“Weakness Of The Body” is a song written by Ken Cedar intended for Brenda K. Starr. Mariah recorded the reference track in 1987. “I was working with a producer at the time who was producing Brenda K. Starr.” said Cedar. “He knew of Mariah through Brenda and always used Mariah to record his presentation demos for the label because she could do such a good impression of Brenda. When he heard the song he thought it would be great for Brenda's project so he got Mariah to sing the demo for me.” The song was never recorded by Brenda, but Mariah's version of the song leaked to the internet in 2002.
I know I hurt you so
The night you heard my true confession, boy
I had to let you know
I spent a night of guilty passion so
I called to say
There'll never be another to take your place, no
Now I pray that'll you put an end to
These tears of shame rolling down my face
I have a strength of heart
But a weakness of the body
It tore our love apart
Now I'm feeling sad and lonely
I have the strength of heart
But a weakness of the body
How can I make it right?
I gotta have you here with me tonight
Weakness of the body
It didn't mean a thing
I guess I needed to prove my love was true
I had to feel the sting
Of a night in another's arms away from you
Now I'm lying
Staring at the ceiling held in my pain
Now I'm crying
I turned our days of sunshine
Into these days and nights of rain
I have a strength of heart
But a weakness of the body
It tore our love apart
Now I'm feeling sad and lonely
I have the strength of heart
But a weakness of the body
How can I make it right?
I gotta have you here with me tonight
Weakness of the body
Every morning I wake up and remember you're gone
I look in the mirror and ask myself ‘why did I did you so wrong?’
Now I feel the love that burns so hot inside
Just trust me one more time
And I promise to make you happy
I called to say
There'll never be another to take your place
Now I pray that'll you put an end to
These tears of shame rolling down my face
I have a strength of heart
But a weakness of the body
It tore our love apart
Now I'm feeling sad and lonely
I have the strength of heart
But a weakness of the body
How can I make it right?
I gotta have you here with me tonight
Repeat