Song: I Call You Name ~~ 1979 ~~ 7:33
Artist: Switch
LP/CD: Switch II ~~ Gordy ~~ 1979
Composers: Bobby DeBarge~Gregory Williams

I used to think about immaterial things
You know like, do you love, do you want me
Are you gonna cal me like you said you would
Is this really your real phone number
But you know I’m a man now, baby, a grown man
And I came a long way, ha-ha
‘Cause there’s taught me one night
Taught me to hold on to my love

Some times
I just can’t help thinkin’ livin’ without you, baby
See, some time
I just can’t live cryin’ about you, baby

I’m not worried ‘bout a doggone thing
I’ll take anything you bring
Although I love the sunshine
I’ll still accept the rain

‘Cause when I’m in my lonely mood
And I just be with you
I tried everything to occupy my mind
But there was no substitute

Thinking all that life would be
When you’re not around
I just could not find a way
I wouldn’t even know up from down

But since I’ve had you in my life
All these can be found
So strong and true, baby
Are comin’ from you

You, I call your name, girl
Whenever I am lonely, baby
I call your name
When I feel the need of love
I think of you and it eases the pain
Take away the strain

‘Cause I don’t worry what my people say
In my life today
Although they try to say you’re not the one for me
I’ll love you any way

‘Cause there intentions might be cool
If what they say was true
But there’s more to you than they could ever see
And they don’t even know you

Thinking all that life would be
When you’re not around
I just could not find a way
I wouldn’t even know up from down

But since I’ve had you in my life
All these can be found
So strong and true, baby
Comin’ from you, you, you, you, you

You, I call your name, girl
Some times when I get lonely, baby
I call your name
When I feel the need of love
I think of you and it eases the pain
Take away the strain

You, I call your name, girl
Some times I get lonely, baby
I call your name
I just can’t seem to help myself for not wanting to be alone
‘Cause when I call your name, I call your name, ho...ho...
I think of you and it eases the pain
Take away the strain

I do, you do
Birds and bees do too
I love you, you love me
And I know
Whoa...oh...whoa...whoa...whoa...whoa...whoa...whoa...
I call your name and it eases the pain

See, I just don’t feel all by myself tonight
It seems like someone else is out there
Oh, thinkin’ about someone else, child
So you will know where I’m comin’ from
Oh, when I’m lonely, when I’m discouraged
Oh, I call your name, babe

There is no substitute for you
No one could take your place
You’re more than they can ever receive
That’s why I call your name

Oh, baby, when I am lonely
When I am discouraged
I call your name, girl
I think of you and it eases the pain
Take away the strain

You, I call your name, girl
Some times when I get lonely, baby
I call your name
When I feel the need of love
I think of you and it eases the pain
Take away the strain

Da da lee la la la la la la (Da da lee la la la la la la)
Da da lee la la la la la la (Da da lee la la dee da dee da)
Da da lee la la la la la la
I call your name, girl
Da da lee la la la la la la
I think of you and it eases the pain
Da da la da dee da la da da da
Take away the strain
Da da la da da da la da da da

(I call you, it’s you, baby)
I call your name (And you, baby, and you, whoa...oh...)
I call your name, girl (You-you-you-you-you-you-you-you-you-you-you-you-you)
I think of you and it eases the pain
Take away the strain (I call your name)

I do, you do
Birds and bees do too
I love you, you love me
And I know
Whoa...oh...whoa...whoa...whoa...whoa...whoa...whoa...
I call your name and it eases the pain

Transcribed by: Char Star
Uploaded on: December 16, 1999