You Ought To Be With Me
Green Al Lyrics
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About how you want to be
You ought to be with me
Yeah, you ought to be with me
Thinking about what people do
Talking about how I love you
Thinking there's nothing to what they say
They don't want to see us do
All of the things we want to
You ought to be with me
Hey, you ought to be with me
You don't have to waste my time
If you want to be a friend of mine
You can leave me now and walk away
And turn your back for another day
Oh babe, yeah, yeah
Say you ought to be the kind of girl
That can brighten this old world
And it's hard to see why you and me
Can't be together happily
I'm trying to realize
You being with some other guy
I don't know the reason why
You ought to be with me until I die
You ought to be with me until I die
I don't want to waste my time
If you want to be a friend of mine
I want to hold you tight, love you right
Put good feelin' in your night
Green Al's "You Ought To Be With Me" is a love song in which the singer expresses his strong desire for his partner. He asks for her to talk to him about what she wants, and that what she wants is to be with him. He dismisses the rumors of others who do not believe that they will work well together and states that he wants to share his life with her.
He reminds her that they do not have to rush things or waste each other's time but points out that he wants to hold her tight and love her right. He tells her that she ought to be the kind of girl who can brighten up the world and that he cannot understand why they cannot be happy together. He implies that he is willing to be with her for the rest of his life and wants her to reciprocate.
Line by Line Meaning
Sit right down and talk to me
Please take a seat and have a conversation with me
About how you want to be
Let's discuss how you envision your future
You ought to be with me
I believe that we should be together
Yeah, you ought to be with me
Yes, I truly feel that we belong together
Thinking about what people do
Reflecting on other people's actions
Talking about how I love you
Expressing my love for you
Thinking there's nothing to what they say
Believing that others' opinions don't matter
You're going to be with me, anyway
Despite what others say, you will still choose to be with me
They don't want to see us do
Others try to prevent us from doing things
All of the things we want to
Things that we truly desire to do
Hey, you ought to be with me
I believe that we should be together
You don't have to waste my time
Don't lead me on if you're not serious
If you want to be a friend of mine
If you're only interested in friendship
You can leave me now and walk away
If you don't want to be with me, you're free to leave
And turn your back for another day
You can choose to ignore me and avoid me in the future
Say you ought to be the kind of girl
I believe that you have the potential to be an amazing woman
That can brighten this old world
You have the ability to bring happiness to the world
And it's hard to see why you and me
I struggle to understand why we can't be together
Can't be together happily
We have the potential for a happy relationship
I'm trying to realize
I'm attempting to come to terms with
You being with some other guy
You being in a romantic relationship with another man
I don't know the reason why
I don't understand why it has to be this way
You ought to be with me until I die
I believe that we should be together until death separates us
You ought to be with me until I die
Reiterating the belief that we should be together indefinitely
I don't want to waste my time
I don't want to invest time in a relationship that doesn't have potential
If you want to be a friend of mine
If you're only interested in friendship
I want to hold you tight, love you right
If we continue a romantic relationship, I want to hold you close and treat you well
Put good feelin' in your night
I want to make you happy and bring positivity into your life
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, WORDS & MUSIC A DIV OF BIG DEAL MUSIC LLC, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Al Green, Al Jackson Jr, Willie Mitchell
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Lyrics
Sit right down and talk to me
About how you want to be
You ought to be with me
Yeah, you ought to be with me
Thinking about what people do
Talking about how I love you
Thinking there's nothing to what they say
You're going to be with me, anyway
They don't want to see us do
All of the things we want to
You ought to be with me
Hey, you ought to be with me
You don't have to waste my time
If you want to be a friend of mine
You can leave me now and walk away
And turn your back for another day
Oh babe, yeah, yeah
Say you ought to be the kind of girl
That can brighten this old world
And it's hard to see why you and me
Can't be together happily
I'm trying to realize
You being with some other guy
I don't know the reason why
You ought to be with me until I die
You ought to be with me until I die
I don't want to waste my time
If you want to be a friend of mine
I want to hold you tight, love you right
Put good feelin' in your night
@chinseibeats
Sit right down and talk to me
About how you want to be
You ought to be with me
Yeah, you ought to be with me
Thinking 'bout what people do
Talking 'bout how I love you
Thinking there's nothing to what they say
You're going to be with me anyway
They don't want to see us do
All of the things we want to
You ought to be with me
Hey, you ought to be with me
You don't have to waste my time
If you want to be a friend of mine
You can leave me now and walk away
And turn your back for another day
Let me say it:
Ought to be the kind of girl
That can brighten this old world
And it's hard to see why you and me
Can't be together happily
I'm trying to realize
You being with some other guy
I don't know the reason why
You ought to be with me until I die
( Hey, you ought to be with me until I die )
I don't want to waste my time
If you want to be a friend of mine
I want to hold you tight, love you right
Put good feelin' in your night
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I was 10, my 16 year old sister played this on repeat.... she’s now gone but Al Green keeps us close
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God Bless Trish
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May your sister rest in heaven 🙏🏿
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The first time I listen to Al Green I was 12 and I'm 60 now and still listen to him.
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My Al Green rule for my kids is simple....once you know what he's talking about it's time to be on your own.
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