"I want everybody to get up off your seat
And get your arms together, and your hands together
And give me some of that o-o-old soul clapping"

You didn't have to love me like you did 
But you did, but you did.
And I thank you

You didn't have to squeeze me like you did 
But you did, but you did
And I thank you

If you took your love to somewhere else
I wouldn't know what it meant to be loved to death
You made me feel like I've never felt
Kisses so good I had to holler for help

You didn't have to squeeze me like you did
But you did but you did
And I thank you

You didn't have to hold me like you did
But you did but you did
And I thank you

Every day was something new
You pull out your bag and your fine to-do
You got me trying new things too
Just so I can keep up with you

You didn't have to shake me like you did
But you did but you did
And I thank you

You didn't have to make it like you did
But you did but you did
And I thank you

All my life I've been shortchanged
Without your love baby, it's a crying shame
And now I know what the fellas are talking about
When they say that they been turned out

I want to thank you, thank you
Thank you, oh, baby
Thank you baby, yeah, yeah
Oh baby, I gotta be thanking
Got to say

You didn't have to love me like you did
But you did, but you did.
And I thank you

You didn't have to hold me like you did
But you did, but you did
And I thank you

Thank you, thank you, baby
Baby, Got to thank you
Baby, oh, baby
Thank, I've got, I've got to
Thank you baby.....

