It's Gotta Be That Way Lyrics - Gladys Knight And The Pips

Now if I should walk away 

From this freedom I now possess 

Honey, you must do the same 

Without having any regrets, no 

And you must offer me more 

Than your promise of treating me right 

Whoa, oh, oh, it's gotta be that way 

Now I don't mean to save my bill 

I must have money to be extreme 

Just give me a lot of love and care 

Oh, honey and all of those things 

And I won't ask no more of you 

Than I wouldn't do for you myself 

Whoa, oh, oh, it's gotta be that way 

It's gotta be that way 

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Now we can't judge what we've got 

By the people living next door 

Even though Mr. Jones makes 

Ooh and he has a whole lot more 

But instead let's make each other feel 

That having our love is twice as much 

Whoa, oh, oh, it's gotta be that way 

Now should our mothers say something 

About maybe doing each other wrong 

I'd simply say we can work it out 

And politely ask them to leave us alone 

And we won't let our friends interfere 

Let our problems to them be unknown 

Whoa, oh, oh, it's gotta be that way 

It's gotta be that way 

I want to say it's gotta be that way 

It's gotta be that way 

It's gotta be that way, Lord, Lord 

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And if I give you all I've got 

I want all that you've got to give 

Whoa, oh, oh, it's gotta be that way 

It's gotta be that way 

Now if you should sometimes 

Want to be out with the boys 

It's alright with me, go ahead 

If that's really what you enjoy 

And if I want to be with the girls 

Playing cards and all those kinds of games 

Whoa, oh, oh, it's gotta be that way 

Now I'm not trying to be demanding 

I just want to have a little understanding 

'Cause this ain't no game we're about to play 

Lord, Lord 

And a good foundation is based on 

A lot of love and sacrifice 

Whoa, oh, oh, it's gotta be that way 

It's gotta be that way 

I wanna say it's gotta be that way 

Can't you understand, can't you understand 

It's gotta be that way 

No matter how much I love you, babe 

It's gotta be that way 

If I give all I've got to you 

It's gotta be that way