Touch Me In The Morning
Diana Ross Lyrics
Touch me in the morning
Then just walk away
We don't have tomorrow
But we had yesterday
(Hey!)
Wasn't it me who said that Nothing good's gonna last forever?
And wasn't it me who said, Let's just be glad for the time together?
It must've been hard to tell me
That you've given all you had to give
Everybody's got their life to live
Well, I can say goodbye in the cold morning light
But I can't watch love die in the warmth of the night
If I've got to be strong
Don't you know I need to have tonight when you're gone?
Till you go I need to lie here and think about
The last time that you'll touch me in the morning
Then just close the door
Leave me as you found me, empty like before
(Hey!)
Wasn't it yesterday We used to laugh at the wind behind us?
Didn't we run away and hope that time wouldn't try to find us (Didn't we run)
Didn't we take each other to a place where no one's ever been?
Yeah, I really need you near me tonight
'Cause you'll never take me there again
Let me watch you go with the sun in my eyes
We've seen how love can grow
Now we'll see how it dies
If I've got to be strong
Don't you know I need to have tonight when you're gone?
Till you go I need to hold you until the time
Your hands reach out and touch me
In the morning (Mornings where blue and gold and we could feel one another living)
Then just walk away (We walked with a dream to hold and we could take what the world was giving)
We don't have tomorrow (There's no tomorrow here, there's only love and the time to chase it)
But we had yesterday
(But yesterday's gone my love, there's only now and it's time to face it) touch me in the morning
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: Michael Masser, Ron Miller
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"Touch Me in the Morning" is a popular song recorded by Diana Ross on the Motown label. In 1973, it became Ross' second solo number 1 single (and 14th careerwise) on the Billboard Hot 100. It was conceived by then-unproven songwriter and producer Michael Masser. He had been recruited by Motown CEO Berry Gordy and A&R chief Suzanne de Passe. Masser teamed up with the proven ballad lyricist Ron Miller to write it.
According to Masser, in a video documentary about Ross Read Full Bio"Touch Me in the Morning" is a popular song recorded by Diana Ross on the Motown label. In 1973, it became Ross' second solo number 1 single (and 14th careerwise) on the Billboard Hot 100. It was conceived by then-unproven songwriter and producer Michael Masser. He had been recruited by Motown CEO Berry Gordy and A&R chief Suzanne de Passe. Masser teamed up with the proven ballad lyricist Ron Miller to write it.
According to Masser, in a video documentary about Ross, she "always tried to push hard to get the vocals right for this particular song", calling it a "draining experience" that resulted in several near-emotional breakdowns when she wasn't up to her abilities. It was recorded in the early morning hours, as was her custom after she began raising her children. In a Barbara Walters Mother's Day interview special, her second-oldest daughter, Tracee Ellis Ross, said Diana would put them to bed and record all night, in order to wake her children and send them to school the next morning.
Motown released the song as a single and it hit number 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart, becoming her longest-charting record, remaining on the chart for 21 weeks. It also spent a week at number 1 on the adult contemporary chart, her first number 1 on that chart. Sherlie Matthews, Clydie King and Venetta Fields sang background vocals. It marked a turning point in both Ross and Masser's careers; it reinvigorated Ross' singing career, coming immediately after her Academy Award nomination for Best Actress in her acting debut, Lady Sings the Blues, and it introduced Masser to an audience that would become accustomed to his prowess at writing good love songs.
Andy Williams released a version in 1974 on his album, The Way We Were. Ross' original version was used in the 1996 movie Phenomenon, starring John Travolta, as well as on the television show The Sopranos in the episode "Remember When."
According to Masser, in a video documentary about Ross Read Full Bio"Touch Me in the Morning" is a popular song recorded by Diana Ross on the Motown label. In 1973, it became Ross' second solo number 1 single (and 14th careerwise) on the Billboard Hot 100. It was conceived by then-unproven songwriter and producer Michael Masser. He had been recruited by Motown CEO Berry Gordy and A&R chief Suzanne de Passe. Masser teamed up with the proven ballad lyricist Ron Miller to write it.
According to Masser, in a video documentary about Ross, she "always tried to push hard to get the vocals right for this particular song", calling it a "draining experience" that resulted in several near-emotional breakdowns when she wasn't up to her abilities. It was recorded in the early morning hours, as was her custom after she began raising her children. In a Barbara Walters Mother's Day interview special, her second-oldest daughter, Tracee Ellis Ross, said Diana would put them to bed and record all night, in order to wake her children and send them to school the next morning.
Motown released the song as a single and it hit number 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart, becoming her longest-charting record, remaining on the chart for 21 weeks. It also spent a week at number 1 on the adult contemporary chart, her first number 1 on that chart. Sherlie Matthews, Clydie King and Venetta Fields sang background vocals. It marked a turning point in both Ross and Masser's careers; it reinvigorated Ross' singing career, coming immediately after her Academy Award nomination for Best Actress in her acting debut, Lady Sings the Blues, and it introduced Masser to an audience that would become accustomed to his prowess at writing good love songs.
Andy Williams released a version in 1974 on his album, The Way We Were. Ross' original version was used in the 1996 movie Phenomenon, starring John Travolta, as well as on the television show The Sopranos in the episode "Remember When."
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Laurylie Polito
"Touch Me In The Morning"
Touch me in the morning
Then just walk away
We don't have tomorrow
But we had yesterday
Hey, wasn't it me who said
That nothin' good's gonna last forever
And wasn't it me who said
Let's just be glad for the time together
Must've been hard to tell me
That you've given all you had to give
I can understand your feelin' that way
Ev'rybody's got their life to live
Well, I can say goodbye
In the cold morning light
But I can't watch love die
In the warmth of the night
If I've got to be strong
don't you know I need to have tonight
When you're gone, till you go
I need to lie here and
Think about the last time
You'll touch me in the morning
Then just close the door
Leave me as you found me
Empty like before
Hey, wasn't it yesterday
We used to laugh at the wind behind us
Didn't we run away and hope
That time wouldn't try to find us
Didn't we take each other
To a place where no one's ever been
Yeah I realy need you near me tonight
'Cause you'll never take me there again
Let me watch you go with the sun in my eyes
We've seen how love can grow
Now we'll see how it dies
If I've got to be strong
Don't you know I need to have tonight
When you're gone, till you go
I need to hold you until the tie
Your hands reach out and
Touch me in the morning
Then just walk away
We don't have tomorrow
But we had yesterday
We're blue and gold
and we could feel one another living
We walked with a dream to hold
And we could take what the world was giving
There's no tomorrow here
There's only love and the time to chase it
Yesterday's gone my love
There's only now and it's time to face it
DaleW Dennis
I miss the days when this music was on the radio and life was good.
George Morenstein
Is she complaining about an STD or something in this song?
Funk Rocker
You can say that again.
Pacific Blue
Amen Dale
John Hardy
Amen
Janet Rose
couldnt have said it better DaleW
David Goodrich
it amazing how a song 45 years after hearing it can suddenly become relevant in your life.
John Milbourn
No uk
M1Anut
You don't happen to live in east Orlando do you?
Christopher Clarkin
Remember the days you would turn on the radio and there would be Diana Ross, Anne Murray, Carole King, The Carpenters, etc.