Detroit, Michigan

The year? 1960

Motown Records

At that time

My group was called Otis Williams and the Distants

Now, we were recording for a little small label

Getting ready to do for you called Come On

Now, Come On did quite a bit of business

Maybe somewhat of a ruckus

So much so that we used to have to do record hops

Now, record hops is when you have a record out

You have to go ′round to whatever noted disc jockey

Was having on Friday or Saturday, even a Sunday

Uh, gathering, you'd have to go there

So you can get your rеcord played

So this one particular night

We wеre at St. Steven′s Community Center

The Distants were on stage

So we're doing Come On and people are going crazy

But enter walk Smokey Robinson and the Miracles

Who was with Mr. Berry Gordy

Now, Smokey and them were very hot

Because they had, uh, Shop Around out

So, when the audience finally let us up

Because they kept us on

Calling us back for two-to-three different times

And when we finally came off

I'm standing in the crowd

Watching Smokey and the Miracles

And just so happened Mr. Gordy

Was standing next to me, and he said

"Man, I like that record you guys have out"

"Come see me, I′m starting my label"

And as fate would have it, I kept it

Kept the card

And it didn′t go too well

For the label that we were recording

So I call Mickey Stevenson

Who was the A&R man for Motown

And I told him Mr. Gordy wanted us to come over

And we did just that

And I would like to say

The reason we are doing this record is because

It is the pre-eminence

Of telling the Temptations' life story

Because at that time, in 1964

Entered Melvin Franklin, David Ruffin

Eddie Kendricks was there

Paul Williams was there

Myself, Otis Williams

And when Smokey wrote

The Way You Do The Things You Do

Which was 1964

Would you believe this is 2021

And we′re still hanging on

So this is our 60th anniversary album

Never would imagine

That we would get this far for so long

But you know how it is

Love can stretch a mile before it tear an inch

And, uh, here we are

So, Mr. Gordy

I know you will hear this

Smokey's go play it what he did on this album

I wanna say to you, Mr. Gordy

Thank you

For being there at the right time

And right place

′Cause God is always everywhere

And that point in time

He was there for us to make history

With you, Motown, and become part of something

That will live on forever

So, David Ruffin (Ain't too proud to beg)

Eddie Kendricks (Just my imagination)

Paul Williams (For once in my life)

Melvin Franklin (And that ain′t right)

Dennis Edwards (Papa was a rollin' stone)

And all the other Temps (My girl, my girl, my girl)

That are no longer of this earth

My wonderful friend, Ron Tyson

Who's been with me for a long time

And Terry Weeks

I would be remiss

If I didn′t mention some of these guys

So I just wanna let you know, aside from Berry

Given us this point of time

This wonderful time of being here

I love you all

Thank you for your support

And to all our many wonderful fans

For being there

You know my saying when I get ready to leave

See ya, later gone, God bless

(Ahh)

(Please, please, please, please)

(Please, please, please, please)

(Please, please, please, please)

Well (please, please, please)

You know you make wanna love you

(In the morning) in the morning

(In the evening) in the evening

(In the nighttime) in the nighttime

(It′s the right time) it's the right time

(In the bad times) the bad times

(It′s the best times) the best times

(I wanna love you) I wanna love you

(I wanna love you) I wanna love you

(I wanna love you) I wanna love you

(Come on) come on

(Come on) come on

(Come on) come on

(Come on) come on

(Come on) come on

(I wanna make love to you)

(Oh, oh, oh, oh)

(In the morning, when the birdies sing)

(I wanna love you, pretty little thing)

(In the evening, when you're feeling bad)

(I wanna be there to make you feel glad)

Well, well, well, come on

(In the night, when it′s just right)

When it's just right, baby

(I wanna love you with all my might)

Yeah, I′m

(And ever since that wonderful day)

(I wanna make love to you)

Well, well, well

Come on (come on)

Come on (come on)

Come on (come on)

Come on (come on)

Come on (come on)

Come on (come on)

(I wanna make love to you)

(Oh, oh, oh, oh)

(In the morning, when the birdies sing)

When the bird sings, baby

(I wanna love you, pretty little thing)

Oh, oh, alright

(In the evening, when you're feeling bad)

(I wanna be there to make you feel glad)

Well, well, well, come on

(In the night, when it's just right)

When it′s just right, baby

(I wanna love you with all my might)

Yeah, I′m

(And ever since that wonderful day)

(I wanna make love to you)

I've been hopin′

I've been prayin′

Want you to know

I'm not playin′

My heart is full of joy

I've just got to be your boy

(I wanna make love to you)

Well, well, well

Come on (come on)

Come on (come on)

Come on (come on)

Come on (come on)

Come on (come on)

Come on (come on)

Come on (come on)

Hey, baby (come on)

I wanna love you (come on)

In the morning (come on)

In the evening (come on)

It's the nighttime (come on)

The best time (come on)

To love you (come on)

To love you, love you, love you

Love you, love you (come on)

I′m gettin′

(Hot, hot, hot, hot, hot, hot, hot)

Yahoo! (come on)

Come on (come on)

Hey, baby (come on)

I wanna love you (come on)

Come on (come on)

Come on (come on)

I wanna (come on)

I, I, I, I (come on)

I need ya (come on)

In the morning (come on, in the morning)

In the nighttime (come on)

It's the right time (come on, whoo!)

Baby (come on, hey, ooh)

Come on (come on)

Hey, baby (come on)