(Uh, Damn)  I had someone before   That I thought I loved but I was young and I didn’t know   I let her hurt me and work my nerves to the bone  Jerk me, find another, and push me along  But it taught me one thing   That love is deceived  You got that phony love where you giving and receiving   But things are different now   I put that all behind me   I'm sure this time, that    I (I) think I really know what love is now  How it would get ya, how it looks, how it sounds   And how it makes you feel when you finally found somebody special  Now (I) think I really know what love is now  And how it makes you smile when you down and out   And the world treats you cold   It’s easier when you’ve found somebody special    Everything, everything, everything, will make you smile   When you find somebody to hold you   Don't you know, don't you know, don't you know would never lie  It’s easier to breathe when you meet somebody  Who makes you laugh, who makes you glad   Glad that you didn’t just give it up   Somebody that you comfortable to live it up with   What I got is what I'm missing   And ooohhh what I'm feeling     I (I) think I really know what love is now (what love is now)  How it would get ya, how it looks, how it sounds (hey)  And how it makes you feel when you finally found somebody special (how it makes   you feel when you found somebody, hey)  Now (I) think I really know what love is now (what love is found)  And how it makes you smile when you down and out (hey)  And the world treats you cold (treats you cold)  It’s easier when you’ve found somebody special    All I ever wanted was someone to trust (hey)  And what I found was sooooo real (baby)  And now I really feel like I’m a friend of love  (Ooh) And this is what I believe in   And I ain’t letting go   No, no, no, no, no   I’ll keep holding on   Strong, strong, strong, strong, strong  Things are different now   The drama is behind and I feel this time (yeah)    I (I) think I really know what love now (what love is now)  How it would get you how it looks how it sounds (how it looks how it sounds)  And how it makes you feel when you finally found somebody special (finally   found somebody special hey)  Now (I) think I really know what love is now (everyday loving me, next to me   baby)  And how it makes you smile when you down and out   And the world treats you cold (hey)  It’s easier when you’ve found somebody special  (Everything I want and I need)    I (I) think I really know what love is now  How it would get you how it looks how it sounds (how it makes you do types of   things that you never seen yourself doing)  And how it makes you feel when you finally found somebody special   Now (I) think I really know what love is now  And how it makes you smile when you down and out  And the world treats you cold   It’s easier when you've found somebody special  (Everything that you want and need you got in your pretty baby)  (Ah, oh baby)