I could've thought of you like a slap in the face I could've thought of you as a big, bad mistake I could've thought of you as a knife in my heart Tearing my world all apart But I'm just gonna think of you as what you really are I could've seen you like the devil in disguise I could've seen you baby, through dark and cloudy angry eyes I could've seen you as a door slammed shut that would not set me free But I'm just gonna see you baby, as what you are to me You're my I-N-S-P-I-R-A-T-I-O-N I sure got lucky when I found you Because you helped me remember my name Put me on that leavin' train You're my inspiration And there ain't nobody better than you, nobody like you baby *INSPIRATION* I could've used you like a serious excuse I could've use you baby as a reason To slip my neck through a noose I could've used you like a whipping post See you'll hurt each other most But I'm just gonna use you baby Until I'm through, that's what I'm gonna do, you're my I-N-S-P-I-R-A-T-I-O-N I sure got lucky when I found you Because you helped me remember my name Put me on that leavin' train You're my inspiration And there ain't nobody better than you Now I'm not blind, I'm not gonna drown in my own tears I realize you're the one got me out or here Oh, yeah, yeah It's you, baby, you darlin' (ah ah) You're the one, you're the one baby (ah ah) You put me on the leaving train and I wanna thank you for it (ah, ah) You, you, ah, ah There ain't nobody that die me like you did me (ah, ah) You hurt me so bad but it's alright now I'm gonna say bye, bye, bye, bye to you baby Bye, bye, baby (ah, ah)