"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)
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 Ive been before
SCHERRIE:
Than Ive been before, yeah
ALL:
Youre 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 cant hear ya now
ALL:
You take me farther
SCHERRIE:
Uh huh
ALL:
Than Ive been before
SCHERRIE:
Than Ive been before
ALL:
Youre 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 Ive 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:
Youre my driving wheel
SCHERRIE:
My driving wheel, baby
ALL:
You take me farther
Than Ive been before
SUSAYE:
Yeah, yeah, ooh!
ALL:
Youre my driving wheel
SCHERRIE:
Youre 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:
Youre my driving wheel
SCHERRIE:
You keep me moving, baby
ALL:
You take me farther
SCHERRIE:
You take me farther
ALL:
Than Ive been before
SCHERRIE:
Than Ive been before
ALL:
Youre my driving wheel
SCHERRIE:
You keep me groovin, baby |