Song Lyrics

Ah ah listen everybody, especially you girls
Is it right to be left alone when the one you love is never home?
I love too hard my friends sometimes say
I believe, I believe that a woman should be loved that way
But it hurts me so inside to see you treat me so unkind
Somebody somewhere tell her it's fair

Can I get a witness? (Somebody, somebody)
Can I want a witness, yeah (be my witness)
Somebody (somebody, somebody)
I want a witness (be my witness)

Is it right to be treated so bad (somebody, somebody)
When you give her everything you had? (Be my witness)
Even toss in my sleep (somebody, somebody)
'Cause I haven't seen my baby all week (be my witness)
Now you chicks who do agree
That this ain't the way love's supposed to be
Let me hear you, let me hear you say yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

Up early in the morning (somebody, somebody)
With her on my mind (be my witness)
Just to find it out all night (somebody, somebody)
That I been cryin' (be my witness)
But I believe, I believe (somebody, somebody)
A woman's a man's best friend (be my witness)
So I'm gonna stick by her (somebody, somebody)
'Til the very end (be my witness)
She's caused me so much misery
I forget how love's supposed to be
Somebody, somewhere tell her it's unfair

Can I get a witness?
Oh, I want a witness (somebody, somebody)
Somebody (be my witness)
Oh I, I really, really need a witness (be my witness)

Everybody knows (somebody, somebody)
Especially, you girls (be my witness)
A love can be sad (somebody, somebody)
Half of love is twice as bad (be my witness)
Now you chicks who do agree
That this ain't the way love's supposed to be
Let me hear you, let me hear you say yeah, yeah, yeah

I want a witness (somebody, somebody)
Need it right now (be my witness?)
Gotta get it somehow (somebody, somebody)
Oh yeah I need a witness, yeah (be my witness)
I need a witness, yeah (somebody, somebody)
Give it to me, yeah (be my witness)
I need a witness

Edward Jr. Holland, Lamont Dozier, Brian Holland

The duration of Can I Get a Witness is 2:43 minutes and seconds.