I Didn’t Know My Own Strength (Live from The Oprah Winfrey Show Season Premiere Part II - Whitney Houston’s Show Stopping Surprise)

[Intro: Oprah Winfrey]
Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome Whitney Houston!

[Verse 1: Whitney Houston]
Lost touch with my soul
I had nowhere to run, I had nowhere to go
Lost sight of my dream
Thought it would be the end of me, oh

[Pre-Chorus: Whitney Houston]
I thought I'd never make it through
I had no one to hold on to, I
I thought I might break

[Chorus: Whitney Houston]
I didn't know my own strength
And I crashed down, tumbled
But I did not crumble
I got through all the pain
I didn't know my own strength
Survived my darkest hour, my faith kept me alive
Put myself back up, hold my head up high
I was not built to break
I didn't know my own strength, oh, yeah

[Verse 2: Whitney Houston]
Found hope in my heart
I found the light to light my way out of the dark
Found all that I need, yes, oh (Here inside of me)
Here inside of me, yes

[Pre-Chorus: Whitney Houston]
I thought I'd never find my way
I thought I'd never lift that weight, I
I thought I might break

[Chorus: Whitney Houston]
I didn't know my own strength
I crashed down, I tumbled
But I did not crumble
I got through all the pain
I didn't know my own strength
Survived my darkest hour, my faith kept me alive
I put myself back up, hold my head up high
I was not built to break
Didn't know my own strength

[Bridge: Whitney Houston]
There were so many times I
Wondered how I'd get through the night, I
Thought I took all that I could take

[Chorus: Whitney Houston]
Didn't know, didn't know, I didn't know
I didn't know, I didn't know
I didn't know, I didn't know
I got through all the pain (Hold on, oh)
I didn't know my own strength
Survived my darkest hour (Yes, I did)
My faith kept me alive (Yes, I did)
I picked myself back up (I hold my head up high)
I hold my head up high
I got through all the pain, y'all

[Outro: Whitney Houston]
Let me tell you
I didn't know, I didn't know
My mama said I was not built to break
Dionne said I was not built to break
Clive said, "Come on back and sing, you're not built to break"
Your love said
Your love said I was not built to break
Oprah said, "Girl, do you know you're loved?"
Now I know my own strength
Oh, Lord