On the dark side of the street
Just about midnight on the way
To the bright side when she calls

She turned out the light
I'm just a beginner when it comes
From a number on the wall

All God's children need someone to love
And you know I found mine
I've been waiting for the one

After her you will see me gone
I got a question answered anyway
She turned out to be a lesson in love
A lesson in love

Bad girls cross the line
Get it for nothing anytime
I am a victim of the blues

She don't know the truth
Nobody told her how to cry
She got a back against the wall

All God's children need someone to love
And you know, baby, you know I found mine
She can show me I'm the one
After me she'll be on the run

And lightning strikes in my bedroom
The satisfaction was to me a lesson in love
If you give your love for the first time

A lesson in love, you could learn from me
It's gonna be

All God's children need someone to love
And you know, baby, you know I found mine
She can show me I'm the one
After me she'll be on the run

And lightning strikes in my bedroom
The satisfaction was to me a lesson in love
If you give your love for the first time

A lesson in love, you could learn from me
It's gonna be
A lesson in love, there are ways and means
For your pleasure

A lesson in love, now just you wait and see
It's gonna be
A lesson in love
If you give your love for the first time

A lesson in love you could learn from me
A lesson in love