Can I Get a Witness
Barbara Randolph Lyrics

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Ah ah listen everybody (body), specially you girls (girls)
Is it right to be left alone when the one you love is never home
I love too hard my friends sometimes say
But I believe I believe that a woman should be loved that way
But it hurts me so inside to see you treat me so unkind
Somebody somewhere tell her it ain't fair

Can I get a witness (Can I get a witness)

I want a witness (Can I get a witness)
I want a witness (Can I get a witness)
Somebody (Can I get a witness)

Is it right to be treated so bad when you give her everything you had
Keep on talking in my sleep 'cause I haven't seen my baby all week
Now you kids you all agree is that the way it's supposed to be
Let me hear you, let me hear you say yeah, yeah, yeah

Up early in the morning with her on my mind
Took to find it out all night I been cryin'
But I believe a woman's a man's best friend
I'm gonna stick by hr till the very end
Well she causes so much misery how's a gal supposed to be
Somebody somewhere tell her it ain't right

Can I get a witness, can I get a witness
(Can I get a witness), I want a witness
(Can I get a witness), witness, witness
(Can I get a witness), witness, witness
(Can I get a witness)

Everybody knows especially you girls
That a love can be sad but my beloved's twice as bad
Now you kids do all agree that ain't the way it's supposed to be
Let me hear you, let me hear you say yeah, yeah, yeah

I want a witness (Can I get a witness)
I want a witness (Can I get a witness)
Yeah, I want a witness (Can I get a witness)
Somebody (Can I get a witness)

Is it right to be treated so bad when you give her everything you had
Keep on talking in my sleep 'cause I haven't seen my baby all week
Now you kids you all agree is that the way it's supposed to be
Let me hear you, let me hear you say yeah, yeah, yeah

I want a witness (Can I get a witness)
I want a witness (Can I get a witness)
I want a witness (Can I get a witness)

I want a witness (Can I get a witness)
Witness, witness, yeah, I want a witness

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Barbara Randolph's song "Can I Get A Witness" speak to the pain of being in a one-sided relationship. The singer is deeply in love with someone who is never around and treats them unkindly. They question whether it is right to be left alone when they give everything they have to their love. The singer believes in loving hard and sticking by their partner until the end, but the mistreatment causes them so much misery that they have to ask for a witness to see if their experience is fair. They want someone to testify that their love should be reciprocated.

The lyrics are a plea for recognition and validation of the singer's feelings. They are not afraid to show their emotions and cry for their love. They see a woman as a man's best friend and believe that a woman should be loved hard. However, they feel like it is not supposed to be this way and wonder if others agree. The repetition of "Can I get a witness" emphasizes the need for someone to see and understand their struggle.

Line by Line Meaning

Ah ah listen everybody (body), specially you girls (girls)
Attention everyone, especially women, please listen

Is it right to be left alone when the one you love is never home
Is it fair to be abandoned by the one you love?

I love too hard my friends sometimes say
My friends think I love too intensely

But I believe I believe that a woman should be loved that way
But I think that a woman deserves to be loved with that level of intensity

But it hurts me so inside to see you treat me so unkind
But it really hurts me to see you treat me poorly

Somebody somewhere tell her it ain't fair
Please, someone, tell her that it's not fair

Can I get a witness (Can I get a witness)
Can somebody confirm what I'm saying?

I want a witness (Can I get a witness)
I need someone to support my claim

Is it right to be treated so bad when you give her everything you had
Is it fair to be treated poorly after you've given everything you have?

Keep on talking in my sleep 'cause I haven't seen my baby all week
I keep talking about my loved one in my sleep because I haven't seen her in a week

Now you kids you all agree is that the way it's supposed to be
Do you young people think that's how things are supposed to be?

Let me hear you, let me hear you say yeah, yeah, yeah
Tell me if you agree, say yeah, yeah, yeah

Up early in the morning with her on my mind
I wake up early in the morning thinking about her

Took to find it out all night I been cryin'
I've been crying all night trying to figure it out

But I believe a woman's a man's best friend
But I think that a woman is a man's closest friend

I'm gonna stick by hr till the very end
I'm going to stay by her side until the very end

Well she causes so much misery how's a gal supposed to be
She causes so much pain, how is a woman supposed to act?

Somebody somewhere tell her it ain't right
Somebody needs to tell her that her actions are wrong

Everybody knows especially you girls
Everyone knows, especially women

That a love can be sad but my beloved's twice as bad
Love can be painful, but my love is twice as bad

Now you kids do all agree that ain't the way it's supposed to be
Do you young people agree that this is not how things are supposed to be?

I want a witness (Can I get a witness)
I need someone to support me

Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Edward Jr. Holland, Lamont Dozier, Brian Holland

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