Vanessa Williams Album

[No lyrics]

CHORUS:
It's just the way that you love me
(You know you drive me crazy)
It's just the way that you love
(You know you drive me crazy)
I've been waiting for this moment secretly,
Counting every minute, every hour till you're with me
'Cause I know just what's in store
And now I'm in your arms, baby close the door

Why waste another minute, ooh let's get right to it
Baby turn the lights down, and we don't have to say a word
Unspoken pleasure there's no way to measure
How you make me feel when you're near me and whisper softly...
so don't stop...

CHORUS


And it seems time flies whenever I'm in your arms
I like to savor every second, you thrill me with your charm
Now I'm lost in the passion (moment, feelings, magic) we share
and when I look into your eyes, I know how much you care

Don't wanna rush the feeling, cause loving you's so real and
I like the way you set the mood with a little wine and candlelight
It's more than emotion, let's keep this fire going
Now we're lost inside our love (now we're drifting into love),
sweet surrender is so tender

CHORUS

Ooh, you know me oh so well
You always take your time, and you always get it right
(you know just what I like)
Ooh, you set my soul on fire, and I know you've got my rhythm
Cause then you take me higher

CHORUS 3X

Don't you stop, stop the love, you know you've got the rhythm
Don't you stop, stop the love, you know you've got the rhythm


Written by J.Diibs & Abenaa

I saw you with that girl last night
The both of you were making eyes
You did it right in front of my face
As if I had no pride
And now you're always working late
You never have much time for me
And you're expecting me to believe
That ou're not out with she ...please!
Tonight I give you my surprise
I hope that you won't mind
I'm giving you an eye for an eye
Baby I've found another
And he is my lover
And I'm going out for the rest of your life
CHORUS:
I betcha never thought I'd go that far
I betch never thought I'd break your heart
I betcha never even thought at all
I betcha never, no you never

I know that everybody lies, that I know I can't deny
But what if they're intentional, the intention of your crime
Cause I know how much I can take, I know my heart demands a change
If I can't have my way, then all I have to say
Tonight, I give you my surprise
In return for all the lies
I'm giving you an eye for an eye
Baby I've found another
And he is my lover
And we're going out for the rest of your life

CHORUS

Written by Babyface

You and I in this moment
Holding the night so close
Hanging on, still unbroken
While outside the thunder rolls
Listen now, you can hear our heartbeat
Warm against life's bitter cold
These are the days
The sweetest days we'll know
There are times that scare me
We rattle the house like the wind
Both of us so unbending
We battle the fear within
All the while, life is rushing by us
Hold it now and don't let go
These are the days
The sweetest days we'll know

So we'll whisper a dream here in the darkness
Watching the stars till they're gone
And when even the memories have all faded away
These days go on and on

Listen now, you can hear our heartbeats
Hold me now and don't let go
These are the days
The sweetest days we'll know


Written by Jon Lind, Wendy Waldman, Phil Galdston

Walk me over this situation
Let the sun's light warm my face
Once again the times are changing
Once again I've lost my way
While the words of ancient poets
Fall like dust upon my shoes
Greed has grabbed me of my vision
Turned my heart from higher truths
So take my hand and lift me higher
Be my love and my desire
Hold me safe, in honor bound
Take my heart to higher ground

I have walked too long in darkness
I have walked too long alone
Blindly clutching fists of diamonds
that I found were only stones
I would trade my wealth of ages
for a warmer hand to hold
Though the path of life is narrow
But it leads to streets of gold

So take my hand and lift me higher
Be my love and my desire
Hold me safe, in honor bound
Take my heart to higher ground

In this world we move through shadows
Never sure of what we see
While the truth abides between us
Come and share the truth with me

So take my hand and lift me higher
Be my love and my desire
Hold me safe, in honor bound
Take my heart to higher ground

Ooh, Ooh

Written by Steve Dorf, George Green

You don't have to say you're sorry
We all make mistakes, I've made my share, oh
You don't have to say you're sorry
I don't need those words to know you care
Explanations aren't required even though you think you should
I don't need to know the reasons, No, not even if they're good
You don't have to say you're sorry, But I sure do wish you would

You don't have to say you're sorry
and that's a silly game that children play, oh
You don't have to say you're sorry, no
No, you shouldn't have to live that way

