"Day I Found Myself, The" by Honey Cone

SPOKEN 
Theres probably a lot of you girls out there hung up on a
man 
And youre caught in that old familiar way of wanting someone

who dont want you 
You know, men are full of schemes 
And theyre masters of getting control of our minds and
making 
us dependent on them 

As I look back to the day you left me 
I felt that love had forsaken me 
As time went by, tears began to dry 
Now I see you never really cared 
Life is wonderful when love is shared 

The day that I lost you, thats the day I found myself 
The day that I lost you, thats the day I found myself 

Your love controlled, but never consoled me 
I was in love, but so unhappy 
So many nights I was in the cold 
When you left, you opened up the door 
To a world Id never seen before 

The day that I lost you, thats the day I found myself 
The day that I lost you, thats the day I found myself 

I found love with someone who needs me 
Im loving life the way it should be 
I gave you love, you only used me 
And when you left, you hurt yourself 
I found identity with someone else 

The day that I lost you, thats the day I found myself 
The day that I lost you, thats the day I found myself 

 
Dont you know that you only hurt yourself 
Im so glad youre gone, cause you made me so... 
 
Oh, bless the day you left, cause thats the day I found
myself...