James Brown & The Famous Flames
James Brown & The Famous Flames
James Brown & The Famous Flames
James Brown & The Famous Flames
James Brown & The Famous Flames
James Brown & The Famous Flames
James Brown & The Famous Flames
James Brown & The Famous Flames
James Brown & The Famous Flames
James Brown & The Famous Flames
James Brown & The Famous Flames
James Brown & The Famous Flames
In this song, James Brown pleads for a woman to slow down and think before leaving him.
It’s heart-rending in the way he not only describes his good qualities, but makes a concession about his bad qualities as well. The audience is led to sympathize with both him and the woman.
[Chorus]
(Think, think) About your good thing
(Think, think) About your bad things
(Think, think) About the right things
(Think, think) About the wrong things
But lady before you leave me, realize that I'm the one who loves you
[Verse 1]
Think about the sacrifices that I made for you
Think about the hard times that I spent for you
Think about the good things that I've done for you
Think about the bad things I tried not to do
Come on, children
[Chorus]
(Think, think) Yeah, about your good thing
(Think, think) About your bad things
(Think, think) About the right things
(Think, think) About the wrong things
But lady before you leave me, realize that I'm the one who loves you
Come on, children, and
(Think, think) About your good thing
(Think, think) About your bad things
(Think, think) About the right things
(Think, think) About the wrong things
But lady before you leave me, realize that I'm the one who loves you
[Verse 2]
How much of all your happiness can I really claim?
How many tears have you shed for which I was to blame?
Doll, I can't remember just what it brought
I tried so hard to please you, at least that's what I thought
Come on, children
[Chorus]
(Think, think) About the right thing
(Think, think) About the wrong things
(Think, think) About your bad thing
(Think, think) About your good thing
But lady before you leave me, realize that I'm the one who loves you
[Outro]
Lady before you leave me, realize that I'm the one who loves you
Lady before you leave me, realize that I'm the one who loves you
Think was written by Lowman Pauling.