Early Madonna Lyrics



In December 1982 a 12" single of a song called EVERYBODY was released by a singer called Madonna. Soon "Everybody" started to climb the club charts and eventually became a regular song at many of the New York City clubs. And that was the start of Madonna career. Or was it?


In 1979-1980 Madonna was in a band called "Emmy", they used to play some clubs for $25 a night. They made several demo tapes all of which were rejected.

Right before Madonna made it big she had a manager named Camille Barbone who payed for Madonna to record several songs in the GOTHAM STUDIOS. These songs have now surfaced on "The Gotham Tape.

Below are a list of tracks of early Madonna songs "Emmy" and "Gotham Tape Finds". I have the lyrics here for the songs:
  • Love For Tender
  • No Time For Love
  • Bells Ringing
  • Drowning
  • Shine A Light
  • Little Boy
  • On The Ground

    These are the lyrics to the Gotham Demo songs:

  • Are You Ready?
  • Remembering Your Touch
  • Take Me(I Want You)
  • Love On The Run
  • Society's Boy(High Society)
  • Get Up
    LOVE FOR TENDER
    Emmy
    - - - - - - - -


    I like the way you walk
    I like the way you talk
    Oh, come on understand me when I stare
    I like the way you wear your hair

    I like it when you dance with me
    The way you act so free
    Oh, come on and hold me tight
    I like the way your smells at night
    And

    Chorus:

    When I kiss you I go into the light
    And every hour of the day turns into night
    And you'd may say that I will pretend

    Oh no

    I like it when your lips touch mine
    And when there's pressure I forget about time
    I've got what you want
    You've got what I need
    I like the way you walk the street
    But

    (chorus)
    My love is for tender
    (repeat 3 times)

    So come on
    I said come on(repeat)
    Come here(repeat)
    Oh baby come on
    I said come on(repeat)
    Come here
    Come here now!



    > NO TIME FOR LOVE
    "Emmy"
    - - - - - - - -


    No time for love(repeat twice)
    No time...

    I did not mean to make
    My problems your concern
    I know that time is money
    It's just hard for me to learn
    And it may seem a joke
    For me to ask you for your help
    Do you keep your heart inside a jar
    Up on a shelf?

    Chorus:

    You got
    No time
    Time for love
    No time for love
    You got
    No time
    Time for love
    No time

    I know what goes around
    Will come around as well
    But how much time
    Have I got left inside this hell?
    I know that I can learn
    A Lesson from a fool
    What can I hope to learn
    From someone that's so cruel?

    (chorus; with the last line "No time for love instead of just "No Time")

    Love(repeat 4 times)

    You got

    No time
    Time for love
    (repeat 3 times)

    (chorus; with the last line "No time for love instead of just "No Time")

    No time for love
    No time for love
    No time

    I always work to know
    The rhythm and the rhyme
    I use my dreams like fools
    To find myself some time
    And now you smile to see
    I am humbled in your eyes
    I see the face that's living
    Happy in denial

    You got...



    BELLS RINGING
    "Emmy"
    - - - - - - - -


    Bells ringing inside my head
    Now, I could ignore them
    But I choose to live instead
    So I take up into the sky
    And the bells ringing
    Gonna teach me how to fly

    And I know that I'm alright
    Cause I hear those bells ringing tonight
    Yeah, I know that I'm alright
    Cause I hear those bells ringing tonight

    Well the earth's shaking
    Underneath my feet
    Now, I could run and hide
    But I'd rather watch and see
    How the world's changing
    Before my very eyes
    And the Earth shaking
    Comes as no surpise

    And I know that I'm alright
    Cause I hear the Earth shaking tonight
    Yeah, I know that I'm alright
    Cause I hear the Earth shaking tonight

    Ocean's roaring, miles away from me
    Someone teach me how to swim
    I'm gonna jump into the sea
    Gonna go way down deep
    Open up my eyes and see
    How the Ocean's roaring
    Gonna set me free

    Ocean's roaring
    Earth shaking
    Bell's ringing tonight
    (repeat)

    Bells ringing, inside...


