[Verse 1]
I might have taken the long way home
Had you not let me had lead the way
I might have been on my own too long
But I found you and I'd like you to stay
You gave my soul a meaning
And you taught me to be alive
And boy I got to thinkin', I really want to thank you
You've givin' me the will to survive

[Chorus]
I'm not afraid of the long cruel nights
When the wind is blowin' at my door
I'm not afraid of the black or white
Or the feelings I was hiding before
But your love has givin' something more than any one thing
It's taught me how to really be sure
Boy, you've opened up my eyes
Now I'm not afraid anymore

[Verse 2]
You were the one who believed in me
When I was living in a world of my own
And you're the reason that I am free
When I think of you I'm never alone
I used to be a dreamer
Who never had a dream alive
And boy I got to thinkin', I really want to thank you
You've givin' me the will to survive
[Chorus]
I'm not afraid of the long cruel nights
When the wind is blowin' at my door
I'm not afraid of the black or white
Or the feelings I was hiding before
But your love has givin' something more than any one thing
It's taught me how to really be sure
Boy, you've opened up my eyes
Now I'm not afraid anymore
But your love has givin' something more than any one thing
It's taught me how to really be sure
Boy, you've opened up my eyes
Now I'm not afraid anymore
I'm not afraid of the long cruel nights
When the wind is blowin' at my door
I'm not afraid of the black or white
Or the feelings I was hiding before
But your love has givin' something more than any one thing
It's taught me how to really be sure
Boy, you've opened up my eyes
Now I'm not afraid anymore