Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Teddy Pendergrass
Lead Vocals
Quinton Joseph
Drums
Keith Benson
Drums
Charles Collins
Drums
Dennis Harris
Guitar
Roland Chambers
Guitar
Anthony Bell
Guitar
Bobby Eli
Guitar
Leon Huff
Keyboards
Thomas Bell
Keyboards
Lenny Pakula
Organ
Bob Babbit
Bass
David Cruse
Percussion
Barbara Ingram
Background Vocals
Evette Benton
Background Vocals
Carla Benson
Background Vocals
Carl Helm
Background Vocals
Joseph B. Jefferson
Background Vocals
James Rodger Williams
Bass
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Gene McFadden
Songwriter
John Whitehead
Songwriter
Jerry Cohen
Songwriter
Larry Gold
Arranger
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Gene McFadden
Producer
John Whitehead
Producer
Joe Tarsia
Engineer
Dirk Devlin
Engineer
Jeffrey Stewart
Engineer
Jim Gallagher
Engineer
Bill Dorman
Assistant Engineer
Bruce Bluestein
Assistant Engineer
Frank Luria
Assistant Engineer
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
(Do-do, do-do, da-da)
(Do-do, do-do, da-da)
(Do-do, do-do, da-da)
(Do-do, do-do, da-da)
(Do-do, do-do, da-da)
(Do-do, do-do, da-da)
[Verse 2]
I hope there never was a time you thought in your mind
That I didn't love you, baby (That I didn't love you, babe)
Well (That I didn't love you, babe)
I got better things to do, I wouldn't waste my time on you
If I didn't love you, girl (If I didn't love you, girl)
(If I didn't love you, girl)
[Verse 3]
There's no time for playin' games (There's no time for playin' games)
I'm a lover and I'm not the same, I'm not the same
[Verse 4]
And if you know like I know (If you know like I know)
(If you know like I know) You know
That we got, we got, we got love
We got, we got
If you know like I know (If you know like I know)
(If you know like I know) You know
That our love, you got
[Verse 5]
I got special plans for you, I'ma do all I can do
Just for you, baby (Just for you, babe)
Yeah (Just for you, babe)
See, life is much too short, love can't be sold or bought
It's got to be real, girl (Gotta be real, girl)
Yeah (Gotta be real, babe)
[Verse 6]
There's no time for playin' games (There's no time for playin' games)
I'm a lover and I'm not the same, I'm not the same
[Verse 7]
If you know like I know (If you know like I know)
(If you know like I know) You know
We got love, babe
If you know like I know (If you know like I know)
(If you know like I know) You know
Uh, we got, we got, we got love
We got, we got
If you know like I know (If you know like I know)
(If you know like I know) You know
That I need you, girl
(If you know like I know) I love you, girl
(If you know like I know) I love you, girl, girl
[Verse 8]
I love you (I love you)
I love you (I love you)
Oh, we got, we got, we got love (I love you)
We got, we got (I love you)
If you know like I know (I love you)
You know (I love you)
That I just love you, girl (I love you, I love you)
[Verse 9]
(If you know like I know) Doesn't matter
(If you know like I know) I love you
(Then you know) From your hair to your toe, yeah
(If you know like I know) I love you
(If you know like I know) I swear
(Then you know) Every time I get it, I got to poke that hole more
[Verse 10]
(If you know like I know, if you know like I know)
I love you, well, well (Then you know)
Say I'ma walk this straight and narrow path
(If you know like I know, if you know like I know)
Anything I got, you got half, well (Then you know)
If half is much too small
(If you know like I know, if you know like I know)
I swear to God, you can have it all
Yeah, oh (I know, I know I love you)
(I know, I know I need you)
[Verse 11]
If you know like I know (If you know like I know)
(If you know like I know) Wouldn't mean
You wouldn't need me, girl
(I know, I know I love you, I know, I know I need you)
Nobody else could make you feel the way I do
(If you know like I know, if you know like I know)
I know I've got, we've got, we've got, we got love
(You know, you know I love you, you know, you know I love you)
Hey, hey
[Verse 12]
(If you know like I know, if you know like I know)
(I know, I know I love you, I know, I know I need you)
Said, anything you want, baby
(If you know like I know, if you know like I know)
You got it, I'll do anything just to keep ya happy, baby, yeah
(I know, I know I love you, I know, I know I need you)
[Verse 13]
(If you know like I know, if you know like I know)
Whatever it is that you want
(I know, I know I love you, I know, I know I need you)
I've got it right here
(If you know like I know, if you know like I know)
I've got it right here
(I know, I know I love you, I know, I know I need you)
Right in the palm of my hand, uh
[Verse 14]
(If you know like I know, if you know like I know)
I've got it, baby, just ask me, baby, yeah
(I know, I know I love you, I know, I know I need you)
Ask me, I got it
(If you know like I know, if you know like I know)
Whoa, girl, right here, hey
(I know, I know I love you, I know, I know I need you)
[Verse 15]
(If you know like I know, if you know like I know)
If you know like I know, we got love
(I know, I know I love you, I know, I know I need you)
We got love, we got love
(If you know like I know, if you know like I know)
We got love, we got love, we got love, we got love, yeah
(I know, I know I love you, I know, I know I need you)
[Verse 16]
(If you know like I know, if you know like I know)
Oh, Lord, hey, hey, hey
(I know, I know I love you, I know, I know I need you)
Hey, hey, hey, oh yeah
(If you know like I know, if you know like I know)
(You know, I know I love you)
Written by: Gene McFadden, Jerry Cohen, John Whitehead