if i was the one
-luther vandross
I see the way he treats you
I feel the tears you cry
And it makes me sad
And it makes me mad
Theres nothing I can do, baby
'Cause your lover is my best friend
And I guess thats where the story ends
So I've gotta try to keep it inside
You will never be, never be mine
But if I was the one who was loving you, baby
The only tears youd cry would be tears of joy
And if I was by your side
Youd never know one lonely night
And if it was my arms you were running to
Id give you love in these arms of mine
If I was the one in your life
If I could have just one wish
Id wish that you were mine
I would hold you near
Kiss away those tears
Id be so good to you, baby
Youre the one I want next to me
But I guess thats just not meant to be
Hes there in your life and he's sharing your nights
You will never be, never be right
If I was the one who was loving you, baby (was loving you)
The only tears youd cry would be tears of joy
And if I was by your side
Youd never know one lonely night
And if it was my arms you were running to (if it was my arms, running to)
Id give you love in these arms of mine
If I was the one in your life
I wanna reach out and feel you beside me
Right here beside me, babe
Take you in my arms right now (take you in my arms right now)
Scream "I love you" right out loud
Someday I pray that I'll find the strength
To turn to you and say
If I was the one who was loving you, baby
The only tears youd cry would be tears of joy (only tears you'd cry)
If I was by your side
Youd never know one lonely night (you'd never know one lonely night)
And if it was my arms you were running to
(if my arms were the ones you went to, baby)
Id give you love in these arms of mine (oh yeah, oh baby)
If I was the one, babe
If I was the one (if I was the one)
If I was the one in your life
If I was the one who was loving you, baby
The only tears youd cry would be tears of joy
(only tears you'd cry would be tears of joy)
I would love you baby, never let you down
You'd never know one lonely night
And if it was my arms you were running to (baby, yeah)
Id give you love in these arms of mine (listent to)
If I was the one in your life
If I was the one
If I was the one
In your life
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