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Girl (Why You Wanna Make Me Blue)

The Temptations
Track 19 on Emperors Of Soul 

Producer

Norman Whitfield
19641 viewer

Girl (Why You Wanna Make Me Blue) Lyrics

[Verse 1]
I love you girl, with all my heart and soul
I can't understand why you treat me cold
Your every wish, girl, is my command
And that's why I can't seem to understand why

[Chorus]
Girl, girl, girl why you wanna make me blue?
I'm askin' you girl, girl, girl why you wanna make me blue?

[Verse 2]
One day you say you love me too
The next day you tell me that we are through
My love for you is just a game
But each time we play, girl, my heart feels the pain

[Chorus]
Girl, girl, girl why you wanna make me blue? Oh
Girl, girl, girl why you wanna make me blue? So blue

[Bridge]
Woo girl, girl, girl why you wanna make me blue? (Make me blue)
Oh girl, oh girl, oh girl tell me why can't you be true? (Can't be true)

[Verse 3]
The way you treat me is just unfair
You make it so plain you just don't care
You have a ball around tha' town
Sleepless nights are getting me down
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[Chorus]
Girl, girl, girl why you wanna make me blue?
I'm askin' you girl, girl, girl why you wanna make me blue? Baby
Girl, girl, girl why you wanna make me blue?

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Emperors Of Soul (1994)
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    Come On (Missing Lyrics)
  2. 2.
    Oh, Mother of Mine
  3. 3.
    Romance Without Finance
  4. 4.
    Check Yourself
  5. 5.
    Dream Come True
  6. 6.
    Mind Over Matter (I’m Gonna Make You Mine)
  7. 7.
    I’ll Love You Til I Die
  8. 8.
    Paradise
  9. 9.
    Slow Down Heart
  10. 10.
    I Couldn’t Cry If I Wanted To
  11. 11.
    Witchcraft (For Your Love)
  12. 12.
    I Want A Love I Can See
  13. 13.
    The Further You Look, the Less You See
  14. 14.
    Farewell My Love
  15. 15.
    A Tear from a Woman’s Eyes
  16. 16.
    The Way You Do the Things You Do
  17. 17.
    I’ll Be in Trouble
  18. 18.
    The Girl’s Alright with Me
  19. 19.
    Girl (Why You Wanna Make Me Blue)
  20. 20.
    Baby, Baby I Need You
  21. 21.
    My Girl
  22. 22.
    (Talkin’ ’Bout) Nobody But My Baby
  23. 23.
    It’s Growing
  24. 24.
    You’ll Lose a Precious Love
  25. 25.
    Since I Lost My Baby
  26. 26.
    You’ve Got To Earn It
  27. 27.
    My Baby
  28. 28.
    Don’t Look Back
  29. 29.
    Get Ready
  30. 30.
    Fading Away
  31. 31.
    Ain’t Too Proud To Beg
  32. 32.
    Too Busy Thinking About My Baby
  33. 33.
    Who You Gonna Run To
  34. 34.
    Beauty is Only Skin Deep
  35. 35.
    I Got Heaven Right Here on Earth
  36. 36.
    (I Know) I’m Losing You
  37. 37.
    All I Need
  38. 38.
    Sorry Is a Sorry Word
  39. 39.
    I’m Doing It All
  40. 40.
    No More Water In The Well
  41. 41.
    You’re My Everything
  42. 42.
    Just One Last Look
  43. 43.
    Angel Doll
  44. 44.
    (Loneliness Made Me Realize) It’s You That I Need
  45. 45.
    Don’t Send Me Away
  46. 46.
    Hello, Young Lovers
  47. 47.
    Ol’ Man River
  48. 48.
    I Wish It Would Rain
  49. 49.
    I Truly, Truly Believe
  50. 50.
    I Could Never Love Another (After Loving You)
  51. 51.
    Please Return Your Love to Me
  52. 52.
    How Can I Forget
  53. 53.
    For Once in My Life
  54. 54.
    My Girl (A Cappella) [Mono]
  55. 55.
    Cloud Nine
  56. 56.
    Why Did She Have To Leave Me (Why Did She Have To Go?)
  57. 57.
    I’m Gonna Make You Love Me
  58. 58.
    I’ll Try Something New
  59. 59.
    Runaway Child, Running Wild
  60. 60.
    Don’t Let The Joneses Get You Down
  61. 61.
    I Can’t Get Next To You
  62. 62.
    Message from a Black Man
  63. 63.
    War
  64. 64.
    Psychedelic Shack
  65. 65.
    Hum Along and Dance
  66. 66.
    Ball of Confusion (That’s What the World Is Today)
  67. 67.
    Ungena Za Ulimwengu (Unite The World)
  68. 68.
    Just My Imagination (Running Away with Me)
  69. 69.
    Take a Look Around
  70. 70.
    It’s Summer
  71. 71.
    Superstar (Remember How You Got Where You Are)
  72. 72.
    I Ain’t Got Nothin’
  73. 73.
    Mother Nature
  74. 74.
    Papa Was a Rollin’ Stone
  75. 75.
    Masterpiece
  76. 76.
    Plastic Man
  77. 77.
    Hey Girl (I Like Your Style)
  78. 78.
    Law Of The Land [Alternate-Mix]
  79. 79.
    Let Your Hair Down
  80. 80.
    Heavenly
  81. 81.
    You’ve Got My Soul on Fire
  82. 82.
    Happy People
  83. 83.
    Shakey Ground
  84. 84.
    Glasshouse
  85. 85.
    A Song For You
  86. 86.
    Memories
  87. 87.
    Keep Holding On
  88. 88.
    Darling, Stand By Me (Song for My Woman)
  89. 89.
    Who Are You (Missing Lyrics)
  90. 90.
    In a Lifetime
  91. 91.
    Power
  92. 92.
    Isn’t The Night Fantastic
  93. 93.
    Aiming at Your Heart
  94. 94.
    Standing On The Top
  95. 95.
    Sail Away
  96. 96.
    Treat Her Like a Lady
  97. 97.
    My Love is True (Truly for You)
  98. 98.
    Do You Really Love Your Baby
  99. 99.
    Magic (Missing Lyrics)
  100. 100.
    Lady Soul
  101. 101.
    I Wonder Who She’s Seeing Now
  102. 102.
    Look What You Started (Missing Lyrics)
  103. 103.
    Soul to Soul
  104. 104.
    Special
  105. 105.
    My Kind of Woman (Missing Lyrics)
  106. 106.
    Hoops of Fire
  107. 107.
    Error of Our Ways
  108. 108.
    Givin’ U The Best (Missing Lyrics)
  109. 109.
    Elevator Eyes
  110. 110.
    Blueprint For Love (Missing Lyrics)
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1964
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