This Is For Real

[Verse 1] If I wanted to, I'd have anything I could ever need, anything indeed But if I can't have you I'd be lost within And everything else baby Would really not be worth anything [Chorus] And I've really got to tell you Exactly how I feel And make you understand That love ain't playing this time This is for real [Verse 2] And if I could, I'd change what I am But without you baby, I don't give a damn Because what I am won't change until you change it To anything you want it to be Oh, I'm putting my trust in you [Chorus] [Verse 3] I thought it out the other day And came to the conclusion That I wouldn't last a minute Without your love, baby No, no, no, no, no, no You really did show me, baby When you walked out on me Now I've got to make you understand That I won't be bad, I won't be bad anymore [Bridge] Oh, honey, this is for real Everything that I'm saying Every word that I'm saying Is the thought of a brand new woman I've got to have you back So that I can make you see That I'm not fooling around, baby This is a brand new me [Outro] And I really got to tell it T-E-L-L-L-L-L-L-L, yeah And make you understand That Miss Ree ain't playing this time Ooh, baby this is for real Yeah, you've got to understand me That love ain't playing this time Really, this is for real, sure for real You gotta understand me This is, now, this is, hit it now For real