Wham!

Released: October 23, 1984

Songwriter: George Michael

Producer: George Michael

[Verse 1]
You said that you loved me
I thought that it was true
You said that you needed me
And baby I believed that, too

[Verse 2]
I thought that you were shy
But you put me straight with a wink of your eye
I should’ve known better, I know
Put my hands in my pockets every time I see you cry

[Pre-Chorus]
People think that you’re just so sweet
But they don’t know you quite like I do
I guess they think that I’m a lucky guy
But you’re not fooling everybody

[Chorus]
You can have my credit card baby
But keep your red hot fingers off of my heart, lady
All I know is what I see
You’re getting what you want and girl, it ain’t just me
No matter how you cry, I’m not giving any love away
Do you think I’m crazy?
All I know is what I see
But what can I do when you pretend that
You’re in love with me, baby?

[Verse 3]
Don’t tell me you love me
Because I know that it’s not true
Just tell me you need my money
Girl, you know I’ll give it to you

[Verse 4]
Between the ocean and the sky
There are things that you can’t buy
And if you look you’ll see, one of them is me
Take you hands out of my pockets
Digging till the day you die

[Pre-Chorus]
People think that you’re just so sweet
But they don’t know you quite like I do
I guess they think that I’m a lucky guy
But you’re not fooling anybody

[Chorus]
You can have my credit card baby
But keep your red hot fingers off of my heart, lady
All I know is what I see
You’re getting what you want and girl, it ain’t just me
No matter how you cry, I’m not giving any love away
Do you think I’m crazy?
All I know is what I see
But what can I do when you pretend that
You’re in love with me, baby?

[Interlude]
They don’t know you quite like I do
And you’re not fooling anybody

[Chorus]
You can have my credit card baby
But keep your red hot fingers off of my heart, lady
All I know is what I see
You’re getting what you want and girl, it ain’t just me
No matter how you cry, I’m not giving any love away
Do you think I’m crazy?
All I know is what I see
But what can I do when you pretend that
You’re in love with me?

[Outro]
These are the things that you’ve made for yourself
You’ve gotta take your opportunities or stay on the shelf
You wanna stay, oh yeah
Well, that’s okay
It’s just a game that we play
No matter how you cry, I’m not giving any love away
Do you think I’m crazy?
All I know is what I see
But what can I do when you pretend that
You’re in love with me?

Wham! were an English pop group, formed in 1981 by George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley. Despite how brief their career was, the duo had a lot of impact and George Michael went on to become a successful solo artist.

Their first moment in the limelight came in 1982 when they were picked to go on Top of the Pops, and performed the single “Young Guns (Go for It!)”. It was an overnight sensation and peaked at #3 in the UK charts, paving the way for further singles “Wham Rap! (Enjoy What You Do)”, “Bad Boys” and “Club Tropicana”. By the time they released their debut album Fantastic in 1983, Wham! had become one of Britain’s biggest pop acts. International recognition came with Make It Big in 1984, along with a string of hit singles — “Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go” entered the charts around the world at #1, as well as “Careless Whisper” (issued as George Michael solo piece), “Freedom” and “Last Christmas”, which made it to #2 after “Do They Know It’s Christmas?”, where George Michael also participated.

By 1986, George Michael wanted to distance himself from Wham! and launch a solo career, so a final greatest hits album The Final (marketed as Music from the Edge of Heaven in the US and Japan) was released. Farewell single “The Edge of Heaven” went to #1 in the UK and made it to the top 10 in America.

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