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Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes - If You Don't Know Me by Now (Official Audio) ft. Teddy Pendergrass
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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes
Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes
Performer
Teddy Pendergrass
Teddy Pendergrass
Lead Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Leon Huff
Leon Huff
Songwriter
Kenneth Gamble
Kenneth Gamble
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Leon Huff
Leon Huff
Producer
Kenneth Gamble
Kenneth Gamble
Producer
Tony Martell
Tony Martell
Executive Producer

Lyrics

[Intro]
If you don't know me by now
You will never, never, never know me, ooh
[Verse 1]
All the things that we've been through
You should understand me like I understand you
Now baby, I know the difference between right and wrong
I ain't gonna do nothing to upset our happy home
[PreChorus]
Oh, don't get so excited
When I come home a little late at night
'Cause we only act like children
When we argue, fuss, and fight, hey-hey
[Chorus]
If you don't know me by now (If you don't know me by now)
You will never, never, never know me, ooh (You'll never, never, never know me, eh-hey)
[Chorus]
If you don't know me by now (If you don't, if you don't know me by now)
You will never never, never know me, ooh (No you won't, eh-hey)
[Verse 2]
We all got our own funny moods
I've got mine, woman, you got yours, too
Just trust in me like I trust in you
As long as we've been together
That should be so easy to do
[PreChorus]
Just get yourself together
Or we might as well say goodbye
What good is a love affair?
When we can't see eye to eye, oh
[Chorus]
If you don't know me by now (If you don't, if you don't know me, baby)
You will never, never, never know me, ooh (Hey-hey, hey-hey, eh-hey-hey)
[Chorus]
If you don't know me by now (If you don't know me by now)
You will never, never, never know me, ooh (No, you won't, oh)
[Chorus]
If you don't know me by now (Ten long years, ten long years, we've been together)
You will never, never, never know me, ooh (If you don't know me by now, oh, oh, oh)
Written by: Kenneth Gamble, Leon Huff

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