Holland-Dozier-Holland Quotes (1960-)

“Whenever you're near
I hear a symphony
A tender melody
Pulling me closer
Closer to your arms.”

“Ooh, baby, baby
Where did our love go?
Ooh, don't you want me
Don't you want me no more? Ooh, baby.”

“Oh, but now he's back in my arms again
Right by my side
I got him back in my arms again,
So satisfied.”

“But in my lonely room
Tears I don't have to hide
Cause I just lock my door
And let myself go and
Lay right down and cry.”

“Stop, in the name of love
Before you break my heart
Stop, in the name of love
Before you break my heart.
Think it over, think it over.”

“Here's our old favorite record
I can't stand to hear it anymore
Here's some old lingering love
It's in my heart and it's tearing it apart.”

“Bernadette,
People are searching for the kind of love that we possess.
Some go on searching their whole life through
And never find the love I've found in you.”

“Whenever I'm with him
Something inside
Starts to burning
And I'm filled with desire,
Could it be the devil in me?
Or is this the way love's supposed to be?”

“Don't be fooled, by the shyness in his eyes
Don't you know, he's just a devil in disguise
So you better run, run, run, run, run, run
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.”

“Hello loneliness, goodbye love
I'm tired of being abused & being misused
I've had my share of romance, no more for me
I'm lockin' up my heart & throwin' away the key.”

“Standing in the shadows of love
I'm getting ready for the heartaches to come
Can't you see me standing in the shadows of love
I'm getting ready for the heartaches to come.”

“Gather round you swingers and friends
Help me forget my hurt within
About the only girl I ever loved
The only one I'm thinkin' of and
I've gotta dance to keep from crying.”

“From this old world I try to hide my face
But from this loneliness there's no hiding place
Inside this cold and empty house, I dwell
In darkness with memories I know so well.”

“But when the love light starts shining through his eyes
Made me realize I should apologize
And when he placed a kiss upon my face
Then I knew, oh then I knew that he won my heart.”

“

Through the mirror of my mind
Time after time
I see reflections of you and me.

Reflections of
The way life used to be.
Reflections of
The love you took from me.

”

“Baby love, my baby love
I need you, oh how I need you!
But all you do is treat me bad
Break my heart and leave me sad
Tell me, what did I do wrong?
To make you stay away so long?”

“Now that you're gone
All that's left is a band of gold
All that's left of the dreams I hold
Is a band of gold
And the memories of what love could be
If you were still here with me.”

“I've been crying, 'cause I'm lonely for you
Smiles have all turned to tears
But tears won't wash away the fears
That you're never ever gonna return
To ease the fire that within me burns.”

“I saw the saddest thing, other day.
When an old man pass my way.
Walking the streets so all alone.
All because he had no home.
But the saddest thing I've ever seen,
Is a tear from a woman's eye.”

“

Baby, baby, baby
Baby don't leave me
Ooh, please don't leave me
All by myself.

I've got this burning, burning, yearning
Feelin' inside me
Ooh, deep inside me
And it hurts so bad.

”

“Ooh, this old heart of mine, been broken thousand times
Each time you break away, I fear you're gone to stay
Lonely nights that come, memories that go
Bringing you back again, hurting me more and more.”

“Lum de Lum de la ey
Lum de Lum de la ey
This cat named Mickey came from out of town
He been spreading this new dance all around
And in just a matter of a few days
This dance became the new teen craze.”

“

Each night as I sleep
Into my heart you creep
I wake up feeling sorry I met you
Hoping soon that I'll forget you

When I look in the mirror
And comb my hair
I see your face
Just a-smiling there.

”

“The love of a women is a wonderful thing (oh yeah),
Yeah, the way you treat 'em is a crying shame (oh yeah),
I tell you, fella, yeah, it won't be long (oh yeah),
Yeah, before these women they all have gone (oh yeah).”