Anita Baker Album

(Patrick Moten/Sandra Sully, Anita Baker)

If I could I'd give you the world
I'd wrap it up around you
Won't be satisfied with just a piece of this heart
My angel, oh angel
You're my angel, oh angel
Dreams are dreams – Some dreams come true
I found a real dream baby when I found you
You're so strong
But tender too
You're my angel, oh angel
You're my angel, oh angel

Love like ours is heaven sent
Each day a day to remember
I feel so safe
I feel secure with you
You give me love and keep right on giving
You fill me up baby with the joy of living
When things get tough I can always turn to you
You're my angel, oh angel
You're my angel

Love the way we touch
I love the way it feels
Everytime you're near me
My poor heart just won't keep still
No doubt about it that this love I feel is real
Ask me to go with you, you know I will
Hold me near, hold me tight
Only you can make it real
Only you can make it alright
Just let me know that I am special to you
My angel, oh angel
You're my angel, oh angel
You're my angel, oh angel
You're my angel, oh angel

(Patrick Moten/Geronne C. Turner)

Chorus: You're the best thing yet, to ever come into my life

An understanding hand, when the world calls me grand
You protect my heart, right from the start
Sensitive vibes are strong and true
The very best I've always shared with you

And if I should fall, or if I'm standing tall
I can see you standing there, always willing to share
Each and every part of me
You see things I never, never see

(Repeat chorus twice)

Deep down in my mind, I wonder at the blessing that I could find
Someone as loving as you
Could bring into my life this feeling so right
And so true
Like the flowing waters of a silver stream
And like the misty vision in a midnight dream
Such a wonder of life to me
So rare is found such a reason to be

(Repeat chorus twice)

Like the flowing waters of a silver stream
And like the misty vision in a midnight dream
Such a wonder of life to me
So rare is found such a reason to be

(Repeat chorus twice)

Vamp: You're so wonderful
You're so beautiful
You're the best thing yet
To ever come into my life

(Micheal Powell)

We used to laugh
Now I all do is cry
You used to make me so happy
Now you don't even try

You're hurting me, yeah
You're doing me wrong
I can see it in your eyes
Soon you're gonna be gone

And I know I'm gonna miss you
My love I will send with you
'Cause I've been down too long
And you keep doin' me

Chorus: And there will be no tears for you
Gonna be no more crying now
Gonna be no more tears for you
See my eyes have run dry
And there's no more tears

And no more sadden eyes
From crying through the night
Gonna gather up, gather up my feelings
And lock them all inside

So when you say you're leaving
And you walk out my door
I'll say to myself
You can not hurt me anymore

And I know I should be crying
But instead I'm slowly dying
'Cause all my love has gone
From two hearts so badly torn

(Repeat chorus)

Solo (Piano)

And I know I'm gonna miss you
But for love I got me someone else
'Cause I been down, been down too long
And you, you keep doing me wrong

(Repeat chorus twice)

Ain't nobody cryin'
Dry, my eyes
Lord knows it's gonna be fine
It's gonna be alright after a while
I'm gonna be alright if you would leave
Surely won't you try, surely won't you, baby won't you try
I'm gonna be alright
Lord knows I don't need you no more, baby

(Words and Music: Anita Baker, Louis A. Johnson & Gary Bias)

With all my heart I love you baby
Stay with me and you will see
My arms will hold you, baby
Never leave, 'cause I believe

Chorus: I'm in love, sweet love
Hear me calling out your name, I feel no shame
I'm in love, sweet love
Don't you ever go away, it'll always be this way

Oh, your heart has called me closer to you
I will be all that you need
Just trust in what we're feeling
Never leave 'cause baby, I believe

(Repeat Chorus)

No stronger love in this world
Oh, baby no, you're my man, I'm your girl
I'll never go, wait and see, can't be wrong
Don't you know this is where you belong

Sweet, sweet and lovely baby
Stay right here, never fear
I will be all that you need
Never leave, 'cause baby, I believe

(Music: Garry Glenn Words: Dianne Quander)

When we met, I always knew
I would feel the magic for you
On my mind constantly
In my arms is where you should be

I love you here by me, baby
You let my love fly free
I want you in my life for all time

Chorus: Caught up in the rapture of love
Nothing else can compare
When I feel the magic of you

We stand side by side
Till the storms of life pass us by
Light my life, warm my heart
Say tonight will be just the start
I love you here by me, baby
You let my love fly free
I want you in my life for all time

