I Gave It Up (When I Fell In Love)

My friends told me all about it They said I had to see for myself But I never really cared Much about love I thought I could live without it Until I met this one girl And she was so fine I knew she was the one who could change my mind See, I used to be such a bad, bad boy And good times were my toy for joy That was all I was thinking of But I gave it up when I fell in love I used to know the party people around the world I gave it up when I found that girl And she's the one treats me good enough So I gave it up when I fell in love I thought I was justified To only see the world through my eyes And that it was a waste of time Talkin' 'bout love But it only took a little time To make me change my mind 'Cause when she said goodbye See, I really thought I'd never stop crying Now, every night I dream about you and our new love All of my friends say oh I'm such a different guy And they wonder Oh, how they wonder I gave it up Sho 'nuff gave it up That was all I was thinking of But I gave it up when I fell in love