I'd Rather Have a Love

Do you mind if I talk to you for a minute? You see these fellows out here? See, they're afraid of doing that long term thing They figure as soon as they lock hearts with another Something better is gonna come along Well, that's quite possibly true But the deal is, you're gonna have to find yourself a love Or you're gonna find yourself alone See I'm schooled in them streets and streets y'all Yeah I was cooling them clubs Real talk I wasn't thinking nothing 'bout love See I didn't want nobody tryin' to partake in my stuff I thought an occasional one night stand would be enough Oh but one day I, I met this girl and she ruined my philosophy It caught me by surprise And now my heart skips a beat when she comes around I never thought that I'd be ready to settle down See I was about to find myself alone But I found myself a love It's gonna take a minute to evolve But I'd rather have a love than nothing at all I'm ready for a love of my own yeah Can't stay in this place forever Even though I want to, I just see us together And I'd rather have a love, than live a life alone See, I was raised by a good one Momma told me what a real man should be She said son pick one, and treat her like me But I took all of her wisdom, and used it for selfish gains And I know if she saw this pimpin', she's be ashamed But now I found her I found this girl and I see things differently It caught me by surprise It's like I got two left feet when she comes around I never thought that I'd be ready to settle down See I was about to find myself alone But I found myself a love It's gonna take a minute to evolve But I'd rather have a love than nothing at all I'm ready for a love of my own yeah Can't stay in this place forever Even though I want to, I just see us together And I'd rather have a love, than live a life alone On the one hand I could chose to be the guy that only chases frivolous pleasure But on the other hand, need to build a dream with true love and affection I know it's going to be quite a challenge I know it's gonna take some time But I'm here and I'm ready to change Cause I know I've found myself a love It's gonna take a minute to evolve But I'd rather have a love than nothing at all I'm ready for a love of my own yeah Can't stay in this place forever Even though I want to, I just see us together And I'd rather have a love, than have a life alone Said it's gonna take a minute to evolve But I'd rather have a love than nothing at all I'm ready for a love of my own --- I'd Rather Have a Love - Joe and Fantasia