Chorus: Caught up in the rapture of love
Nothing else can compare
When I feel the magic of you
The feeling's always new
Caught up in the rapture of you

I love you here by me, baby
You let my love fly free
I want you in my life for all time

(Repeat Second Chorus)

Caught up in the rapture of love

(David Lasley)

You bring me joy
When I'm down
So much joy
When I lose my way your love comes smiling on me
I saw your face
And then I knew
We would be friends
I was so afraid, but your arms, they'd say 'come to me'

So I'd say to you
“Can we talk for a while?”
You'd say “alright”
When you love me, I smile
I feel your hands and you feel mine
You bring me joy

You bring me joy
Don't go too far away
If I can't see your face, I will remember that smile

But can this be right
Or should we be friends
I get lonely sometimes and I'm mixed up again
'Cause you're the finest thing I've seen in all my life
You bring me joy

My joy, my joy
I believe this is gonna be what you want it to be
I just love you, I just love you, can't you see
That you're the best I've seen in all my life
You bring me joy

My joy…you're my joy
My joy…my, my joy

Thank you, baby, thank you, baby
I just love you, baby

(Music: Ken Hirsch Words: Marti Sharron)

I look back on all those good times
We once shared and I must have been blind
Just to think I'd find someone new
One who'd love me better than you

Well, it may come as a surprise
Loneliness has opened my eyes
I tried every love I could find
Still I can't get you out of my mind

Chorus: Cause there's no one in the world to hold me

No one in the world's gonna move me
No one in the world can love me like you do, baby

Everytime I'm with someone I'm
Loving you yet, and want to run
Slowly, love me
All is forsaken, I love the love we're making
Cause it's truly lovely
I'll never leave you, you'll know I need you baby

Chorus: From beginning to end 365 days of the year
I want your same ol' love
All I want to do is share my life with you
I want your same ol' love

(Anita Baker, Skip Scarborough & Randy Holland)

Ain't there something I can give you
In exchange for everything you give to me
Read my mind and make me feel just fine
When I think my peace of mind is out of reach

The scales are sometimes unbalanced
And you bear the weight of all that has to be
I hope you see that you can lean on me
And together we can calm a stormy sea

We love so strong and so unselfishly
And I tell you now that I made a vow
I'm giving you the best that I got, baby
Yes I tell you now that I made a vow
I'm giving you the best that I got, honey

Everybody's got opinions
Bout the way they think our story's gonna end
Some folks feel it's just a superficial thrill
Everybody's gonna have to think again

We love so strong and so unselfishly
They don't bother me so I'm gonna keep on
Giving you the best that I got, baby
They don't bother me, said I'm gonna keep on
Giving you the best that I got, listen baby

Somebody understands me
Somebody gave his heart to me
I stumbled my whole life long
Always on my own, now I'm home

My weary mind is rested
And I feel as if my home is in your arms
Fears are all gone, I like the sound of your song
And I think I want to sing it forever

We love so strong and so unselfishly
And I made a vow so I tell you now
I'm giving you the best that I got, baby
I bet everything on my wedding ring
I'm giving you the best that I got, givin' it to you baby

(Gary Taylor)

Ah, many days it goes unspoken
But this desire never seems to go away
It's gonna take much more than hope to bring you close
I think I'll pray

I hear you say you've got a lot to give up
And there is so much more this heart of mine can take
If what you have to bring to me is positive you send it right away
Right away

Chorus I: I want to know what good love feels like
Good love, good love
I want a love that's sure to stand the test of time
I want to know what good love feels like
Good love, good love
Morning, noon and night, forever all my life
Good love, good love
Good love, good love
There is a void that stands between us
And it seems it's getting harder to relate
Never in my wildest dreams did I imagine
Life this way

(Repeat Chorus I)

Chorus II: I want to know what good love feels like
Good love, good love
I want a love that's sure to stand the test of time
I want to know what good love feels like
Good love, good love
Hear me when I say, bring it to me baby

Babe, you're the man I hear you say you are
I don't understand why loving me is so hard
Never have I felt the need to be this close
Words cannot say, heaven only knows

(Repeat Chorus I to fade)

(Micheal O'Hara, Sammy McKinney & Alex Brown)

When I think about how much I'm loving you
No limitations, no set of regimented rules
I'm amazed how much this love has touched my life
And the commitment that we share is a welcome sacrifice

