Words and Music by Clyde Otis Murray Stein and Brook Benton
Brook> Well, now, it takes more than a robin to make the winter go And it takes two lips of fire to melt away the snow Dinah> Well, it takes two hearts a-cookin' to make a fire grow And baby you've got what it takes
Dinah> You know it takes a lot of kissin' Brook> SPOKEN (Tell me about it) to make a romance sweet Dinah> Ooh, it takes a lot of lovin' to make my life complete Brook> Mmm, and it takes a lot of woman to knock me off my feet and baby, you've got what it takes.
Dinah> I said, Both> mm, mm, mm. uh-huh, mm, mm, mm Dinah> Ah, ah, hah Both> mm, mm Brook> You know you've got just what it takes!
Brook> Because it takes more than an effort to stay away from you It'd take more than a lifetime to prove that I'll be true Dinah> But it takes somebody special to make me say, 'I do.' Brook> SPOKEN 'Oh, yeah' Dinah> And baby, you've got what it takes.
Dinah> Ah, ah, hah Both> mm, mm, uh-huh, mm, mm, mm Both> Mmm Brook> You know you've got just what it takes
Dinah> Because it takes oh yeah Dinah> SPOKEN **' You're back in my spot again, honey'** Brook> SPOKEN **'I like your spot'** Dinah> To stay away from you Brook> SPOKEN 'I can't stay away from you' Dinah> It takes more than a lifetime, daddy, to prove that I'll be true Dinah> SPOKEN 'NOW it's you' Brook> But, it takes somebody special Dinah> SPOKEN 'Like me, baby' to make me say, 'I do.' Both> And baby you've got what it takes
Dinah> SPOKEN 'C'mon, let's play it again, huh?' Brook> SPOKEN 'C'mon, let's do it one more time, all right?' Both> And baby you've got what it takes Dinah> SPOKEN 'One more time, Brook' Brook> SPOKEN 'Ah-ha, OK, Ah-ha' Both> And baby you've got what it takes
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