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PERFORMING ARTISTS
Luther Vandross
Luther Vandross
Vocals
Jeff Mironov
Jeff Mironov
Guitar
Jerry Friedman
Jerry Friedman
Guitar
Lance Quinn
Lance Quinn
Guitar
Wilbur Bascombe
Wilbur Bascombe
Bass
Nat Adderley Jr.
Nat Adderley Jr.
Keyboards
Pat Rebillot
Pat Rebillot
Keyboards
Andrew Smith
Andrew Smith
Drums
David Friedman
David Friedman
Percussion
Pablo Rosario
Pablo Rosario
Percussion
George Young
George Young
Soprano Saxophone
Gene Orloff
Gene Orloff
First Violin
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Luther Vandross
Luther Vandross
Composer
Paul Riser
Paul Riser
Arranger
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Luther Vandross
Luther Vandross
Producer
Lew Hahn
Lew Hahn
Mixing Engineer
Tom Heid
Tom Heid
Assistant Engineer
Gene Paul
Gene Paul
Mixing Engineer

Lyrics

[Chorus]
If at first in love you lose
Don't give up, try again and
Love will be better, better than ever
The second time around
Love will be better, better than ever
The second time around
[Verse 1]
So you wanted to be
Everything you'd hear him say he'd always needed
But "You're my everything"
And "You mean the world to me"
Were things he never said, no
[PreChorus]
It's such a silly thing
For you to say
That you don't want love around
[Chorus]
Don't you know that
Love will be better, better than ever
The second time around
Yeah, love will be better, better than ever
The second time around
[Verse 2]
I wish there could be
The kinda love where there would be no wrong
So that heartache and pain
And the misery of a bad love would all be gone
[PreChorus]
To get over the first love
Is kinda hard, baby
But don't let it get you down
[Chorus]
Don't you know that
Love will be better, better than ever
The second time around
Your love is gonna be better, better than ever
The second time around
[PreChorus]
To get over the first love
Is kinda hard, baby
But don't let it get you down
Trust me, baby
[Chorus]
Love will be better, better than ever
Yes, it will
Try it again
The second time around
I really do believe you should try me, baby
Love will be better, better than ever
The second time around
Love is gonna be better around
Around, around, ooh
Love will be better, better than ever
Next time, babe, I really do believe it, baby
The second time around
Around
Love will be better, better than ever
Oh, yeah, love is gonna be—
The second time around
Around, around, ooh
Love will be better, better than ever
The second time around
Oh, baby
Around, around, ooh
Try me, baby, love me, baby, try me, baby, love me, baby, next time, baby
Love will be better, better than ever
Next time, baby
The second time around
Oh, your love is gonna be better, yes, it will
Love will be better, better than ever
Trust in me, baby, trust in me, baby
The second time around
Around, around, ooh
Love will be better, better than ever
Next time it will
The second time around
Written by: Luther Vandross

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