You gotta learn today to look at things right on (oh yeah) Black is black, white is white, that's a proven fact It even goes the same when it comes down to a woman That's been the greatest gift that god could give man Which is me and you Y'all can understand where I'm comin' from If you got somebody that you love I don't believe in playin' hard to get For something that I might already have Listen to me Ooh We gotta stop fussin' over the ladies Beatin' em and mistreatin' em And leaving them with a baby We gotta start them right Huggin' and lovin' and bein' real nice Although at times they be tempting And sometimes they get you old and grey But a woman was made to love One change in this sound like a sleigh What I'm tryin to say, y'all If you can't give her love Give her up, give her up And If you can't give her up, make up your mind, oh Give her up or give her her freedom I don't mean that a woman run wild And let her get out every once in a while, ooh Don't get up, get her up at home Because you don't want to hurt, just leave her alone There's a lot of men I don't know That would like to be you, so soon Who would accept a ready made family And do the things for you woman that you should be doing Hey, hey If you can't give her love, why don't ya give her Give her up, give her up And If you can't give her up, you got to give her up Or give her her freedom Ooh baby, oh my, my my baby

I'll be your spring When it feels like winter I'll be your sweet When life gets bitter When the world gives in I won't surrender I won't give up on you When the rain won't stop I'll be your shelter Better or worse I'll be your better In a fleeting world I'm your forever I won't give up on you I'll be that sparkled light When your lost and lonely I'll be your strength When your weak and weary Your solid ground When times get shakey An absolute in a world of maybe When that heart of yours feels half empty I'll be your cup of plenty When you need a friend baby I'll be many I won't give up on you I'll be the calm When the storm is raging A place to run When heart is achin' That open door When you need escapin' I'll be your fix When you feel like breaking I'll be your spring When it feels like winter I'll be your sweet When life gets bitter When the world gives in I won't surrender I won't give up on I won't give up on you

Rip tides are building a current strong Pulling me gently and holding on There underwater I found July With lungs wide open Heartbeats and concrete are constant change Somedays as strong as a hurricane Love walking lightly through open doors You thought were closing Give me all you got Give me all you got Give me all you got Everybody knows our love is true I will never give up on you I will never give up on you I will never give up on you I once believed I was in control I was the skyline unchangeable Locked up behind your secret words Until you spoke them Give me all you got Give me all you got Give me all you got Everybody knows our love is true I will never give up on you I will never give up on you I will never give up on you

She's waiting on, She's waiting on that storm to come. Into her heart, into her heart she's waiting. She told me I must hold onto the mo-oment. And when the moments over I'll be all alone. (La le la, la le la, la le la, la le la) Then I'll be all alone. (La le la, la le la, la le la, la le la) Then I'll be all alone. (La le la, la le la, la le la, la le la) Then I'll be all alone And like a bird, yes like a bird, she'll fly away. She never said, she never said she'd stay here. She's waiting on, She's waiting on that ship to come. I cannot fight, I cannot fight the ocean, all alone (La le la, la le la, la le la, la le la) Then I'll be all alone. (La le la, la le la, la le la, la le la) Then I'll be all alone. Now kiss me on, now kiss me on my broken wings. Don't leave me here, don't leave me in the water. She's waiting on, She's waiting on that storm to come. And when the rain comes down I will be washed away. I hope, I hope we meet again. I want, I want to hold you again. I hope, I hope we meet again. I'll know, I'll know until the end. I'll be all aloooone. (La le la, la le la, la le la, la le la) Then I'll be all alone. (La le la, la le la, la le la, la le la) Then I'll be all alone. (La le la, la le la, la le la, la le la) Then I'll be all alone.