I can do my best to tell you what it feels like in my skin
But you can`t really know a man till you`ve gone where he`s been
I could give you all the details, but you`d never understand
What it means to let that woman slip right through your hands
I guess you had to be there when she smiled
Had to feel the passion running wild
To really know the woman and the child
I guess you had to be there
Until she`s stripped the layers off and seen into your soul
Till you`ve watched her make a diamond from a worthless piece of coal
Till you`ve held an angel and let her fly away
You won`t ever understand no matter what I say
I guess you had to be there when she smiled
Had to feel the passion running wild
To really know the woman and the child
I guess you had to be there
I guess you had to be there when she smiled
Had to feel the passion running wild
Till you`ve walked in my shoes for a mile
I guess you had to be there
I guess you had to be there
I guess you had to be there