More songs by Diana Ross
Description
Composer Lyricist, Producer, Recordingarranger: Nickolas Ashford
Composer Lyricist, Producer, Recordingarranger: Valerie Simpson
Stringarranger: Rob Mounsey
Stringarranger: John Davis
Lyrics and translation
Original
No one, no one gets the prize.
No one, no one, no one gets the prize.
We were the best of friends when it all began.
He came into town and changed the plan.
I knew she felt the same as me.
Which one of us could it be?
Uh-huh.
Just in fun, the fight had begun.
Before long, however, hate was spun.
She pretended the same as me. Oh, but friends again we'd never be.
Oh, oh, oh.
And no one, no one gets the prize. She told a lie and I told a lie.
No one, no one gets the prize.
Uh-huh. Uh-huh.
She schemed and dreamed and knowed in dirt that I was wrong for him.
I knowed him all the boys she'd hurt, and I would number them.
He was a ray of light that made our hearts live.
But neither one of us knew really how to give.
So we strategized and criticized, and figured how to divide. No one, no one gets the prize.
She told lies, and I lied.
I lied, yeah.
No one, no one gets the prize.
No, no, no.
Yeah.
Yeah.
Back off.
Ooh, yeah. Ooh, yeah.
Fancy me, thought I had my degree in love and how to love a wannabe prize.
I had a one-step plan to prove it, and pride in my pocket for looks.
Only in fun, but love had to show me one thing.
I was so right, so right.
Thought I could turn emotion on and off. I was so sure, so sure.
But love taught me. Ooh, what? Ooh, what?
Ooh, what about?
I defied anyone to claim that I didn't control whatever moved in my soul.
I could tempt touch delight just because you fell for me.
Why should I be left out?
Love had to show me one thing.
I was so right, so right.
Thought I could turn emotion on and off. I was so sure. I was so, so sure.
Love taught me. Taught me.
Ooh, what?
Ooh, what? Ooh, what about? Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh. Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh. Ooh, ah, ah.
Ah, ah, ah, ah.
Love taught me, taught me, taught me, taught me.
I was so right, so right.
Thought I could turn emotion on and off. I was so sure.
Ooh.
But love taught me.
Ooh, what? Ooh, what? Ooh, what about? So right, so right.
But love-Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh.
Hey, hey, hey, hey. Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh.
Mm, mm, mm, mm, mm. Mm, mm, mm, mm, mm, mm. I'm so right, so right.
But I can feel your motion.
Oh, you know I'm so sure, ooh.
That love taught me.
Who was, who was, who was the boss? So right, so right.
But I can feel your motion.
Oh, you know I'm so sure, so sure.
That love taught me. Taught me.
Who had, who had the boss?
Yeah. Taught me.
Stand right up in my face and love taught, taught me, taught me.
Who was the boss in the audience? Who ran the show?
Love taught me. Mm-hmm. Who was the boss in the audience?
Who ran the show? Love taught me. Yeah.
Love. Going on with the business. Love taught me.
Taught you, taught me. Stand right up in my face. Love taught me.
Love taught me. Who was the boss?
Who was, who was, who was the boss? Love taught me.
Whoo! Who was the boss? I say it again. Love taught me.
Love taught me. Who had it in the audience?
Whoo! Love taught me.
Who was, who was, who was the boss? Love taught me.
Who was the boss in the audience? Who ran the show?
Ooh, ooh, ooh.
Ooh, ooh, ooh. Ooh, ooh. Who was the boss, yeah? Love, love, love, love.
Love was the boss, yes.