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Erykah Badu I Want You Lyrics
Total views: 1 time this week / Rating: 8.10/10 [10 votes]Album: Worldwide Underground / Original Release Date: 2003-09-15Genre: R&B/SoulSong Duration: 10 min 53 sec
ERYKAH BADU
- I Want You Lyrics / with translations[REPEAT 4x (begining) 1st part]
I I I I I I I
WANT YOU YOU YOU YOU YOU YOU YOU
AND I
I I I I I I
WANT YOU YOU YOU YOU YOU
So what we gone do
I want you
Gonna do
What we gonna do
[2nd part]
In the worst kinda way way way way way way way
I want you (baby)
So what we gonna do (baby)
I want you (baby)
[Chorus]
Love is on the way
All I got to say
Is it wont let go
We can pray til early May
Fast for 30 days
Still it wont let go
Got a good book and got all in it
Tried a little yoga for a minute
But it wont let go (oooh)
Tried to turn the sauna up hotter
Drank a whole jar of holy water
But it wont let go
[Begining]
In the worst kinda way way way way way way way
I want you
So what we gonna do
I want you
[Chorus]
And I
I baby
I want you
You baby
So what we gonna do
[Begining]
In the worst kinda way
So what we gonna do
I know you're a little nervous
So what we gonna do
I know you really want this
So what we gonna do
I cant really explain it
So what we gonna do
I feel your love
[Bridge: repeat 2x]
I dont want no trouble
I just wanna love ya (yeah)
I dont want your money yeah
I just want to love ya (yeah)
I wanna get to know ya
And I
I want you
And I
I want you
And I
I want you....
[Begining (1st part again)]
I I I I I I I
WANT YOU YOU YOU YOU YOU YOU YOU
AND I
I I I I I I
WANT YOU YOU YOU YOU YOU
So what we gone do
I want you
Gonna do
What we gonna do
[2nd part]
In the worst kinda way way way way way way way
I want you (baby)
So what we gonna do (baby)
I want you (baby)
[Chorus]
Love is on the way
All I got to say
Is it wont let go
We can pray til early May
Fast for 30 days
Still it wont let go
Got a good book and got all in it
Tried a little yoga for a minute
But it wont let go (oooh)
Tried to turn the sauna up hotter
Drank a whole jar of holy water
But it wont let go
[Begining]
In the worst kinda way way way way way way way
So what we gonna do
I want you
[Chorus]
And I
I baby
I want you
You baby
So what we gonna do
[Begining]
In the worst kinda way
So what we gonna do
I know you're a little nervous
So what we gonna do
I know you really want this
So what we gonna do
I cant really explain it
So what we gonna do
I feel your love
[Bridge: repeat 2x]
I dont want no trouble
I just wanna love ya (yeah)
I dont want your money yeah
I just want to love ya (yeah)
I wanna get to know ya
And I
I want you
And I
I want you
And I
I want you....
[Begining (1st part again)]
Facts about I Want You
✔️
I Want You is written by Chely Wright, Gary Stefan Harrison.
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It is first released on September 15, 2003 as part of Erykah Badu's album "Worldwide Underground" which includes 10 tracks in total. This song is the 3rd track on this album.
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When we ask ourselves what the song was truly meant to express, badu's 'I Want You' delivers a message of very strong and even unmanageable love between two souls, with the help of such a metaphor as 'love holding tight' to indicate the overpowering aspect of this yearning. The I want you song mainly mixes up love, joy, celebration, reflection and hope, and, on the other hand, it highlights the very essence of desire, love, and affection. Musicality of the text reveals the themes of love and longing that could be more appropriate for adults. The words used are clean in general, still the passion of the romantic expressions and the continuous questioning about what to do next ('what we gon' do') give the context a more mature feel that might want parental supervision for the younger audience.
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I Want You falls under the genres R&B, Soul.
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I Want You song length is 10 minutes and 53 seconds.
Who wrote I Want You lyrics?
I Want You is written by Chely Wright, Gary Stefan Harrison.
✔️
When was I Want You released?
It is first released on September 15, 2003 as part of Erykah Badu's album "Worldwide Underground" which includes 10 tracks in total. This song is the 3rd track on this album.
✔️
What is the meaning behind I Want You lyrics?
When we ask ourselves what the song was truly meant to express, badu's 'I Want You' delivers a message of very strong and even unmanageable love between two souls, with the help of such a metaphor as 'love holding tight' to indicate the overpowering aspect of this yearning. The I want you song mainly mixes up love, joy, celebration, reflection and hope, and, on the other hand, it highlights the very essence of desire, love, and affection. Musicality of the text reveals the themes of love and longing that could be more appropriate for adults. The words used are clean in general, still the passion of the romantic expressions and the continuous questioning about what to do next ('what we gon' do') give the context a more mature feel that might want parental supervision for the younger audience.
✔️
Which genre is I Want You?
I Want You falls under the genres R&B, Soul.
✔️
How long is the song I Want You?
I Want You song length is 10 minutes and 53 seconds.
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these lyrics are last corrected by BamSongwriter(s): Chely Wright, Gary Stefan Harrison
Record Label(s): 2003 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc
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