Released: February 10, 1976
Songwriter: Lawrence Brown Leonard Perry Terri McFaddin
Producer: Lawrence Brown
[Verse 1]
From rags to riches, here I stand
Shaped and molded by your loving hand
With faith and trust unshaken
You led me all the way
Through years of joy and tears
I'm standing here to say
[Chorus]
You're that one love in my lifetime
And if I search this whole wide world
I know I'll never find a love that's stronger
Than an oak tree
That will be standing in the sun
When my life is done, yeah
[Verse 2]
A carefree girl
I couldn't see
All the future plans, darlin'
You made for me
You placed the whole world
At my feet
And lit a flame of passion
That burns eternally
[Chorus]
One love in my lifetime
And if I search this whole wide world
I know I'll never find a love that's stronger
Than an oak tree
That will be standing in the sun
When my life is done, yeah
[Bridge]
Love may come
And love may go
But you're the man that made me
And no one else can change me
You're my Adam, and I'm your Eve
And if I live a hundred years
I know there'll only be
One love (One love)
In my lifetime (In my lifetime)
Only one love (Ooh)
Burning in this heart of mine (Burning in this heart of mine)
[Chorus]
Ooh, you're the one love
In my lifetime
And if I live a hundred years
I know I'll never find
A love that's stronger
Than an oak tree
That will be standing in the sun
When my life is done
[Outro]
One love (One love)
In my lifetime (In my lifetime)
Ooh, only one love (Only one love)
Burning in this heart of mine (Burning in this heart of mine)
One love (Only one love)
Burning in this heart of mine (Burning in this heart of mine)
From rags to riches, here I stand
Shaped and molded by your loving hand
With faith and trust unshaken
You led me all the way
Through years of joy and tears
I'm standing here to say
[Chorus]
You're that one love in my lifetime
And if I search this whole wide world
I know I'll never find a love that's stronger
Than an oak tree
That will be standing in the sun
When my life is done, yeah
[Verse 2]
A carefree girl
I couldn't see
All the future plans, darlin'
You made for me
You placed the whole world
At my feet
And lit a flame of passion
That burns eternally
[Chorus]
One love in my lifetime
And if I search this whole wide world
I know I'll never find a love that's stronger
Than an oak tree
That will be standing in the sun
When my life is done, yeah
[Bridge]
Love may come
And love may go
But you're the man that made me
And no one else can change me
You're my Adam, and I'm your Eve
And if I live a hundred years
I know there'll only be
One love (One love)
In my lifetime (In my lifetime)
Only one love (Ooh)
Burning in this heart of mine (Burning in this heart of mine)
[Chorus]
Ooh, you're the one love
In my lifetime
And if I live a hundred years
I know I'll never find
A love that's stronger
Than an oak tree
That will be standing in the sun
When my life is done
[Outro]
One love (One love)
In my lifetime (In my lifetime)
Ooh, only one love (Only one love)
Burning in this heart of mine (Burning in this heart of mine)
One love (Only one love)
Burning in this heart of mine (Burning in this heart of mine)
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- Ain’t No Mountain High Enough
- Ease on Down the Road #1
- It’s Your Move
- If We Hold On Together
- The Boss
- Missing You
- Theme from Mahogany (Do You Know Where You’re Going To)
- When You Tell Me That You Love Me
- Chain Reaction
- He Lives in You
- Love Hangover
- Touch Me in the Morning
- Do You Know Where Youre Going To
- It’s My House
- I’m Still Waiting
- A Brand New Day
- Always and Forever
- If You’re Not Gonna Love Me Right (Crenshaw Records version)
- Once in the Morning
- That’s How You Start Over
- Love Me (Japanese quadraphonic edition)
- Ain’t Nothin’ But a Maybe