Greatest Love of All

by Whitney Houston

an American singer, actress, producer, and model. In 2009, she was the most awarded female act of all-time according to the Guinness World Records. Houston is one of pop music’s best-selling artists ever with between 170 and 200 million records sold worldwide. This song was written by composers Michael Masser (music) and Linda Creed (lyrics). It was originally recorded in 1977 by American singer and guitarist George Benson. It was re-recorded in 1985 by Whitney Houston.

I believe the children are our future
Teach them well and let them lead the way
Show them all the beauty they possess inside
Give them a sense of pride to make it easier
Let the children’s laughter remind us how we used to be

Everybody’s searching for a hero
People need someone to look up to
I never found anyone who fulfilled my needs
A lonely place to be
And so I learned to depend on me

I decided long ago never to walk in anyone’s shadows
If I fail, if I succeed at least I’ll live as I believe
No matter what they take from me, they can’t take away my dignity
Because the greatest love of all is happening to me
I found the greatest love of all inside of me
The greatest love of all is easy to achieve
Learning to love yourself
It is the greatest love of all

And if, by chance, that special place
That you’ve been dreaming of
Leads you to a lonely place
Find your strength in love

Vocabulary:

lead the way: be the leaders
possess: have
sense of pride: feeling of being proud
used to be: were when we were young
searching for: trying to find
look up to: admire
fulfilled my needs: gave me what I needed
depend on me: do things for myself
walk in anyone’s shadows: think of myself as being less than anyone else
dignity: feeling of being equal to anyone
achieve: get
strength: power