Love Lives Forever

Chapter 11: Motown 25 Surprise

5 months later

March 25th 1983

Michael POV

Its been 5 months. 5 months since that argument & 5 months since we last talked. I miss her like crazy, but me doing me, i don't want to pick up the phone & call her cause i'm shy. And cause i don't know what might happen. Enough about this, i don't want to get sad. On the bright side, 'Thriller' came out & its doing good so far. I was so happy when it was done, i went home & went to sleep. Hahaha. Tonight is Motown 25 & i'm performing. Well not just me. The whole Jackson 5 (plus Randy) are going to be on the stage once again. It took a little convincing for me to do it but i'm doing it. Berry had came in the studio while i was mixing "Beat it" and asked me. I said yes, but i also wanted to perform one song off my new album. It would be the only non-motown song. Now i'm at home breezing through this song cause i haven't figured out what i'm going to do. I've been too busy rehearsing with my brothers. I got a little something down, but its not a clear picture. But guess what? I'm going to shock everyone tonight.

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Stop! Nanana! You'd better save it!

Stop, stop, stop, you'd better save it!

When we played tag in grade school

You wanted to be It.

But chasing boys was just a fad

You crossed your heart you'd quit.

When we grew up you traded

Your promise for my ring

Now just like back to grade school

You're doing the same old thing!

Stop! The love you save may be your own!

Darling, take it slow

Or some day you'll be all alone.

You'd better stop the love you save may be your own!

Darling, look both ways before you cross me

You're headed for the danger zone.

I'm the one who loves you!

I'm the one you need!

Those other guys will put you down

As soon as they succeed!

They'll ruin your reputation!

They'll label you a flirt!

The way they talk about you

They'll turn your name to dirt, oh!

The crowd was going crazy!! It was good to perform with my brothers again & make the fans happy. We switched from "The Love You Save" to "Never Can Say Goodbye".

Never can say goodbye

No, no, no, no... I

I never can say goodbye

Even tho' the pain and heartache seem to follow me wherever I go

Tho' I tried and tried to hide my feelings then always seem to show

Then you try to say you're leaving me and I always have to say no

Tell me why is it so?

But I never can say goodbye

No, no, no, no

I never can say goodbye