Song: Penny Lover ~~ 1983 ~~ 5:28
Artist: Lionel Richie
LP/CD: Can’t Slow Down ~~ Motown ~~ 1983
Composers: Lionel Richie~Brenda Harvey-Richie

Also recorded by: Ambelique

Penny lover, don’t walk on by
Penny lover, don’t you make me cry
Can’t you see girl, who my heart’s beating for
You’re the only girl that I adore

The first time I saw you
Oh, you looked so fine
And I had a feelin’
One day you’d be mine

Honey, you came along and captured my heart
Now my love is somewhere lost in your kiss
When I’m all alone it’s you that I miss
Girl, a love like yours is hard to resist, whoa...oh...whoa...

Penny lover, my love’s on fire
Penny lover, you’re my one desire
Tell me, baby, could this be true
That I could need someone like I need you

Nights warm and tender
Oh, lyin’ next to you
Girl, I surrender
Oh, what more can I do

I’ve spent all of my life in search of your love
Now there’s one more thing I’d like to say
Don’t you ever take your sweet love away
Girl, I’ll do anything, just please stay, whoa...oh...whoa...

I don’t understand it, oh, what’s come over me
But I’m not gonna worry, no, not anymore
‘Cause when a man’s in love, he’s only got one story
That’s why my love is somewhere lost in your kiss
When I’m lost and alone it’s you that I miss
With a love like yours, it’s hard to resist, whoa...oh...whoa...

Penny lover, don’t you walk on by (Don’t you walk on by)
Penny lover, don’t you make me cry (Don’t you make me cry, baby)
Penny lover (Ooh), don’t you walk on by (Don’t you walk on by)
Penny lover, don’t you make me cry (Ho...penny, baby)

Penny lover, don’t you walk on by (Don’t you walk on by)
(I remember the first time I saw you, baby)
Penny lover, don’t you make me cry
(You had the look in your eye, you had the look in your eye, yeah, yeah)

Ooh, pretty baby
I just wanted to reach out and touch you, baby
I wanna reach out and hold you
I wanna reach out and say, woo...ooh...
Don’t make me cry
I wanna talk about you everyday
{Penny lover, woo...ooh...}
Need you, baby, need you, baby
Oh, Penny
{Penny lover, woo...ooh...} Oh, Penny, baby
Can’t you see I need you, baby
{Penny lover, woo...ooh...}
Don’t you walk on by, ooh...ho...
{Penny lover, woo...ooh...}
Can’t you see how much I need you, baby
My Penny {Penny lover, woo...ooh...}
Don’t you walk on by
Oh, oh, Penny
My baby

Transcribed by: Char Star
Uploaded on: April 18, 1999