On the dark side of the street Just about midnight on the way To the bright side when she calls She turned out the light I'm just a beginner when it comes >from a number on the wall All god's children need someone to love And you know i found mine I've been waiting for the one After her you will see me gone I got a question answered anyway She turned out to be a lesson in love A lesson in love Bad girls cross the line Get it for nothing anytime I am a victim of the blues She don't know the truth Nobody told her how to cry She got a back against the wall All god's children need someone to love And you know , baby , you know i found mine She can show me i'm the one After me she'll be on the run And lightning strikes in my bedroom The satisfaction was to me a lesson in love If you give your love for the first time A lesson in love You could learn from me It's gonna be (break) All god's children need someone to love And you know , baby , you know i found mine She can show me i'm the one After me she'll be on the run And lightning strikes in my bedroom The satisfaction was to me a lesson in love If you give your love for the first time A lesson in love You could learn from me It's gonna be A lesson in love There are ways and means for your pleasure A lesson in love Now just you wait and see It's gonna be A lesson in love If you give your love for the first time A lesson in love You could learn from me A lesson in love There are ways and means .. (repeat and fade out)