If I wanted to, I'd have anything I could ever need, anything indeed But if I can't have you I'd be lost within And everything else baby Would really not be worth anythin' And I've really got to tell you Exactly how I feel And make you understand That love ain't playin' this time This is for real, real And if I could, I'd change what I am But without you baby, I don't give a damn 'Coz what I am won't change until you change it To anythin' you want it to be Oh, I'm putting my trust in you And I really got to tell it Exactly how I feel Make you understand that Love ain't playin' this time This is for real I thought it out the other day And came to the conclusion That I wouldn't last a minute Without your love, baby No, no, no, no, no, no You really did show me, baby When you walked out on me Now I've got to make you understand That I won't be bad, I won't be bad anymore Oh, honey, this is for real Everythin' that I'm sayin' Every word that I'm sayin' Is the thought of a brand new woman I've got to have you back So that I can make you see That I'm not foolin' around, baby This is a brand [?] And I really got to tell it T E L L L L L L L, yeah And make you understand That Miss Ree ain't playin' this time Ooh, baby this is for real Yeah, you've got to understand me That love ain't playin' this time Really, this is for real, sure for real You gotta understand me This is, now, this is, hit it now For real