During their nineteen year run on the American music charts, The Miracles charted over fifty hits and recorded in the genres of doo wop, soul, disco, and R&B. Twenty-six Miracles songs reached the Top Ten of the Billboard R&B singles chart, including four R&B number ones. Sixteen of the Miracles' songs charted within the Top 20 of the Billboard Hot 100, with seven songs charting within the Top Ten and two - 1970's "The Tears of a Clown" and 1975's "Love Machine" (Part 1) - reaching number-one.
Original members:
Ronald "Ronnie" White (1955–1978, 1980–1983, 1993–1995 (died 1995)
Warren "Pete" Moore (1955–1978) (died 2017)
William "Smokey" Robinson, Jr. (1955–1972)
Claudette Robinson (1956 - 1972, 2005 -2011)
Marvin "Marv" Tarplin (1958 - 1973) (died 2011)
Being With You
The Miracles Lyrics
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I don't care what they say
I don't care what they think if you're leaving
I'm gonna beg you to stay
I don't care if they start to avoid me
I don't care what they do
I don't care about anything else but being with you, being with you
Honey don't go, don't leave this scene
Be out of the picture, and off of the screen
Don't let them say we told you so
They tell me you'll love me and then let me go
I heard the warning voice from friends and my relations
They tell me all about your heartbreak reputation
I don't care what they think about me, and
I don't care what they say
I don't care what they think if you're leaving
I'm gonna beg you to stay
I don't care if they start to avoid me
I don't care what they do
I don't care about anything else but being with you, being with you
People can change, they always do
Haven't they noticed the changes in you?
Or can it be that like love I am blind
Do I want it so much 'til it's all in my mind?
One thing I know for sure is really, really real
I never felt before the way you make me feel
I don't care what they think about me, and
I don't care what they say
I don't care what they think if you're leaving
I'm gonna beg you to stay
I don't care if they start to avoid me
I don't care what they do
I don't care about anything else but being with you, being with you
The Miracles' song "Being With You" is a romantic ballad that is essentially a declaration of love from the singer to his significant other. The lyrics describe the singer's indifference to what others may think or say about him or his relationship, as long as he can be with his beloved. He expresses a desire for his partner to stay with him, despite the warnings he's received from friends and family about her past heartbreak reputation.
The singer emphasizes his love by stating that he doesn't care about anything else besides being with his significant other. He reassures his partner that people can change and she is no exception. He acknowledges that he may be blinded by his affection for her, but he knows that the feelings she provokes in him are real and he's never felt this way before. The repetition of the chorus and the line "being with you" throughout the song highlights his commitment to his partner and his focus on their love above all else.
Line by Line Meaning
I don't care what they think about me, and
The singer is not bothered by others' opinion about them.
I don't care what they say
The singer does not care about what others are saying.
I don't care what they think if you're leaving
The singer is not concerned about others' thoughts if their love interest is leaving them.
I'm gonna beg you to stay
The singer will plead with their love interest to stay with them.
I don't care if they start to avoid me
The singer is not bothered if people start avoiding them.
I don't care what they do
The singer is indifferent towards the actions of others.
I don't care about anything else but being with you, being with you
The singer only cares about being with their love interest.
Honey don't go, don't leave this scene
The singer pleads with their love interest to not leave the situation.
Be out of the picture, and off of the screen
The singer is asking their love interest to not give up on their relationship and not let others interfere.
Don't let them say we told you so
The singer doesn't want others to say 'we told you so' about the failure of their relationship.
They tell me you'll love me and then let me go
The singer acknowledges that others have warned them about their love interest's behavior of loving and leaving.
I heard the warning voice from friends and my relations
The singer has heard the warnings from their friends and family about their love interest's reputation.
People can change, they always do
The singer believes that people can change.
Haven't they noticed the changes in you?
The singer is asking if others have seen the positive changes in their love interest.
Or can it be that like love I am blind
The singer wonders if they are blinded by love and cannot see the negative changes in their love interest.
Do I want it so much 'til it's all in my mind?
The singer questions if their desire to be with their love interest is clouding their judgement.
One thing I know for sure is really, really real
The singer is certain about one thing, which is their love for their love interest.
I never felt before the way you make me feel
The singer has never experienced the emotions their love interest makes them feel before.
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: Smokey Robinson
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@robertthacher-ro6bh
As a 14 year old back in 67, this was my favorite song by Smokey. Sweet days of youth!
@denise8881m
Me too. I was sweet 16 in 67 and I absolutely loved it! ❤
@user-tk1ht6wn3j
I was 12. Even after all these years, when I hear this song, I flash back to sunset on a warm summer night in late August riding around Belle Isle in Detroit with my grandparents. It was the "Summer of Love" but there had been horrible riots. Although not everything was terrible in Motown back then.
@jazzmanchgo
Smokey wrote this song after his wife Claudette had suffered a couple of miscarriages, and she was feeling guilty for having "let him down." He wanted to reassure her that she hadn't let him down, there was nothing to feel guilty about, and his love for her was lasting and real. This one came from the heart.
@1773JC
Beautiful.
@keithharriston3176
And then he left her.
@yvonnechevannes9825
He did, did not know that. My me
@johnlemoine5571
I didn't know. I only got a phone in November and got a new car. I'm 68 and coming out of the Stone Age. Thanks so much for that information. I didn't know. That makes this song even more special to me. HAPPY BIRTHDAY SMOKEY!!!!
@darryljbethea644
I wish on yours none
@rlmurc
I loved this song before I met my wife. She died in 1991. We had been married less than three and a half years. We lost 2 baby's to miscarriage and this song is going to go with me to my grave.