Well I don't know
'bout you over here,
they're dancing in the street,
swinging, swaying,
records playing.
Rockets, moon shots
spend it on the have nots
come uptown
to my tenement
here where folks
don't pay much rent.
If you should lose me
(Can't forget the Motor City)
you'd lose a good thing
(Make me want to holler)
The best things in life are free
(Can't forget the Motor City)
You really got a hold on me.
Remember the day
I set you free
I told you,
you could always count on me.
Oh please forgive me,
yes, I know I was wrong,
but now, I know,
yeah honey,
my place is at home.
You gonna want
my love someday
You know you took my love
and threw it away
It doesn't matter,
the world is sweet,
my love's alive,
it's at your feet.
If you should lose me
(Can't forget the Motor City)
you'd lose a good thing
(Make me want to holler)
The best things in life are free
(Can't forget the Motor City)
You really got a hold on me.
People say
believe half of what you see
but you can give it
to the birds and bees.
My love is alive,
way down in my heart
but honey, honey,
we're still miles apart.
