Just My Imagination (Running Away with Me)
The Temptations
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Each day through my window I watch her as she passes by I say to myself you're such a lucky guy To have a girl like her is truly a dream come true Out of all the fellows in the world she belongs to me But it was just my imagination Runnin' away with me It was just my imagination runnin' away with me Soon we'll be married and raise a family (oh yeah) A cozy little home out in the country with two children maybe three I tell you I can visualize it all This couldn't be a dream for too real it all seems But it was just my imagination once again runnin' way with me Tell you it was just my imagination runnin' away with me Every night on my knees I pray, dear Lord, hear my plea Don't ever let another take her love from me or I would surely die Her love is heavenly, when her arms enfold me I hear a tender rhapsody, but in reality she doesn't even know me Just my imagination once again runnin' way with me Tell you it was just my imagination runnin' away with me No, no, I can't forget her Just my imagination once again runnin' way with me Just my imagination runnin' away with me
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Written by: BARRETT STRONG, NORMAN WHITFIELD, NORMAN J. WHITFIELD
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
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3 facts about this song
Eddie Kendricks Version1. Eddie Kendricks, one of the members of the Temptations, sung the lead vocals on their version of "Just My Imagination (Running Away with Me)".
2. Eddie Kendricks left The Temptations after recording this song due to both personal and professional issues.
3. It was the last Temptations single to feature Kendricks in the lead. He departed from the group shortly after the song was recorded.
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The Rolling Stones Version4. The Rolling Stones covered "Just My Imagination (Running Away with Me)" in their 1978 album "Some Girls".
5. The Stones chose this song as homage to their love of soul music, a different genre from their usual rock and roll style.
6. They adapted it to their signature rock style, with Mick Jagger singing in a soulful tone that gives a tribute to the Motown sound.
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The Temptations Original Version7. It was The Temptations' third number 1 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States.
8. The song was created by the songwriting/production team of Norman Whitfield and Barrett Strong, and it included a B-side track, "You Make Your Own Heaven and Hell Right Here on Earth".
9. The song was sampled or covered by several other artists and used in multiple films and television series after its original release.
10. Unlike most other Temptations songs which had a funkier, grittier sound, "Just My Imagination" was a return to the smoother, softer sound that The Temptations were originally known for.
11. "Just My Imagination" was also a pivotal song in the group's evolution, as it marked their transition from their earlier Motown sound towards more socially conscious themes.
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