it s gotta be that way

Gladys Knight And The Pips

Now if I should walk away
From this freedom I now possess
Honey, you must do the same
Without having any regrets, no
And you must offer me more
Than your promise of treating me right
Whoa oh oh it s gotta be that way

Now I don t mean to save my bill
I must have money to be extreme
Just give me a lot of love and care
Oh honey and all of those things
And I won t ask no more of you
Than I wouldn t do for you myself
Whoa oh oh it s gotta be that way
It s gotta be that way

Now we can t judge what we ve got
By the people living next door
Even though mr. Jones makes
OOh and he has a whole lot more
But instead let s make each other feel
That having our love is twice as much
Whoa oh oh it s gotta be that way

Now should our mothers say something
About maybe doing each other wrong
I d simply say we can work it out
And politely ask them to leave us alone
And we won t let our friends interfere
Let our problems to them be unknown
Whoa oh oh it s gotta be that way
It s gotta be that way

I want to say it s gotta be that way
It s gotta be that way
It s gotta be that way
Lord, lord
And if I give you all I ve got
I want all that you ve got to give
Whoa oh oh it s gotta be that way
It s gotta be that way

Now if you should sometimes
Want to be out with the boys
It s alright with me, go ahead
If that s really what you enjoy
And if I want to be with the girls
Playing cards and all those kinds of games
Whoa oh oh it s gotta be that way

Now I m not trying to be demanding
I just want to have a little understanding
Cause this ain t no game we re about to play
Lord, lord
And a good foundation is based on
A lot of love and sacrifice
Whoa oh oh it s gotta be that way
It s gotta be that way

I wanna say it s gotta be that way
Can t you understand, can t you understand
It s gotta be that way
No matter how much I love you babe
It s gotta be that way
If I give all I ve got to you
It s gotta be that way