A Song For You

I've been so many places in my life and time

I've sung a lot of songs, I've made some bad rhyme

I've acted out my life in stages

With ten thousand people watching

But we're alone now and I'm singing this song for you

I know your image of me is what I hope to be

I've treated you unkindly, can't you see?

Ooh, here's no one more important to me

So, darling, won't you please see through me?

Because we're alone now and I'm singing this song for you, yeah, yeah

You taught me precious secrets of the truth, withholding nothing

You came out in front, well, baby, I was hiding

But now, I'm so much better, with my words coming together

Listen to the melody, 'cause my love is in there hiding

I love you in a place where there's no space or time

I love you for my life

Because you the boy next door and a friend of mine

And when my life is over

Remember, remember, remember, remember, remember

Being together and I was singing this song for you, yeah

We were alone

And I was singing this song

Singing this song, yeah, yeah, yeah

Yes, we were all alone

And I was singing my song, singing my song

Yeah, yeah, yeah

When we were alone

And I was singing my song

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

We were alone

And I was singing our song for you

You know what? Donny Hathaway, you know what?

I see Donny Hathaway is like, uhm, my Carleen Anderson

Like on Marvin Gaye, like, great, but

Donny Hathaway, like...

He couldn't contain himself

He had something in him, you know?