 Genius Meanings
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Lalah Hathaway – You Were Meant for Me
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You were meant for me / No one else could come / Between this love, I know / 'Cause I'll never let you go / You and me it seems / Never have a problem / We can't overcome / 'Cause
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Lalah Hathaway – Y O Y
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[Verse 1:] / Why can’t you understand me? / I’ve done all I can for you / I tried to keep it friendly / But you were playing games with me / I thought that you were sincere / And
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Lalah Hathaway – Let Go
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[Intro] / Mmm, yeah, yeah, yeah, mmm / [Verse 1] / Telling me what you gon' do / Pointless 'cause you don't come through / Wasted breath and words on you / I've done all I can do
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Donny Hathaway – A Song for You
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First recorded by Leon Russell for his eponymous debut solo album, “A Song for You” was covered so frequently and by such big names (such as Aretha Franklin, Willie Nelson, and The
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Lalah Hathaway – Boston
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I have left my heart in Boston / And I left my soul in springtime / And Iâ??ve forgotten how it feels to be in love again / And I still miss you / Somehow I left the world behind
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Lalah Hathaway – Always Love You
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We've been down this road before, it's full of uncertainty / I'm hurting you, you're hurting me / And I don't wanna fight no more, it's too much pressure / Walking on egg shell '
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Lalah Hathaway – Small of My Back
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[Verse 1] / Everyone's looking so good / I hope that you come and ask me to dance / Shake my body down tonight / But I'm so nervous when you're around / How can you help me come
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Lalah Hathaway – If U Ever
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[Verse 1] / I will never understand / Why I let you walk / Trying hard to make amends / I know it's late and I was wrong / I broke your heart a thousand times / And now I know / I
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Lalah Hathaway – I'm Not Over You
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[Verse 1] / I didn't crumble 'cause you went away / I kept on living for myself / I stumbled but I just wouldn't fall / Then through desperation, I hid my frustration / Deep inside
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Lalah Hathaway – On Your Own
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[Verse 1] / If you were meant to be together / Then you would know that it's right / After all this time, you'd be by his side / And if it were meant to be forever / You'd still be
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Lalah Hathaway – I Can't Wait
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[Verse 1:] / From the moment I wake each morning / I can't wait to see you smiling / It makes my whole world / If anything were to happen to you / I just don't know what I would do
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Lalah Hathaway – U-Godit Gowin On
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“U-Godit Gowin On” was a smooth jazz styled song from Lalah Hathaway’s debut self-titled album. The song was featured on the B-side of her single “Heaven Knows.” It was also co-
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Lalah Hathaway – I'm Coming Back
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“I’m Coming Back” was the 1990 major label debut single by Lalah Hathaway after signing with Virgin Records. This ballad written and produced by Gary Taylor was originally recorded
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Charlie Wilson (Ft. Lalah Hathaway) – Made for Love
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[Verse 1: Charlie Wilson & Lalah Hathaway] / I've seen the beauty of the earth / With my own eyes, yes for all it's worth / There's something more, I was about here for / I knew
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Robert Glasper Experiment (Ft. Lalah Hathaway & Malcolm Jamal Warner) – Jesus Children
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Robert Glasper Experiment and Lalah Hathaway create an incredible cover of Stevie Wonder’s ‘Jesus Children of America’, with a deep spoken word poem from Malcolm Jamal Warner.
