Baby, for every time that you felt love   Was taken for granted and I didn't care   Well, these are just a few words to let you know how I feel   Hey, yeah, let me be the first to let you know      Oh, I had an awful dream   That you were needing someone else's   Love to take the place of mine      So I over came the distance   That challenged my persistence   I let my ego go and drowned my pride   And you ask why      You're such a special lady   Though I haven't told you lately   So let me be the first to let you know      Oh, such a special lady   Though I haven't told you lately   So let me be the first to let you know      One more thing I need to say   Is that I need you every day   It's not the same 'til you come back to me      Girl, I've loved you from conception   So if you follow my direction   I'll lead you where you always need to be   Right next to me, oh      You're such a special lady   Though I haven't told you lately   So let me be the first to let you know      Oh, such a special lady   Though I haven't told you lately   Let me be the first to let you know      Let me be the first to let you know   I appreciate the things you do for me   When you're loving me at night      Let me be the first to let it show   I'd show the way to go   'Cuz every waking move is, oh, so right, right      You're such a special lady   Though I haven't told you lately   But I wanna be the first one to let you know      Oh, such a special lady   Though I haven't told you lately   Well, let me be the first to let you know      Such a special lady   Haven't told you lately   First to let you know      Oh, such a special lady   Though I haven't told you lately   Let me be the first to let you know      Such a special lady   Though I haven't told you lately   First to let you know   Let me be the first to let you know