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If I Was Your Woman/Walk On By

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If I was your woman
And you were my man
You'd have no other woman
You'd be weak as a lamb
If you had the strenght to walk out my door
My love would overrule my sins
and i'd call you back for more
If I was your woman
If I was your woman
And you were my man (Yeah)

she tears you down darlin
Says your nothin at all
But I'll pick you up darlin
when she lets you fall
cuz your like a diamond
but she treats you like glass
yet you beg her to love you
for me you won't ask
If I were your woman
If I were your woman
If I were your woman
Here's what I'd do
I'd never, never, no no stop lovin you (yeah)

Life is so crazy
and love is unkind
because she was first darlin
Will she hang on your mind
You're a part of me
But you don't even know it
I'm what you need
But I'm too afraid to show it
If I were your woman
If I were your woman
If I were your woman
here's what I'd do
I'd never, never, no no stop lovin you

If I were your woman
(repeat 5x)

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missangie On Oct 19, 2004

No One

Unthinkable (I'm Ready)

If I Ain't Got You

Fallin'

A Woman's Worth

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2004-10-19 13:21:07

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by key_deep

21y ago

I love the Gladys Knight version, but it sounds just as good when sung by my girl Alicia.If I Was Your Woman (Walk On By) is the typical story of a girl who is in love with a guy, who loves another girl that treats him like crap, and is to busy tryna win this other heiffer's heart, that he never even realizes how much the right girl loves him.sigh Yeah, its real sad, and I think that at least once in a lifetime, sometimes more, a girl finds herself caught up in this all-too-common predicament.

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by usher_alicia_kanye

21y ago

This Gladys Knight song means alot to Alicia trust me I know! Gladys is one of her biggest ifluences! I love this song! It's bangin'!

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