Founded in Detroit, Michigan, United States in 1959, The Supremes began as a quartet called The Primettes. Founding members Florence Ballard, Mary Wilson, Diana Ross, and Betty McGlown, all from the Brewster-Douglas public housing project in Detroit, were the sister act to The Primes (later The Temptations). In 1960, Barbara Martin replaced McGlown, and the group signed with Motown in 1961 as The Supremes. Martin left at the end of 1961, and Ross, Ballard, and Wilson carried on as a trio. After they achieved success in the mid-1960s with Ross as the lead singer, Motown president Berry Gordy renamed the group Diana Ross & the Supremes in 1967, and replaced Ballard with Cindy Birdsong. Ross left the group for a solo career in 1970, and was replaced by Jean Terrell. After 1972, the lineup of the Supremes changed frequently, with Lynda Laurence, Scherrie Payne, and Susaye Greene all becoming members before the group ended its eighteen-year existence in 1977.
This Is It
The Supremes Lyrics
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Each time you break away, I fear you've gone to stay.
Lonely nights that come, memories that flow, bringing you back again,
Hurting me more and more.
Maybe it's my mistake to show this love I feel inside;
'Cause each day that passes by you got me
Never knowing if I'm coming or going, but I, I love you.
I love you, yes, I do.
These old arms of mine miss having you around;
Makes these tears inside start a-falling down.
Maybe it's my mistake to show this love I feel inside;
'Cause each day that passes by you got me
Never knowing if I'm coming or going, but I, I love you.
This old heart darling, is weak for you.
I love you, yes, I do. Yes, I do.
I try hard to hide my hurt inside.
This old heart of mine always keeps me cryin'
I try hard to hide my hurt inside
This old heart of mine always keeps me cryin' the way you treat me,
Leaves me incomplete, you're here for the day, gone for the week, now
But if you leave me a hundred times
A hundred times I'll take you back.
I'm yours whenever you want me
I'm not too proud to shout it.
Tell the world about it 'cause I love you.
Yes I do. Yes, I do.
I love you. This old heart darling is weak for you.
I love you. This old heart darling is weak for you.
I love you. This old heart darling is weak for you.
The Supremes’s song “This Is The Story” is a melancholic ballad that portrays the struggle of a woman who can’t seem to find happiness and love in her life. The lyrics show the pain and loneliness that she feels, as she faces the challenges and disappointments of her existence. The woman talks about how her life has been full of pain and how the faces around her change, but the pattern of her struggles remain, leaving her to wonder why she can't find any love or happiness.
The lyrics also show the woman's desire to be loved and appreciated by her partner, who seems too caught up in his own world to notice her struggles. She describes herself as an item in her partner's private collection, but she in turn, sees him as her only prized possession. She questions why her partner doesn't seem to love her as much, and asks him to tell her what is wrong with her. Despite feeling broken and lost, she hopes to find a way to rewrite her story and get the happiness that she yearns for.
Overall, the song highlights the emotional pain and struggle that many people go through every day, as they search for love and happiness, but their efforts seem to go in vain.
Line by Line Meaning
This is the story
The following lyrics will describe my life story.
Of my life to be filled with pain
My life will be full of pain and hardship.
Faces change, but the pattern stays
People come and go, but my struggles continue.
Still I try
Despite the difficulties, I keep striving.
But I don't know why
I'm uncertain about my purpose in life and why I face so many obstacles.
Like the pieces of a jigsaw puzzle
My life feels scattered and incomplete like a partially assembled jigsaw puzzle.
With love missing, lights too big, a struggle to go on
I lack love and support, and the lights representing my hopes and dreams are unreachable, making it hard to carry on.
I can't be that strong (ah, ah, ah)
My strength is limited, and I feel like I can't handle the challenges thrown my way.
I'm just an item in your private collection
I feel like I'm just a possession to someone, not valued as a person.
But you, to me, are my prized possession
Despite feeling devalued, I still value and care deeply for the person who possesses me.
Happiness is eluding me
I can't seem to find happiness in my life.
You stand here betray your feelings in me
The person I care for seems to not reciprocate my feelings and it hurts me deeply.
Darling, please tell me what's wrong with me, with me, with me?
I plead with the person to tell me why they don't love me back and what's wrong with me as a person.
I know I'm gonna let you love me again
Despite the pain, I'm willing to let the person who hurt me love me again.
'Cause I can't stop in my tracks like a train
I can't just halt my emotions and feelings like a train stopping on a dime.
I can't get off this ride, I tried
Despite wanting to move on, I feel stuck in this painful situation.
Why can't I just die?
I feel consumed by this pain and wonder why I can't just end my life to escape it.
Please make it right
I plead for someone to fix my life and make it better.
Please rewrite my story, yeah
I want someone to change the trajectory of my life and story for the better.
Of my life
This entire song is about the story of my life.
Ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh, story of my life
Repeating the title, emphasizing that this song is about my life story.
Of my life
Again, emphasizing that the song is about my life.
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: Edward Jr. Holland, Lamont Dozier, Sylvia Moy, Brian Holland
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
Spirit Angelfish
This would have been the perfect song to add on to the stereo reissue of Meet The Supremes in 65! It would serve as a great opening track. I love the announcer!
CeeCee Tracey
So 60s
CeeCee Tracey
Flo sounds so awesome. How could they just want to contain her to the back as a background singer. For goodness sake!!!!!!!!!
Musicball
This isn't live like a concert. It's a studio recording with the announcement added in by the producer for whatever reason he had in mind.
CeeCee Tracey
Needs to be more Mary and Flo in this, especially if its the intro to their live show in '64
Empress
Oooo I like this even even the high key Ross singing!