Track 2: "Sweet Love" - Anita Baker

This is my dad's song.

I could have picked almost any Anita Baker song, since my dad pretty much had her Cassette Disk (CD) on repeat after my mom passed away, but I think this is the one that captures his obsession the best. Baker's No One in the World was also a strong contender, but I chose this one I as think my dad truly believed that he loved my mom. In my experience, folks with narcissistic tendencies think that manipulation is an acceptable form of love, as long as it benefits themselves and they think they are "saving" or "helping" the person they seek to control. And that's 'sweet love' to them indeed.

Lyrics

With all my heart, I love you, baby

Stay with me and you will see

My arms will hold you, baby

Never leave, 'cause I believe I'm in love

Sweet love

Hear me callin' out your name

I feel no shame

I'm in love, sweet love

Don't you ever go away

It'll always be this way

Your heart has called me closer to you

I will be all that you need

Just trust

In what we're feeling

Never leave, 'cause baby, I believe

In this love

Sweet love

Hear me callin' out your name

I feel no shame

I'm in love, sweet love

Don't you ever go away

It'll always be this way

There's no stronger love in this world (no stronger love)

Oh, baby, no

You're my man, I'm your girl

I'll never go, wait and see, can't be wrong

Don't you know this is where you belong?

Oh, how sweet this dream, how lovely, baby

Stay right here, never fear

I will be all that you need

Never leave, 'cause baby, I believe

In this love

Sweet love

Hear me callin' out your name

I feel no shame

I'm in love, sweet love

Don't you ever go away

It'll always be this way

(Sweet love) oh, no, no, no, no, no, no, no

(Sweet love) oh-ooh

So sweet

So sweet

So sweet oh, oh, love

(Sweet love) yeah, oh love

Oh baby, no sweeter love

(Sweet love) oh, sweeter love

Oh no, no, no, no, no, no, no no, no

(Sweet love) don't nobody know

Don't nobody know how sweet it is

(Sweet love) how sweet it is

Love me sweetly, baby

Just love me sweetly, baby

(Sweet love)

Don't nobody know

Writers

Gary Bias, Anita Baker, Louis A. Johnson

Publishers

Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC

Source - Lyricfind