Give It Up - Curtis Mayfield

It is my theory

The two of us are somewhat leery

About the happiness

We both set out to posses

We’ve got all the comforts of life

A few kids and you are my wife

And I tell it like it is

I must confess

I’m gonna have to give it up

I’m gonna have to give it up All concern and the trusts that never happened with us The walk of embraces and the love of our faces

It never happened you see and I’m so sorry

I really truly love you

And the kids you must agree

And I never had too much

Concern or interest in astrology

But as I read it must be so The invulnerable word incompatible

No matter how much we try

Our indifference but still show

Now we’ve got give it up

I’m gonna have to give it up All concern and the trusts that never happened with us The walk of embraces and the love of our faces

It never happened you see and I’m so sorry

Now we’ve got give it up, ooh child

I’ve got to have to give it up Lord, have mercy

Now I’ve got give it up, ooh

I’ve got to give it up All concern and the trusts that never happened with us The walk of embraces and the love of our faces

It never happened you see and I’m so sorry

But now we’ve got to give it up What am I do?

Child, we’ve got to give it up

I’ll be so lonely without you

But now I’ve got to give it up Lord, forgive me, ooh

I’ve got to give it up, ooh

Now I’ve got to give it up Lord, I have to give it up