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Anderson .Paak (Ft. Lalah Hathaway) – Reachin' 2 Much
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“Reachin' 2 Much” is a two-part track that features vocals from R&B artist Lalah Hathaway. The song describes Anderson’s relationship with a girl, and involves .Paak questioning
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Donny Hathaway & Lalah Hathaway – This Christmas
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[Intro: Lalah Hathaway and Donny Hathaway] / Oh, miss you most of all / This Christmas / Daddy! Count it off / One, two, three, four / [Verse 1: Donny Hathaway, Both] / Hang all
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Lalah Hathaway – Naked Truth
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Verse 1 / Under my skin, (I feel it) / Reaching my soul, (I can't resist) / My safe illusion, (Of control) / Slowly fading, (You already know) / The dance were dancing, (We?ve
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Lalah Hathaway – Where It All Begins
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If you say what you mean, and mean what you say, aaaahhhhaaahhhh / If the person you are and who you portray, aaaahhhhaaahhhh / If you’re living your life without looking in / That
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Lalah Hathaway – Won't Let It Go
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[Verse 1:] / Once upon a time / Long ago in a land far away / You were the one / You were the reason / You were my / You were my everything / You were my dream man / I had to / I
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Kendrick Lamar – Momma
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“Momma” tells of the personal growth and self-realisation that Kendrick experienced after having persevered against the internal struggles he described as “Lucy” in the preceding
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Lalah Hathaway – Let Me Love You
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[Chorus] / Let me love you, boy, you know you should / I'm gonna love you like no other could / Make up your mind, boy, I wish you would / Just let me love you like you know you
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Lalah Hathaway – Lie to Me
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Tonight I won't put up a fight, just meet me on your side of the bed / Prefer if you don't say a word, words never get us anywhere / Remember the girl you used to desire, spark
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Lalah Hathaway – Dreamland
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Time to put your toys away / Keep them safe another day / I'll help you put your P.J's on / The light of day will soon be gone / Put your crayons in the box / Brush your teeth
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Joe Sample (Ft. Lalah Hathaway) – When Your Life Was Low
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[Refrain: Lalah Hathaway] / Always remember my friend / The world will change again / And you may have to come back / Through everywhere you've been / [Verse: Lalah Hathaway
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Lalah Hathaway – Change Ya Life
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[Verse 1:] / Make sure that you eat good / Put your ass to bed / And make sure that you sleep good / I just want to please you / Make it so you never ever wanna let me go / You can
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Lalah Hathaway – Somethin'
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[Chorus] / Ooh, ooh, ooh, it's something / You and I have something / How I long to be around when / When you can see that / You and I have something in common / [Chorus] / Oh, oh
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Lalah Hathaway (Ft. Pharrell Williams) – Surrender
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Pharrell Williams called on multiple Grammy-winning soul singer Lalah Hathaway for the rousing gospel song “Surrender” from the soundtrack album for the movie Hidden Figures.
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Lalah Hathaway – Love's Holiday
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Would you mind / If I touch, if I kiss, if I held you tight / In the morning light / Would you mind / If I said how I felt tenderly tonight again / 'Cause I never ever felt this
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Miles Davis (Ft. Lalah Hathaway) – So Emotional
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[Intro: Lalah Hathaway] / Ooh-ooh-ooh / Oh, oh-oh / Na-na-na, na / Oh-ah, oh-oh / Hey-hey-hey, hey / [Verse 1: Lalah Hathaway] / Walking in the moonlight / Holding hands / You
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Lalah Hathaway – Wrong Way
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[Verse 1:] / Soaked in the rain even through her coat / Rushed out the door nowhere to go / Even though she knows / She's still on that same wrong road / She still gotta go
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José James (Ft. Lalah Hathaway) – Lovely Day
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[Verse 1: José James] / When I wake up in the morning, love / And the sunlight hurts my eyes / And something without warning, love / Bears heavy on my mind / [Chorus: José James
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Boney James (Ft. Lalah Hathaway) – Coastin’
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[Verse 1] / It's in the way you smile / And knowing that all the while you're mine / And everything I am is yours / And when the sun's in my eyes and wind in my hair / Floating on
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Lalah Hathaway – Angel
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Lalah Hathaway’s “Angel” is a remake of Anita Baker’s 1983 hit single. Though the song had been in the repertoire of Lalah’s live show for years, it came to the forefront when she
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Donny Hathaway – You Were Meant For Me
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[Chorus] / You were meant for me / No one else could come between this love, I know / 'Cause I'll never let you go / You and me it seems / Never have a problem we can't overcome
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Kendrick Lamar – The Blacker the Berry
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Released via Empire star Taraji P. Henson’s twitter, this comes the day after Kendrick won Best Rap Song & Performance for “i” at the 2015 Grammy Awards. The song shares the name
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Lalah Hathaway – I Gotta Move On
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As the bird who flies south / You must understand / Why I have to leave / Get away while I can / I gotta move on / The weather has changed / If I'm to survive / I must go away
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Lalah Hathaway – Honestly
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[Verse 1:] / You used to be my heartbeat / Your love was made for me / I could not live without you / You were my destiny / Now that my eyes are open / See how the tables turn
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Lalah Hathaway – Call On Me
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[Verse 1:] / Can I just say I’m your biggest fan? / Your every word, I’m lost in a trance / Come on, babe / Come near to me / Give me one chance / I’ll make it the best / Promise
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Lalah Hathaway – Baby Don't Cry
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[Intro] / Baby, don't cry / Woo-ooh, oh no / Woo-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh, oh, oh / [Verse 1] / Oh boy, what you tryna do to me / Come and knock me off my feet / Uh, with one touch your
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