(Buffy Sainte-Marie) [Intro by Harvey Fuqua & Honey Cone's Carolyn Willis:]

Honey? Honey?

Yeah?

It's time.

I know. But it's been so nice.

Yeah, it has been groovy.

But there's something I have to tell you first

And it's a long story. [Lead vocals by Susaye Greene:]

You're not a king

You're not an angel

You're a man I'm not a queen

I'm a woman

Please take my hand We'll make a space

In our lives that we planned

And here we'll stay

Yeah, here we'll stay

Until it's time for you to go Yes, we're different, we're worlds apart

We're not the same

We laughed and play from the start

Just like you were in the game You could have stayed

Outside my heart

But no, no, no, no, in you came

And here you'll stay

Yes, here you'll stay

Until it's time for you to go

(ooh ooh ooh ooh, oo-oo-oo-ooh)

(time to go) Don't ask me why (ask me why)

Don't you dare don't ask me how

(don't ask me how)

Don't ask forever

Just love me, baby

Love me

Love me now Ahhhh, this love of mine (love of mine)

(had no beginning, ooh ooh)

It has no end I was an oak

Now I'm a willow (willow)

And you know, baby, I can bend And though you'll never

Never, never, never, ever see me again

(never, never, never, never)

It's too late, baby

Yeah, it's too late

Too late, now

It's time for you to go, oh oh oh oh

And here, here

Here I'm gonna stay

Until it's tiiiiiiiiiiiime for you to go, oh oh

Go-o-o, ooooooooooooooooooooooooooh It's too late, baby, yes

I hate to see you go, boy

Hey-ey-ey-ey

I know you have to go on

Stay, love

Just stay don't go

Ple-e-eeeeeeee-ease

Please, please, pleeeeeeeeeeeeeee-e-ease