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Luther Vandross – Sometimes It's Only Love (1992) | Track profile | Dork

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Power of Love
Sometimes It's Only Love

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Luther Vandross

Sometimes It's Only Love

Release date: 1st April 1992

From Power of Love

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About This Track

"Sometimes It's Only Love" is a track by Luther Vandross, from the album Power of Love, released 1st April 1992. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 1 article about Luther Vandross.

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Luther Vandross

Luther Vandross

Lyrics

Sometimes It's Only Love

[Verse 1]

I am still your friend

Standing by to catch you

If ever life should let you down

And you should fall

You don't need to pretend

If ever doubt should find you

I don't need to remind you

I'm there for you before and after all

I am who I am

And I would never fool you

I feel the same way you do

About honesty

But do we understand

How love is sometimes jaded?

It keeps us separated

Even though we'll never part

[Chorus]

So to be lovers

We've got to understand

Today is how today begins

Tomorrow's how it ends

And to be lovers

Some things we rise above

'Cause sometimes love is wonderful

But sometimes it's only love

[Verse 2]

Loving who I am

Is something that you've taught me

The kind of love you've brought me

Takes me through the day

And even though our minds

Are sometimes disagreeing

Our hearts they're still believing

We'll work it out and stay

[Chorus]

So to be lovers

We've got to understand

Today is how today begins

Tomorrow's how it ends

And to be lovers

Some things we rise above

'Cause sometimes love is wonderful

But sometimes it's only love

[Bridge]

Knew that one day it would be only love

It would be only...sometimes it's only love

It would be only love, ooh

I knew that in time it would be only love

It would be only love

[Chorus]

And to be lovers

We've got to understand

Today is how today begins

Tomorrow's how it ends

And to be lovers

Some things we rise above

'Cause sometimes love is wonderful

But sometimes it's only love

[Outro]

I knew that one day it would be only love

It would be only...sometimes it's only love

It would be only love, ooh

Sometimes love is wonderful

But sometimes it's only love

Lyrics provided by LRCLIB

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Track details

From Power of Love

1992

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Album

Luther Vandross

Release year

1992

—She Doesn't Mind
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Credits

Production & Engineering

Writer: Luther Vandross, Skip Anderson
Producer: Luther Vandross, Marcus Miller