To Love Somebody
Nina Simone楄 Lyrics

There' a light
There is a hope or a possibility that exists.

A certain kind of light
This hope or possibility has a specific quality to it.

I want my whole life to be
The singer desires to live their entire life with something or someone.

To live it with you
The singer wants to share their life with the person they are addressing.

There's a way
There is an established approach or method.

Everybody says
The method or approach is widely known or commonly suggested.

Do each and every little thing
To follow the established method or approach in a comprehensive manner.

What good does it bring
The artist is questioning the value or benefit of following the established approach.

If I ain't got you, if I ain't got you
The artist asserts that this established approach is meaningless without the person they are addressing.

You don't know
The person being addressed lacks understanding or knowledge.

What it's like
The singer is describing an experience or emotion.

Baby you don't
The artist is addressing the person with affection.

To love somebody
The singer is identifying the experience or emotion being described.

The way I love you
The singer is expressing the intensity and uniqueness of their love for the person being addressed.

In my brain
The singer is referring to their thoughts or memories.

See your face again
The artist is recalling the image of the person's face in their mind.

I know my frame of mind
The artist is acknowledging their current mental state or perspective.

You ain't got to be so blind
The singer is indicating that the person being addressed does not need to be unaware or oblivious to the love being expressed.

And I'm blind, so blind
The singer is acknowledging their own emotional vulnerability and lack of control.

I'm a woman
The artist is identifying their gender.

Can't you see what I am
The artist is asking the person being addressed to recognize and acknowledge their identity and feelings.

I live and I breathe for you
The artist is indicating the depth of their devotion and commitment to the person being addressed.

If I ain't got you, if I ain't got you
The singer is asserting that their life has no meaning or value without the person being addressed.

Say you don't know
The artist is challenging the person being addressed's lack of understanding or knowledge.

Oh you don't know
The singer is emphasizing the extent of the person's lack of understanding or knowledge.