[Verse 1: Luther Vandross]
I'm only human, baby
Ain't I allowed to make mistakes?
You put your guilt on me
And it's causing my poor heart to break, yeah
Making me the human that I am

[Chorus: Cassandra Wilson, Luther Vandross]
Won't you forgive me, baby
I'm only human, baby
Won't you forgive me for that? (We're all human)
Won't you forgive me, baby
I'm only human, baby (Forgive me)
Won't you forgive me for that?

[Verse 2: Luther Vandross]
Your love can be so strong
It makes it hard to give some back, yeah
So I try and I try and I give and I give
And I get so darn excited I can't relax
Making me the human that I am

[Chorus: Cassandra Wilson, Luther Vandross]
Won't you forgive me, baby
I'm only human, baby
Won't you forgive me for that? (Oh, oh, oh, oh)
Won't you forgive me, baby (Oh)
I'm only human, baby (Human)
Won't you forgive me for that?
[Bridge: Luther Vandross]
When we search for love
We must be lucky, baby
And it's because there are many people in the world
Who think love is not that necessary
I had you and I blew it all

[Chorus: Cassandra Wilson, Luther Vandross]
Won't you forgive me, baby
I'm only human, baby (Human)
Won't you forgive me for that?
(Do it wrong and I do it wrong sometimes)
Won't you forgive me, baby
I'm only human, baby
Won't you forgive me for that?
(Sometimes, sometimes, sometimes)

[Bridge: Luther Vandross]
Oh baby
And now I know for sure
I must be lucky, baby
You chose me out of all the people in the world
And I think love is very necessary
You've forgiven me after all
'Cause I let you know, oh
[Chorus: Cassandra Wilson, Luther Vandross]
Won't you forgive me, baby
I'm only human, baby (Forgive me, baby)
Won't you forgive me for that?
(Do it wrong and I do it wrong sometimes)
Won't you forgive me, baby
I'm only human, baby (Human)
Won't you forgive me for that?

[Outro: Luther Vandross]
Just like you, my love
Just like you, my baby
Only human, just like you, my love
Just like you, my baby
If you forgive, if you forgive me, too