(Right here, what we gon' do is go back) way back Oh-oh, oh, way back, yeah I met him when I was a little girl He gave, he gave me poetry He was my first But in my heart I knew I wasn't the only one 'Cause when the tables turned He had to break But whenever I got lonely, or needed some advice He gave me his shoulder His words were very nice But that is all behind me, 'cause now there is no other My love is his and his is mine My friend became the— (Love of my life) you are my friend (Love of my life) I can depend (Love of my life) without you, baby, feels like I sampled true love, yeah (But the shit ain't clear) Uh, freak-freak, y'all, and ya don't stop Uh, to the beat y'all and ya don't stop Uh, freak-freak Or could it be that it was all just so simple then? A teenage love, but you said he's just a friend He moved around and we kept in touch through his friend Mike The world was young and we knew we couldn't rush But whenever I got lonely, or needed some advice He gave me his shoulder His words were very nice But that is all behind me, 'cause now there is no other My love is his, and his is mine My friend became the— (Love of my life) you are my friend (Love of my life) on you I can depend, yeah (Love of my life) without you, baby, feels like I sampled true love, yeah (But the shit ain't clear) Y'all know how I met her, we broke up and got back togetha' To get her back, I had to sweat her Thought she roll wit' bad boys forevah' In many ways, them boys may be bettah' To grow I had to let her (nevah') She needed cheddah', and I understood that (that) Lookin' fo' cheese, that don't make her a hoodrat (rat) In fact, she's a queen to me, her light beams on me I love it when she sings to me It's like that and, uh (Love of my life) ooh, you know you rock my world, and (Love of my life) you b-boy, and I B-girl, and (Love of my life) we don't stop until the break of dawn (ooh) (Love of my life) ooh, you know you rock my world and (Love of my life) you b-boy, and I B-girl, and (Love of my life) we don't stop until the break of day (yeah)