Every time is like the first time tenderly Loving you is like breathing spring Seasons change but your heart beats constantly Count my blessings every day as you love me As a sunset disappears across the northern sky An' you look for forever in my eyes All that I can say, long as I have a voice I'll thank God above that I was your first choice If I should die before I wake I'll go into the night whispering your name If lying in your arms is the last thing that I do At least I know that I'll be loved by you In about a hundred years from now When all of my love letters are found And someone reads these words I've written only meant for you They'll know how forever came true If I should die before I wake I'll go into the night whispering your name If lying in your arms is the last thing that I do At least I know that I'll be loved by you So let the years roll on by These are the best times of my life I'll just smile when the days are through Knowing I've been loved by you At least I know that I've been loved by you

I don't need to be loved by you But I wanna let you in my room We could talk 'bout the stars and the moon But I don't need to be, need to be Cross my heart and hope to die (She died, she died) Tell me all those pretty lies (She lied, she lied) 'Cause real life don't feel that nice Maybe this is paradise (She died, she died) Ooh, I don't wanna know Ooh, if it's real Ooh, will you follow where I go? I gotta know, I gotta know I don't need to be loved by you But I wanna let you in my room We could talk 'bout the stars and the moon But I don't need to loved by you And I can tell that you act so cool To get away from a world so cruel And I don't need to be loved by you But I wanna be loved by you But I don't need to be loved by you But I wanna be loved by you Baby, tell me what I need Who gon' save me from myself? Love was always out of reach Put my heart up on the shelf Hard to reach for it, give me some help Ooh, I don't wanna know Ooh, if it's real Ooh, will you follow where I go? I gotta know, I gotta know I don't need to be loved by you But I wanna let you in my room We could talk 'bout the stars and the moon But I don't need to loved by you And I can tell that you act so cool To get away from a world so cruel And I don't need to be loved by you But I wanna be loved by you But I don't need to be loved by you But I wanna be loved by you But I wanna be loved by you

Love that's worth fighting for That's what this is And how, how could I want more Than the warmth of your kiss No matter how many miles and dreams Come between us now In each step I take, with each prayer I make This love will live somehow Let the mountains rise, I will climb them all When my body's weak, I will not fall Baby, come what may, I'll find a way to get through There's nothing that I won't do to be loved by you There will be lonely nights When you'll whisper my name I know on those lonely nights I'll be doing the same Should every star in the sky go out Just keep your faith alive We were meant to be, this is destiny And it cannot be denied Let the mountains rise, I will climb them all When my body's weak, I will not fall Baby, come what may, I'll find a way to get through There's nothing that I won't do to be loved by you And even when we're worlds apart Just keep this promise in your heart Let the mountains rise, I will climb them all When my body's weak, I will not fall Baby, come what may, I'll find a way to get through There's nothing that I won't do (nothing that I won't do) There's nothing that I won't do (nothing that I won't do) There's nothing that I won't do to be loved by you To be loved by you To be loved, to be loved by you, umm-mm To be loved by you

I wanna be loved by you, just you And nobody else but you I wanna be loved by you, alone! Boop-boop-a-doop! I wanna kissed by you, just you Nobody else but you I wanna be kissed by you, alone! Boop-boop, I couldn't aspire To anything higher Than, filled with desire To make you my own! Boop-boop-a-doop, boop-boop-a-doop! I wanna be loved by you, just you And nobody else but you I wanna be loved by you, alone! Aa-ah-um! Boop-boop-a-doop! Daddle-at-dat-dat-dumb, I couldn't aspire To anything higher Than, filled with desire To make you my own Bup-bum, butle-doodle-dumb-bum! I wanna be loved by you, just you Nobody else but you I wanna be loved by you, a-lup-a-dup-a-dup-a-dup! Boop-boop-a-doop

I bought a castle in France And it's the same one I built in the sand for you When I was two I thought I painted a picture of heaven But it turns out it's just your room, just your room I'd run off the end of the earth just to see if you'd catch me When I know you'd let me fall every time (All I do) is wish that I could change myself I wish that I could change my- (All I do) is wait around and hate myself Oh, I hate the way I need to be loved by you I wish that I could change myself I wish that I could change my- (All I do) is wait around and hate myself Oh, I hate the way I need to be loved by you I need to be loved by you I need to be loved by you I need to be loved by you I need to be loved by you I remember when we started datin' The only ting that you and me was chasin' The kinda lovin' that they couldn't play with You know my lovin' is a everyday ting, baby And when we in different places Textin' and messagin' and talkin' crazy When I'm with you, I feel like it's a daydream That's how I know that you would always be my baby (All I do) is wish that I could change myself I wish that I could change my- (All I do) is wait around and hate myself Oh, I hate the way I need to be loved by you I wish that I could change myself I wish that I could change my- (All I do) is wait around and hate myself Oh, I hate the way I need to be loved by you I walked a thousand miles I've opened every door It's not enough, it's still your love I'm always lookin' for It's just the way I'm wired Whether I'm wrong or right I've only got one thing on my mind I need to be loved by you I need to be loved by you I need to be loved by you (you) I need to be loved by you I need to be loved by you

