Original Broadway Cast Of Aint Too Proud -
Ain't Too Proud: The Life and Times of The Temptations (Original Broadway Cast Recording)
(I Know) I'm Losing You
Well, fellas, y'all ready to rehearse?
We've been ready for the past three hours.
Where you been?
Oh, shit. Was it three hours ago?
David
Otis
We're not gonna keep having more of this late shit
No one has time to waste while you out here doin' whatever the hell you want to!
I'm here, ain't I?
Only thing matters is when I'm on stage
Makin' everybody look good
So none of y'all worry about David Ruffin
When he started referring to himself in the third person
You knew shit was about to hit the fan
Hoo, yeah
Your love is fading
I can feel your love fading
Yeah, it's fading away from me
Because your touch, your touch has grown cold
As if someone else controls your very soul
I've fooled myself long as I can
I can feel the presence of another man
It's there when you speak my name
Said it's not the same, no, baby
I'm losing you
Y'all heard what's happening back home?
Detroit is out here raising hell 'cause the police!
Sick of them treating n*ggers any kinda way they want to
South ain't the only place that got rednecks
That's our hometown, Otis!
What are we gonna do about it?
What can we do about it?
It's not our place to join in
It's our people! Our city!
How it ain't our place?
It's there when you speak my name
Said it's not the same, no
I'm losing you
You don't have to be an activist to make an impact
There was Dr. King, and the Freedom Riders, and the Panthers
We got you gigs in Chicago, DC, Los Angeles
Detroit was up in flames, and Newark, and Memphis
I put a provision in your rider
No more playing the segregated gigs
That's progress
But is it enough?
Are we doing enough -?
You might not be activists or politicians
But you're musicians, Otis!
The music is color-blind.
But the world isn't!
It's all over your face
Someone's taken my place
No, baby, I'm losing you
Said I tried to hide the emptiness inside
Oh, yeah (I'm losing you)
I got a feeling in my bones
In a day you'll be gone
Ooh, I'm losing you
I said your love is fading
I can feel your love fading
Oh, I
I'm losing you
We've been ready for the past three hours.
Where you been?
Oh, shit. Was it three hours ago?
David
Otis
We're not gonna keep having more of this late shit
No one has time to waste while you out here doin' whatever the hell you want to!
I'm here, ain't I?
Only thing matters is when I'm on stage
Makin' everybody look good
So none of y'all worry about David Ruffin
When he started referring to himself in the third person
You knew shit was about to hit the fan
Hoo, yeah
Your love is fading
I can feel your love fading
Yeah, it's fading away from me
Because your touch, your touch has grown cold
As if someone else controls your very soul
I've fooled myself long as I can
I can feel the presence of another man
It's there when you speak my name
Said it's not the same, no, baby
I'm losing you
Y'all heard what's happening back home?
Detroit is out here raising hell 'cause the police!
Sick of them treating n*ggers any kinda way they want to
South ain't the only place that got rednecks
That's our hometown, Otis!
What are we gonna do about it?
What can we do about it?
It's not our place to join in
It's our people! Our city!
How it ain't our place?
It's there when you speak my name
Said it's not the same, no
I'm losing you
You don't have to be an activist to make an impact
There was Dr. King, and the Freedom Riders, and the Panthers
We got you gigs in Chicago, DC, Los Angeles
Detroit was up in flames, and Newark, and Memphis
I put a provision in your rider
No more playing the segregated gigs
That's progress
But is it enough?
Are we doing enough -?
You might not be activists or politicians
But you're musicians, Otis!
The music is color-blind.
But the world isn't!
It's all over your face
Someone's taken my place
No, baby, I'm losing you
Said I tried to hide the emptiness inside
Oh, yeah (I'm losing you)
I got a feeling in my bones
In a day you'll be gone
Ooh, I'm losing you
I said your love is fading
I can feel your love fading
Oh, I
I'm losing you
Credits
Writer(s): Norman Whitfield, Edward Jr. Holland, Cornelius Grant
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