Original Four Tops version
She used to be everything to me
When she was my girl, uh-hum (my girl), when she was my girl
I held her near, told her how much I cared
When she was my girl, uh-hum (my girl), when she was my girl
When she was my girl, there was laughter and loving in my world everyday
When she was my girl, oh what joy she would bring
Now I've lost everything
She's gone, gone, gone, gone, gone
I spend the night dreaming how she used to be
When she was my girl, uh-hum (my girl), when she was my girl
When she was my girl, there was laughter and loving in my world, yes it was
When she was my girl, oh what joy she would bring
Now I've lost everything
She's gone, the big legged girl is gone
She used to be everything to me
When she was my girl, yeah (my girl), my girl, uh-hum
She (my girl), she, my girl
She's so foxy, can't you see, and this girl belongs to me
She's my girl
When we walk down the street I would tell everyone we meet
This is my girl
She, she was my girl, oh right
I love...
[Fades out]
WHEN SHE WAS MY GIRL is a song written by Marc Blatte and Larry Gottlieb and released by Four Tops as a single in 1981. The above lyrics are for the original Four Tops version of WHEN SHE WAS MY GIRL as released in 1981.
Bruce Springsteen recorded WHEN SHE WAS MY GIRL and released it on his 2022 album Only The Strong Survive. See the album version for more details.
List of available versions of WHEN SHE WAS MY GIRL on this website:
WHEN SHE WAS MY GIRL [Album version]