Lady (You Bring Me Up)

Album: In The Pocket (1981)
Charted: 56 8
Play Video
  • Lady, you bring me up when I'm down,
    And maybe you're gonna change my life around

    You came to me when I was lonely and no one cared
    You made me see that I was only, just runnin' scared
    I saw your face and somethin' told me, you were the one
    You smiled at me and now I see: my life's begun

    Lady, (pretty lady) you bring me up when I'm down,
    Up when I'm down
    (And maybe you're gonna change my life around)
    Gonna change my life around, yeah
    Lady, you brought me in from out the rain, yeah
    Maybe my life will never be the same

    Once I was filled with desperation, a solitary man
    You gave me hope and inspiration, like only true love can
    Now I believe in what you're sayin', I'm ten feet tall
    This love don't need no explainin', we've got it all

    (Lady, you bring me up when I'm down)
    Up when I'm down
    And maybe (Maybe you're gonna change my life around)

    La la la la la la
    La la la la la la
    Na na na na na na na
    Na na na na na na
    Na na na na na na
    Na na na na la la la la la

    Whoa lady, you bring me up when I'm down
    Up when I'm down
    (And maybe, yeah, you're gonna change my life around)
    Gonna change my life around, yeah
    Lady, pretty lady, you brought me in from out the rain
    And maybe my life will never be the same
    It'll never be the same, yeah

    Lady, woo, you bring me up when I'm down,
    Up when I'm down
    (And maybe, maybe you're gonna change my life around)
    Yeah, yeah, yeah (ooo)
    Lady

    (Lady, you bring me up when I'm down)
    (And maybe you're gonna change my life around woo)
    (Lady)

    (Woo Lady)
    (You bring me up when I'm down) Writer/s: Albert Vernon Hudson, Dave Jr. Roberson, Kevin Duane McCord
    Publisher: Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Universal Music Publishing Group
    Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

Comments: 3

  • Barry from Sauquoit, NyOn June 14th 1981, "Lady (You Bring Me Up)" by the Commodores entered Billboard's Hot Top 100 chart at position #84; and on August 30th it peaked at #8 (for 3 weeks) and spent 22 weeks on the Top 100...
    It reached #5 on Billboard's R&B Singles chart...
    Lionel Richie sang lead on the record and the week it peaked at #8 on the Top 100 the #1 record for that week was "Endless Love" by Diana Ross and Lionel Richie.
  • Alejandro from Chinandega, NicaraguaBeautiful and great song.
  • Ed from Incognito, IlLionel Ritchie is a great performer. Anyone who hasn't heard this man perform live should put it on their things-to-do-before-I-die list.
see more comments

Editor's Picks

When Rock Belonged To Michelob

When Rock Belonged To MichelobSong Writing

Michelob commercials generated hits for Eric Clapton, Genesis and Steve Winwood in the '80s, even as some of these rockers were fighting alcoholism.

Mike Campbell

Mike CampbellSongwriter Interviews

Mike is lead guitarist with Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers, and co-writer of classic songs like "Boys Of Summer," "Refugee" and "The Heart Of The Matter."

Protest Songs

Protest SongsMusic Quiz

How well do you know your protest songs (including the one that went to #1)?

Best Band Logos

Best Band LogosSong Writing

Queen, Phish and The Stones are among our picks for the best band logos. Here are their histories and a design analysis from an expert.

Michael Schenker

Michael SchenkerSongwriter Interviews

The Scorpions and UFO guitarist is also a very prolific songwriter - he explains how he writes with his various groups, and why he was so keen to get out of Germany and into England.

American Hits With Foreign Titles

American Hits With Foreign TitlesSong Writing

What are the biggest US hits with French, Spanish (not "Rico Suave"), Italian, Scottish, Greek, and Japanese titles?