If I was the president, I would tax it If I was a dealer, I would bag it, get it cracking, I He wanna leave a stack on the table My man ain't used to being catered He say, "That for me? All that, and it's free?" What we got is high end And baby been used to Ikea Now he know where the sauce is Demi glaze saucing, ah They don't make 'em like this You can't find this on the gram 'Cause I keep mine private Bae, I can't help it It's just high, high priced velvet Ooh, the type that you blessed with Yeah, it's high, high priced velvet All them wanna bag They say, "Can I have?" I say, "Nigga, please That's for bae, yes, indeed" And bae, I can't help it It's just high priced velvet Only thing missing is some popcorn Bae, keep watching like a movie, oooh And this here body - so cold When I walk by, he said, "God, bless me" Achoo, achoo, achoo I'm the type that you I do I'm the type and calligraphy I'm the type that you one knee I'm the type that ya momma meet 'Cause I keep mine private Bae, I can't help it It's just high, high priced velvet Ooh, the type that you blessed with Yeah, it's high, high priced velvet All them wanna bag They say "Can I have?" I say, "Nigga, please That's for bae, yes, indeed" Bae, I can't help it It's just high, high priced velvet Ooh Body, body - so cold He called me sneeze And every time I walk by, he say, "God, bless me" Body, body - so cold He called me sneeze And every time I walk by, he say, "God, bless me" It's high, priced velvet It's high priced velvet If he was a dealer, he's bag it, get it crackin' Oooh, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

Oh nah, nah Oh nah, nah, nah, nah, nah Don't leave No Don't leave I heard it through the grapevine You and your lady having problems You looking for a alibi A pretty young thing that can solve it I ain't come out here to break no heart, no But I can tell you pushed that tonight, ahh-I But don't leave your girl for a woman like me I'm not the type to put up with all your schemes I got my agenda, other actions too I got better things to do Than you Don't leave your girl for me Don't leave your girl for me Ahh, ahhh, uh She waiting on a phone call While you on the net tryna slide in You looking for the next one She telling everybody you wifed it I ain't no fanscription for your issues But I can tell you want that tonight, ahh-I But don't leave your girl for a woman like me I ain't the type to put up with all your schemes I got my agenda, other actions too I got better things to do Than you Don't leave your girl for me Don't leave your girl for me Da, da, da, da, da, da Da, da, da, da, da, da Yeah, yeah You the type to always get around, we know You the type to never hold her down, we know Should be a crime how you lie, you need to face time You hit me last night tryin' that FaceTime thing She ain't gotta worry about it All the talk you got is too cheap, you can't afford none Oh she ain't gotta worry about it 'Cause all the talk you got is too cheap, you can't afford none Eehh (That ain't dangerous, boy) Tee-ta-to-ka-do, tee-ke-ta-dee

Feel like I just hit the lotto Ooh, dress cleaner than a Sunday I'm goody good like gelato Mean, like a caddy with the roof off He told me, "Be quiet baby, be cool" Bae make me feel like sativa, I call him high school And I'm bad, bad and yellow bone Taste better when its homemade and grown Ah babe My sugar's sweeter, sweeter than your Kool Aid I'm sweeter, I'm sweeter and you know it Said, ah babe My sugar's sweeter, I can be your Kool Aid You know, you can't buy this at the corner store Oh baby Love how you put in the work like it's your day job Oh baby Them thotty thotties be dirty, I'm Aquafina Oh baby I got the flavor, the peach like I'm from Georgia New hair, new braids Nina Simone with a touch of 'Yonce Now ah babe My sugar's sweeter, sweeter than your Kool Aid I'm sweeter, I'm sweeter and you know it Said, ah babe My sugar's sweeter, I can be your Kool Aid You know, you can't buy this at the corner store

Black leaves on the Mississippi River Black leaves in the Mississippi fire Black leaves in the Mississippi choir Black leaves on the Mississippi land And we've got God and cotton We've got sons and daughters We've got grit and glory We've got mama's stories We've got strength like towers We've got hope and power God made woman with an iron hand Raised her up on heaven's land God made woman with an iron hand Raised her up on heaven's land With strength like towers We've got hope and power Got me woman with the iron head Raised her up on heaven's bed

Black woman Unprotected in this world Is she loved? Is she treasured? Is she heard? Oh, black woman Are you wanted in this world? Oh, black woman Are you valued in this world? They try to look you over like they don't care They say they want your body but not your hair Oh, they tell you change your nose Keep your skin too fair But everybody knows it Deep down they're scared 'Cause oh, black girl They owe you apology Oh, black girl Don't give 'em your energy You're the healer of the world You're the healer of society You're the healer of the world You're the healer of society Talk They call it evening 'cause it's black as Eve Mitochondrial gene Imitating my behind How I fit my jeans Black don't lack Henrietta, I'm singing Erykah Healer, I feel her What's a king if he ain't got a Coretta? Ask Hakeem, for a queen He'd fight a lion Y'all stay lying Tryna lower our self-esteem (nah) Feel unseen and unprotected Brainwashed brothers Learn from the real ones that check you because they love us How you hate someone that look like your whole mother? Guess she should've used a rubber But I don't judge her Knowing each of us tryna make it They take it Too beautiful to change our faces (come on) This beauty contagious, no cap Braided our hair as a map To freedom from racists Innovative Nothing 'bout this genealogy basic Where the roses, the applause? We deserve praises Without a black women you'd still be stuck in the matrix, you know 'Cause oh, black girl They owe you apology Oh, black girl Oh, don't give 'em your energy You're the healer of the world You're the healer of society You're the healer of the world You're the healer of society (yeah)