Phyllis Hyman
You Know How to Love Me (Long Version)
[Verse 1]
Measure for measure
Your love's so much pleasure
Like a haunting melody
You came inside and captured me
And I'm so happy
You're the riddle of my rhyme
You and I together
We'll stand the test of time

[Chorus]
You know how to love me (Sure you do)
You know to make it right (So nice)
You know how to love me (There's no denyin')
Sweet as the morning light

[Verse 2]
Sooner or later
I knew you'd come my way
You're welcome to my love
Just promise that you'll stay, yeah

[Bridge]
You know how to love me
Right in a special way
You know how to love me
Tonight all I wanna say
You know how to love me
You're the real that I feel, never go away
[Verse 3]
Seeing's believin'
Don't you know you're a dream come true
Ain't nothin' deceivin'
'Bout the way that I'm loving you, yeah

[Chorus]
You know how to love me (You know, you know)
You know to make it right (I can feel it)
You know how to love me (No doubt about it)
Sweet as the morning light

[Bridge]
Nothing's forever
That's what people say
But each time we're together
Forever and a day, yeah

You know how to love me
Right in a special way
You know how to love me
Tonight all I wanna say
You know how to love me
You're the real that I feel, never go away

[Chorus]
You know how to love me
Oh, you know that you do
You know how to love me, baby
Ooh, you know how to love me
Oh, I know you do, whoa
You know how to love me
Seeing's believin'
Don't you know you're a dream come true, yeah
Ooh, you know how to love me
Oh, oh, baby
Come on take this heart of mine
Ooh, you know how to love me
Love me, baby, all the time
Come on, give it to me, baby
You know how to love
Ooh, you know how to love me
You know how to love me, yeah
Ooh, I can feel it
Ooh, you know how to love me
I can feel love, no, no, baby
You know how to love me, yeah
Ooh, you know how to love me
Ooh, you know 'cause you told me so, oh, oh
Ooh, you know how to love me
There's no denyin'
[Instrumental break]

[Outro]
Ooh, you know how to love me
Ooh, you know how to love me
You and I were meant to be
Ooh, you know how to love me
There's no doubt the world can see
That I love you, baby, ooh, oh, oh, oh, baby
Ooh, you know how to love me
Ooh, ooh, baby
You know how to love me, sure you do
Ooh, you know how to love me
Oh, ho
Ooh, you know how to love me
You know how to love me, baby, I can feel it
No doubt about it, no, no
Ooh, you know how to love me
Oh, you know how to love me, baby
Ooh, you know how to love me
I love you, baby, and I need ya, baby
Ooh, you know how to love me
I know, baby
Ooh, you know how to love me
Ooh, you know how to love me
I wasn't born yesterday
Ooh, you know how to love me
Spent my time in the streets and I played, yeah yeah