Songwriter: Smokey Robinson
Producer: Smokey Robinson
Give her up
Go and give the girl up cause she'll only hurt you
Take your love like she did mine
And then she'll desert you well
Walk away and leave your heart in pain
Walk away and leave you to go insane
She's unfaithful, yeah
You could do everything you can for her
Still, she's gonna leave you cause she's ungrateful
How can I convince you she's gonna leave you on the shelf
And that she'll never love anybody
She will never love anybody
She will never love anybody but herself
So, give her up
You'd better give her up cause
She just won't do right
Let her go, you'd better let go cause
She won't treat you right
Don't you know you'll go to her one day
Don't you know she'll turn and walk away
She's untrue, untrue, untrue
On second thought, oh
Don't give her up
Cause I know I'll take her back
Whenever you give her up
Even though she's done me wrong
Cause I know the girl's all alone
I'll take her back, I'll take her back
Go and give the girl up cause she'll only hurt you
Take your love like she did mine
And then she'll desert you well
Walk away and leave your heart in pain
Walk away and leave you to go insane
She's unfaithful, yeah
You could do everything you can for her
Still, she's gonna leave you cause she's ungrateful
How can I convince you she's gonna leave you on the shelf
And that she'll never love anybody
She will never love anybody
She will never love anybody but herself
So, give her up
You'd better give her up cause
She just won't do right
Let her go, you'd better let go cause
She won't treat you right
Don't you know you'll go to her one day
Don't you know she'll turn and walk away
She's untrue, untrue, untrue
On second thought, oh
Don't give her up
Cause I know I'll take her back
Whenever you give her up
Even though she's done me wrong
Cause I know the girl's all alone
I'll take her back, I'll take her back
more tracks from the album
The 35th Anniversary Collection
- Bad Girl
- That’s the Way I Feel
- Come Spy With Me
- I’ve Been Good to You
- I Care About Detroit
- Determination
- Oh Be My Love
- Save Me
- You Never Miss a Good Thing
- Satisfaction
- Who’s Lovin’ You
- After All
- Shop Around (national version)
- A Love She Can Count On
- That’s What Love Is Made Of
- One Heartbeat
- Quiet Storm
- Sweet Harmony
- Being with You
- Happy Landing
- I Gotta Thing For You
- It
- He Don’t Care About Me
- If Your Mother Only Knew
- You Only Build Me Up to Tear Me Down
- I Cry
- All I Want Is You
- I Had To Cry
- The Day You Take One (You Have To Take The Other)
- I’m Stuck On You
- What Love Has Joined Together
- The Composer
- The Feeling Is So Fine
- Whatever Makes You Happy
- Heartbreak Road
- You’re So Fine and Sweet
- All That’s Good
- Crazy About the La La La
- It’s a Good Feeling
- Once I Got to Know You (Couldn’t Help But Love You)
- Here I Go Again (Live)
- The Tears of a Clown
- You Must Be Love
- (You Can’t Let the Boy Overpower) The Man in You
- I Don’t Blame You at All
- Abraham, Martin and John
- Going to a Go-Go
- Choosey Beggar
- The Love I Saw in You Was Just a Mirage
- Here I Go Again
- A Fork in the Road
- Doggone Right
- I Second That Emotion
- Ooo Baby Baby
- Cruisin’
- The Tracks of My Tears
- My Business, Your Pleasure
- Promise Me
- There’s A Sad Story Here
- You’ve Really Got a Hold on Me
- After You Put Back the Pieces (I’ll Still Have a Broken Heart)
- Point It Out
- My Girl Has Gone
- Mighty Good Lovin’
- Baby Don’t You Go
- (You Can) Depend on Me
- Just to See Her
- Ain’t It Baby
- What’s So Good About Goodbye
- Broken Hearted
- I Like It Like That
- Way Over There
- Everybody’s Gotta Pay Some Dues
- When the Words From Your Heart Get Caught Up in Your Throat
- More Love
- Baby, Baby Don’t Cry
- Special Occasion
- Yester Love
- If You Can Want
- Shop Around (Regional Version)
- Got a Job
- I’ll Try Something New
From the albums
- Special Occasion (1968)
- The Complete Motown Singles | Vol. 8: 1968 (2007)
Smokey Robinson & The Miracles popular songs
- 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
- My Business, Your Pleasure
- My Love Is Your Love (Forever)
- Promise Me
- There’s A Sad Story Here
- Yes, No, Maybe So
- I’m on the Outside (Looking in)
- Doggone Right
- You Must Be Love
- I Don’t Blame You at All
- Abraham, Martin and John
- Going to a Go-Go
- Choosey Beggar
- It’s Christmas Time
- My Girl
- The Love I Saw in You Was Just a Mirage
- Here I Go Again
- Point It Out (single version) (Mono)
- After You Put Back the Pieces (I’ll Still Have a Broken Heart)