Songwriter: Smokey Robinson
Producer: Smokey Robinson
"Michelle" is a song primarily written by Paul McCartney (credited to Lennon/McCartney) and recorded by The Beatles for their 1965 album Rubber Soul. The song would go on to win the Grammy Award for Song of the Year in 1967 and has since become one of the most widely recorded of all Beatles songs. Musical Structure The words and style of "Michelle" have their origins in the popularity of Parisian Left Bank culture during McCartney's Liverpool days. Read more on Last.fm.
Length: 2:43
[Verse 1]
Here I am baby, the one who swore to never yield
Here I am baby, the one who swore to play the field
Said I wouldn't let no man tie me down, not a single one now
Wasn't gonna ever give my heart to a mother's son now
Many a day I proudly stated, the man for me ain't been created
[Verse 2]
But here I am baby, the one who was so love-defiant
Here I am baby, the one who was so self-reliant
Said I wouldn't depend on nothin' else; I'd be independent
Make a fortune all my own, and I'd know how to spend it
I'd be so stationary, love would be unnecessary
[Verse 3]
Here I am, baby, you want me and I do concede
Here I am, baby, I find you're what I really need
Say you've got me hangin' on a string, don't you let me drop now
Since you started lovin' me, don't you ever stop now
Don't wanna be loved by another, I ain't goin' another further
[Verse 4]
Here I am, baby, take me 'cause I'm yours alone
Here I am, baby, yours to call your very own
Here I am, baby, take me 'cause I'm yours alone
Here I am, baby
Here I am baby, the one who swore to never yield
Here I am baby, the one who swore to play the field
Said I wouldn't let no man tie me down, not a single one now
Wasn't gonna ever give my heart to a mother's son now
Many a day I proudly stated, the man for me ain't been created
[Verse 2]
But here I am baby, the one who was so love-defiant
Here I am baby, the one who was so self-reliant
Said I wouldn't depend on nothin' else; I'd be independent
Make a fortune all my own, and I'd know how to spend it
I'd be so stationary, love would be unnecessary
[Verse 3]
Here I am, baby, you want me and I do concede
Here I am, baby, I find you're what I really need
Say you've got me hangin' on a string, don't you let me drop now
Since you started lovin' me, don't you ever stop now
Don't wanna be loved by another, I ain't goin' another further
[Verse 4]
Here I am, baby, take me 'cause I'm yours alone
Here I am, baby, yours to call your very own
Here I am, baby, take me 'cause I'm yours alone
Here I am, baby
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From the albums
- Here I Am (1966)
- The Complete Motown Singles | Vol. 7: 1967 (2007)
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