Mavis Staples - I Have Learned To Do Without You lyrics

You gave me my first taste of love, You put me in a groove and all I could think of Were your sweet lips upon my face, You tender voice I thought I could never erase Although you're gone, and I'm all alone In an unhappy home I have learned to do without you Even though, even though it hurts me deep down inside I have learned to do without you I have wiped those tears from my eyes I'm not perfect, oh, and I know it's true But all my intentions were good for you My true love and affection, it just wouldn't do So you found yourself, found somebody new Now that you're gone, and I'm all alone In an un-, in an un-, in an unhappy home Oh, I have learned to do without you Even though, even though it hurts me deep down inside So hard I have learned, learned, learned to do without you I have wiped all the tears from my eyes Now that you've had, had your rendez-vous You realized just how good, how good I was to you You've come back to my front door But it's too late, it's too late, it's too late I just don't need you no more So, baby, go, go and leave me alone In this un-, in this un-, in this unhappy home Cause you know what? I have learned, learned to do without you I have learned to do without you I'm doing just fine all by myself Go on back to your new love I don't need you I don't need you no more Cause I have learned, learned, learned to live without you Yes, I somehow got over you Yeah Doing some I didn't think I could do I have learned to do without you