Listen to 992 Arguments by The O'Jays

992 Arguments

The O'Jays

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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS

Norman Harris

Guitar

Leonard Pakula

Organ

Bunny Sigler

Guitar

Ronnie Baker

Bass

Earl Young

Drums

Roland Chambers

Roland Chambers

Guitar

Bobby Eli

Guitar

Leon Huff

Piano

Larry Washington

Larry Washington

Congas

Don Renaldo

Conductor

Don Renaldo and His String & Horn Sections

Don Renaldo and His String & Horn Sections

Horn Section

Eddie Levert

Vocals

Vincent Montana

Vincent Montana

Vibraphone

Walter Williams

Walter Williams

Vocals

William Powell

Vocals

COMPOSITION & LYRICS

Kenneth Gamble

Songwriter

Leon Huff

Songwriter

John Whitehead

Songwriter

Gene McFadden

Songwriter

Thomas Bell

Arranger

PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING

Leo Sacks

Reissue Producer

Kenneth Gamble

Producer

Leon Huff

Producer

Joe Tarsia

Engineer

Thomas Ruff

Mastering Engineer

Tony Martell

Executive Producer

Lyrics

[Chorus]

Nine hundred and ninety-two arguments

Nine hundred and ninety-two, quit just a-fighting

Nine hundred and ninety-two, I'm sick of you

[Verse 1]

I can't even go down to the corner

And get myself a cold, cold beer

'Cause when I come back to the house

Your mouth is the only thing I'm gonna hear

It's a shame

[PreChorus]

All this fussing and fighting we're doing

Don't you know that it's got to stop?

Don't make sense to go on this way

Our love affair is a total flop

[Chorus]

Nine hundred and ninety-two arguments

Nine hundred and ninety-two, quit just a-fighting

Nine hundred and ninety-two, I'm sick of you

[Verse 2]

I don't wanna leave you

But I gotta tell you just how it is

Life is too short to live in misery

There's so much that it has to give

[PreChorus]

Maybe we just weren't meant for each other

You know, we might have made a big mistake

But two people understand one another

Tell me, how long does it take?

[Chorus]

Nine hundred and ninety-two arguments

Nine hundred and ninety-two, quit just a-fighting

Nine hundred and ninety-two, I'm sick of you

[Instrumental]

Ah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

Ah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

[PreChorus]

Maybe we just weren't meant for each other

You know, we might have made a big mistake

But two people understand one another

Tell me, how long does it take?

[Chorus]

Nine hundred and ninety-two arguments

Nine hundred and ninety-two, quit just a-fighting

Nine hundred and ninety-two arguments

Nine hundred and ninety-two, quit just a-fighting

[Instrumental]

Woman, what you're doing, you know it ain't cool

Woman, what you're saying, you know it ain't cool

You ain't got to do all this fussin' and fightin' that you're doing

You know it ain't no good

All this cussin' and fussin' that you're doing, you know it ain't no good

I'm supposed to be wearing the pants around here

But all I get out of you is static, woman

Making my children nervous

They can't sleep at night, won't eat a bite

Gotta stop this arguing, baby

You don't know what you're doing to me now

Come on

[Outro]

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Written by: Gene McFadden, John Whitehead, Kenneth Gamble, Leon Huff

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