When I was young my momma took me by the hand
She said, honey babe you got to learn to understand
You gotta know, you got to know
About how, about how to love
Well I once loved a man but it was sad as it could be
He had a lot of loving in him but none of it for me
He didn't know, he didn't know
About how, about how to love
Now I got a man he don't run all around town
He knows just what to do when his mommas feelin down
He knows, he knows
About how, about how to love
And we got a baby I take her by the hand
I say, dear, dear you got to learn to understand
You gotta know, you got to know
About how, about how to love