“To have a girl like her is truly a dream come true”
This week’s theme is to find a song by a group that wore uniforms or dressed alike. Off the top of my head, I could think only of Kiss, with whose work I’m not at all familiar, and Kraftwerk – not exactly renowned for their lyrics.
Then my mind meandered back to the early days of Motown, when it seemed that all the groups were turned out very smartly in matching suits and displayed some very fancy footwork. The Temptations surely rank among the finest groups of that era , and Madame knows why I chose this particular song.
Each day through my window I watch her as she passes by
I say to myself, “You’re such a lucky guy”
To have a girl like her is truly a dream come true
Out of all the fellows in the world, she belongs to you
But it was just my imagination
Runnin’ away with me
It was just my imagination
Runnin’ away with me
Ooh (Soon)
Soon we’ll be married and raise a family (Oh yeah)
A cozy little home out in the country
With two children, maybe three
I tell you I (I, I) can visualize it all
This couldn’t be a dream, for too real it all seems
But it was just my imagination, once again
Runnin’ away with me
Tell you, it was just my imagination
Runnin’ away with me
Ev’ry night on my knees I pray
“Dear Lord, hear my plea
Don’t ever let another take her love from me”
Or I will surely die, hmm
(Her love is) heavenly
When her arms enfold me
I hear a tender rhapsody
But in reality
She doesn’t even know me
(Just my imagination) Once again
Runnin’ away with me, oh
Tell you it was just my imagination
Runnin’ away with me
I’ve never met her but I can’t forget her
(Just my imagination) Ooh, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Runnin’ away with me, ooh
Just my imagination
Runnin’ away with me
She’s never hard to find (Just my imagination)
She’s always on my mind (Runnin’ away with me)
Written by Barrett Strong and Norman Whitfield
the only deadhead in the hameau 
Great choice and one of my favorites by the Temptations. The guy in this song is one step away from becoming a stalker, but mostly he is harmless, as he understands that his desire for this girl exists only in his imagination and in reality, she doesn’t even know his name. He sees her everyday walking past his window, and he gets romantic ideas about her, imagining that she will run away with him. In his mind, she is the perfect girl for him, and he sees them getting married, living in a house together and raising their (two or three) children. At night he prays that she will not meet another man or fall in love with anybody else but him. He is never going to forget this imaginary love, as he continues to hope that his fantasy will come true.
Excellent and smart 💜💜💜
Excellent choice, only deadhead. Not only did they sound superb and full of passion in their lyrics, they were impeccably dressed. I love the Motown Sound, and having lived in Michigan my who life it is no surprise.
This part sends me over the moon:
“Ev’ry night on my knees I pray
“Dear Lord,”
I love this song. I remember trying to sing all the parts, but never got it down. Still a favorite of mine. Excellent choice.