Brian McKnight

[fox69]

"One Of The One's Who Did"
(feat. Kirk Franklin)

"One Of The One's Who Did"
(feat. Kirk Franklin)



For every little girl and every little boy,
Whose mother and father is across the waters,
Fighting the war they know nothing about,
We pray for you tonight, God help us, listen.

We're running outta time, can't waste it.
Have you seen the news today?
War is on the uprise, who said it was to be this way?
Lord I know that millions won't make it.
This life's all I have to live and I'll gladly give it,
To be one of the one's who did.

Ever since creation, we've been counting down the time,
From then and we will see, nations fighting nations.
I hide the world inside my heart,
Then I read about, man inventing weapons of mass destruction,
To tear us all apart,
But like the rising of the sun,
We're waiting for you to come and take us away,
Those of us who believe in you,
Believe me when I say,

We're running outta time, can't waste it.
Have you seen the news today?
War is on the uprise, who said it was to be this way?
Lord I know that millions won't make it.
This life's all I have to live and I'll gladly give it,
To be one of the one's who did.

I'm gonna hang on to you Lord,
I'm gonna stay strong for you Lord, yeah,
I'm gonna keep holding on, gonna keep holding on,
To your unchanging hand, Lord you know the plan,
That you have for me, it's not my will,
But your way, and I'm gonna follow that way, Lord.
Oh lord, with a made-up mind, I'm willing to go on through.
I'm not gonna worry about what my friends might say,
Or my friends might do, hey,
I'm gonna follow you Lord, I'm gonna follow you Lord.
If I let it all go, if my momma don't go,
If my sista don't go, if my brotha don't go,
I'm going, I'm going through, Lord.
If my preacher don't go, said I'm going.
Oh Lordy, Oh Lordy, Oh Lordy,
I surrender all.
With a made-up mind, I'm going through,
Care,

So father we pray right now,
That you hear our cries,
For peace, for restoration.
Give us hope right now,
Without you we can't make it.
We tried and we're sorry,
But we look to the hills,
From it cometh our help,
Cause we know our help comes from you,
We gonna hold on, I said we're gonna hold on to you.
We're not gonna let go this time father,
We're gonna trust and have faith, the size of a mustard seed.
Bless your name Father, you're worthy.
Thank You

 

[fox69]

"Played Yourself"

"Played Yourself"


All you do is tell me lies
Can't you see I'm
not surprised
That you think that I'm
A fool
hey
'Cause you think that no
one sees
And you think you're
playin' me
I just think that your
confused
You're playin' you, baby

[Chorus:]
You didn't think that I would
catch you
You didn't know how I knew
You didn't think your girl
would tell on you
You played yourself that way

She was your bestfriend in
your eyes
But she told me the flip side
Guess she wanted in my life
If you would've seen her
plan
Would've known I was
the man
That she desired to have
You were too blind to see

I waited
Look enough for you
to throw your cards
You played it
But playin'didn't get you
very far

 

[fox69]

"Red, White, And Blue"
(feat. Rascal Flatts)

"Red, White, And Blue"
(feat. Rascal Flatts)



Baby
Tomorrow I'ma hafta fight
Leaving at first light
And all I can think of is you

Baby
I can hear you tryin not to cry
I'm afraid and I ain't gonna lie
I gotta do what I've been trained to do

I'm a little tired, but I'm doin fine
I got my brothers back and he's watching mine
Just keep praying that we'll all make it through

I fight for what's right
And I fight for what is true
Mostly I'm fighting to get back to you
We don't see black
We don't see white
We just see what we hafta do
All we see is red, white, and blue
Fighting for our red, white, and blue

Baby
How's our little baby girl?
Does she know her daddy's half way round the world?
Tell her she is my heart
Well...
I've only seen her in a photograph
Don't know whether to cry or laugh
While I'm out here in the dark

I get so damn tired but I'm doin fine
Got my brothers back and he's watchin mine
Just keep prayin that we'll all make it through

I fight for what's right
And I fight for what is true
Mostly I'm fighting to get back to you
We don't see black
We don't see white
We don't see what we hafta do
All we see is red, white, and blue
Fighting for our red, white, and blue

I don't know the reasons why
Sometimes at night I sit and cry
It's hard to tell you what I'm goin through
What I'm goin through...
When all we have is this telephone
On this telephone...
Don't know when I'll be comin home
I just need you to keep praying that I do

I fight for what's right
And I fight for what is true
Mostly I'm fighting to get back to you
We don't see black
We don't see white
We don't see what we hafta do
All we see is red, white, and blue
All we see is red, white, and blue
Fighting for our red, white, and blue

 

[fox69]

"Shall We Begin"

"Shall We Begin"


I remeber the day when
we first met
We both got caught in
the rain
And we were soaking wet
I looked in your eyes
You gave me a smile
You told me your name
You told me about
your career
I told you about my hopes,
my dreams, my fears
We had some laughs
One month has past
Tonight can't you stay

