Got To Be There (released October 7, 1971) Got To Be There is a song by Michael Jackson, released as the fifth track and the lead single to the album of the same name. It was the first solo song Jackson has ever released. Got to be there (Got to be there) Got to be there in the morning When she says hello to the world Got to be there (Got to be there) Got to be there, bring her good times And show her that she's my girl Oh, what a feeling there'll be The moment I know she loves me 'Cause when I look in her eyes, I realise I need her sharing her world beside me So I've got to be there (Got to be there) Got to be there in the morning And welcome her into my world And show her that she's my girl When she says, "Hello, world!" (Got to be there) I need her sharing the world beside me That's why I've got to be there (Got to be there) Got to be there where love begins And that's everywhere she goes I've got to be there so she knows That when ...