| Hi Berry
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| This is Diane, this is Mary, Florence
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| And on behalf of everyone at Motown
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| We also wish to extend our congratulations
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| We couldn’t get along without you
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| Just couldn’t feel the song without you
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| Without your hand to guide our way
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| We’d all be lost somewhere in yesterday
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| We need your strength
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| We need your courage too
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| We need your constant faith to see us through
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| We couldn’t get along without you
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| Just couldn’t feel the song without you
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| You gave us hope when all our hope was gone
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| With wise and patient hands you kept hangin' on
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| When things were dark, You brought us shining light
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| Words cannot express the way we feel tonight
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| Berry, on behalf of the people at home
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| And the people all over this country
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| To whom you are a shining example
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| Our deepest congratulations
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| And of course our deepest love
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| We need you now more than before
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| Success is one thing, but you taught us much more
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| We couldn’t get along without you
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| Just couldn’t feel the song without you
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| The world should know the man inside
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| Who worked with courage and a deep sense of pride
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| Your strong and guiding hand has shown us the way
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| From those who love you most we just want to say
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| We couldn’t get along without you
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| Just couldn’t feel the song without you… |