    DROWNING
    "Emmy"
    - - - - - - - -


    Hey Kid, aren't ya going?
    I didn't mean just "Say Goodbye"
    But you were supposed to be gone this morning
    did you come to watch me cry?

    Chorus:

    Cause I'm drowning in an ocean of your love
    I'm drowning in an ocean of your love
    I'm drowning in an ocean of love
    I'm drowning in an ocean of your love

    Now I know that to be together
    Doesn't always make things right
    But I'd like you to beleive forever
    That I could love you with all my might

    (chorus; with last line "I'm drowning in an ocean of love", instead of "I'm drowning in an ocean of your love")

    Oh come on drown me in an ocean of your love
    Come on drown me in an ocean of your love
    Come on drown me in an ocean of love
    Come on drown me in an ocean of love

    Now you stand here with indecision
    Rigid on your lips and your eyes
    Are you going to make me happy?
    Or are you going to watch me cry

    Oh come on drown me in an ocean of your love
    Come on drown me in an ocean of your love
    Come on drown me in an ocean of love
    Come on drown me in an ocean of love


    SHINE A LIGHTt
    "Emmy"
    - - - - - - - -


    Hear me I'm knocking at your door?
    Could it be I'm coming back for more?
    Could it be I could not stay away?
    Now all I wanna do is stay

    I got to tell you what I feel
    It's getting oh so dark out here
    The moonlight's shining on my skin
    Now open up and let me in

    Chorus:

    Shine a light in your window
    Oh, out here in the shadows
    Saw your face in the doorway
    Oh, turned around and it slipped away

    My body's shaking with the cold
    I'm feeling tired feeling old
    I see your fire burning bright
    Now, please wait up for me tonight

    (chorus)
    Hear me I'm knocking at your door? Ain't gonna go away no more
    Gonna stay right here at your door
    No, I ain't gonna go away no more


    ON THE GROUND
    "Emmy"
    - - - - - - - -


    I live at the tope of the hill
    No one keeps me here against my will
    I don't need no safe neighbourhood
    I got to feel good my own way, yeah

    It's not like I don't have a choice
    When you're alone you make your own choice
    If you were me you'd be stayin' here too
    Cause it's time to feel good your own way, yeah

    Chorus:

    Cause when I walk outside
    And there ain't no one around
    And I never see the shit on the ground
    And I never want to make any sound
    More than I do now

    I got away from the talk that's cheap
    I care about the company I keep
    If being good makes you understood
    I don't want to stand in your way

    It's not like I don't have a choice
    When you're alone you make your own choice
    If you were me you'd be stayin' here too
    Cause it's time to feel good your own way, yeah

    (chorus)
    LITTLE BOY
    SORRY THESE ARE NOT DONE YET, CHECK BACK TOMMOROW
    ARE YOU READY?
    From "The Gotham Tape"
    - - - - - - - -


    Take a look around
    At all people everywhere
    So much energy and excitement in the air
    And the time is right
    To get together with the people you know
    So sing out loud and clear don't be affraid
    To let your feelings show

    Chorus:

    Are you ready for it?
    Rockin' steady for it Are you ready for it?
    Are you ready for it?
    Rockin' steady for it
    Are you ready for it?

    You know the time is right
    To make the world a better place to be
    So don't worry yourself, just take a stand
    And let yourself be free
    Because there's too much sadness
    And confusion out here on the street
    And we can change the situation
    If we just get in the driver's seat

    (chorus)
    I've got a one track mind
    I'm gonna have a good time
    Are you ready for it?
    I said, a ready set go
    Tell everyone you know
    That you're ready for it


    REMEBERING YOUR TOUCH
    From "The Gotham Tape"
    - - - - - - - -


    Time passes much too slowly
    When I'm waiting for you
    Thinking of your arms around me
    Is all I can do

    You don't know what it means to love
    You don't know it's worth
    So how could you know that this aching inside me
    Is so strong that it hurts?

