I Thank You

[Spoken Intro] I want everybody to get up off your seat And get your arms together, and your hands together And give me some of that old soul clapping [Chorus] You didn't have to love me like you did But you did, but you did (And I thank you) You didn't have to squeeze me like you did But you did, but you did (And I thank you) [Verse 1] If you took your love somewhere else I wouldn't know what it meant to be loved to death You made me feel like I've never felt Kisses so good I had to holler for help [Chorus] You didn't have to squeeze me like you did But you did, but you did (And I thank you) You didn't have to hold me like you did But you did but you did (And I thank you) [Verse 2] Every day it's something new You pull out your bag and your fine to-do You got me trying new things too Just so I can keep up with you [Chorus] You didn't have to shake me like you did But you did, but you did (And I thank you) You didn't have to make it like you did But you did, but you did (And I thank you) [Verse 3] All my life I've been shortchanged Without your love, baby, it's a crying shame And now I know what the fellas are talking about When they say that they been turned out [Bridge] I want to thank you (Thank you) Thank you (Oh baby) Thank you baby (Yeah, yeah) Oh baby (I gotta be thanking) Got to say [Chorus] You didn't have to love me like you did But you did, but you did (And I thank you) You didn't have to hold me like you did But you did, but you did (And I thank you) [Outro] Thank you (Thank you, baby) Baby (Got to thank you) Baby (Oh baby) Thank! I've! Got! I've got to (Thank you, baby) Thank you, baby (Oh baby) Thank you, baby (Oh) Thank you, oh baby Thank you (Thank you)