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Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
The Brothers Johnson
Performer
Quincy Jones
Performer
Lee Ritenour
Guitar
Ian Underwood
Programming
Harvey Mason
Drums
Toots Thielemans
Harmonica
Glenn Ferris
Trombone
Billy Cobham
Percussion
Dave Grusin
Piano
Don Lewis
Keyboards
Ralph MacDonald
Percussion
Bill Lamb
Trumpet
Chuck Findley
Trumpet
Ernie Watts
Saxophone
Terry Harrington
Flute
Sahib Shihab
Flute
Paul Riser
Performer
Jim Gilstrap
Background Vocals
Jesse Kirkland
Background Vocals
Syreeta Wright
Background Vocals
Pepper Swinson
Background Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
George Johnson
Composer
Louis Johnson
Composer
The Brothers Johnson
Arranger
Quincy Jones
Arranger
Paul Riser
Arranger
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Quincy Jones
Producer
Lyrics
Ya, ya, ya, ya, ha
Ya, ya, ya, ya, ha
Ya, ya, ya, ya, ha, ha
I'm a man full of fun
I can't stop, must book, I gotta run
'Cause there's things I got to do
I can't do 'em all staying with you
Now if you want me, you got to get me
But I promise you that you'll miss me
I know you can't hold on
'Cause this bull is much to strong
Ya, ya, ya, ya, ha
Ya, ya, ya, ya, ha
Ya, ya, ya, ya, ha, ha
I got to keep movin' around
I can't let nothing tie me down
'Cause once you've got a love jones
You've got to be at home jones
There's no way that I can do it
I can't seem to satisfy you
If you want me all the time, girl
I can't promise I'll be true
Ya, ya, ya, ya, ha
Ya, ya, ya, ya, ha
Ya, ya, ya, ya, ha, ha
Ya, ya, ya, ya, ha
Ya, ya, ya, ya, ha
Ya, ya, ya, ya, ha, ha
There's people I got to see
I got to move along to be me
You can't stop the rainin'
You can't mend a heart when it's painin'
So I'd rather not be
What you want to see
I don't want to see you cry
When I give someone else a try
Free and single
Free and single
Free and single
Free and single
There's no way that I can do it
Free and single
I can't seem to satisfy you
Free and single
If you want me all the time, girl
Free and single
I can't promise I'll be true, yeah
Free and single
I can't promise I'll be true
I might change
I might change
Rearrange on you
Ya, ya, ya, ya, ya
I said, I might change
I might change
Rearrange, like I always do
Ya, ya, ya, ya, ya
I might keep you one day
The next, I won't have ya
I might keep you one day
The next day, I'll have me a new one
Come on, come on, come on, come on
Come on, come on, oh-oh-oh, come on
Well, it's the way I am
And the way I'll be
If you want to stay
Come on and see me
But I might change
I might change, tell me
I might change or rearrange
I might change your brain
I might change your brain
I might change your brain
Or rearrange all your marbles, hey
Well
Ah, one day, it might be you
The next day, I might have two...
Written by: George Johnson, Louis Johnson