Songwriter: Smokey Robinson
Producer: Smokey Robinson
[Verse 1]
Oh you may not love me now but I'm stayin' around
'Cause you want my company
Just like push can turn to shove, like can turn to love
It's my philosophy that
[Chorus]
If you can want, you can need
And if you can need, you can care
If you can care, you can love, now
So when you want me, I'll be there
Said whenever you want me, I'll be there
[Verse 2]
Oh now this may take some time, if time was money
I would be a millionaire
So whenever you want me, call any time at all
And for sure I'll be right there, 'cause
[Chorus]
If you can want, you can need
And if you can need baby, you can care
If you can care, you can love
So when you want me, I'll be there
I'll be there whenever you want me, oh yeah
[Bridge]
I'll be standin' by, not far way
Let your heart give me a sign
'Cause I'm prepared to wait until I abdicate
When you want me all the time, 'cause
[Chorus]
You can want, you can need
If you can need baby, you can care
If you can care baby you can love
So when you want me, I'll be there
I'll be there whenever you want me
You can want, you can need
If you can need baby, you can care
If you can care baby you can love
So when you want me, I'll be there
I'll be there whenever you want me
Oh you may not love me now but I'm stayin' around
'Cause you want my company
Just like push can turn to shove, like can turn to love
It's my philosophy that
[Chorus]
If you can want, you can need
And if you can need, you can care
If you can care, you can love, now
So when you want me, I'll be there
Said whenever you want me, I'll be there
[Verse 2]
Oh now this may take some time, if time was money
I would be a millionaire
So whenever you want me, call any time at all
And for sure I'll be right there, 'cause
[Chorus]
If you can want, you can need
And if you can need baby, you can care
If you can care, you can love
So when you want me, I'll be there
I'll be there whenever you want me, oh yeah
[Bridge]
I'll be standin' by, not far way
Let your heart give me a sign
'Cause I'm prepared to wait until I abdicate
When you want me all the time, 'cause
[Chorus]
You can want, you can need
If you can need baby, you can care
If you can care baby you can love
So when you want me, I'll be there
I'll be there whenever you want me
You can want, you can need
If you can need baby, you can care
If you can care baby you can love
So when you want me, I'll be there
I'll be there whenever you want me
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- Anthology (1974)
- The 35th Anniversary Collection (1994)
- The Complete Motown Singles | Vol. 8: 1968 (2007)
- The Tears of a Clown
- Ooo Baby Baby
- The Tracks of My Tears
- I Second That Emotion
- Much Better Off
- A Fork in the Road
- Satisfaction
- California Soul
- Come Spy With Me
- Swept for You Baby
- Since You Won My Heart
- Your Mother’s Only Daughter
- I Care About Detroit
- Give Her Up
- Oh Be My Love
- Save Me
- I Gotta Thing For You
- All That’s Good
- That Girl
- Crazy About the La La La
- Oh Baby Baby I Love You
- Crazy About the La la La (Stereo Promo Version)
- My Business, Your Pleasure
- My Love Is Your Love (Forever)