From the recording Starving Artist
(E. Russell IV, D. Pruitt, R. Hyppolite)
Produced by Eugene IV & Ruben Hyppolite
Co-produced by Derrill “D-Lux” Pruitt
Eugene IV: Lead vocals & alto sax
Barry Ousley & Eric Moore: Additional vocals
Derrill “D-Lux” Pruitt: Rhodes & B3 organ
Libby Nation: Piano
Khari Cabral Simmons: Bass
Jimmie Howell Jr.: Drums
Marc Baldwin: Guitar
Ruben Hyppolite: Drum programming
Tony Bailey: Trumpet
Jonathan Lloyd: Trombone
Vocals arranged by Eugene IV
©2005 Soulfully Extended Music (ASCAP)
Lyrics
I must admit that I ain't never had a woman like you
Love me like you do & for the record I knew that you were true
You stayed gold the whole way through, I guess it kind of
Had me trippin', you seemed to hit that spot that everybody else
Was missin', I was kickin' like a fish out of water, you offered air
And I rejected it, had I known it was your last breath
I would've accepted it, I tried to bring you back
I couldn't take back what I had given
So I tried to give what should've been given from the beginnin'
A little too little, a little too late, of course you had to back away
You had to resuscitate, I'm beggin' you
Take the breath I'm givin' in every measure
I'm willing to sever whatever's keepin' us from better weather
Now I don't mind when it rains but it's been comin' down
For too long, I'm not too proud to say that I was wrong
And that I love you in a place where there's no practicality
I sick of tryin' to make sense out of what's heaven sent
Baby we got a bond Satan tried to snap in two
But you & me were meant to be before the birth of land & sea
It's destiny that's got me lookin' at the altar
These tears in my eyes are burnin', can't find my balance
At the rate my world is turnin', man it's like a nightmare
What was over here is over there
And what I thought I knew I don't know
All I know is that I don't wanna wait in vain
So I'm prayin' that you'll make a home out of this house of pain
CHORUS 1:
I let you down one time too many
But I ain't gonna let you go, oh no, gonna get it right
I know I left you waitin' 'round one minute too long
Gonna do what I gotta to make this more than a song
It's a lot of things I should have seen
And it's a lot of things I should have felt
I know it's kind of easy for me to say now
But I'm seeing it now & I am feelin' it now
I understand it all & if God will allow
I'll show you
CHORUS 2:
I let you down one too many times
But I ain't gonna let you go, oh no, gonna get it right
I know I left you waitin' 'round one minute too long
Gonna do what I gotta to make this more than a song