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When You Love Somebody Lyrics by Leela James

A Change Is Gonna Come

2005

[Verse 1]
What is a woman
To do with a man
Who treats her unkindly
When she's down, all she can
I cried so many nights
How we fuss and fight
The make-ups and the break-ups
I loved you and only you
The things you do

[Chorus]
When you love somebody (Love, love)
When you love somebody, yeah (Love, love)
Things you do, oh

[Verse 2]
I gave you my lovin'
With no questions asked
Tears on my pillow
From all your disrespect
I didn't care about your past
I only wanted to make us last
And oh, I loved you and only you
The things you do

[Chorus]
When you love somebody (Love, love)
Oh Lord, yeah, mmm
When you love somebody, yeah, sing, y'all (Love, love)
I loved you, baby, yeah, yeah, no
When you love somebody
When you love somebody (Love, love)
The things you do, mmm, for love, yeah
Oh, oh (Love, love)
The things that you do, yeah

[Bridge]
Who knows what tomorrow may bring me
All I know is it is what it is
And why, do I look for clues, y'all
When I don't have to question you
Oh, ha

[Outro]
When you love somebody, love somebody
When you love somebody, love somebody
Y'all hear me
The things you do, the things you do
The things you do, the things you do
All in the name of love
All in the name of love, oh
(In the name of love, all the things you do for love)
Somebody, somebody, somebody, somebody
(Love, love, love)
Oh, you make me wanna
(In the name of love, all the things you do for love)
(Love, love, love)
Oh no, no, no, yeah, y'all hear me when I sing it to you
(In the name of love, all the things you do for love)
Love somebody, love somebody, love somebody
(Love, love, love)

About “When You Love Somebody” by Leela James

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"When You Love Somebody" appears on "A Change Is Gonna Come" in 2005.

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