    Chorus:
    And I'm wondering where you are
    And I'm looking up at the stars
    Wishing that it didn't hurt so much
    Remembering your touch
    I'm wishing that it didn't hurt so much
    Remembering your touch

    You never said goodbye
    I woke up and found you were gone
    You take what you can from each situation
    And then you move on

    You'll never change your ways
    And I was a fool to believe
    So if you have so many admirers
    Why did you pick on me?

    (chorus)
    (repeat twice)


    TAKE ME(I WANT YOU)
    From "The Gotham Tape"
    - - - - - - - -


    It feels so nice to say your name
    You captured me you're not the same
    Your standing near it makes no sense
    I lose all my self confidence

    And I know about your reputation
    Baby, I don't care
    You're such a sweet sensation

    Chorus:

    Won't you take me for your lover
    I don't want to have another
    Won't you take me for your lover
    I don't want to have another
    I want you, I want you
    I want you, I want you

    You don't know what you've done to me
    I'm growing weaker at the knees
    You knowI know I took my chance
    When I tossed the dice
    I didn't think it would be this nice

    I'll never fall in love
    I'm much to cleaver
    But you stole my heart
    And I'm yours to keep forever

    (chorus)
    Someone like, just won't do oh no
    I don't want them anyway

    I want you...

    Love On The Run
    From "The Gotham Tape"
    - - - - - - - -


    Talk about it, even if you scream and shout it
    Words are nothing til there actions
    I can't get no satisfaction

    Chorus:

    With your love on the run
    Oh, you're just no fun
    To have your love on the run
    Oh, you're just no fun

    Tell your tales to someone else
    Or better keep them to yourself
    I've heard your stories all before
    You're always walking out the door

    (chorus)
    So get out the door
    With your love on the run
    Get out the door
    You're just no fun
    Get out the door
    With your love on the run
    You're just no fun on the run

    You would think I've had enough
    Of all your games, and just too much
    I should of known when I first met you
    I'm trying so hard to forget your
    Love on the run
    Oh, you're just no fun
    To have your love on the run
    Oh, you're just no fun

    So get out the door
    With your love on the run
    Get out the door
    You're just no fun
    Get out the door
    With your love on the run
    You're just no fun on the run


    SOCIETY'S BOY(HIGH SOCIETY)
    From "The Gotham Tape"
    - - - - - - - -


    Dreaming your whole life away
    You never know what's coming
    You live from day to day

    Spend all of your time
    Making sure you look just right
    Someone asked you a question
    But you don't even have the time, oh

    Chorus:

    Uh, oh your society boy
    You make some litle rich girl a toy
    My mistake, didn't think that you'd be
    Another victim of a high society

    All dressed up and nowhere to go
    You spent all of your money
    And you've got nothing to show

    Got so much to offer, oh
    It's just a crying shame
    You can't by love with your money
    It's not the same, oh

    (chorus)
    Your high society
    You can give your love to me
    Your high society
    You can give your love to me


    GET UP
    From "The Gotham Tape"
    - - - - - - - -

    Get out of bed and you look in the mirror
    And the hate in your head doesn't get an clearer
    The boss man says:"You gonna lose your job,
    You gonna lose your pay if you're late", late

    And then the weather man says:
    "It's gonna be sunny", and it starts to rain
    And you don't think it's funny
    So you visit your friend, but there's no one home
    And you don't have a dime
    And you can't even call her on the phone

    Chorus:

    So get up, get up, get up
    Get up, get up, get up, get up

    Your stomach's so empty and you need some food
    So you distract yourself, but it just doesn't do any good

    You think about going home, but it can't be the same
    Cause they'll never change they don't wanna know
    About the "sin" in you, and the wasting of time
    They wanna grab your hair and pull you in line

    (chorus)
    Pick yourself off the ground no one can push you around
    Don't let it get you down, you get up
    Pick yourself off the ground no one can push you around
    Don't let it get you down, you get up
    Pick yourself off the ground no one can push you around
    Don't let it get you down, you get up
    Pick yourself off the ground no one can push you around
    Don't let it get you down, you get up

    So get up

    Another day goes by and you look in the mirror
    And the hate in your head is a little bit clearer
    And you realize, that all those silly things
    That used to get you down
    Were just a test to see if you could get up


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