Real Love
Mary J. Blige Lyrics

We are lovers true and through
We are truly in love and committed to each other

And though We made it through the storm
Despite the difficult times we have been through together

I really want you to realize
I want you to understand and acknowledge my feelings

I really want to put you on
I want to empower you and help you succeed

I've been searchin' for someone
I've been looking for a person

To satisfy my every need
To fulfill all of my desires and wishes

Won't you be my inspiration?
Can you motivate and encourage me?

Be the real love that I need
Be the genuine and true love that I require

Real love
Authentic and sincere love

I'm searchin' for a real love
I am looking for genuine and true love

Someone to set my heart free
A person who can liberate and unburden my heart

Ooh, when I met you
When I first encountered you

I just knew that you would take my heart and run
I felt that you would capture my heart and leave me

Until you told me how you felt for me
Until you let me know your own feelings towards me

You said I'm not the one
You informed me that you were not interested in me romantically

So, I slowly came to see
I gradually realized

All of the things that you were made of
All of the traits and qualities that constitute your character

And now I hope my dreams and inspirations
And now I have aspirations and goals

Lead me towards some real
Lead me towards authentic and genuine romantic love

Love's so true and, oh, baby
Authentic love is so genuine, and it feels wonderful

I thought your love was true
I believed that your love was sincere and authentic

I thought you were the answer to
I believed you were the solution to

The questions in my mind
The uncertainties and doubts I had

But it seems that I was wrong
But it appears that my beliefs were incorrect

If I stay strong maybe
If I maintain my strength and resilience

I'll find my real love
I will discover my true, sincere love

So I try my best and pray to God
So I give my all and hope to God

He'll send me someone real
That God will grant me a genuine and sincere love

To caress me and to guide me
To comfort me and lead me

Towards a love my heart can feel
Towards an authentic and genuine emotional connection

Now I know I can be faithful
I now understand that I can remain devoted and loyal

I can be your all in all
I can be everything you need and want

I'll give you good lovin' through the summertime
I will provide you with excellent love and affection during good times

Winter, spring, and fall
During all seasons of life

You see I'm searching for a real love (real love)
As you can see, I am deeply longing for authentic, genuine love

And I don't know where to go (I'm searchin' for a real love)
And I am unsure about how to find it

Been around the world and high and low
I have travelled and searched extensively

And still I'll never know (someone to set my heart free)
Yet I will never discover that person who can liberate my heart

How it feels to have a real love (real love)
I will never know the sensation and emotions of true, genuine love

'Cause it seems there's none around (I'm searchin' for a real love)
Because it appears that there is an absence of genuine love

Gotta end it in this way because it
I must conclude in this manner because it

Seems he can't be found
Appears that the person who can offer real love cannot be found