The Only Thing That Saved Me lyrics

[Verse 1]
Born and raised in a ghetto flat
Eatin' beans and fat back
Restless eyes and alley cat
Trouble was my welcome mat

[Verse 2]
Headed down a wrong-way street
Drownin' in my own defeat
Then she came with a love so sweet
And swept me right off of my feet

[Chorus 1]
Yeah, yeah, yeah, I got to tell you people
The only thing that saved me was the love she gave
I've got to tell you one more time
The only thing that saved me was the love she gave

[Verse 3]
Folks said I'd never reach twenty-one
Had to pay for the wrong I've done
I wouldn't listen, I didn't pay no mind
Only hope I had was to hide

[Verse 4]
Then she came and she took me in
On that day my life began
Taught me things my folk left out
Now I know what it's all about
[Chorus 2]
Yeah, yeah, yeah, I got to tell you people
The only thing that saved me was the love she gave
I'm glad today, yeah
The only thing that saved me was the love she gave

[Outro]
Oh, I can stand up
And I can tell the world
That she is alright with me
I, I, I, I know