[Lyric] Only The Beginning (Thelma Houston & Jerry Butler)

[Vocals: Jerry Butler, Thelma Houston, both, (backing vocals)]

[Verse 1]
Ah, keep your live an open book
Why don't you stop and take a second look
Hey girl, don't put your heart up on a shelf
Oh, we owe it to ourselves...

[Pre-Chorus]
Hey, to try it again
That broken hearts will mend
Just keep an open mind
Love will take us, you will find

[Chorus]
(Hey, hey) hey, yeah
It's only the beginning, yeah
It's only the beginning, yeah
Love's got something good
Love's got something good
Love's got something good in store
[Verse 2]
You live your life on things gone by
Why don't you keep your head up to the sky?
Ooh, lovin' life can be so sweet
Mm, so don't givе in with one defeat

[Pre-Chorus]
Oh baby, just try lovе again
Why don't you (try it again), a-ha
Broken heart will mend (I know that)
Keep an open mind (yeah)
Love will take us, you will find (yeah...)

[Chorus]
(Hey, hey) hey hey, hey baby
It's only the beginning, yeah oo-wee baby
It's only the beginning, I know
Love's got something good
Love's got something good
Love's got something good in store

[Chorus]
(Hey, hey) hey, yeah
It's only the beginning, yeah
It's only the beginning, yeah
Why don't you try it again
I know that broken hearts will mend
You oughta keep an open mind
And love will take us, you will find, yeah
[Bridge]
(Love's got something good) never stop believin'
(Love's got something good) don't put your heart up on a shelf
(Love's got something good) and give your love to someone
(Love's got something good) try to keep an open mind
(Love's got something good) you see what times you will find
(Love's got something good) woo, woo, woo
Love's got something good, mm-hm
Love's got something good
(Love's got something good
Love's got something good
Love's got something good...)

[Intrelude]
– Thelma, dig, I think we oughta try to get all these good people involved in this song
– Okay, I'm for that!
– Now, I tell you what you do: you start on that side of the room
– Okay
– I'll start over here
– Okay, I'm over-
– I'm gonna try to get all the women to sing with me
(Love, love, love...)
– Uh-huh
– And you get all the fellas to sing with you
– Okay, what we're gonna give 'em to sing?
What we're gonna- what we're gonna tell 'em to sing?
– Well, let's just try "love, love, love...", for right now
– Okay, okay
(Love, love, love...)
– Here we go. (okay) Alright fellas, y'all come on, say "love, love, love..."
Wait a minute, I got the wrong group!
– Yeah, you got the- I have the ladies now! And you were s'posed to take...
– Yeah- no, I got the f- I got the ladies, you got the men!
– Oh okay, alright, that's alright, that's cool. (Alright, okay then, let's try it again)
– Alright. Alright, here we go
(Love, love, love...)
– Alright, come on girls - y'all sing, say...
"Love, love, love" (love, love, love...)
"Love, love, love" (love, love, love...)
Y'all sound real good, give yourself a big hand (yeah, woo!)
– That sounds alright, that sounds alright
But now, we're gonna get- we're gonna get the men in the audience to join in, okay?
– Go get 'em!
– Now, uh... now we're gonna- we're gonna try to...
Not so much as outdoin' them
'Cause I'm a woman, and I don't want you to outdo the women
But let's just see, what we can do to keep this thing
Alright, you look like you're really excited! Alright, let's go
"Love, love, love" (love, love, love...)
That's it, alright! Ah, you sneaky devil, you
"Love, love, love" (love, love, love...)
– Ah, your folks are bigger than mine...
"Love, love, love" (love, love, love...)
– Alright, come on girls, let's sing some!
"Love, love, love" (love, love, love...)
What you gonna do, baby?
"Love, love, love" (love, love, love...)
Gotta come on and sing!
"Love, love, love" (love, love, love...)
Oh, love's got something good... (oh yeah)

[Outro]
Love's got something good
Love's got something good
Love's got something good
I'll be singing to ya
Love's got something good
When it's suddenly comin' to you
Love's got something good
Woo-hoo, I know it
Love's got something good
Love's got something good
Love's got something good, hey...
(Love's got something good
Love's got something good
Love's got something good
Love's got something good)