Timing

Lyrics

[Verse 1: Ashford & Simpson, Valerie Simpson, Nickolas Ashford] I wanna be hot, I wanna be bad I wanna be someone you wish you had I wanna be perfect, I wanna be loved Be something special in this world (World, whoa, woo, hoo) I wanna be bold, I wanna be tough Be sensitive, but not too much (Hey, hey, hey, hey) I wanna have friends, I wanna have fun In the crowd, you're number one (Ooh-ooh, yeah, yeah, yeah) [Pre-Chorus: Nickolas Ashford] There's a minus and a plus, and somewhere in the middle To get what you want, here's thе secret to the riddlе [Chorus: Ashford & Simpson] Timing, is everything Timing, hoo, is everything [Verse 2: Ashford & Simpson, Valerie Simpson, Nickolas Ashford] I wanna be cool, I wanna be kind More than both, have a mystic mind (Yeah, oh yeah) I wanna have heart, I wanna have pride Someone standing by my side (I wanna have it, yeah) I wanna be bold, I wanna have taste On the A-list, and in the right place (Hey, hey, ooh, alright) I want liberation, fortune and fame Go to The Ritz where they know my name (You know it, oh, ho, ho) [Pre-Chorus: Valerie Simpson] There's a minus and a plus, and somewhere in the middle To get what I want, here's the secret to the riddle [Chorus: Ashford & Simpson, Nickolas Ashford, Valerie Simpson] Timing, ooh, oh-ho, is everything, ooh-hoo Timing, ooh, you know, is everything Timing is everything, everything, oh-oh, oh-oh Timing, hee-hee-hee, you know, is everything, oh [Instrumental Break] [Bridge: Valerie Simpson] Hey, oh [Chorus: Ashford & Simpson, Nickolas Ashford, Valerie Simpson] Timing, oh yeah, woo, is everything (You know, you know) Timing, ooh, put it on one, woo, good God, is everything (Oh yeah, ooh) Timing, ooh, is everything, everything, oh-oh, oh-oh Timing, you know, ooh, is everything (Come help me sing it) [Outro: Ashford & Simpson, Nickolas Ashford, Valerie Simpson] Timing, timing (Put it on two, ooh) is everything (I can keep on trying) Timing, timing (Watch the way you move, keep it in the groove, woo) Is everything (Everything, everything, ow) Say it, say it, say it, is everything, oh yeah, yeah Timing, ooh baby, is everything Timing, ooh, get it right is everything (Everything, everything) Timing, timing, is everything (Everything, everything, ooh) Timing