You don't have to say you're sorry
Cause we're both too old it's true
Well they say when you love someone, forgiveness is the rule
You don't have to say you're sorry, But I sure do wish you would

Explanations aren't required, even though you think you should
I don't need to know your reasons
No, not even if they're good
You don't have to say you're sorry
But I sure do wish you would, I wish you would


Written by Patti Austin

Way back, take a look, she would cook
When they were stompin' at the Savoy
She would blow, and they would dance, don't you know?
It was an uptown kind of show
Cool notes and melodies, harmonies
She sang the song of the universe
She can make a joyful noice up to heaven
And call the angels down to the earth

From jazz, to swing, to be-bop
She kept the spirit alive
For Bo, Duke, Dizzy, and Miles
She spoke her mind
She's Ellamental to the art
She spoke her mind
She's Ellamental to the art

Too hot, until the dawn, she sang on
When joints were jumpin' and jive was in
Bodies movin' back and forth to the rhythm
Ever since Ella first did her thing

From jazz, to swing, to be-bop
She kept the spirit alive
For Bo, Duke, Dizzy, and Miles
She spoke her mind


Act like ya know, Oh!
Was it the smooth tones that was so much like butter
Oh Ella was singin' just like no other singer
Cause you know I be the funky bringer of the new style
bacause I be the wild child
Listenin' to hip-hop, listening to be-bop and jazz
Ella made you move that a**
Sensation for the people, inspiration for the sisters and the brothers
Smooth jazz tones for the midnight lovers
Savoy was the spot for shakin' on your rump and
Ella made it hoppin'
Got the joint jumpin', remembering you 'til the dawn
Because Ella your memory goes on

She spoke her mind (yeah...and it just don't stop)
She's Ellamental to the art (the memory goes on and on...
cause it just don't stop)
She spoke her mind (yeah...jazz to the be-bop)
She's Ellamental to the art
She spoke her mind ((yeah...much love...)
She spoke her mind...


Written by Laythan Armor & Bunny Hull

Sister moon will be my guida,
in your blue, blue shadows I would hide
All good people asleep tonight
I'm all by myself in your silverlight
I would gaze at your face the whole night
Though I'd go out of my mind but for you
I'd go out of my mind but for you
Lying in a mother's arms
the primal root of a woman's charms
I'm a stranger to the sun my eyes are too weak
How cold is a heart when it's warmth that it seeks?
You watch every night, you don't care what I do
I'd go out of my mind, but for you
I'd go out of my mind, but for you


My lover's eyes are nothing like the sun
My hunger for him explains everything I've done
To howl at the moon the whole night through
And they really don't care if I do
I'd go out of my mind, but for you


Written by Sting

Show me a heart that's got no passion
I'll show you a heart that's got no life
Show me a man that doesn't give his heart
I'll show you a man that tells you lies
Ooo you can try to run, but there's nowhere to hide
Love is stronger than your lies
Oh and ooo, you can deny it all you want
But love will win, it's just a matter of time
You know you can't run from love
You know, you know
You know you can't run
Ain't nowhere to hide
You know, you can't run you know
You know, you know
You know you can't run
Love is stronger than your lies


Show me a heart that's not committed
I'll show you a man that doesn't try
Show me a heart that doesn't die for love
I'll show you an empty man inside
Ooo you can run, but you won't find no place to hide
Love don't want your heart to die
Oh and ooo, you can deny love all you want
But love is strong and love won't be denied

You know you can't run from love
You know, you know
You know you can't run
Ain't nowhere to hide
You know, you can't run you know
You know, you know
You know you can't run
Love is stronger than your lies


Written by Babyface

You say you've been overseas
I say over where
You say just a holiday
My Alsatian heir
I say I've been working late, working overtime
Haven't seen the sun since eighty-nine
Does the moonlight shine on Paris
After the sun goes down
If the London Bridge is falling
Will anybody hear a sound
If you follow the sunset will it ever end
Does the moonlight shine on Paris

Oh and how can you just walk away
Is it something that I said
I see only black and white
You see green and red
You believe in the miracles
Water into wine
I believe it when it makes the New York Times

