I Heard It Through The Grapevine (Live in Montreux 1980)

Lyrics

[Intro] Woo Hello? Hello, Marvin? Yeah, who is this? Frankie, what's happenin'? Yeah, man, look here, somethin' funky is goin' down, man What do you mean somethin' funky going down, man? I'm over here working, man Ah man, somethin' funky is going down Look here, I just saw your lady go in the motel, man With one of your best friends It just didn't look right, Marvin Speak up, man! What you gon' say about it, man? Tryna let you know what's happenin' Say what, Frankie? Don't tell me that, what'd you see? Ah man, it's true, it's true, funky Ah Frankie, don't tell my lady's like that, man Ah man Huh? She just don't love you no more, man I guess she don't love you no more Look here, I got to now, man, I got to go I'll talk to you later, alright? Later Frankie, don't hang up; don't hang up, Frankie [Verse 1] Ooh, I bet you're wonderin' how I knew 'Bout your plans to make me blue With some other guy you knew before Between the two of us guys You know I love you more [Pre-Chorus] It took me by surprise I must say When I found out yesterday [Chorus] Don't you know that I heard it through the grapevine Not much longer would you be mine Oh, I heard it through the grapevine I'm just about to lose my mind Honey, honey, yeah I heard it through the grapevine Not much longer would you be mine, baby, ooh [Verse 2] Now, I know a man ain't supposed to cry But these tears I can't hold inside Losin' you would end my life, you see 'Cause you mean that much to me [Pre-Chorus] Now, you could have told me yourself That you loved someone else [Chorus] Instead I heard it through the grapevine Not much longer would you be mine Oh, I heard it through the grapevine, baby Now I'm just about to lose my mind Honey, honey, yeah I heard it through the grapevine Not much longer would you be mine, baby, ooh I heard it through the grapevine Not much longer would you be mine, baby Oh, Lord have mercy I heard it through the grapevine Not much longer would you be mine, baby, yeah yeah yeah yeah [Bridge] When I heard the news I didn't know what to do, baby Ah, it started to tear me up, broken up in my heart, baby I didn't know how to handle the feeling, baby I don't wanna believe it, baby, no I don't Broke down and began to go on, baby I broke down on being alone Why, baby? Oh baby, oh why Don't you love me no more, baby? Don't you love me, baby? Oh baby, ah baby Ooh, I can't stand it I, now listen here [Verse 3] Now, I know a man ain't supposed to cry But these tears I can't hold inside Losin' you would end my life, you see 'Cause you mean that much to me, baby [Pre-Chorus] Should have told me yourself That you loved someone else, baby [Chorus] But instead I heard it through the grapevine Not much longer would you be mine I heard it through the grapevine, baby Girl, I'm just about to lose my mind Honey, honey, yeah I heard it through the grapevine Not much longer would you be mine, baby, ooh I heard it through the grapevine Not much longer would you be mine, baby, yes I did I heard it through the grapevine, hey [Outro] Heard it through the grapevine, y'all