Page type: lyric reference
Artist: Marvin Gaye
Canonical path: /marvin-gaye/i-want-you
Related lyric paths: 6
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I Want You
Read I Want You lyrics by Marvin Gaye on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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I Want You
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I want you the right way
I want you
But I want you to want me too
Want you to want me, baby
Just like I want you
I give you all the love
I want in return, sweet darlin'
But half a love is all I feel
It's too bad, it's too sad
You don't want me now
But I'm gonna change your mind
Someway, somehow, oh baby
I want you the right way
I want you
But I want you to want me too
Want you to want me, baby
Just like I want you
This one way love is just fantasy, oh sugar
To share is precious, pure and fair
Don't play with something you should cherish for life, oh baby
Don't you wanna care
Aint it lonely out there
I want you the right way
I want you
But I want you to want me too
Want you to want me, baby
Just like I want you
I want you the right way
I want you
But I want you to want me too
Want you to want me, baby
Just like I want you
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Marvin Gaye performs "I Want You", and this lyric page sits inside the Marvin Gaye catalog on LyroVerse.
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