The Love I Never Had

I have always wondered why

Why I can't live without you babe

And I'm longin' 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

'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

(Oh, I better wake up)

As painful as it seems

Yes, I better wake up

I cannot lose the love I never had

Every time I close my eyes

I see visions of you and I

Sharin' love of a special kind, oh, whoa

I got to laugh to keep from cryin', yeah

To hide all the pain inside

'Cause I can't get you off my mind

'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

Stop livin' in a dream

Yes, I better wake up

'Cause I can't lose the love I never had

(Oh, I better wake up)

As painful as it seems

Yes, I better wake up

Oh, my love, I cannot lose the love I never had

Oh, it made me realize

I don't wanna 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

'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

My man, oh

I guess I better wake up

And stop living in a dream, yeah

Yes, I gotta wake up

'Cause I can't lose the love I never had

(Oh, I better wake up)

As painful as it seems

Yes, I better wake up

I can't lose the love (I never had)

Oh, you hurt me so bad (Never had)

I, I, I, I, I (Never had)

Got to wake up (Never had)

Break it down, break it down

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

Oh, ooh

Baby, baby, baby, I can't live without 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

Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

Yeah, yeah