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Andy's version with minor changes/additions in bold and a few words moved to better match lead vocalist's phrasing: Count The Days - Magnetics - lyrics I thought my game was strong, and my hold on you was tight but But I found out that I was wrong, since you've been gone, whoa oh I count the days now You told me that you loved me, but you found out from your friends they said that That I was two-timing you, whoa time and time again Know whoa you know I did you wrong girl and I'm so sorry (Monday) I tried to call you on the phone girl, (Tuesday) but you're never at home now (not Wednesday) (Thursday) Wrote you a great big letter baby, (Friday) but it came back return to sender ( __ no sign hey girl) Going all over this great big town, trying my best to find you around, whoa oh yeah well now My bags are all packed, and I have my reservations and um I guess I have my chance now, there's no time for cancellation No whoa you know I did you wrong girl, and I'm so sorry All I can do is count the days, days yeah you've been gone Woo-hoo [repeat to fade]

I'd be interested to know what you think about my version of the lyrics a few posts up. I think yours is not 100% correct.

I don't know whether my ID requests with lyrics prompted this but I've also had a go at the lyrics, made much easier by The Yank's version. End of first verse is trickiest. Count The Days - Magnetics - lyrics: I thought my game was strong, and my hold on you was like iron(?) But I found out that I was wrong, since you've been gone, whoa oh I count the days now You told me that you loved me, but you found out from your friends That I was two-timing you, whoa time and time again Know whoa you know I did you wrong girl and I'm so sorry (Monday) I tried to call you on the phone girl, (Tuesday) but you're never at home now (not Wednesday) (Thursday) Wrote you a great big letter baby, (Friday) but it came back return to sender (___ hey girl) Going all over this great big town, trying my best to find you around, whoa oh yeah well now My bags are all packed, and I have my reservations And um I guess I had my chance now, there's no time for desperation Oh whoa you know I did you wrong girl, and I'm so sorry All I can do is count the days, days yeah you've been gone Woo-hoo [repeat to fade]

4. Tonight Is The Night - Kwick - 1980 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DG4FXVcTdDQ

My searching has improved and 3 & 4 are known now. 3. Much Too Much - 9th Creation - 1979 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KgCoO5YnAVI

One ID per person per day, please, to give others a chance. P.S. I have searched on Discogs and Youtube without success.

Four tunes to ID from the lyrics, please. All male artists. Soul/funk, late 70s/early 80s. [Approximate timings in brackets.] 1. Just how bad do you want it, are you willing to work hard? Have you got what it takes, to reach that shining star? [~6:50] 2. If I had it over to do again, I'd do it, I'd do it again If I had it over to do again, I'd do it, I'd do it again Happiness is a treasure that many will never find But I found my treasure the second you said you'd be mine [~3:35] 3. (It's so hard to say what's going down today) So much confusion (in the world) (Peace of mind is so hard to find) It's all an illusion yeah (...) A little common sense could bring a change yeah Yet it's much too much to ask folks nowadays To each his own, to do their own thing ... (Much too much) Yeah (much too much, in the world today) (It's so hard to do what you really want to do) [~3:56] 4. (We should be loving) (Tonight is the night) x4 Tonight is the night, say we gonna party (we gonna party) [~4:33]

I'm left out of everything, sometimes I think I'm going insane Girl I'm just a young man and I try to do the best I can Lord I gotta do my best and at night I can't even rest I need some love some time now, got to find someone to call mine now Ain't it shame, oh yeah, listen girl I'm just a young man Lord I gotta do my best and at night I can't even rest I need some love some time, I'm gonna find someone to call mine I'm left out of everything, sometimes I think I'm going insane Girl I'm just a young man and I'm trying to do the best I can I need some love some time now, got to find someone to call mine In the midnight hour I need it, in the morning oh baby come on baby oh baby oh baby