THE BEST
Writers: Holly Knight/ Mike Chapman
I call you when I need you
and my heart’s on fire
Come to me come to me wild and wired
You come to me
give me everything I need
You give me a lifetime of promises
and a world of dreams
You speak the language of love
like you know what it means
And it can’t be wrong
take my heart and make it strong babe
You’re simply the best
Better than all the rest
Better than anyone
Anyone I ever met
I’m stuck on your heart
I hang on every word you say
Tear us apart
baby I would rather be dead
In your heart I see the start
of every night and every day
In your eyes I get lost
I get washed away
Just as long as I’m here in your arms
I could be in no better place
You’re simply the best
Better than all the rest
Better than anyone
anyone I ever met
I’m stuck on your heart
I hang on every word you say
Tear us apart
baby I would rather be dead
Each time you leave me I start losing control
you’re walking away with my heart and my soul
I can feel you even when I’m alone
oh baby don’t let go
You’re simply the best,
Better than all the rest
Better than anyone
Anyone I ever met
I’m stuck on your heart
I hang on every word you say
Tear us apart
baby I would rather be dead
You’re the best
1. THE BEST
LOVE THING
Writers: Holly Knight/ Albert Hammond
Saw you there so confused
I knew that I could make my move now
treading softly I walked over to you
we talked about this thing called loved
Saw your eyes open wide and I knew you’re heart was in it
let me take you there, let me take you there tonight
Get on board
Get on my love thing
Gonna drive you wild ooh hoo
I wanna show you I wanna hear you sing
baby we got a love thing right now
Close your eyes, follow me
I’ll show you a world you’ve never been to
Take a ride on my love machine
and I won’t do anything you can’t get into
What I got is what you need
and you won’t do a thing about it
let me take you there, let me take you there tonight
Get on board
Get on my love thing
Gonna drive you wild ooh hoo
I wanna show you I wanna hear you sing
baby we got a love thing right now
I never want you to go
I always want you to stay
So c’mon baby c’mon now,
c’mon now c’mon now c’mon
‘Love’
Saw your eyes open wide
and I knew you’re heart was in it
Oh let me take you there, let me take you there tonight
Get on board
Get on my love thing
Gonna drive you wild ooh hoo
I wanna show you I wanna hear you sing
baby we got a love thing right now
2. BBC Radio Roger Davies interview/ LOVE THING
BETTER BE GOOD TO ME
Writers: Holly Knight/ Mike Chapman
A prisoner of your love
entangled in your web
hot whispers in the night
I’m captured by your spell
Oh yes I’m touched by this show of emotion
Should I be fractured by your lack of devotion
Should I should I
Oh you better be good to me
That’s how it’s gotta be now
Cause I don’t have no use
for what you losely call the truth
You better be good to me
And I think it’s oh so right
That we don’t need to fight
When we stand face to face
and you present your case
and I know you keep telling me that you love me
and I really do wanna believe
but did you think I’d just accept you in blind faith
Oh sure babe, anything to please you
But you better be good to me
That’s how it’s gotta be now
Cause I don’t have the time
For your over loaded lines
and I don’t have no use
for what you loosely call the truth
You better be good to me
And I really don’t see why it’s so hard to be
Good to me
And I don’t understand what’s your plan
that you can’t be good to me
What I can’t feel I surely cannot see why can’t you be
Good to me
If it is not real I do not wish to see why can’t you be
Good to me
Oh you better be good to me
That’s how it’s gotta be now
Cause I don’t have no use
for what you losely call the truth
You better be good to me
3. BETTER BE GOOD TO ME
‘This was a greatest hits package, and Tina wanted a bonus single to round out the package. I had submitted Love Thing to her for Foreign Affair and she wasn’t sure about the tune, I think she thought it was too racy. I asked her to have a second listen when they were looking for a single for this record, I had ‘cleaned’ the lyrics up a bit, and Tina decided she loved it after all and recorded it. Not many people have seen the video, but I think she never looked hotter. I remember thinking that she would’ve made a great Cat Woman. She was clad from head to toe in a Leopard skin halter dress by Azzadine Alia. The woman has style’. -HK
