When We Were Kings
Six foot tall and tan
Southern gentleman
Dressed impeccably, yeah
Called Otis, David, Blue
Eddie and Dennis, too
Oh, what a pedigree, yeah
We're soul brothers to the bone
And that four-headed microphone
Five part harmony, yeah (five part harmony, oh)
Traveling all around the world (world)
Stealing hearts and all the girls (my girl)
Every man's envy (every man's envy)
Yeah, oh
Music is our crown (ooh)
Nothing like the sound
Of our voices together, yeah (together)
We're still going strong
60 years ago and on forever (ah, yeah)
When we were kings (kings)
We had it going on so strong
(Had it going on strong)
When we were kings (kings)
We had it going on so strong
(Had it going on strong)
Yeah, yeah, yeah
We were six feet tall
(That's everywhere)
But best of all
(We sang like angels)
When we were kings (kings)
We had it going on so strong
(Had it going on strong)
The tempting temptations, yeah
(Tempting temptations)
The tempting temptations, yeah
(Tempting temptations, oh)
(When we were kings)
(We were kings)
Paul sure had the knack
Told them (don't look back)
He always had the fire, fire
Eddie's voice could soothe (soothe)
He was super smooth
Always taking us higher, higher
There was so much going out there
Otis would keep up straight
While Melvin was so strong (yeah)
Ooh, David wished it would rain (rain)
Dennis sang about pain (oh)
Papa was a rolling stone
(Papa was a rolling stone)
Music is our crown (ooh)
Nothing like the sound
Of our voices together, yeah (together)
We're still going strong (ooh)
60 years ago and on forever (ah, yeah)
When we were kings (kings)
We had it going on so strong
(Had it going on strong)
When we were kings (kings)
We had it going on so strong
(Had it going on strong)
Yeah, yeah, yeah
We were six feet tall
(That's everywhere)
The best of all
(We sang like angels)
When we were kings (kings)
We had it going on so strong
(Had it going on strong)
The tempting temptations, yeah
(Tempting temptations)
The tempting temptations, yeah
(Tempting temptations, oh)
The tempting temptations
(Tempting temptations, oh)
This is a tribute to the greatest of all time
(Yeah)
(When we were kings) when we were kings
(When we were kings) all around the world, yeah
(When we were kings) Detroit's finest
(We were kings)
(Kings)
When we were kings
Southern gentleman
Dressed impeccably, yeah
Called Otis, David, Blue
Eddie and Dennis, too
Oh, what a pedigree, yeah
We're soul brothers to the bone
And that four-headed microphone
Five part harmony, yeah (five part harmony, oh)
Traveling all around the world (world)
Stealing hearts and all the girls (my girl)
Every man's envy (every man's envy)
Yeah, oh
Music is our crown (ooh)
Nothing like the sound
Of our voices together, yeah (together)
We're still going strong
60 years ago and on forever (ah, yeah)
When we were kings (kings)
We had it going on so strong
(Had it going on strong)
When we were kings (kings)
We had it going on so strong
(Had it going on strong)
Yeah, yeah, yeah
We were six feet tall
(That's everywhere)
But best of all
(We sang like angels)
When we were kings (kings)
We had it going on so strong
(Had it going on strong)
The tempting temptations, yeah
(Tempting temptations)
The tempting temptations, yeah
(Tempting temptations, oh)
(When we were kings)
(We were kings)
Paul sure had the knack
Told them (don't look back)
He always had the fire, fire
Eddie's voice could soothe (soothe)
He was super smooth
Always taking us higher, higher
There was so much going out there
Otis would keep up straight
While Melvin was so strong (yeah)
Ooh, David wished it would rain (rain)
Dennis sang about pain (oh)
Papa was a rolling stone
(Papa was a rolling stone)
Music is our crown (ooh)
Nothing like the sound
Of our voices together, yeah (together)
We're still going strong (ooh)
60 years ago and on forever (ah, yeah)
When we were kings (kings)
We had it going on so strong
(Had it going on strong)
When we were kings (kings)
We had it going on so strong
(Had it going on strong)
Yeah, yeah, yeah
We were six feet tall
(That's everywhere)
The best of all
(We sang like angels)
When we were kings (kings)
We had it going on so strong
(Had it going on strong)
The tempting temptations, yeah
(Tempting temptations)
The tempting temptations, yeah
(Tempting temptations, oh)
The tempting temptations
(Tempting temptations, oh)
This is a tribute to the greatest of all time
(Yeah)
(When we were kings) when we were kings
(When we were kings) all around the world, yeah
(When we were kings) Detroit's finest
(We were kings)
(Kings)
When we were kings
Credits
Writer(s): Preston W Glass, Narada Michael Walden, Otis C Williams
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Other Album Tracks
All Album Tracks: Calling Out Your Name / When We Were Kings / Is It Gonna Be Yes Or No >
Altri album
- Ain't No Mountain High Enough/I'll Be There/My Sweet Lord (Medley/Live On The Ed Sullivan Show, January 31, 1971)
- Temptations 60
- Calling Out Your Name / When We Were Kings / Is It Gonna Be Yes Or No
- Calling Out Your Name / When We Were Kings
- When We Were Kings
- Emperors Of Soul: The Rarities
- Is It Gonna Be Yes Or No (feat. Smokey Robinson) - Single
- Signed, Sealed, Delivered (I'm Yours) [Live On The Ed Sullivan Show, January 31, 1971] - Single
- September In The Rain/Autumn Leaves (Medley/Live On The Ed Sullivan Show, September 28, 1969) - Single
- The Best Things In Life Are Free (Live On The Ed Sullivan Show, February 2, 1969) - Single
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