What It Takes

[Vocals: James Brown, Tomi Rae Hynie, both]

- Tomi?
- Yeah, baby?
- You know, this can't be a one-way thing
- Oh, it ain't no one-way thing, baby
- You sure it's not a one-way thing?
- Oh, most definitely not a one way thing
- I mean, you women think you can do anything you wanna do
- Hahah...
- Now look here

It takes more than a robin to make the winter go
Oh, it takes two lips... of fire, ha!
To melt away the snow, huh
And it takes two hearts a-cookin'
(Say it) To make our fire grow

And baby, you've got what it takes
Uh, lookit here!

You know it takes a lot of kissin' (lookit here)
To make a romance sweet
Oh, it takes a lot of lovin'
To make my life complete
And it takes two hearts a-cookin'
(That's right baby) To make our fire grow

Baby! Baby, you've got what it takes
There! Oooooohh-wee!
Uh, good God!
Oooooohh-wee!
Baby, you've got just what it takes

And it takes a whole lot of lovin'
(A whole lot of lovin') To make me see myself
Oh, it takes so much kissin', huh! (mwah)
I ain't got too much left
And it takes a woman like you (sho' you right)
To make me sure of my doggone self! But lookit here

And baby, you've got what it takes
I said, oooooohh... wee!
Oooooohh!
You know you've got just what it takes
Ooooww!
Don't you hit me!
Uh-huh, baby, lookit here!

If she was a keeper, say it
It takes a whole lof of lovin'
To make me see myself (Yeah, you know it now)
Oh, it takes too much lovin'
I ain't got nothing left
(I got enough for you, baby)

And baby, you've got what it takes
- Uh... Gimme my fold [?]
- Nuh-uh, I got the keys!
Baby, huh, you've got what it...
My Cadillac, my Mercedes, my Jaguar!
Baby, you've got what it... [scatting]
My BMW, my Rolls Royce (baby...)
And I've got to bring my Toyota too!
You've got what it takes

Aaaaaaooww! Baby, you've got what it takes
Lookit here, let me say my thing
Let me say it by myself
Baby, baby, baby, baby, baby...