The Jackson 5 — The Love I Saw in You Was Just a Mirage

[Verse 1] There you were, beautiful The promise of love was written on your face You led me on with untrue kisses You held me captured in your false embrace Quicker than I could bat an eye Since you were telling me goodbye [Chorus] Oh, just a minute ago your love was here All of a sudden it seemed to disappear Sweetness was only heartaches camouflage The love I saw in you was just a mirage [Post-Chorus] You promised that happiness we'd forever share But all I have are memories of love that was never there [Verse 2] We use to meet in romantic places You gave the illusion that your love was real Now all that's left are lipstick traces From the kisses you only pretended to feel And now our meetings you avoid And so my world you have destroyed [Chorus] Oh, just a minute ago your love was here All of a sudden it seemed to disappear The way you wrecked my life was like sabotage The love I saw in you was just a mirage [Post-Chorus] You brought me up just to throw me down You left me and my dreams shattered all on the ground [Chorus] Oh, oh, oh, you only filled me with despair By showing love that wasn't there Oh, just like the desert shows a thirsty man Green oasis where there's only sand You lured me into something I should have dodged The love I saw in you was just a mirage [Post-Chorus] To you I gave true love from deep within You made me hungry for your love when it was no deeper than your skin [Chorus] Just like the desert shows a thirsty man Green oasis where there's only sand You lured me into, into something I should have dodged The love I saw in you was just a mirage, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh oh Just like the desert shows a thirsty man Green oasis where there's only sand You lured me into something I should have dodged The love I saw in you was just a mirage, ah, ah, ah The love I saw in you was just a mirage The love I saw in you was just a mirage Just like the desert shows a thirsty man A green oasis, uh-huh, where there's only sand...