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"You're My Driving Wheel"
(written by B. Holland, F. Stafford, R. Brown, H. Beatty)
Recorded by The Supremes (Mary Wilson, Scherrie Payne, and Susaye Greene)
Eleven weeks on the r&b charts
Single produced by Brian Holland
from Motown album #873, The Supremes:
Mary, Scherrie & Susaye
(1976)
The Supremes: Mary_Scherrie_Susaye_lp

Lead: Scherrie Payne

(Album version)

ALL:
You're my driving wheel

SCHERRIE:
Feels good, baby

ALL:
You take me farther

SUSAYE:
Ooh!

ALL:
Than I've been before

SCHERRIE:
Ride, ride, ride, ride

ALL:
You're my driving wheel

SCHERRIE:
Feels so good , baby!

ALL:
Just one touch

MARY/SUSAYE:
Ow!/Ooh!

ALL:
Opens up my door

SCHERRIE:
You're the engine that keeps me running
You're the motor that keeps me coming…
To the road that keeps on winding
Coming to the love
I keep on finding
Every time you touch me

ALL:
Starts my motor running
I like the way you keep it humming
Keeps my motor running
I like the way you keep it humming,

MARY:
Hey!

ALL:
You're my driving wheel

SCHERRIE:
You better believe it, baby

ALL:
You take me farther

SUSAYE:
Whoo!

ALL/SUSAYE harmonizes:
Than I’ve been before

SCHERRIE:
Than I’ve been before, yeah

ALL:
You’re my driving wheel

SCHERRIE:
My driving wheel, baby

ALL:
Just one touch--Ow!

ALL/SUSAYE harmonizes:
Opens up my door

SCHERRIE:
Opens up my door
Ain't a road in life
I can't travel
As long as I know you're there
Ain't no map I can't unravel
As long as I know you care
Every time you touch me

ALL:
Starts my motor running
I like the way you keep it humming
Keeps my motor running
I like the way you keep it humming, Oh!

ALL:
You're my driving wheel

SCHERRIE:
I can’t hear ya now

ALL:
You take me farther

SCHERRIE:
Uh huh

ALL:
Than I’ve been before

SCHERRIE:
Than I’ve been before—

ALL:
You’re my driving wheel
Just one touch
Opens up my door

INTERLUDE

SCHERRIE:
Uh huh…
Uh huh, Uh huh, Uh huh huh,
Uh huh, Uh huh huh, Uh huh
Uh huh, huh, huh

ALL:
You're my driving wheel

SCHERRIE:
Driving wheel, baby

ALL:
You take me farther

SUSAYE:
Ooh!

ALL/SUSAYE harmonizes:
Than I've been before

SCHERRIE:
Than I’ve been before

ALL:
You're my driving wheel

SCHERRIE:
Drive me crazy, baby!

ALL:
Just one touch
Opens up my door

SCHERRIE:
Opens up my door, yeah

ALL:
You’re my driving wheel

SCHERRIE:
My driving wheel, baby

ALL:
You take me farther
Than I’ve been before

SUSAYE:
Yeah, yeah, ooh!

ALL:
You’re my driving wheel

SCHERRIE:
You’re my driving wheel, baby

ALL:
Just one touch

SCHERRIE:
Just one touch

ALL/SUSAYE harmonizes:
Opens up my door

SCHERRIE:
Opens up my door, yeah

ALL:
You’re my driving wheel

SCHERRIE:
You keep me moving, baby

ALL:
You take me farther

SCHERRIE:
You take me farther

ALL:
Than I’ve been before

SCHERRIE:
Than I’ve been before

ALL:
You’re my driving wheel

SCHERRIE:
You keep me groovin’, baby

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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