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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Janet Jackson
Janet Jackson
Background Vocals
Jimmy Jam
Jimmy Jam
Keyboards
Terry Lewis
Terry Lewis
Percussion
Steve Hodge
Steve Hodge
Additional Vocals
Herb Alpert
Herb Alpert
Trumpet
Anthony Thomas
Anthony Thomas
Additional Vocals
Rene Elizondo Jr.
Rene Elizondo Jr.
Additional Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Jimmy Jam
Jimmy Jam
Songwriter
Terry Lewis
Terry Lewis
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Janet Jackson
Janet Jackson
Co-Producer
Jimmy Jam
Jimmy Jam
Producer
Terry Lewis
Terry Lewis
Producer
Steve Hodge
Steve Hodge
Mixing Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Our friends think we're opposites
Falling in and out of love
They've all said we'd never last
Still we manage to stay together
[PreChorus]
There's no easy explanation for it
But whenever there's a problem
We always work it out somehow
Work it out somehow
[Chorus]
They said it wouldn't last
We had to prove them wrong
'Cause I've learned in the past
That love will never do without you
[Verse 2]
Other guys have tried before
To replace you as my lover
Never did I have a doubt
Boy, it's you I can't do without
[PreChorus]
I feel better when I have you near me
'Cause no other love around
Has quite the same, ooh-ooh
Like you do, do, do, do, babe
[Chorus]
They said it wouldn't last
We had to prove them wrong
'Cause I've learned in the past
That love will never do without you
[Bridge]
Do without you
That love will never do without you
Woo!
Do without you
[Bridge]
Ah
Ooh, ooh, go on
[Bridge]
Love will never do
Fine
Never do without you (Oh, yeah)
Love will never do
Fine
Never do without you (Ooh, for me)
Love will never do
Fine
Never do without you (Oh, yeah)
Love will never do
Fine
Never do without you (Baby, forgive now)
Love will never do
Fine
Never do without you (Oh, yeah)
Love will never do
Fine
Never do without you (Oh, yeah now)
Love will never do
Fine
Never do without you (Oh)
Love will never do
Woo
Never do without you (Sing!)
[Bridge]
Love will never do (Never do)
Love will never do without you (Ooh)
Love will never do
Love will never do without you (Ooh)
Love will never do (Ooh-ooh)
Love will never do without you
Baby, yeah
[Bridge]
What?
They said it, they said it wouldn't last
They said it, they said it wouldn't last (Woo!)
They said it, they said it wouldn't last (Hey, what do you want?)
They said it wouldn't last (If you believe in love say!)
[Chorus]
Love will never do
Love will never do without you
Love will never do
Love will never do without you
[Chorus]
They said it wouldn't last (Last)
We had to prove them wrong (Wrong)
'Cause I've learned in the past (Won't do, won't do)
That love will never do without you (Just won't do without you)
[Chorus]
We had to prove them wrong
'Cause I've learned in the past (Ooh, won't do, won't do)
That love will never do without you (Just won't do without you)
We had to prove them wrong
'Cause I've learned in the past
That love will never do without, do without you
[Outro]
They said it
They said it
Whoa
Written by: James Samuel Harris, Terry Steven Lewis

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