[ti:Give It Up] [ar:Curtis Mayfield] [al:Playlist: The Best Of Curtis Mayfield] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Give It Up - Curtis Mayfield [00:07.54]Written by:Curtis Mayfield/Riley Hampton/Gary Slabo [00:15.09]It is my theory [00:17.86]The two of us are somewhat leery [00:21.78]About the happiness [00:24.19]We both set out to possess [00:27.85]We've got all the comforts of life [00:31.27]A few kids and you are my wife [00:35.01]And I tell it like it is [00:37.42]I must confess [00:39.19]I'm gonna have to give it up [00:45.89]I'm gonna have to give it up [00:52.62]Oh concern and the trust [00:57.36]That never happened with us [01:00.32]The warmth of embraces [01:03.59]And the love of our faces [01:06.97]It never happened you see [01:10.96]And I'm so sorry [01:14.81]I really truly love you [01:18.16]And the kids you must agree [01:21.65]And I never had too much concern [01:24.58]Or interest in astrology [01:28.21]But as I read it must be so [01:31.31]The invulnerable word incompatible [01:35.27]No matter how much we try [01:37.85]Our indifference would still show [01:40.11]Now we've got to give it up [01:46.49]I'm gonna have to give it up [01:53.15]Oh concern and the trust [01:57.88]That never happened with us [02:00.81]The warmth of embraces [02:04.08]And the love of our faces [02:07.26]It never happened you see [02:11.23]And I'm so sorry [02:13.26]Now we've got to give it up [02:18.26]Oh child [02:20.23]I've got to give it up [02:24.89]Lord have mercy [02:26.48]Now I've got to give it up [02:33.44]I've got to give it up [02:39.64]Oh concern and the trust [02:44.35]That never happened with us [02:47.23]The walk of embraces [02:50.53]And the love of our faces [02:53.81]It never happened you see [02:57.62]And I'm so sorry [02:59.58]But now we've got to give it up [03:04.52]What am I to do [03:06.53]Child we've got to give it up [03:10.17]I'll be so lonely without you [03:12.99]But now I've got to give it up [03:17.03]Lord forgive me [03:20.19]I've got to give it up [03:26.48]Now I've got to give it up [03:33.21]Gonna have to give it up