I Have Learned To Do Without You
Mavis Staples Lyrics

You gave me my first taste of love,
You introduced me to what love feels like for the first time.

You put me in a groove and all I could think of
You made me feel so good that all I could focus on was you and the way you made me feel.

Were your sweet lips upon my face,
I was so drawn to you that the memory of your kisses is still with me.

You tender voice I thought I could never erase
Your voice was so sweet and loving that I thought it would be with me forever.

Although you're gone, and I'm all alone
Even though you're not here with me anymore, I'm still by myself.

In an unhappy home
I'm living in a place of sadness and loneliness.

I have learned to do without you,
I've learned to live my life without you in it.

Even though, even though it hurts me deep down inside
Even though it still hurts me on a deep emotional level.

I have learned to do without you
I've figured out how to live without you in my life.

I have wiped those tears from my eyes.
I've stopped crying over you and moved on.

I'm not perfect, oh, and I know it's true,
I acknowledge that I'm not perfect.

But all my intentions were good for you,
I had good intentions when it came to you.

My true love and affection, it just wouldn't do,
Even though I loved you deeply, it wasn't enough to make things work between us.

So you found yourself, found somebody new.
You moved on and found another person to be with.

Now that you're gone, and I'm all alone
Now that you've left, I'm still by myself.

In an un-, in an un-, in an unhappy home
Still living in the same place of misery and loneliness.

Oh, I have learned to do without you,
I've adjusted to life without you in it.

Even though, even though it hurts me deep down inside
Even though I'm in pain because you're not here.

So hard.
It's been really difficult.

I have learned, learned, learned to do without you
I've really, truly learned how to live without you in my life.

Now that you've had, had your rendez-vous,
Now that you've had your fling with someone else.

You realized just how good, how good I was to you,
You've come to see how kind and loving I was to you.

You've come back to my front door
You've tried to come back into my life.

But it's too late, it's too late, it's too late
You've missed your chance, it's too late to come back.

I just don't need you no more.
I've moved on and don't need you in my life anymore.

So, baby, go, go and leave me alone
I don't want you in my life, go away and leave me alone.

In this un-, in this un-, in this unhappy home
I'm still living in the same unhappy place as before.

Cause you know what?
And let me tell you something.

I have learned, learned to do without you
I've really and truly figured out how to live without you.

I have learned to do without you,
I've moved on from you and am doing just fine.

I'm doing just fine all by myself
I'm living a good life without you.

Go on back to your new love
Go back to the person you left me for.

I don't need you
I don't need you in my life.

I don't need you no more.
I've moved on from you and am living without you.

Cause I have learned, learned, learned to live without you,
I've come to really figure out how to live without you.

Yes, I somehow got over you,
Yes, I've managed to move on from you.

Yeah
Yes.

Doing some I didn't think I could do
I'm doing things I didn't think I was capable of.

I have learned to do without you
I've really come to terms with life without you.