Mary J. Blige — The Love I Never Had

[Intro] You know sometimes There come a time in your life when You love something, you have to let it go And even though you might feel there's still something there You have to wake up Stop living in a dream 'cause it's over now You gotta think about you [Verse 1] I have always wondered why Why I can't live without you, babe And I'm longing to be your lady I understand that you are leaving Please don't leave here without me, babe 'Cause I think I might go insane [Chorus] Cause everybody needs someone to love And I know that it's true And I know that it's you I don't understand why you can't be my man So I better wake up And stop living in a dream Yes, I better wake up 'Cause I can't lose the love I never had Yeah, I better wake up As painful as it seems Yes, I better wake up I cannot lose the love I never had [Verse 2] Every time I close my eyes I see visions of you and I Sharing love of a special kind I got to laugh to keep from crying, yeah To hide all the pain inside 'Cause I can't get you off my mind [Chorus] 'Cause everybody needs someone to love And I know that it's true And I know that it's you I don't understand why you can't be my man So I better wake up And stop living in a dream Yes, I better wake up 'Cause I can't lose the love I never had Yeah, I better wake up As painful as it seems Yes, I better wake up I cannot lose the love I never had [Bridge] Oh, it made me realize I don't want to live apart But you don't know how hard I tried What do I have to lose? Oh, I think a little bit more than you And I doubt that you will see things clearly before it's too late [Chorus] 'Cause everybody needs someone to love And I know that it's true And I know that it's you I don't understand why you can't be my man I guess I better wake up And stop living in a dream Yes, I gotta wake up 'Cause I can't lose the love I never had Yeah, I better wake up As painful as it seems Yes, I better wake up I can't lose the love I never had I never had, never had, never had Break it down, break it down [Outro] All the times I've cried It made me realize That I was only living a lie But you don't know how hard I tried To make sure you were satisfied, yeah 'Cause I thought you were only mine And I doubt if you will see things clearly Before it's too late, too late, too late I don't understand why you can't be my man Oh, everybody needs somebody to love Everybody needs somebody, yeah Baby, baby, baby, I can't live with you And I doubt that you will see things clearly Before it's too late, yeah Oh, you hurt me so, you hurt me so I can't lose, I can't lose I cannot lose, I cannot lose I can't lose the love I never had