Written by dianne warren (1996)Performed by whitney houstonWe all make a place in this worldWe want our voices to be heardEveryone wants the chance to be someoneWe all have dreams we need to dreamSweeter than any star you can reach’cause when you reach and find you’ve found someoneYou’ll hold this world’s most priceless thingThe greatest gift this life can bring’cause when you look back and know you were lovedYou are loved by someoneTouched by someoneHeld by someoneMean’t something to someoneLoved somebodyTouched somebody’s heart along the wayYou can look back and sayYou were lovedYou can have diamonds in your handHave all the riches in the landBut, without love, you don’t really have a thing (no, no)Will somebody care that you’re aliveWill somebody trust you with their lifeThat’s when you’ll know (heh)That you have all you needYou’ll hold this world’s most priceless giftThe finest treasure that there is’cause you can look back and know you are loved, ohHookSo many roads that you can takeWhatever way you go, don’t take that road aloneIt’s better you should know you areYou are loved by someoneTouched by someoneHeld by someoneMean’t something to someoneLoved somebodyTouched somebody’s heart along the wayYou can look back and sayYou did okayYou were lovedSo remember to tell that special oneYou are lovedYou are lovedYou are lovedYou are loved