The Only Thing That Saved Me

[Verse 1]

Born and raised in a ghetto flat

Eatin' beans and fat back

Restless eyes and alley cat

Trouble was my welcome mat

Headed down a wrong-way street

Drownin' in my own defeat

Then she came with a love so sweet

And swept me right off of my feet

Yeah, yeah, yeah, I got to tell you people

The only thing that saved me was the love she gave

I've got to tell you one more time

The only thing that saved me was the love she gave

Folks said I'd never reach twenty-one

Had to pay for the wrong I've done

I wouldn't listen, I didn't pay no mind

Only hope I had was to hide

Then she came and she took me in

On that day my life began

Taught me things my folk left out

Now I know what it's all about

Yeah, yeah, yeah, I got to tell you people

The only thing that saved me was the love she gave

I'm glad today, yeah

The only thing that saved me was the love she gave

Oh, I can stand up

And I can tell the world

That she is alright with me

I, I, I, I know