Ooh...ooh...ooh... 

My baby and are back together again 
Lovin' is better than it's ever been 
If it weren't for the trials we've been through 
I'd never have the courage [bad word] back to you 

We're all entitled to make a mistake 
We got to prepare for some heartbreak 
I as earnin' my man, while I was learnin' my man 
Something you young girls might not understand 

No pain [No pain], no pain [No pain] 
No gain [No gain], no 
No pain [No pain], no pain [No pain] 
No gain [No gain] 

There was an old lady sittin' under a tree 
She called me over and she said to me 
"My days left here may not be long 
I wouldn't waste my time tellin' you nothin' wrong 

But love is a flower that needs the sun and the rain 
little bit of pleasure's worth a whole lot of pain 
If you learn this secret, how to forgive 
longer and better life you'll live" 

No pain [No pain], no pain [No pain] 
No gain [No gain], mmm 
No pain [No pain], no pain [No pain] 
No gain [No gain] 

Anything worth havin' at all 
Is worth workin' for and waitin' for 
Some of my closest friends 
Have thought they had their thing on a string 
Just 'cause that man was bringin' 'em flowers and candy and all kinds of gifts 
Mmm, mmm, honey 
Some gifts are just to make him feel better while he's on his guilt trip 
About the night before 
You know what I mean 
Especially when you know you haven't been doin' the things you should do 
Think about it 
What is the man tryin' to tell you 
Sometimes flowers mean "Maybe we should just be friends" 
Do you get my drift 
Hang if you can hang 
No pain, no gain 

In order to get something 
You got to give something 
In order to be something 
You got to go through something 

Be a cook in the kitchen, a lady in the streets 
You can't show your teeth to every guy you meet 
It's alright to be a little sweet 
But be a mama with the kids and you know what in the sheets 

No pain [No pain] 
No pain [No pain] 
No gain [No gain] 

See, you can't give up 'cause times get hard 
It's just that old evil devil trying to keep us apart 
Say devil you ain't getting nothin' here 
I'm holding on to my man and have no fear 

No pain [No pain], no pain [No pain] 
No gain [No gain], oh 
No pain [No pain], no pain [No pain] 
No gain [No gain] 

See you can't give up 'cause times get hard 
It's just that old devil tryin' keep us apart 
Say devil, you ain't got nothin' here 
I'm holdin' to my man, and have no fear 

No pain [No pain], no pain [No pain] 
No gain [No gain] 
No-no pain [No pain], no pain [No pain] 
No gain [No gain] 

Oh, no pain [No pain], no pain [No pain] 
No gain [No gain] 
No-no-no-no pain [No pain, no pain], no-no-no-no-no-no-no pain [No gain] 
No-no pain, no-no pain [No pain], no-no pain [No pain], no pain [No gain], no pain 

No pain [No pain, no pain, no gain] 
In order to get something [No pain], give something [No pain] 
To be something [No gain] you got to go through something 
[No pain, no pain, no gain] 

Oh...no pain [No pain], no pain [No pain] 
No gain [No gain] 
No-no-no-no-no-no-no-no-no-no-no-no-no-no [No pain] 
No-no-no-no [No pain, no gain] 

No...no pain [No pain], no pain [No pain] 
No gain [No gain] 
You're really not to gain anything [No pain, no pain] 
Without [No gain] goin' through some pain 

No-no-no-no-no-no-no-no-no-no-no-no-no-no 
No pain [No pain], no pain [No pain] 
No-no [No gain] 

[No pain, no pain, no gain] 
No pain [No pain], no pain [No pain] 
No pain [No gain], no gain, no pain, no gain 

Get something [No pain, no pain] 
You got to go through something [No gain] 
No pain [No pain], n