[Chorus:]
Now that
The time is feeling just right
Candles burnin' turnin; out
the lights
Anticipate the feelin' of
your skin
Shall we begin
Hit repeat and let the
music play
Until the night turns
into day
Open-up your heart and let
me in
Shall we begin

Over time
We've gotten closer
than close
You're the one
I wanna be with the most
Neither one of us was in
a rush
Agreeing to wait
Now I feel my patience
running thin
Anticipating when you tell
me when
the time is now
Tell me you'll stay

[chorus]

We're gonna take our time
Don't hesitate to
come inside
Relax your mind
Everything is alright
The candlelight and you
Just pour the wine
We're gonna take it
nice and slow
auto pilot
Steady as we go
Not in a hurry, no
Till I hear you say
That you're glad
you stayed

 

[fox69]

"She"
(feat. Talib Kweli)

"She"
(feat. Talib Kweli)



Blessed be the day
She's the finest I've ever seen
Cut from the finest cloth of human being
An' bein' in her presence is like the first day of spring
N' whenever I'm in her arms I hear the angles sing

She moves, She's so graceful
She commands respect
An' ooh she's so well put together
Like she's drawn by an architect
And all of the mistakes that I made before in my life
All fall by the wayside now that she's mine

[Chorus:]
I know she's more woman than I've ever seen
She says that she wants me
She says that she needs me
I know she's more woman than I'll ever need
She says that she love's me
She'll never leave me
[Well:]

Blessed by the way she handles herself
That's why I'm givin' my heart to her and no one else
She knows how to please me
She knows how when and where
She knows the right things to say
Let's me know she cares

She moves, She's so graceful
She commands respect
An' ooh she's so well put together
Like she's drawn by an architect
And all of the mistakes that I made before in my life
All fall by the wayside now that she's mine

[Chorus]

[Rap (Talib Kweli):]
This women make my heart beat twice
When we makin' love in the car late night
Let my soul take flight
Apple of my eye, let me take a bite
I wanna know what you taste like
I ran through all of them
From the Marcia Brady type to Ben Stiller married
To a hood rat chick, rockin' fatigues like the military
From the streets of killa-cali to the shores of tripoli
Dr. Jays on the coture from Italy, yo
I sip a kiss like a glass of wine
I take control in the bedroom 'cause that ass is mine
I'll count the freckles on ya face just to pass the time
You're serenaded by an ill rhyme, mastermind
'Cause you're more than a lover, there's more to
I had to get myself in order just in order to love ya
From head to toe, I had to get you know
I usually don't get down like this but you special though

[Chorus]

 

[fox69]

"She Doesn't Know"

"She Doesn't Know"


[Verse 1:]
Uh she works in the cubical next to me
She looks like she just stepped out of a magazine
She's got style, she's got class,
She's not just naughty
She's legs for days, she got the body

[Pre-Chorus:]
She ain't the type to give it up quick
She won't fall for that every day stick
This may take a little more time, aha
I'm about to make er mine

[Chorus:]
And she doesn't know ah ah oh oh
She doesn't know ah ah oh oh
Oh oh oh ah ah oh oh
She doesn't know ah ah oh oh

[Verse 2:]
When she walks, oh man it's something to see
She's the object of my grown man fantasy
She's got curves, she's got taste and she works it
Did I mention her face? She's damn near perfect

[Pre-Chorus:]
She ain't the type to give it up quick
She won't fall for that every day stick
This may take a little more time, aha
I'm about to make er mine

[Chorus:]
And she doesn't know ah ah oh oh
She doesn't know ah ah oh oh
Oh oh oh ah ah oh oh
She doesn't know ah ah oh oh

[Bridge:]
She makes my heart beat like a big bass drum
All she has to do is look my way and say something
She could be all that I'll ever need
She'll all I ever wanted

She doesn't know ah ah oh oh
Oh oh oh ah ah oh oh
She doesn't know ah ah oh oh
Oh oh oh ah ah oh oh
She doesn't know

[Verse 3:]
She shakes my nerves and she rattles my brain
Her love could drive a man insane
I'll be wishin and wishin and wishin and wishin and wishin
I'll be wishin and wishin and wishin

But she doesn't know ah ah oh oh
She doesn't know ah ah oh oh
Oh oh oh ah ah oh oh
She doesn't know ah ah oh oh
She doesn't know ah ah oh oh
She doesn't know ah ah oh oh
She doesn't know ah ah oh oh
She doesn't know ah ah oh oh
She... she...

 

[fox69]

"Shoulda Been Lovin' You"

"Shoulda Been Lovin' You"


Uuuuum

Thinking 'bout all the times I let you down.
Now both my feet are firmly planted on the ground.

Hurting you was never in my plan,
I was trying to be the man.

I try to reach you
But you won't answer my call
And I don't blame ya.

I never dreamed that you
you'd want nothing to do with me.

