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The Staple Singers - You've Got To Earn It
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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
The Staple Singers
The Staple Singers
Performer
The Memphis Symphony Orchestra
The Memphis Symphony Orchestra
Strings
The Bar-Kays
The Bar-Kays
Horn
Cleotha Staples
Cleotha Staples
Vocals
Mavis Staples
Mavis Staples
Vocals
Yvonne Staples
Yvonne Staples
Vocals
Roebuck Staples
Roebuck Staples
Vocals
Terry Manning
Terry Manning
Guitar
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Smokey Robinson
Smokey Robinson
Composer
Cornelius Grant
Cornelius Grant
Composer
The Bar-Kays
The Bar-Kays
Horn Arranger
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Al Bell
Al Bell
Producer

Lyrics

To get stones from a rock You've got to break it To get bread from dough You've got to bake it To get water from a faucet You've got to turn it If you wanna be loved If you wanna be loved (If you want to be loved) You've got to earn it To get fire from matches You've got to strike them To get the feeling like this You've got to like it To get ashes from wood You've got to burn it If you wanna be loved If you wanna be loved Ooh, you've got to earn it Throw hate right out of your heart To make broken things work You've got to fix 'em That's what you gotta do, now To make two things one You've got to mix them, yeah To get butter from milk You've got to churn it If you wanna be loved If you wanna be loved Said y'all You've got to earn it Earn it, earn it Earn it, earn it That's what you gott do, now Earn it, earn it Earn it, earn it Earn the right to be loved Earn it, earn it
Writer(s): Smokey Robinson, Cornelius Grant Lyrics powered by www.musixmatch.com
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