Only My Woman Can - Johnnie Taylor

You're walking like an angel in heaven In the night I see an angel in you In my lonely dreams I count to seven And I call you baby, know that it is true When you're young and in love It's too hot to stop Young and in love You never give up Only love can break my heart It's tearing me apart Now I never feel brand new Only love can break my heart Playing it's so hard Nobody love's me like you do Only love can break my heart It's time to make a start Babe, I love you without end Only love can break my heart You'll make it if you start Babe, take me as your friend Your feelings are tossing and turning You have to love to pay the right price Your lonely heart keeps on burning But an angel will hear many lies When you're young and in love It's too hot to stop Young and in love You can never give up

Only you can make my dreams come true Only you can turn my skies to blue Love like ours should not be far apart Only you can break my heart Only you can end these sleepless nights Only you can make things turn out right You and you alone can keep us far apart Only you can break my heart Only you can break my heart

Hands that are strong but wrinkled Doing work that never gets done Hair that's lost some of the beauty By too many hours in the sun Eyes that show some disappointment And there's been quite a lot in her life She's the foundation I lean on My woman, my woman, my wife Everyday has been uphill We climb but we can't reach the top I'm weak and I'm easily discouraged She just smiles when I want to stop Lips that are weary but tender With love that strengthens my life A saint in a dress made of gingham My woman, my woman, my wife Two little babies were born in the spring But died when the winter was new I lost control of my mind and my soul But my woman's faith carried us through When she reaches that river Lord, you know what she's worth Give her that mansion up yonder 'Cause she's been through hell here on earth Lord, give her my share of heaven If I've earned any here in this life 'Cause God, I believe she deserves it My woman, my woman, my wife

Only a woman can take away your cold hard chill Break your heart and make you love her still Leave you thirsty when you've had your fill Only a woman can sit you high up on a throne Make you feel so damn alone Leave you begging baby come back home And it's only 'til she's gone Could you see that you were wrong 'Cause the seasons change, and people come and go But when love is fate, best hold that woman close Take the hard road back, and fall down at her door 'Cause that's your woman It's all I know Only a woman can make you fly so high, you wanna touch the sun When your wings melt and you come undone Catches you when you fall, she's the only one She steals your heart just like a thief Makes you lay roses at your feet But you know to kiss the rose, the thorns will make you bleed And it's only 'til she's gone Could you see that you were wrong 'Cause the seasons change, and people come and go But when love is fate, best hold that woman close Take the hard road back, and fall down at her door 'Cause that's your woman It's all I know You thank God you found her Can't live your life without her And every little thing about her is all you need All you need 'Cause the seasons change, and people come and go But when love is fate, best hold that woman close Take the hard road back, and fall down at her door 'Cause that's your woman It's all I know Only a woman Only a woman

It's beautiful, your honesty You cry when you need to Say what you feel You're never afraid to wear Your heart on your sleeve You're always so open with me It's in your voice, I can hear it The sound of a woman in love Only a woman can love you so much Give you her life and give you her trust Not any woman can do what you do Only a woman like you It's magical, your love for me It's more than a man could ever receive I'm just a man and it's hard to believe A woman like you could love me It's in your eyes, I can see it The look of woman in love Only a woman can love you so much Give you her life and give you her trust Not any woman can do what you do Only a woman like you, oh If only I could find the words to say But I just can't so, forgive me 'Cause you took the words away Yeah, you answered every prayer I always prayed It's in your touch, I can feel it The feeling of a woman in love Only a woman can love you so much Give you her life and give you her trust Not any woman can do what you do Only a woman like you, yeah Only a woman can love you so much Give you her life and give you her trust Not any woman can do what you do Only a woman like you

Put your lips close to mine As long as they don't touch Out of focus, eye to eye 'Til the gravity's too much And I'll do anything you say If you say it with your hands And I'd be smart to walk away But you're quicksand This slope is treacherous This path is reckless This slope is treacherous And I, I, I like it I can't decide if it's a choice Getting swept away I hear the sound of my own voice Asking you to stay All we are is skin and bone Trained to get along Forever going with the flow But you're friction This slope is treacherous This path is reckless This slope is treacherous I, I, I like it Two headlights shine through the sleepless night And I will get you, get you alone Your name has echoed through my mind And I just think you should, think you should know That nothing safe is worth the drive And I would follow you, follow you home I'll follow you, follow you home This hope is treacherous This daydream is dangerous This hope is treacherous I, I, I I, I, I I, I, I Two headlights shine through the sleepless night And I will get you, get you alone Your name has echoed through my mind And I just think you should, think you should know That nothing safe is worth the drive And I will follow you, follow you home I'll follow you, follow you home I'll follow you, follow you home I'll follow you, follow you home This slope is treacherous I, I, I like it

Elevator buttons and morning air Strangers' silence makes me wanna take the stairs If you were here, we'd laugh about their vacant stares But right now, my time is theirs Seems like there's always someone who disapproves They'll judge it like they know about me and you And the verdict comes from those with nothing else to do The jury's out, but my choice is you So don't you worry your pretty little mind People throw rocks at things that shine And life makes love look hard The stakes are high, the water's rough But this love is ours You never know what people have up their sleeves Ghosts from your past gonna jump out at me Lurking in the shadows with their lip-gloss smiles But I don't care, 'cause right now you're mine And you'll say, "Don't you worry your pretty little mind People throw rocks at things that shine And life makes love look hard The stakes are high, the water's rough But this love is ours" And it's not theirs to speculate if it's wrong, and Your hands are tough, but they are where mine belong, and I'll fight their doubt and give you faith with this song for you 'Cause I love the gap between your teeth And I love the riddles that you speak And any snide remarks from my father about your tattoos Will be ignored, 'cause my heart is yours So don't you worry your pretty little mind People throw rocks at things that shine And life makes love look hard Don't you worry your pretty little mind People throw rocks at things that shine But they can't take what's ours They can't take what's ours The stakes are high, the water's rough But this love is ours

Tall, dark, and superman He puts papers in his briefcase and drives away To save the world or go to work It's the same thing to me He's got his mothers eyes, his father's ambition I wonder if he knows how much that I miss him I hang on every word you say And you smile and say, "How are you?" I'll say, "Just fine" I always forget to tell you I love you, I love you forever I watch superman fly away You've got a busy day today Go save the world, I'll be around And I watch superman fly away Come back, I'll be with you someday I'll be right here on the ground When you come back down Tall, dark and beautiful He's complicated, he's irrational But I hope someday you'll take me away and save the day, yeah Something in his deep brown eyes has me singing He's not all bad like his reputation And I can't hear one single word they say And you leave, got places to be and I'll be okay I always forget to tell you I love you I loved you from the very first day I watch superman fly away You've got a busy day today Go save the world I'll be around And I watch superman fly away Come back, I'll be with you someday I'll be right here on the ground When you come back down And I watch you fly around the world And I hope you don't save some other girl Don't forget, don't forget about me I'm far away but I'll never let you go I'm lovestruck and looking out the window Don't forget, don't forget where I'll be Right here, wishing the flowers were from you Wishing the card was from you Wishing the call was from you 'Cause I've loved you from the very first day I watch superman fly away You've got a busy day today Go save the world, I'll be around Forever and ever I watch superman fly away I swear, I'll be with you someday I'll be right here on the ground When you come back down La, la, la, la, la, la La, la, la, la, la, la When you come back down