This must be, sweet fatal attraction
My life-long date with destiny
Love this strong, it just brings out the passion
I never knew was here in me

I love you just because
I love you just because
Just because I do, my darlin'
Emotions more than words can help me say
I love you, baby, just because you're you
Just because you're you

You're a diamond in my mind, a treasure found
A precious gem to me, you're nice to have around
I'm so glad I took the path that led to this
And it's amazin', loving you, I'm doin' things
I never thought I'd do
I don't know, there ain't no explanation
Of why I'm sharin' love at last this way
I won't try to work out all my reasons
I'll use these words to simply say

I love you just because
I love you just because
Just because I do, my darlin'
Emotions more than words can help me say
I love you, baby, just because you're you

I love you just because
I love you just because
Just because I do, my darlin'
Emotions more than words can help me say
I love you, baby, just because you're you

Could it be that there's more to this than meets the eye
Maybe that's the reason why
All I know is when I'm in your arms it feels all right
I'll hold you tight and I come alive

I love you just because
I love you just because
Just because I do, my darlin'
Emotions more than words can help me say
I love you, baby, just because you're you

(Till Fade)

(Steve Lane & Larry Prentiss)

We may never understand
If love just happens or it's planned
We must believe our spirits know somehow
Baby, we can't stop the falling we feel now oooh

New emotions overflow
And now this heartbeat wants control oooh baby
If the love was meant to be so strong
Something close to magic's coming on

Take my heart and lead me into love
Light the way for me
Without your touch, I cannot see
Lead me into love
I'm deep in the miracle of you oooh

(Anita Baker, Vernon Fails & Michael Powell)

Mmmm-Hmmm

I can remember stories, those things my mother said
She told me fairy tales, before I went to bed
She spoke of happy endings, then tucked me in real tight
She turned my night light on, and kissed my face good night
My mind would fill with visions, of perfect paradise
She told me everything, she said he'd be so nice
He'd ride up on his horse and, take me away one night
I'd be so happy with him, we'd ride clean out of sight

She never said that we would, curse, cry and scream and lie
She never said that maybe, someday he'd say goodbye

The story ends, as stories do
Reality steps into view
No longer living life in paradise-or fairy tales-uh
No, uh-huh-mmm-mmm

She spoke about happy endings, of stories not like this
She said he'd slay all dragons, defeat the evil prince
She said he'd come to save me, swim through the stormy seas
I'd understand the story, it would be good for me

You never came to save me, you let me stand alone
Out in the wilderness, alone in the cold
My story ends, as stories do
Reality steps into view
No longer living life in paradise-or fairy tales-yes

I don't look for pie up in the sky, baby
Need reality, now, said I
Don't feel the need to be pacified,
Don't cha try
Honey, I know you lied

You never came to save me, you let me stand alone
Out in the wilderness, alone in the cold
I found no magic potion, no horse with wings to fly
I found the poison apply, my destiny to die

No royal kiss could save me, no magic spell to spin
My fantasy is over, my life must now begin

My story ends, as stories do
Reality steps into view
No longer living life in paradise-or fairy tales-
Eh, hey, hey-ee-mmm, mmm

(laugh-laugh-laugh) Lord have mercy
(laugh) ooo
Mmm, mmm (laugh) ooo-mmm-oh Lord

(Anita Baker, Michael Powell & Vernon Fails)

Ooo-ooo-yes sir
Baby, baby, baby, baby
You stand all alone, on your own
Please come inside from that storm
Stand where it's warm
I can see you're in need, baby, please talk to me now

Swear nothing is wrong, you're so strong
Baby, don't hold this inside, relax your pride
Let it go, set it free, my baby, talk to me now

What's wrong, wrong with you
Why don't you tell me what cha goin' through, darlin'
What's wrong, wrong with you
Why don't you tell me-
I can help you if you let me, baby, yes I can

I understand, here's my hand
Why stand alone in the dark, open up your heart
Let this go, set it free, now my baby, talk to me now

What's wrong, wrong with you
Why don't you tell me what cha goin' through, darlin'
What's wrong, wrong with you
Why don't you tell me-
I can help you if you let me, baby, yes I can

I understand, that you're only one man
So much you can take, baby
Yes I understand that you've on,y got two hands

Stare into space
I see shadows of apin cross your face
You avoid my advice, you avoid my embrace, baby

