You oughta know by nowBaby, when our hearts awokeThink of all the rules we brokeIn the name of love we hopedLittle did we knowDarling, all the time we spentIgnoring all the consequencesAnd hiding from the evidenceHoping things would changeBut the yearning grew like the loneliness of a castawayTo be near to you was the only thing in my heart each dayKeeping me alive 'til your rescue cameHoney, you mean everything to me(CHORUS:)You oughta know by nowLove means everythingOh, you oughta know by nowOnly love can bring happinessWishful thinking spent in vainhWat to lose and what to gainAll the guilt and all the blameSeemed to come our wayBaby, when our hearts awoke, oh ohThink of all the rules we brokeIn the name of love we spokeLittle did we knowBut the hope was there like a ray of sun on a cloudy dayAnd it changed from impossibility to the only wayLove can conquer all and it's here to stayHoney, you mean everything to me(CHORUS x2)You oughta know by nowYou oughta know by nowYou oughta know by nowYou oughta know by now
Robert Allen Palmer (19 January 1949 – 26 September 2003) was an English singer and songwriter. He was known for his powerful and soulful voice, sartorial elegance, and stylistic explorations, combining soul, funk, jazz, rock, pop, reggae, and blues. His 1986 single "Addicted to Love" and its accompanying video came to "epitomise the glamour and excesses of the 1980s". Having begun in the music industry in the 1960s, Palmer had a spell with Vinegar Joe in the 1970s and then found success in the...