[CHORUS:]
I know it's true (shoulda been)
Instead of runnin' around,
I should've been lovin' you.
-(shoulda been)
Instead of breaking your heart
-(shoulda been lovin' you)
And baby I'm so sorry for the things I put you through
-(shoulda been lovin you)
Now I'm starring in the mirror at a fool
Who should been lovin' you!
(shoulda been)
Who shoulda been lovin' you
-(shoulda been)
Oooooooh
-(shoulda been lovin you)

I'm thinking 'bout every time I lied unto your face
You saw right through me but still you gave me my space.
Shouldn't have to tell a grown man what to do
I thought I was so damn cool.

Baby I miss you but you're moving on with your life,
And I can't stop you.

I could have never surmised that I'd be standing all alone with tears fallin' from my eyes.

[CHORUS]

Aaaaah, aaaah, aaaaah, aaaah.
Aaaaah, aaaah, aaaaah, aaaah.

There's what you want.
You walk away from me.

This is not, this is not the way it was supposed to be
Heaven knows how hard I prayed that Jesus could find a way
I would've have done, I would've have said anything to make you stay.

This is not like anything in my life that I've ever felt
What am I gonna do the first time I see you hooked up with somebody else.

I think I might lose my mind.
Inside my heart will be bleeding.

That what I get
That's what I deserve
For being out there cheating.

[CHORUS x2]

Aaaaah, aaaah, aaaaah, aaaah.
Aaaaah, aaaah, aaaaah, aaaah.
Aaaaah, aaaah, aaaaah, aaaah.
Aaaaah, aaaah, aaaaah, aaaah.

 

[fox69]

"Shoulda Coulda Woulda"

"Shoulda Coulda Woulda"



Mmm, mmm
Alright, yeah
Listen

Baby, can you put them bags down
Just wait hold on for a minute
Gotta say a couple things before you go
Even though I know that we're finished

I don't want you to leave without knowin'
Just where I'm comin' from, babe
I just wanna say I made a big mistake
And now I gotta face the fact that I

Shoulda been a better man
The kinda man that you needed
Woulda been better off
If I done right by you

I coulda done this, I coulda done that
But I know I can't go back
'Cause now it's just too late
I'm sayin' shoulda woulda coulda, yeah

I can tell by the look on your face
You ain't tryin' to hear what I'm sayin'
Maybe you done heard all of this before
To her this ain't no game that I'm playin'

This may be the last chance I ever have
To talk to you before you go
So I gotta say I made I big mistake
Girl, you know it's killin' me that I

Shoulda been a better man
The kinda man that you needed
Woulda been better off
If I done right by you

I coulda done this, I coulda done that
But I know I can't go back
'Cause now it's just too late
I'm sayin' shoulda woulda coulda, yeah

I should have done my best to love you, baby
I should have placed no one above you
And now it's killin' me more than you know
Letting you, that's why I...girl, I know that I shoulda

Shoulda been a better man (Coulda been a better man to you, baby)
The kinda man that you needed (Shoulda been there for
you every time you needed me)
Woulda been better off (Every time you called me)
If I done right by you (And you know that I coulda done this)

I coulda done this, I coulda done that (Coulda done that, yeah)
But I know I can't go back (You know I can't go back, baby)
'Cause now it's just too late (All I know need to know
is, girl, all I need to know is)
I'm sayin' shoulda woulda coulda, yeah (Do you love me
like you used to, baby)

I know I shoulda, yeah
I know I woulda, yeah (All the things I coulda done)
I know I coulda been a better man (All the things I shoulda done)
Said I shoulda woulda coulda, yeah (Sayin' shoulda
woulda coulda, yeah)

I know I shoulda, yeah (Yeah)
I know I woulda, yeah (Cooulda woulda shoulda)
I know I coulda been a better man
Said I shoulda woulda coulda, yeah (Yeah)

 

[fox69]

"Show Me The Way Back To Your Heart"

"Show Me The Way Back To Your Heart"


I remember days and nights were never cold
Had you in my life, I had you there to hold
And I remember love warm as a summer day
But I lost you
And I lost my way
Now I'm in the rain
Begging you please, please
Baby, won't you show me the way back to your heart
Let me see a sign to know if I'm close or far
Lead me back to the road
That leads back to your arms
Every night another lonely street
I walk down alone
Searching for a light
Your light to lead me home
Leave a candle in the window
And let it shine for me
Take my hand and take these tears away
I can't take the pain
I'm on my knees begging you please
[Chorus]
Take my hand
Take me in your arms
I'm out in the dark
Down on my knees, begging you please
[Chorus]

 

[fox69]

"Silent Night"

"Silent Night"



Silent night, holy night
All is calm, all is bright
Round your Virgin Mother and Child
Holy Infant so tender and mild
Sleep in heavenly peace
Sleep in heavenly peace

Silent night, holy night
Son of God, love's pure light
Radiant beams from Thy holy face
With the dawn of redeeming grace
Jesus, Lord, at Thy birth
Jesus, Lord, at Thy birth

Silent night, holy night
Shepherds quake at the sight
Glories stream from heaven afar
Heavenly hosts sing alleluia
Christ, the Saviour is born
Christ, the Saviour is born