THE GIRL IS MINE (Michael Jackson) 1st Verse (Michael) Every night she walks right in my dreams Since I met her from the start I'm so proud I am the only one Who is special in her heart CHORUS The girl is mine The doggone girl is mine I know she's mine Because the doggone girl is mine 2nd Verse (Paul) I don't understand the way you think Saying that she's yours not mine Sending roses and your silly dreams Really just a waste of time CHORUS Because she's mine The doggone girl is mine Don't waste your time Because the doggone girl is mine Bridge (Paul) I love you more than he (Take you anywhere) (Michael) But I love you endlessly (Loving we will share) (Michael & Paul) So come and go with me To one town (Michael) But we both cannot have her So it's one or the other And one day you'll discover That she's my girl forever and ever 3rd Verse (Paul) I don't build your hopes to be let down 'Cause I really feel it's time (Michael) I know she'll tell you I'm the one for her 'Cause she said I blow her mind CHORUS (Michael) The girl is mine The doggone girl is mine Don't waste your time Because the doggone girl is mine (Michael & Paul) She's mine, she's mine No, no, no, she's mine The girl is mine, the girl is mine The girl is mine, the girl is mine (Paul) The girl is mine, (yep) she's mine The girl is mine, (yep) she's mine (Michael) Don't waste your time Because the doggone girl is mine The girl is mine, the girl is mine (Paul) Michael, we're not going to fight about this, okay (Michael) Paul, I think I told you, I'm a lover not a fighter (Paul) I've heard it all before, Michael, she told me that I'm her forever lover, you know, don't you remember (Michael) Well, after loving me, she said she couldn't love another (Paul) Is that what she said (Michael) Yes, she said it, you keep dreaming (Paul) I don't believe it (Michael & Paul) The girl is mine (mine, mine, mine) (fade-out/Repeat) Greg Phillinganes: Rhodes David Paich: Piano David Foster: Synthesizer Steve Porcaro: Synthesizer programming Dean Parks: Guitar Steve Lukather: Guitar Luois Johnson: Bass Jeff Porcaro: Drums Vocal arrangement by Michael Jackson and Quincy Jones Rhythm arrangement by Quincy Jones and David Paich Synthesizer arrangement by David Foster Strings arranged and conducted by Jerry Hey Concertmaster: Jerry Vinci (c) 1982 MIJAC Music (BMI), administered by Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp. All Rights Reserved. Used By Permission. Back To HIStory Begins