Songwriter: Elliot Willensky

Producer: Hal Davis

[Verse 1]
Got to be there (got to be there)
Got to be there in the morning
When she says hello to the world
Got to be there (got to be there)
Got to be there, bring her good times
And show her that she's my girl
Oh, what a feeling there will be
The moment I know she loves me
Because when I look in her eyes, I realize
I need her sharing her world beside me

[Verse 2]
So I got to be there (got to be there)
Got to be there in the morning
And welcome her into my world
And show her that she's my girl
When she says, "Hello world!" (got to be there)
I need her sharing the world beside me

[Verse 3]
That's why I've got to be there (got to be there)
Got to be there where love begins
And that's everywhere she goes
I've got to be there so she knows
That when she's with me, she's home, yeah

[Outro]
(Got to be there) Got to be there, got to be there
(Got to be there) Got to be there, got to be there
(Got to be there) Oh baby baby, got to be there, got to be there
(Got to be there) Got to be there, got to be there
(Got to be there) Oh got to be there, got to be there
(Got to be there) Got to be there, got to be there

Michael Jackson

Michael Jackson was born on August 29, 1958, in Gary, Indiana. Jackson began his career when he was seven years old as the lead singer of the Jackson 5, breaking into stardom in 1969 after signing into Motown. The Jackson 5’s first four singles all peaked at number one on the Billboard 100, and soon after Michael pursued a solo career.

His breakthrough fifth album, 1979’s Off The Wall produced four top ten hits (including “Don’t Stop ‘Til You Get Enough”) and sold 20 million copies, establishing him as a household name. The album was followed with 1982’s Thriller, which became the best selling album of all time, and was the first album to feature seven top 10 singles, including “Billie Jean” and “Beat It.”

In 1985, Michael contributed to the collaboration single “We Are The World”, which remains one of the best-selling singles of all time and raised nearly $65 million for famine relief.