In 1987, Mariah recorded the reference track for “Weakness Of The Body,” a song written by Ken Cedar originally intended for Brenda K. Starr. “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
Now I pray that'll you put an end to these tears of shame rolling down my face
I had the strength of heart but a weakness of the body
It tore my love apart and now I'm feelin' sad and lonely
I had the strength of heart but a weakness of the body
How can I make it right, I gotta have you here with me tonight
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, oh
Now I'm lyin', staring at the ceiling counting my pain
Now I'm cryin', I turned our days of sunshine into these days and nights of rain
I had the strength of heart but a weakness of the body
It tore my love apart and now I'm feelin' sad and lonely
I had the strength of heart but a weakness of the body
How can I make it right, I gotta have you here with me tonight
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 me
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 had the strength of heart but a weakness of the body
It tore my love apart and now I'm feelin' sad and lonely
I had 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
Written by Ken Cedar.