Released: August 27, 1962
Songwriter: Berry Gordy James Woodley
Producer: Berry Gordy
[Intro]
Oh I ain't goin' nowhere (yeah)
Yeah I'm gonna stay right here 'til my baby comes
'Cause I'll tell ya I know she's comin' back (yeah)
Oh I know she's comin' back to me
[Verse 1]
Someday pretty baby
You gonna come back to me
Oh someday pretty baby
Yeah you're gonna come back to me
Oh you're gonna [?] it baby
These days ain't like me and you used to be
[Verse 2]
Someday pretty baby
You're gonna reap what you sow
Whoo, I know someday pretty baby
Girl, you're gonna reap just what you sow
Oh, you're gonna catch it, baby
Farther on down that road
[Verse 3]
Why you laughin' at me, baby?
I told you you should have been cryin'
Why you sittin' laughin' at me, mama?
Didn't I tell you you shoulda been cryin'
Oh, now you're losin' a good thing, baby
Oh, let me tell you I ain't lyin'
Hey, you're blowin' steam
[Instrumental Interlude]
[Verse 4]
Let me tell you somethin' else baby
Look at you now, mama
You're movin' up, pretty baby
I guess you think the grass is greener on the other side
Look at you, you're movin' up pretty, baby
I guess you think the grass is greener on the other side
Oh, you're movin' up, pretty baby
But let me tell you, I'll be right here when you slide
[Outro]
Can't you see, I ain't lyin', pretty baby
Now I don't need a baby
Oh I ain't goin' nowhere (yeah)
Yeah I'm gonna stay right here 'til my baby comes
'Cause I'll tell ya I know she's comin' back (yeah)
Oh I know she's comin' back to me
[Verse 1]
Someday pretty baby
You gonna come back to me
Oh someday pretty baby
Yeah you're gonna come back to me
Oh you're gonna [?] it baby
These days ain't like me and you used to be
[Verse 2]
Someday pretty baby
You're gonna reap what you sow
Whoo, I know someday pretty baby
Girl, you're gonna reap just what you sow
Oh, you're gonna catch it, baby
Farther on down that road
[Verse 3]
Why you laughin' at me, baby?
I told you you should have been cryin'
Why you sittin' laughin' at me, mama?
Didn't I tell you you shoulda been cryin'
Oh, now you're losin' a good thing, baby
Oh, let me tell you I ain't lyin'
Hey, you're blowin' steam
[Instrumental Interlude]
[Verse 4]
Let me tell you somethin' else baby
Look at you now, mama
You're movin' up, pretty baby
I guess you think the grass is greener on the other side
Look at you, you're movin' up pretty, baby
I guess you think the grass is greener on the other side
Oh, you're movin' up, pretty baby
But let me tell you, I'll be right here when you slide
[Outro]
Can't you see, I ain't lyin', pretty baby
Now I don't need a baby
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The Complete Motown Singles | Vol. 2: 1962
- Contract On Love
- Don’t Leave Me
- You Never Miss a Good Thing
- If Your Mother Only Knew [First Pressing]
- If You Mother Only Knew [Second Pressing]
- Someday Pretty Baby
- Little Water Boy [Promo Version]
- I Call It Pretty Music But The Old People Call It The Blues, Pt. 2
- Same Old Story
- I’ll Cry A Million Tears
- Happy Landing
- Operator
- Two Lovers
- Your Heart Belongs To Me (Mono Version With Echo)
- Sunset
- Your Heart Belongs to Me
- Let Me Go the Right Way
- I Call It Pretty Music But The Old People Call It The Blues, Pt. 1
- You Beat Me to the Punch
- The One Who Really Loves You
- Slow Down Heart
- Time Changes Things
- I’ll Try Something New
- Little Water Boy
- La La La La La
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