The Love I Never Had Lyrics - Mary J. Blige

1 You know sometimes there come a time in your life

2 When you love something you got to let it go

3 And even though you might feel there's still something there

4 You have to wake up

5 Stop leaving in a dream cause it's over now

6 You got to think about you

7 I have always wondered why

8 Why I can't live without you babe

9 And I'm longing to be your lady

10 I understand that you are leaving

11 Please don't leave here without me baby

12 Cause I think I might go insane

13 Cause everybody needs someone to love

14 And I know that it's true

15 And I know that it's you

16 I don't understand why you can't be my man

17 So I better wake up

18 And stop living in a dream

19 Yes I better wake up

20 Cause I can't lose the love I never had

21 Yeah I better wake up

22 As painful as it seems

23 Yes I better wake up

24 I cannot lose the love I never had

25 Every time I close my eyes

26 I see visions of you and I

27 Sharing love of a special kind

28 I got to laugh to keep from crying

29 To hide all the pain inside

30 Cause I can't get you off my mind

31 Cause everybody needs someone to love

32 And I know that it's true

33 And I know that it's you

34 I don't understand why you can't be my man

35 So I better wake up

36 And stop living in a dream

37 Yes I better wake up

38 Cause I can't lose the love I never had

39 Yeah I better wake up

40 As painful as it seems

41 Yes I better wake up

42 I cannot lose the love I never had

43 Oh, it made me realize

44 I don't want to live apart

45 But you don't know how hard I tried

46 What do I have to lose?

47 Oh, I think a little bit more than you

48 And I doubt that you will see things

49 Clearly before it's too late

50 Cause everybody needs someone to love

51 And I know that it's true

52 And I know that it's you

53 I don't understand why you can't be my man

54 So I better wake up

55 And stop living in a dream

56 Yes I better wake up

57 Cause I can't lose the love I never had

58 Yeah I better wake up

59 As painful as it seems

60 Yes I better wake up

61 I cannot lose the love I never had

62 I never had, never had, never had

63 Break it down, break it down

64 All the times I've cried

65 It made me realize

66 That I was only living a lie

67 But you don't know how hard I tried

68 To make sure you were satisfied yeah

69 Cause I thought you were only mine

70 And I doubt if you will see things clearly

71 Before it's too late, too late, too late

72 I don't understand why you can't be my man

73 Oh everybody needs somebody to love

74 Everybody needs somebody yeah

75 Baby, baby, baby I can't live with you

76 And I doubt that you will see things clearly

77 Before it's too late, yeah

78 Oh you hurt me so, you hurt me so

79 I can't lose, I can't lose

80 I can not lose, I can not lose

81 I can't lose the love I never had

82 Ohhhh Oh oh