[Spoken intro — soft] You know… Sometimes you spend so much time looking for love, you don’t notice it’s been standing right beside you. [Intro — Background Girls] (Ooooh… yeah, yeah) (Sha-la-la, sha-la-la) (Ooooh… yeah, yeah) [Verse 1] I used to wonder where my love could be, I searched every face that smiled at me, Then one little look from across the room Made my lonely heart start singing a tune. You didn’t promise me the moon above, You didn’t have to say too much about love, You just took my hand and held it tight, And somehow everything felt right. [Background Girls] (Felt so right!) Ooooh, felt so right! [Chorus] You’re right where my heart belongs, Baby, I’ve been waiting so long, Every road I traveled was leading to you, Now I know what a true love can do. Oh, right where my heart belongs, You turned my lonely nights into songs, Don’t need nobody telling me what’s true— My heart already chose you. [Background Girls] (She chose you!) Yeah, yeah, she chose you! [Verse 2] Now Mama told me, “Girl, take your time, Don’t give your heart to every smile.” So I kept it locked away so long, Afraid I’d give it to somebody wrong. But you came along so patiently, Never tried to make a fool of me, And every day you showed me more Of the kind of love I’d been waiting for. [Background Girls] (Waiting for!) Ooooh, waiting for! [Chorus] You’re right where my heart belongs, Baby, I’ve been waiting so long, Every road I traveled was leading to you, Now I know what a true love can do. Oh, right where my heart belongs, You turned my lonely nights into songs, Don’t need nobody telling me what’s true— My heart already chose you. [Bridge — Lead / Background Call-and-Response] If the rain starts falling— [Girls] (He’ll be there!) If my heart starts calling— [Girls] (He’ll be there!) If the whole world tells me That love won’t last— [Girls] (Hold on tight!) I’m gonna hold on, baby, And leave that lonely past behind! [Instrumental Break] (Piano answers the vocal melody; tambourine stays bright on the backbeat; bass walks underneath; saxophone gives a short, warm response.) [Verse 3] I don’t need diamonds shining bright, Don’t need fancy places every night, Just meet me underneath that old streetlight And tell me you’ll be mine tonight. ‘Cause when you whisper my name real low, There’s something in my heart you ought to know, After all those nights I cried alone, I finally found my way back home. [Background Girls] (Home, sweet home!) Ooooh, she found her way home! [Final Chorus] You’re right where my heart belongs, Baby, I’ve been waiting so long, Every road I traveled was leading to you, Now I know what a true love can do. Oh, right where my heart belongs, Keep holding me all night long, Don’t need nobody telling me what’s true— My heart already chose you! [Girls] (Chose you!) Yes, it chose you! [Lead] And if tomorrow brings a cloudy day— [Girls] (Stay with him!) [Lead] I’m not gonna turn and walk away— [Girls] (Stay with him!) [Lead] ’Cause I waited too long For a love this strong… And, baby… That’s right where my heart belongs. [Outro — fading] (Sha-la-la, sha-la-la…) Right where my heart belongs… (Ooooh, baby…) Right where my heart belongs… (Sha-la-la, sha-la-la…) Don’t you ever let me go… (Ooooh…) My heart already knows…
