Chaka Khan
Chaka Khan & Rick James
Chaka Khan
Chaka Khan
Chaka Khan
Chaka Khan
Chaka Khan
Chaka Khan
[Intro]
Got to be there
Be there in the mornin'
[Verse 1]
Got to be there
Be there in the mornin'
When he says hello to the world
Got to be there
Be there bringin' good times
And show him that I'm his girl
Oh what a feeling there'll be
The moment I know he loves me
[Chorus]
'Cause when I look in his eyes I realize
I need him sharin' the world beside me
That's why I've got to be there
[Verse 2]
Be there in the mornin'
And welcomin' him into the world
And show him that I'm his girl
When he says hello world - world
(The moment, the moment I know he loves me)
He loves me
[Chorus]
'Cause when I look in his eyes I realize
I need him sharin' the world beside me
That's why I've got to be there
Be there when the love begins
And that's everywhere he goes
I've got to be there so he knows
That when he's with me he's home
He's home
Got to be there, to be there
Got To Be There was written by Elliot Willensky.
Got To Be There was produced by Arif Mardin.
Chaka Khan released Got To Be There on Wed Nov 17 1982.
“I really liked that song. Arif said to me, ‘My dear, you should do that song, just do it for me.’ I did it for him and it turned out to be a really nice song. I should have it back in my show.”
—Chaka Khan, St. Louis Post-Dispatch