If I Could Build My Whole World Around You

Album

United

Label

Tamla

Genre

Soul

Composer(s)

Harvey Fuqua;Johnny Bristol;Vernon Bullock

Entered Chart

Dec 2, 1967

Peak Date

Jan 20, 1968

Released

November 14, 1967

Recorded

Hitsville USA; March 16 & 21, 1967

Catalog #

Tamla 54161

B-Side

If This World Were Mine*

[Verse 1: Marvin Gaye]
Oh, if I could build my whole world around you, darling
First I'd put heaven by your side
Pretty flowers would grow wherever you walk, honey
And over your head would be the bluest sky
Then I'd take every drop of rain
And wash all your troubles away
I'd have the whole world wrapped up in you darling
And that would be all right, oh yes it would

[Verse 2: Tammi Terrell]
If I could build my whole world around you
I'd make your eyes the morning sun
I'd put so much love where there is sorrow
I'd put joy where there's never been none
Then I'd give my love to you
For you to keep for the rest of your life
Oh, and happiness would surely be ours
And that would be all right, oh yes it would

[Bridge: Both]
Doo doo doo doo doo
Doo doo doo doo
Doo doo doo doo doo
Doo doo doo doo
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[Verse 3: Marvin Gaye, Tammi Terrell, & Both]
Oh, If I could build my whole world around you
I'd give you the greatest gift any woman could possess
And I'd step into this world you've created
And give you true love and tenderness
And there'd be something new with every tomorrow
To make this world better as days go by
That is if I could build my whole world around you
If I could build my whole world around you
And that would be all right, oh yeah

[Outro: Marvin Gaye, Tammi Terrell, & Both]
If I could build my whole world around you
If I could build my whole world around ya
And that would be all right, oh yeah
If I could just build my world, baby
If I could build it, build it all around ya
And that would be all right, oh yeah