Does the moonlight shine on Paris
After the sun goes down
If the London Bridge is falling
Will anybody hear a sound
If you follow the sunset will it ever end
Does the moonlight shine on Paris


Written by Peter & James Mayer / Roger Guth

I knew it was there
Though I tried to hide it
The feeling just kept on shining through
Haven't known you that long
So I try to deny it
But the feeling was much too much too strong

Could this be love
Deep down inside
Tearing me apart
I feel it in my heart

CHORUS:
Constantly, you're on my mind
Thinking about you all the time
I can't sleep no matter what I do
I just keep on thinking 'bout you

Why do I feel this way
When I know you have someone
That you're seeing each and every day
Should I play this game
Of just being your friend
When I know that's not where I want it to end

How could this be wrong
When the feeling's so strong
Tearing me apart
I feel it in my heart

CHORUS 2X

No I don't want to start no trouble
Between you and I and your lover
But I must tell you what I'm going through
Everytime you walk by I see love in your eyes


Written by Donald Robinson

It's hard to say from where you stand
Exactly when it all began
But someplace there's a point you cross the line
You see the tears than stain your face
Mirrored in your make-up case
And know it's time to leave this place behind
It's a long way home
It's a long way home
It's a long way home
Trying to retrace your steps
All too easy to forget
Just which way to go
It's a long way home

Outside the sky is threatening
You slowly gather up your things
And wonder how you ever will explain
Walking out so self-assured
Yeah, you were gonna change the world
Walking back, a child in the rain

It's a long way home
It's a long way home
It's a long way home
How can you retrace the steps
You've been trying to forget
Still it's time to go
It's a long way home
And if you lose your way
Just keep your eye upon that endless broken line

Throw your bag beneath the bus
Sit among the curious
It happens to the best of us, you know

It's a long way home
It's a long way home
It's a long way home
Starting to retrace your steps
You learn to live with your regrets
Next stop heaven knows
It's a long way home
Such a long way
It's a long way home


Written by Brock Walsh, Eric Carmen & Phil Galdston

Vanessa Williams & Brian McKnight


[Vanessa]
They say it's a river, that circles the Earth
A beam of light shinin' to the edge of the universe
It conquers all
It changes everything

They say it's a blessing
They say it's a gift
They say it's a miracle and I believe that it is
It conquers all
But it's a mystery

1 - Love breaks your heart
Love takes no less than everything
Love makes it hard

And it fades away
So easily

[Brian]
In this world we've created
In this place that we live
In the blink of an eye babe, the darkness slips in
Love lights the world
Unites the lovers for eternity

2 - Love breaks the chains
Love aches for every one of us
Love takes the tears and the pain
And then turns it into the beauty that remains

[Vanessa]
Look at this place
It was paradise
But now it's dying
I'll pray for love

[Brian]
I'll take, my chances that it's not too late


[Vanessa] (Repeat 1)


[Brian]
And it fades away so easily
Oh Oh Oh

You think you own whatever land you land on
The earth is just a dead thing you can claim
But I know ev'ry rock and tree and creature
Has a life, has a spirit, has a name

You think the only people who are people
Are the people who look and think like you
But if you walk the footsteps of a stranger
You'll learn things you never knew you never knew

Have you ever heard the wolf cry to the blue corn moon
Or asked the grinning bobcat why he grinned ?
Can you sing with all the voices of the mountain ?
Can you paint with all the colors of the wind ?
Can you paint with all the colors of the wind ?

Come run the hidden pine trails of the forest
Come taste the sun-sweet berries of the earth
Come roll in all the riches all around you
And for once, never wonder what they're worth

The rainstorm and the river are my brothers
The heron and the otter are my friends
In a cirle, in a hoop that never ends

Have you ever heard the wolf cry to the blue corn moon
Or let the eagle tell you there he's been
Can you sing with all the voices of the mountain ?
Can you paint with all the colors of the wind ?
Can you paint with all the colors of the wind ?

How high does the sycamore grow ?
If you cut it down, then you'll never know

And you'll never hear the wolf cry to the blue corn moon
For whether we are white or copper-skinned
We just sing with all the voices of the mountain
Need to paint with all the colors of the wind
You can own the earth and still
All you'll own is earth until
You can paint with all colors of the wind