The hit songs "Do It Baby" and Love Machine (written by Billy Griffin & Pete Moore) were performed by Billy Griffin as the lead singer after the departure of original founder member Smokey Robinson.
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Save Me )
Smokey Robinson and The Miracles Lyrics
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Mhmm, and if you don't come back, I'm going to drown in the tears I cry, mhmm
Save me (save me)
Save me (save me)
Come on and save me (ooh save me)
I need you so
Clinging to a twig of hope, that this separation won't last
Save me, (save me, save me)
Why don't you save me? (save me, save me)
It’s up to you to save me baby (save me)
I need you so
Ooh, yeah, yeah
Hmm, without you here beside me, I'm only half alive
Hmm, stay away from me any longer and I can't survive, oh ho
Oh, save me (save me, save me)
Why don’t you save me (save me, save me)
Only you can save me baby (oh save me)
I need you so
I’m asking you to save me (save me)
I need you so
Only you can save me, yeah (save me)
I need you so
Oh, save me, save me, save me
The lyrics of "Save Me" by Smokey Robinson and The Miracles express the deep pain and desperation of a man who has been left by his lover. The singer has cried a river since the day she said goodbye and fears that he will drown in the tears he cries if she doesn't come back. He compares his situation to falling off a mountain slope and sinking down so fast, clinging to a small twig of hope that this separation won't last. The repetition of the plea "save me" throughout the song underlines the urgency of his need for her return to save him from emotional devastation.
The singer of the song is clearly in a state of emotional turmoil, and his life feels incomplete without his lover by his side. He feels that without her, he is only half alive, and that if she stays away from him any longer, he can't survive. The simple and direct lyrics, coupled with Robinson's soulful voice and The Miracles' harmonies, create a moving and heartfelt appeal for the lover to return and save the man from his pain.
Line by Line Meaning
Now I’ve cried a river, since the day you said goodbye
I have shed an immense amount of tears since the moment you parted ways with me
Mhmm, and if you don't come back, I'm going to drown in the tears I cry, mhmm
If you choose not to come back, I'll be engulfed in my tears and won't be able to cope with the loss
Like falling off a mountain slope, I'm sinking down so fast (down so fast)
I am plummeting down rapidly like falling off a steep mountain slope
Clinging to a twig of hope, that this separation won't last
Holding onto a small hope that our separation will be temporary
Save me, (save me, save me)
Rescue me, save me from my misery
Why don't you save me? (save me, save me)
Please rescue me, why are you not doing so?
It’s up to you to save me baby (save me)
The responsibility to save me rests solely in your hands, my dear
I need you so
Ooh, yeah, yeah
I am in dire need of you, absolutely and unequivocally
Hmm, without you here beside me, I'm only half alive
I feel incomplete, as if my existence is only half-lived, when you are not with me
Hmm, stay away from me any longer and I can't survive, oh ho
I will not be able to thrive or endure if you are away for an extended amount of time
Only you can save me baby (oh save me)
I can only be rescued and revived by you alone, sweetie
I’m asking you to save me (save me)
I need you so
I am requesting and imploring you to extend your hand and save me. My need for you is immense and absolute
Only you can save me, yeah (save me)
I need you so
Your presence and care are the only hope I have for being rescued from this despair
Oh, save me, save me, save me
Oh, how I want to be rescued and lifted from this dreadful state. Save me, save me, save me
Lyrics © SONY ATV MUSIC PUBLISHING,
Written by: WARREN MOORE, SMOKEY ROBINSON, ROBERT ROGERS
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
Leslie Best
HOW COULD ANYONE IN THE WORLD NOT LOVE THIS SONG? IT MAY NOT BE ONE OF SMOKEY'S BEST SONGS FOR YOU. BUT IT IS RIGHT UP THERE FOR ME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Anita Smith
In my book, it is one of the best.
Daryl Green
Smokey can sing happy birthday and it's a HIT AND A CLASSIC. EVERY SONG BY HIM IS MY FAVORITE SONG
willcat
It’s not a Smokey song. It’s a Miracles song.
People really need to STOP giving SMOKEY SOLE CREDIT for songs recorded by The MIRACLES as a GROUP.
It is unfair, and inaccurate: I don’t see you doing this to the other major Motown groups . You never call The Four Tops’ songs “Levi Songs” or The Supremes’ songs “Diana Songs”. So don’t do it to Motown’s First Group. Stop kicking Bobby, Ronnie, Claudette, Pete, and Marv UNDER THE BUS!!
jmua04
Claudette added a great element to the Miracles harmonies.
Patti Turner
As a preschooler I had serious beef with Claudette, for making Smokey sad. I was in love with Smokey Robinson before I entered Frederick Douglass Elementary School in Inkster, Michigan, in 1961. #stillLove💚 🌹💚🌹
RXRguy
Motown had soooo many great "B" sides but this is one of my favorites, always played this on the Juke Box back in the day. With lines like "Like falling off a mountain slope, I am sinking down so fast. Clinging to a twig of hope, that this separation won't last." It's no wonder that Bob Dylan called this man 'Americas Greatest Living Poet' at the time. With Smokey's smooth style and great use of words todays artist can only listen in awe.
Valarie Jackson
Like I said, ultimate asassin!
Debbie O
Love this song! I haven't heard this in years. Thanks for posting it.
Gto1927
This B side is better than 99% of what passes for music today.