The Love You Save (Live at The Forum, June 20, 1970)

[Spoken Intro: Michael Jackson, The Jackson 5]

We're gonna do our latest recording, "Stop! The Love You Save"

(One, two, three, four)

[Intro: The Jackson 5]

Stop, na-na-na, you'd better save it

Stop, stop, stop, you'd better save it, woo

Doo-doo, doo-doo-doo-doo, doo-doo, doo-doo

Doo-doo-doo-doo, doo-doo

Doo-doo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo-doo

[Verse 1: Michael Jackson]

When we played tag in grade school

You wanted to be It

But chasing boys was just a fad

You crossed your heart you'd quit

When we grew up you traded

Your promise for my ring

Now just like back to grade school

You're doing the same old thing

[Chorus: Michael Jackson]

Stop, the love you save may be your own

Darling, take it slow

Or some day you'll be all alone

You'd better stop the love you save may be your own

Darling, look both ways before you cross me

You're headed for the danger zone

[Post-Chorus: Michael Jackson & Jermaine Jackson]

I'm the one who loves you

I'm the one you need

Those other guys will put you down

As soon as they succeed

They'll ruin your reputation

They'll label you a flirt

The way they talk about you

They'll turn your name to dirt, oh

[Verse 2: Michael Jackson]

Isaac said he kissed you

Beneath the apple tree

When Benjie held your hand he felt

E-lec-tri-ci-ty

When Alexander called you

He said he rang your chimes

Christopher discovered

You're way ahead of your times

[Chorus: Michael Jackson & (The Jacksons)]

Stop, the love you save may be your own

Darling, take it slow

Or some day you'll be all alone

You'd better stop, the love you save may be your own

Darling, look both ways before you cross me

(You're headed for the danger zone)

[Bridge: The Jackson 5, Michael Jackson, Jermaine Jackson]

Slow down

Slow down

Everybody say, slow down

Slow down

S is for "Save it"

T is for "Take it slow"

O is for "Oh, no!"

P is for "Please, please, don't go!"

The love you save may be your own

Some day you may be all alone

Stop it

Save it, girl

Baby, ooh

You'd better stop, the love you save may be your own

Please, please

Or some day, some day, baby

You'll be all alone

I'm the one who loves you

I'm the one you need

Those other guys will put you down

As soon as they succeed

Oh, stop, the love you save may be your own, baby

You better stop it, stop it, stop it, girl

Or one day you'll be all alone

The way they talk about you

They'll turn your name, turn your name to dirt

Stop, the love you save may be your own

Don't you know, don't you know, don't you, baby

Or you'll be all alone

Stop, the love you save may be your own

[Outro: Announcer]

Let's have it quiet

Let's sit down, let's sit down

Let's sit down, sit down

That means be seated