I want everybody to get up off your seat And get your arms together, and your hands together And give me some of that o-o-old soul clapping 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 If you took your love to 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 You didn't have to squeeze me but you did But you did but you did And I thank you You didn't have to hold me but you did But you did but you did And I thank you Every day was 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 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 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 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 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 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 Thank you oh baby Thank you