Released: April 19, 2005

Songwriter: Dallas Austin Patti LaBelle Tyler Perry

Producer: Dallas Austin Tyler Perry Ronnie Garrett

Ah, baby
How do I start? Where do I begin?
Been hurt so much, I just need a friend
Could it be you? Will you break through these walls?
Are you willing to help them fall?

I want to love again, but I'm afraid to
I want to trust again, but my heart says not to
Your every smile, your gentle touch makes me weak
I want you so much, I want to love again, this time with you

I didn't know that this would be so hard for me
Being this close to you is driving me crazy
My mind says no, oh, but my body says yes
You make one move, and I'll do the rest

I want to love again, but I'm afraid to
I want to trust again, but my heart says not to
Your every smile, your gentle touch makes me weak
I want you so much, I want to love again and this time with you

Oh, it's been so long, since I've seen your face
And I'm just trying to be strong
Oh, but I think about you every day, yeah yeah yeah yeah
And it makes me weak when I see your face
I guess it means I'm in a different space
'Cause I wanna love again and this time with you

I want to love again, but I'm afraid to
I want to trust again, but my heart says not to
Oh your every smile, your gentle, gentle touch makes me weak
I want you so much, I want to love again
Please, let me love again
I want to love again
And this time with you
I just wanna love again with you

Natalie Cole

The daughter of jazz legend Nat King Cole, Natalie Marie Cole (February 6, 1950-December 31, 2015) was an R&B icon who was primarily active from 1956 until her death in 2015 due to congestive heart failure at age 65. She first rose to success in the mid-‘70s with Inseparable and Natalie and later spawning Grammy-recognized albums like Unforgettable…With Love, which took home Album of the Year.

Cole has nine Grammy Awards out of twenty-one nominations – only a small testament to her legend.