Lyrics to
Uppermost

This version of Uppermost was released by Jackson 5 in 1973.

Visit the Jackson 5 Lyrics profile at Decade Lyrics - it has the Uppermost lyrics as well as the rest of the songs by Jackson 5.

Here's more interesting things in songs and lyrics tied to Jackson 5 or about the 1970s in general.

(Uppermost, uppermost)
(Uppermost on my mind)

Why would you accuse me of inconsideration
When every minute and every hour
I’m at your beck and call, ooh

I just can’t sleep at night
Until I know that you’re alright
And the days, well let’s not talk about them at all, ooh

“Cause you’re the uppermost on my mind, uppermost on my mind
Don’t you know I think about you all of the time
I said, said, said that you’re the uppermost on my mind, uppermost on mind
First in every way (Every way)
First baby come of May
You’re the uppermost, uppermost, uppermost on my mind

(Uppermost, uppermost)
(On my mind)

Ooh, I guess I’m tired and guilty
Of thinking about myself
But I got to be together baby to take care of you, oh yes I do

And as long as you love me (Lovin’ me)
I’m gonna try my best to see (Best to see)
That the moments to myself are very few oh, oh, oh

You’re the uppermost on my mind, uppermost on my mind
Don’t you know I think about you baby all of the time
Yeah, yeah, yeah you’re the uppermost on my mind, uppermost on my mind
First in every way (Every way)
First lovin’ me today
You’re the uppermost, uppermost, uppermost on my mind yeah, yeah
You’re the uppermost on my mind, uppermost on my mind
Don’t you know I think about you all the time

---

Want more lyrics and songs by Jackson 5?

Jackson 5 has released many songs over the years besides Uppermost. Jackson 5 released songs from 1969 to 1979 spanning across albums like Diana Ross Presents The Jackson 5, ABC, Third Album, Christmas Album, Maybe Tomorrow, Goin' Back To Indiana, Lookin' Through The Windows, In Japan, Skywriter, G.I.T.: Get It Together, Dancing Machine, Moving Violation, Joyful Jukebox Music, and Boogie. Decade Lyrics has over lyrics & songs by Jackson 5.

If you're a fan of 1970s songs looking for more songs from 1973 or the 1970s overall, you've come to the right place!

About Lyrics and Uppermost by Jackson 5

When you decide to study the lyrics to Uppermost, you're looking at the words, verses and background chorus from the 1973 song by Jackson 5. Some of the lyrics to Uppermost have clear meanings and some contain metaphorical references. Like most songs, only Jackson 5 and their collaborators know the full story behind any of the their songs.

You can understand the lyrics to Uppermost if you take apart the structure of the words. The word "lyric" itself derives from the Latin word lyricus, with the actual English word lyrics applied to the definition "words set to music" listed in Stainer and Barrett's 1876 Dictionary of Musical Terms. Continuing the chain, the Latin word lyricus derives from the Greek word λυρικός or lyrikós. This somewhat means "poetry accompanied by the lyre" or "words set to music." You can easily see that by looking at the background of the word lyric, that the "lyrics to Uppermost" means the words set to the music of Uppermost, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Jackson 5. The singular form "lyric" is still used to mean the complete words to a song. However, the singular form lyric is also commonly used to refer to a specific line (or phrase) within a song's lyrics. Hence, by this analysis of word structure, you could say that the lyric to Uppermost and the lyrics to Uppermost are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Jackson 5 who came here looking just for the lyrics to Uppermost, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

More Songs & Lyrics by Jackson 5

Visit our Jackson 5 profile for more Jackson 5 songs, lyrics & info!

)