[Genre Arc: Motown Soul / 60s Vocal Harmony Groove] [Performance Blueprint Locked] [Live Vocal Emulation Enabled] ⸻ [LYRICS] [0:00 – Intro | light drums + bass groove, finger snaps, no hum] [Lead – smooth, airy] [0:04] I need your love… [Group – soft harmony] [0:06] (Need your love…) [Lead] [0:08] Oh, I need your love… [Group – rising] [0:10] (Need your love tonight…) ⸻ [0:12 – Verse 1 | classic Motown groove] [Lead] [0:12] Ever since the day I met you, girl [0:16] I’ve been walkin’ in a daze [Group – echo response] [0:18] (Walkin’ in a daze…) [Lead] [0:20] Every little thing about you, baby [0:24] Got me lost in your ways [Group] [0:26] (Lost in your ways…) ⸻ [0:28 – Pre-Chorus | layered harmony build] [Lead] [0:28] If you say you’ll stay with me [Group – swelling chords] [0:30] (Stay with me…) [Lead] [0:32] Girl, I’ll give you all I’ve got [Group] [0:34] (All I’ve got…) ⸻ [0:36 – Chorus | full harmony, rich blend] [Lead + Group] [0:36] I love you… yes I do… [0:40] Baby, don’t you know it’s true [Group – call] [0:42] (Ohhh, don’t you know…) [Lead] [0:44] I need you… every day… [0:48] Don’t you ever drift away [Group – lift] [0:50] (Don’t drift away…) ⸻ [0:52 – Verse 2 | groove continues, playful tone] [Lead] [0:52] Every time you smile my way [0:56] Girl, you light up everything [Group] [0:58] (Light up everything…) [Lead] [1:00] If loving you’s a game to play [1:04] Then I’ve already won the ring [Group – playful harmony] [1:06] (You’ve already won…) ⸻ [1:08 – Pre-Chorus] [Lead] [1:08] Just say the word and I’ll be there [Group] [1:10] (I’ll be there…) [Lead] [1:12] Anytime, anywhere [Group] [1:14] (Anytime…) ⸻ [1:16 – Chorus | bigger, layered vocals] [Lead + Group] [1:16] I love you… yes I do… [1:20] Baby, don’t you know it’s true [Group] [1:22] (Ohhh, don’t you know…) [Lead] [1:24] I need you… every day… [1:28] Don’t you ever drift away ⸻ [1:30 – Bridge | breakdown, bass + snaps, spoken lead] [Lead – spoken smooth] [1:30] Girl… can’t you see what you do to me? [Group – soft pad] [1:33] (Do to me…) [Lead] [1:35] Every time you’re gone, I lose my mind [Group] [1:37] (Lose my mind…) ⸻ [1:40 – Breakdown Chant | rhythmic call] [Lead] [1:40] Come on home now… [Group] [1:42] (Come on home…) [Lead] [1:44] Bring your love back… [Group] [1:46] (Bring it back…) ⸻ [1:48 – Final Chorus | full power harmony] [Lead + Group] [1:48] I love you… yes I do… [1:52] Baby, don’t you know it’s true [Group – soaring] [1:54] (OHHHH…) [Lead] [1:56] I need you… can’t you see… [2:00] You’re the only one for me ⸻ [2:04 – Outro | fade with harmonies, no dead air] [Group] [2:04] Come home… come home… [2:08] Baby come home to me…
