Love of My Life
Ms. Badu Lyrics

Right here what we gon' do is go back
Let's take a trip down memory lane

Way back
To a time long ago

Way back, yeah
Oh yeah, way back

I met him when I was a
I encountered him during my youth

Little girl, he gave me
As a child, he gave me

He gave me poetry
He gifted me with poetry

And he was my first
And he was my first love

But in my heart I knew I
But deep inside, I knew

Wasn't the only one
I wasn't the only person

Cause when the tables turned
Because when the situation changed

He had to break up
He had to end our relationship

Whenever I got lonely
Whenever I felt alone

Or needed some advice
Or required guidance

He gave me his shoulder
He provided me support

His words were very nice
His words were kind and comforting

But that is all behind me
But that is all in the past

Cause now there is no other
Because now there is no one else

My love is his and his is mine
We love each other mutually

A friend became the
A friend turned into the

Love of my life
The one I love the most

You are my friend
You are my companion

Love of my life
The one I love the most

I can depend
I can rely on

Without you, baby
In your absence, my dear

It feels like a simple true love
It feels like an uncomplicated, genuine love

Hope this shit ain't clear
I hope this isn't too straightforward

A freak-freak ya'll, and ya don't stop
A unique situation, everyone, and it doesn't end

To the beat ya'll and ya don't stop
To the rhythm, everyone, and it doesn't end

A freak-freak
An uncommon occurrence

Or could it be that it was
Or is it possible that it was

All just so simple then
All just so uncomplicated back then

A teenage lover who said
A teenage lover who stated

He's just a friend
He is merely a friend

He moved around and we kept
He relocated and we continued

In touch through his friend Mike
In contact through his friend Mike

The world was young and he knew
The world was youthful and he understood

We couldn't rush but
We couldn't hurry, but

You know what
You know what

Whenever I got lonely
Whenever I felt alone

Or needed some advice
Or required guidance

He gave me his shoulder
He provided me support

His words were very nice
His words were kind and comforting

But that is all behind me
But that is all in the past

Cause now there is no other
Because now there is no one else

My love is his and his is mine
We love each other mutually

A friend became the
A friend turned into the

Love of my life
The one I love the most

You are my friend
You are my companion

Love of my life
The one I love the most

A dude I can depend
A man whom I can rely on

Feels like a simple true love, yeah
Feels like an uncomplicated, genuine love

Love of my life
The one I love the most

You are my friend
You are my companion

Love of my life
The one I love the most

A dude I can depend, yeah, yeah
A man whom I can rely on, yeah, yeah

Love of my life
The one I love the most

Feels like a simple true love, yeah
Feels like an uncomplicated, genuine love

Y'all know how I met her
You all know how I encountered her

We broke up and got back together
We ended our relationship and reconciled

To get her back I had to sweat her (sweat her)
To win her back, I had to put in effort

Thought she roll wit bad boys forever
Believed she would always associate with rebellious men

In many ways them boys made her better
In various aspects, those boys improved her

To grow I had to let her (let her)
To mature, I had to let her go

She needed cheddar and I understood that (that)
She needed money, and I comprehended that

Lookin' for cheese that don't make her a hood rat (rat)
Searching for wealth doesn't make her a low-class person

In fact she's a queen to me, her light beams on me
In fact, she is a queen to me, her radiance shines upon me

I love it when she sings to me
I adore it when she sings to me

It's like that and a
It's like that and a

Ooh you know you rock my world
Oh, you know you captivate my heart

And you be boy and I'll be girl
And you be the boy and I'll be the girl

And we don't stop until the break of dawn
And we continue until sunrise

Ooh you know you rock my world
Oh, you know you captivate my heart

And you be boy and I'll be girl
And you be the boy and I'll be the girl

And we don't stop until the break of oohhh
And we continue until the morning light