Anita Baker Album

(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

(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: 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

(Anita Baker)

I won't be neglected
I won't be denied
The pleasure of your kisses
The pleasure of your smile

I think you take for granted
I'll always be here
Just because I love you
It doesn't mean I won't disappear

Chorus: Been so long…of missin' you baby
Been so long…of missin' you baby

Thoughts and mellow memories
Of once upon a time
Slowly creepin' on me
And they linger on my mind

Just let somebody love you
I just don't know why
Whenever I get close to you
You want to run and hide

Chorus: It's been so long…of missin' you baby
It's been so long…of missin' you baby
It's been so long…of missin' you baby
It's been so long…of missin' you baby

We began lovers' dance
The road was smooth so romance
And we sang love's sweet song everyday

I believed that love would stay in my heart
Now it's torn all apart
It's gone away, I can't stay, I've got to say
I don't believe that you could do me this way

Now don't you understand
I'm in need of your comfort
The comfort of your hand in mine
And what I feel inside
Why didn't you come closer
I can't hide

Chorus: Been so long
Been so long…can't hide
Been so long
Been so long…it's too long, won't you come on, baby
Been so long…won't you come home, see about me
See about me

(Rod Temperton)

Turning back the hands of time
Holding on to misty memories
Chasing shadows through the night
Trying to find my happy ending

Reaching out for another chance at heaven
We could still find a way if we try

Chorus: Baby, believe in the mystery
Like it used to be
We were more than lonely drifters in the dark
I can remember the sun inside
Love held us tight
I need to feel your magic in my heart
Instead of it tearing apart

Diamonds shining in the night
Lying soft and warm together
Only images survive
Can't my dreams go on forever

Oh there's still time to lock away your sadness
Let the secrets of love start to smile

Chorus: Baby, believe in the mystery
Like it used to be
Baby bring back all the passion to my heart
I can remember the tender days, all the love we made
Can't you see in me your magic here tonight

Lonely spirits seem to whisper in the wind
It's a silent song that's never meant to be
Since the dawn of time the mystery never ends
We could find forever if we let love rise again

Tell me why can't we reach for another chance at heaven
We can still find the way if you try

Chorus: Baby, believe in the mystery
Like it used to be
Baby bring back all the passion to my heart
I can remember the tender days, all the love we made
I need to feel your magic here tonight

Baby, believe in the mystery
Like it used to be
More than lonely drifters in the dark

We were so much more
Sun inside…sun inside
Love held us tight

(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

(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

(Anita Baker)

I know the kind of pain you offer
Baby, I've felt your kind of pain before
Change your mind like revolving door
Change your women like you change your clothes

Chorus: I'm telling you
You better watch your step
You'll fall and hurt yourself one day
You better watch your step
You'll fall and hurt yourself one day

I don't understand your thinking
Don't know why you do the things you do
Break my heart, disregard my feelings
Breakin' hearts, some kind of game to you

(Repeat Chorus)

It's so easy to tease me
It's so easy to let me down
It's so easy to mislead me
So easy to leave me hangin' around
No where to come down

Baby, we should just forget this
Baby, just throw me out of your mind
I won't stay, not while you mistreat me
I won't stay, it's just a waste of my time