First of all I’d like to say good evening
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And we’re so pleased that
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So many of you could come out and share
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In all the love and all the happiness we have in store for you
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We want you to have a real good time
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‘Cause that’s just what we have in mind
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Is that alright with you
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Now, this is a tune that I composed
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And it’s called
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Tonight is the night
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That you make me a woman
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Now I never intended recording this song
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It was a personal poem
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This is until the day that my producer
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Happened to thumb through the pages of my notebook
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He came across the words and he said
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“We got to somethin’ with these words
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It’s happening every day
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And people wanna hear about it, Betty”
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You see, it’s the story of a young girl
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Making love for the very first time
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Now when I finally got a melody
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I took it home and I-I played it for my mother
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Now I got to tell you a little bit about my mother
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You see I come from one of those pretty large families
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And I’m the baby of the family
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And you know you never grow up to your mother
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I’ll never forget the way she looked at me when I played it for her
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She said, “Uh, I like the music
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You know, baby, the melody it’s really nice
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But I know you’re not gonna sing that song”
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But we eased it right on by, yes, we did
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And it became one of my biggest records too
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So I want you to do this for me if you will
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Everybody think back to your very first time
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Now I’ll give you a little while longer
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‘Cause I know some of you
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Have to think back a little further than others
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Come on now, I want you to play catch-up
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‘Cause I don’t want you waitin’ till I get to the end of my song
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Sayin’, “Oh, yeah, now I remember”
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Now whether it was good
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Or you just smilin’ it was good
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Or on the other hand if it was not so good
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Here’s my story
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Hmm...hmm...mmm...mmm...
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Tonight is the night
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That you make me a woman, mmm...
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You said you’ll be gentle with me
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And I-I hope you will, mmm...mmm...
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I’m nervous and I’m tremblin’
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Waitin’ for you to walk in
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I’m tryin’ hard to relax
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But I just can’t keep still, no
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I can hear your car door slammin’
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I wanna play big girl and put on a sexy smile
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But I know so little about what love is
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I just can’t help actin’ like a child
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You’re knockin’ on my door and you’re ringin’ my bell
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Hope you’re not impatient after waiting so very long
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A whole year I put you off with my silly hang-ups
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And we’re both old enough to know right from wrong
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Tonight is the night
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That you make me a woman, mmm...
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You said you’ll be gentle with me
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And I-I hope you will, hmm...mmm...
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I’m nervous and I’m tremblin’
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Waitin’ for you to walk in
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Tryin’ hard to relax
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But I just can’t keep still
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Mmm...hey, baby
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Ho, ho, baby
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Ho...yeah...yeah...
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Oh, but what if my mama should come home early
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And catch us doin’ what we’re doin’
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Not only will I never live it down
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But my whole family relationship it’ll all be ruined
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But we’ve gone a little bit too far now
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Oh, to turn around
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So let’s just pray
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That true love is what we’ve found
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Tonight, tonight
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Tonight, tonight
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Ho, I’ll never forget tonight
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No, no, I’ll never forget tonight
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That’s when you make me feel real, mmm...hmm...
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You make me feel real, real good
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Oh...oh...whoa...oh...oh...whoa...whoa...
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Yeah, and I wanna thank your love
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Said I’ve got to thank your love
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‘Cause you make me feel good
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And I love you, baby
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I love you and I know it
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And I ain’t too proud to show it
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‘Cause I love you, baby
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And I need you, baby
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I want you, my love, my love
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My, my, my baby
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I’ll never forget tonight
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No, I’ll never forget tonight
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‘Cause you make me feel good
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And I love you, baby
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You make me feel real good
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And I love you, baby
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‘Cause you gave me
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Uh, uh, pure love, yeah
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Uh, uh, uh, pure love
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Said I like that, baby
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Uh, uh, pure love
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Said I need that, sugar
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Uh-uh-uh, pure love
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There’s nothin’ phony about it
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Uh-uh, pure love
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Your love I can’t do without it
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Uh-uh-uh, pure love, ooh
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I love him, I know it
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I ain’t too proud to show it
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