If I Was The One

Luther Vandross

Ooh…ooh
Yeah...yeah
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh-a…

I see the way he treats you
I feel the tears you cry
And it makes me sad and it makes me mad
There's nothin' I can do, baby
Cuz your lover is my best friend
And I guess that's where the story ends
So I've gotta try to keep it inside
You'll never be, never be mine

But if I was the one who was loving you, baby
The only tears you'd cry would be tears of joy
And if I was by your side
You'd never know one lonely night
If it was my arms you were running to
I'd give you love in these arms of mine
If I was the one in your life

Ooh, ooh

If I could have just one wish
I'd wish that you were mine
I would hold you near, kiss away those tears
I'd be so good to you, baby, hey, yeah
You're the one I want next to me
But I guess that's just not meant to be (oh, yeah)
He's there in your life (ooh, ooh)
He's sharing your nights (oh, yeah)
I'll never be, never be, never be right

And if I was the one who was loving you, baby
The only tears you'd cry would be tears of joy
(The only tears you'd cry, oh, yeah)
And if I was by your side (you know that)
You'd never know one lonely night (never know, ooh)
If it was my arms you were running to (to, I)
I'd give you love in these arms of mine
If I was the one in your life

(I wanna reach out)
Oh, I wanna reach out and feel you beside me
(Beside me) beside me
Right here, right now, right beside me baby (baby) baby
And take you in my arms right now
And scream I love you right out loud
And then someday I'll pray I'll find
I'll find the strength to turn to you and say

If I was the one who was loving you, baby (you, baby)
The only tears you'd cry would be tears of joy
(Would be tears of joy)
And if I was by your side
You'd never know one lonely night
(You'd never know one lonely night…)
If it was my arms you were running to (I'd give)
I'd give you love in these arms of mine
If I was the one, if I was the one
The one (the one) the one, the one, the one, the one, the one
Ooh…if I was the one in your life