I'd Rather

Luther Vandross

I thought some time alone
Was what we really needed
You said this time would hurt more than it helps
But I couldn't see that
I thought it was the end of a beautiful story
And so I left the one I love at home to be alone, ooh, oh

And I tried and found out this one thing is true
That I'm nothing without you
I know better now and I've had a change of heart

I'd rather have bad times with you
Than good times with someone else
I'd rather be beside you in a storm
Than safe and warm by myself
I'd rather have hard times together
Than to have it easy apart
I'd rather have the one who holds my heart
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, yeah

And then I met someone 
And thought she could replace you
We got along just fine
But wasted time because she was not you
We had a lot of fun 
Though we knew we were faking
Love was not impressed
With our connection built on lies, on lies

So I'm here cuz I found this one thing is true
That I'm nothing without you
I know better now and I've had a change of heart

I'd rather have bad times with you
Than good times with someone else
I'd rather be beside you in a storm
Than safe and warm by myself
I'd rather have hard times together
Than to have it easy apart
I'd rather have the one who holds my heart
Who holds my heart

I can't blame you
If you turn away from me like I've done you
I can only prove the things I say with time
Please be mine

I'd rather have bad times with you
(Oh, oh, please be mine)
Than good times with someone else
(I know, na-na-na)
I'd rather be beside you in a storm (end of time)
Than safe and warm by myself
(Shouldn't, shouldn't, baby)
I'd rather have hard times together
Than to have it easy apart
I'd rather have the one who holds my heart
(I'd rather have the one who holds my heart)

I'd rather have bad times with you (sure, babe)
Than good times with someone else (sure, babe, yeah)
I'd rather be beside you in a storm (oh, yeah)
Than safe and warm by myself (ooh…)
I'd rather have hard times together
Than to have it easy apart (you know, yeah)
I'd rather have the one who holds my heart
Ooh, ooh
I'd rather have the one who holds my heart
I'd rather have the one who holds my heart, ooh…
Who holds my heart…