What's wrong, wrong with you
Why don't you tell me what cha goin' through, darlin'
What's wrong, wrong with you
Why don't you tell me-

I won't tell a single soul, my, my, my baby yeah-uh
Yeah, you gotta, I gotta, we gotta talk about it-uh
No doubt about it, hm
Let it go, ho-ho, set it free, hee, hee, hee-baby
Uh, I'd like to listen, huh, I'd like to listen, baby, huh

Tell me, tell me everything, baby, babe-huh
I will understand, I will understand, I promise, baby
Tell me now, tell me, huh, tell me
Oww-hey-hey, hey, hey-ee
I believe-hey-hey, baby
God Almighty, baby, tell it all to me
Don't cha fold nothin' in, baby, don't cha hold it baby

(Ellen Shipley, Rick Nowels)

What have you done to me
I can't eat, I cannot sleep
And I'm not the same anymore, oh no, no
I don't know what to do
All of me wants all of you
Do I satnd alone at the shore?

Now once I could turn away
From everything I feel today
But, now I want to walk through your door

(Chorus)
But I've got to know – oh
Body and soul
That you've got no doubt, inside and out
We are whole – oh
Body and soul
Don't leave me out in the cold
Just love body and soul

- Do you hear me baby –
I've wasted too much time
Livin' for what wasn't mine
Then came the day I found you
And now I want nothing less

I've found a love that's truly blessed
I wanna make dreams come true

(Chorus)
But I've got to know – oh
Body and soul
That you've got no doubt, inside and out
We are whole – oh
Body and soul
Don't leave me out in the cold
Just love body and soul

(Bridge)
Every day is getting better
The more I trust I feel stronger, stronger
Every kiss brings me closer
It feels good to let you inside.
(Vamp out)

(Anita Baker, Barry J. Eastmond, Gordon Chambers)

(Verse)
Operator, get my lover on the line
Just the other night we had a terrible fight
But I admit it
I got out of control
But I still love my man with my body and soul
When the road gets rough we say things we should not say
But I never meant to treat my baby that way.

(Chorus)
I apologize, believe me I do
I apologize, honest and true
I know I was wrong so I'm singing this song,
Trying to get thru to make it up to you
I apologize

(Verse)
Operator it was like a bad dream,
Ooh girl, you should have seen how I shouted and screamed
but I regret it ‘cause I was unfair
Took it all out on him just because he was there.
When the road gets rough we say things we should not say
But I never meant to treat my baby that way.

(Bridge)
I apologize, for I was unkind and I wish
That I could go back in time.
Erase the good-byes and rewrite my lines.
But, come rain or come shine,
I'm gonna do right this time.
I apologize.
(Vamp)

(Sami Mckinney, Mary Unobsky, Micheal O'Hara)

I had a dream
A love dream so tender,
You were with me old friend
We cave in to sweet surrender
And I've held it in through October,
November
No wonder…
It's never been the same since then

I picked up my phone
A million times to call you
But I lost my nerve
'cause everytime I saw ya
like a lovesick kid
it was my paranoia
You'd laugh….but instead
I read the thoughts inside my head

(Chorus)
It's you
It's been you all the time
Like somebody turnded on a light
It took just a minute
But now that I'm in it
It's you
It's been you all the time
You're changing my whole state of mind,
Watch me shine
It's been you all the time.
Now when you smile

The world opens up for me
You're just my style
And inside I do believe
We're two of a kind
How could I be so blind
My heart…it's sincere
I believe I've wanted you for years and years

(Chorus)

Now to think you've always been right here
And loneliness had been my greatest fear
Until I saw the answers in your eyes,
Yes I did.
And, at last it's clear
Now I see that you're the only one for me.

(Marilyn McLeod & Darryl K. Roberts)

Flashbacks of the times we've had
Some made us laugh and some made us sad
We used to break up to make up
All the fun that came from those love games

Oh well, I think I need someone new
Oh, it just won't do, because I think about you baby

Chorus: From beginning to end 365 days of the year
I want your same ol' love
All I want to you is keep on loving you
I want your same ol' love

There's a reason I feel this way
All the things you do, well it might be the things that you say
Your love never changes
It's like a picture in a frame and it remains the same

Your undying love for me
Oh, it keeps me strong, keeps me holding on
(Repeat Chorus)

Slowly, love me
All is forsaken, I love the love we're making
Cause it's truly lovely
It'll never leave you, you'll know I need you baby