Can it be I stayed away too long Did I leave your mind when I was gone It's not my thing trying to get back But this time let me tell you where I'm at You don't have to worry 'cause I'm coming Back to where I should have always stayed And now I've heard the maybe to your story And it's enough love for me to stay Can it be I stayed away too long Did I leave your mind when I was gone It's not my thing trying to get back But this time let me tell you where I'm at I wanna, wanna be where you are Anywhere you are I wanna, wanna be where you are Everywhere you are Please don't close the door to our future There's so many things we haven't tried I could love you better than I used to And give you all the love I have inside I wanna, wanna be where you are Any, any, anywhere you are I wanna, wanna be where you are I gotta be where you are I wanna be, I wanna be, oh Yeah, yeah, baby, now I wanna be, I wanna be, oh Ooh, I wanna be, I wanna be, oh Na na, yeah yeah I wanna be, I wanna be, oh I wanna be, I wanna be, oh Na na, baby I wanna be, I wanna be, oh I wanna be, I wanna be, oh Ooh ooh, baby
Can it be I stayed away too long Did I leave your mind when I was gone It's not my thing trying to get back But this time let me tell you where I'm at You don't have to worry 'cause I'm coming Back to where I should have always stayed And now I've heard the maybe to your story And it's enough love for me to stay Can it be I stayed away too long Did I leave your mind when I was gone It's not my thing trying to get back But this time let me tell you where I'm at I wanna, wanna be where you are Anywhere you are I wanna, wanna be where you are Everywhere you are Please don't close the door to our future There's so many things we haven't tried I could love you better than I used to And give you all the love I have inside I wanna, wanna be where you are Any, any, anywhere you are I wanna, wanna be where you are I gotta be where you are I wanna be, I wanna be, oh Yeah, yeah, baby, now I wanna be, I wanna be, oh Ooh, I wanna be, I wanna be, oh Na na, yeah yeah I wanna be, I wanna be, oh I wanna be, I wanna be, oh Na na, baby I wanna be, I wanna be, oh I wanna be, I wanna be, oh Ooh ooh, baby
A faixa foi escrita por Arthur "T-Boy" Ross e Leon Ware, marcando a primeira colaboração criativa entre esses dois compositores.
Michael Jackson atingiu o 7º lugar na parada Cash Box e a 16ª posição na Billboard Hot 100 com esta música em 1972.
O single chegou ao 2º lugar na parada de singles R&B da Billboard no mesmo ano de 1972.
Essa canção foi o terceiro hit consecutivo de Jackson no top 10 pop durante seus inícios de carreira solo na Motown.
É uma das músicas mais regravadas por ele, com versões realizadas por nomes como Zulema, Marvin Gaye, Willie Hutch, Jason Weaver e The Fugees.
Os compositores da música, Ware e Ross, escreveram anos depois o sucesso "I Want You" do Marvin Gaye.
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