Songwriter: Emerson Hart Dan Lavery

[Verse 1]
You say that love has caused you pain
And nothing seems to ever change
And you're all burnt out
Because I cannot let you down
And every time you let love in
That's when uncertainty begins
Nothing to break your fall
Seems like love don't love at all

[Pre-Chorus]
That's not the way it's suppose to go
Love is the greatest thing between two people
If you don't open up your heart you'll never know

[Chorus]
So baby, if you let me be everything you need
Then I can guarantee that you can always count on me
I will never lie to you, I'd never be untrue
So if you need someone to love you, you can count on me

[Verse 2]
So tell me what I have to do
I've opened up my heart to you
And now it's in your hands
You decide where this love stands
And I'm convinced we're meant to be
And it's no mystery to me
So can we at least try
To find out if this love is right?

[Pre-Chorus]
I know you're thinking, here we go again
But this time it's gonna be so different
So don't you be afraid to let this someone in

[Chorus]
Baby, if you let me be everything you need
Then I can guarantee your heart can always count on me
And I will never lie to you, and I won't be untrue
So if you need someone to love you, you can count on me

[Bridge]
People searched for all their lives
Looking for someone they never find
Fortunately you and I have found each other
I'll always be there for you
Anytime you need me to
Because you can always count on me

[Chorus]
Baby, if you let me be everything you need
Then I can guarantee you can always, always
And I will never lie to you, and I won't be untrue
So if you need someone to love you, you can count on me

Baby, if you let me be everything you need
Then I can guarantee your heart can always count on me
And I will never lie to you, and I won't be untrue
So if you need someone to love you, you can count on me

Peabo Bryson

This Greenville, South Carolina, native shot into the professional music scene in the mid-1970s when he released his first solo LP, simply titled “Peabo”, on Bullet Records.