[Verse 1:]
You take me
Out of the softest light.
You make me,
I can see your beauty bright.
Your bad ways,
Watching the years pass on by,
Oh, lady,
I could never live without ya.
[Chorus:]
Promise me you'll be (promise me)
My one and only thang,
I can take a day in the shade.
Say you'll always be (say you'll be)
My one and only dream,
I can take a day in the shade.
[Verse 2:]
Maybe someone… Me!
Down on busy street
The calm before the heat, oh…
You'll be getting around,
Time to turn the pages,
Ooh, don't you ever be afraid.
I know how long you've waited,
And I'll be staying out.
[Chorus – ×3:]
Promise me you'll be (promise me)
My one and only thang,
I can take a day in the shade.
Say you'll always be (say you'll be)
My one and only dream,
I can take a day in the shade.