Look in my eyes and tell me what do you see There's a message that I'm sending And I hope you receive. Words get tangled up in good intentions You know what my heart wants to say Know what my heart's trying to say. Right on the tip of my tongue Right on the tip of my tongue Right on the tip of my tongue On the tip of my tongue. The song was arranged by Van McCoy and produced by McCoy and Gilda Woods. It was right on the tip of my tongue And I forgot to say "I love you" It was right on the tip of my tongue And I forgot to say "I love you" I played the game of love and lost And now my heart must pay the cost I had the chance to make you mine, but I wasted too much time And let your love slip away It was right on the tip of my tongue And I forgot to say "I love you" The song ranked #97 on Billboard magazine's Top 100 singles of 1971. " Right on the Tip of My Tongue " is a song written by Van McCoy and Joe Cobb and performed by Brenda & the Tabulations. It reached #10 on the U.S. R&B chart and #23 on the U.S. pop chart in 1971.