It's Gotta Be That Way

Now if I should walk away From this freedom I now possess Honey, you must do the same Without having any regrets, no And you must offer me more Than your promise of treating me right Whoa, oh, oh, it's gotta be that way Now I don't mean to save my bill I must have money to be extreme Just give me a lot of love and care Oh, honey and all of those things And I won't ask no more of you Than I wouldn't do for you myself Whoa, oh, oh, it's gotta be that way It's gotta be that way Now we can't judge what we've got By the people living next door Even though Mr. Jones makes Ooh and he has a whole lot more But instead let's make each other feel That having our love is twice as much Whoa, oh, oh, it's gotta be that way Now should our mothers say something About maybe doing each other wrong I'd simply say we can work it out And politely ask them to leave us alone And we won't let our friends interfere Let our problems to them be unknown Whoa, oh, oh, it's gotta be that way It's gotta be that way I want to say it's gotta be that way It's gotta be that way It's gotta be that way, Lord, Lord And if I give you all I've got I want all that you've got to give Whoa, oh, oh, it's gotta be that way It's gotta be that way Now if you should sometimes Want to be out with the boys It's alright with me, go ahead If that's really what you enjoy And if I want to be with the girls Playing cards and all those kinds of games Whoa, oh, oh, it's gotta be that way Now I'm not trying to be demanding I just want to have a little understanding 'Cause this ain't no game we're about to play Lord, Lord And a good foundation is based on A lot of love and sacrifice Whoa, oh, oh, it's gotta be that way It's gotta be that way I wanna say it's gotta be that way Can't you understand, can't you understand It's gotta be that way No matter how much I love you, babe It's gotta be that way If I give all I've got to you It's gotta be that way --- It's Gotta Be That Way - Gladys Knight and Gladys Knight & the Pips