Any, any, anywhere you are
I want to, want to be where you are
I got to be where you are
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