I Have Learned to Respect the Power of Love Songtext
von Stephanie Mills

Mmmm, hmmm.
Mmmmmmmmmmm.
Ah, dee, uh, dee, duh, uhhhhh, mmmmm.
I was a victim of my foolish thinking.
Carelessly I risked my love and my life.
There's no self-pity.
I admit I obliged for the power by love,
I pretended to be blind.
Fate has survived all the doubts I summoned.
My heart has stood all the failure and loss.
Helpless, I cannot further be driven.
(Mmmmmmm, ooooh, ooooh, oooooh.)
I've learned to respect the power of love.
I've learned to respect (Oh, ohhh.) the power of love.
I've learned to respect, oh, the power of love.
I've learned to respect, oh, oh, the power of love.
I was always afraid of being the one left hurt
(Ooooooh.) Running away from the one thing
From which I've always yearned.
I'm not ashamed to tell you.


Many nights, I've tossed and I've turned.
I've learned to respect the power of love.
(Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.)
I've learned to respect, oh, the power of love. (Yes I did.)
I've learned to respect, oh, ooooooh, the power of love.
(Oooooooooh.) I've learned to respect (Oooooh.) the power of love.
I need you. Oooooh.
I want you beside me. (Beside me.)
I trust you.
Oooh. I believe, I believe in you.
I adore you.
I love you so.
Don't you know I've learned, I've learned.
(I've learned to respect the power of love.)
Oh, oh, oh. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. (I've learned to respect the power of love.)
I've learned it. (I've learned to respect the power of love.)
Baby, baby, baby, I've learned the power of love.
(I've learned to respect the power of love.)
I've learned it. Yes I did. Ohhhh, yeah.
(I've learned to respect the power of love.)
And I'm not ashamed to tell you. Oh, ohhhhhhhh.
(I've learned to respect the power of love.)
Oh, honey, honey, I need you. Oooooh.
Oh, oh, oh, oh.
It's that power. Ummmm.
Baby, baby, baby, I've learned.
(I've learned to respect the power of love.)
And I'm not ashamed to tell you that. Oh.
(I've learned to respect the power of love.)
I'm talking about the power. Yeah.
I'm talking about the power. Oh, oh, oh, oh.
(The power of love.) Oooooooooooooooooooooh, ooooooooooh.
The power. Oh, oh, oh, it's so good.
It's so good to me.
I'm talking about power. Oh, oh, oh, oh.
(The power of love.) Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
The power of love. Whoo!
Yes, it's to me. I'm talking 'bout.
(The power of love.) And ohhhhhh, oh, oh, oh.
Let's talk about the yearning. Oh.
And everybody, I-I-I wanna talk about the feeling.
(The power of love.) Ooooooooooh. Oh, oh, oh, oh.
I'm gonna talk about the screaming. Ohhhhhhh, oooooooooh.
Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah. Let's talk about the loving.
(The power of love.) Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh.
Let's talk about the power. (The power of love.)
(...the power of love.) Oh, 'cause I-I've learned the power.
(I've learned to respect the power of love.)
I've learned, I've learned, I've learned. Oh, ohhh.
(I've learned to respect the power of love.)
I said I-I-I-I've learned. Oh, ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.
Baby, baby, I've learned it, oh, oh,
(I've learned to respect the power of love.)
And I'm not ashamed to tell you that, that I-I-I-I've learned it. Oooooooh.
(I've learned to respect {The power of love} the power of love.) Oh, oh, oh.
I'm not ashamed to tell you I've learned it.
(I've learned to respect the power of love.)
Oh, oh, oh, oh, and everybody,
Everybody there needs to learn. Oooooooooooh.
(I've learned to respect {The power of love} the power of love.) Oh, oh.
Oh, baby, baby, I've learned it.
(I've learned to respect the power of love.)
Oh, oh, oh, yeah. Uhhhh. Honey, honey, baby.