On the dark side of the street   Just about midnight on the way   To the bright side when she calls      She turned out the light   I'm just a beginner when it comes   From a number on the wall      All God's children need someone to love   And you know I found mine   I've been waiting for the one      After her you will see me gone   I got a question answered anyway   She turned out to be a lesson in love   A lesson in love      Bad girls cross the line   Get it for nothing anytime   I am a victim of the blues      She don't know the truth   Nobody told her how to cry   She got a back against the wall      All God's children need someone to love   And you know, baby, you know I found mine   She can show me I'm the one   After me she'll be on the run      And lightning strikes in my bedroom   The satisfaction was to me a lesson in love   If you give your love for the first time      A lesson in love, you could learn from me   It's gonna be      All God's children need someone to love   And you know, baby, you know I found mine   She can show me I'm the one   After me she'll be on the run      And lightning strikes in my bedroom   The satisfaction was to me a lesson in love   If you give your love for the first time      A lesson in love, you could learn from me   It's gonna be   A lesson in love, there are ways and means   For your pleasure      A lesson in love, now just you wait and see   It's gonna be   A lesson in love   If you give your love for the first time      A lesson in love you could learn from me   A lesson in love