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Maxwell - Now Album Lyrics



Maxwell - Now Lyrics






Get To Know Ya

They be tryin' ta bring you flowers (Flowers, flowers)
But you prefer your roses blue
Others were tryin' to get in your trousers
I was just tryin' to get into you
I was just tryin' to get with you, honest
S'why them boys be scared of you
You never let them get past pyjamas
(oh)
When you find the time, how can I get to know ya?

Your name, number, game
Tell me anything (i gotta get to know ya)
Your way, words you'd probably say
When you want, I'll be here baby
Longin' to know ya (know ya)

I know that you'll never see me (See me, see me)
I know that i'm not your style
Know that you don't need me
But you do
You drive my dreams wild
Lady i gotta know ya

Name, number, game
(ooh-oh) I gotta get to know ya
Your way, words you'd probably say
When you want, I'm right here baby
Longin' to know ya (feel me)

(oh)
Yeah

Know ya (ha-ha)
Know ya (Ooo)
I gotta get to know ya (Every way, babe, yeah)
(ah hoo-wah haa-ah) Lady I got to know, know, know your...

Name, number, game
Anything, anything (i gotta get to know ya) Gotta get you, babe
Oh, if it's the last thing I do girl (longin' to know ya)
I'm a get to know you

Know ya (ha-ha)
Know ya (Ooo)
Longin' to know ya
Know ya (ha-ha)
Know ya (Ooo)
I gotta get to know ya

Know ya (Ha-ha)
Know ya (Ooo)
I gotta get yo know ya...
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Writer: MAXWELL MENARD, Musze
Copyright: Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC




Lifetime

(feat. Jermaine Dupri)

One, one-one, two, three

[Jermaine Dupri]
So So Def, uh huh uh, rock on now
Huh, rock on now, come on now, rock on now
Uh huh, come on now, uh huh uh, Maxwell
Uh huh, rock on now, come on now, rock on now
Come on now, uh rock on now, come on now, uh bounce, bounce
Talk to me

[Maxwell]
I was reborn when I was broken (Uh huh uh)
I wouldn't believe, I wouldn't believe, no (No)
Been through a storm, no use in hoping
That you would come rescue me
Somehow your love set me free (Uh huh)
And I...(I)

[Chorus]
I can let my life pass me by
Or I can get down and try (Uh huh and try)
Work it all out this lifetime
Work it on out this time
I can let it all pass me by
Or I can get down and try (Uh huh, yeah)
Work it all out this lifetime, lifetime (look at this)

[Maxwell]
There was a time when love wasn't chosen (Uh huh, yo I like that)
Now I'm just open for more
Now I'm just reaching out for something better
That I had before, girl (Uh uh)
There ain't a bottom line in your world
Ooh and I...(I)

[Chorus]
I can let my life pass me by
Or I can get down and try (Try)
Work it all out this lifetime
Work it on out this time (Uh huh uh)

[Maxwell]
I can let it all pass me by
Or I can just try and try (This part I like)
I can move to the light
Oh, if I take it one day at a time
Oh, spread my love out and fly (Uh uh)
Oh I, can move to the light
Ooh I can just make you understand
That love is not a fairy tale in a melody (Yeah)
If you want it you can have it girl
Maybe you will see, maybe you will see (Come on))

[Jermaine Dupri]
Yeah, that's where ya open ya arms
And just grab somebody, know what I mean (Oh, oh)
Yeah, know what I'm sayin' (Lifetime)
All I do is make em' dance, you know that
Ha, whether it's fast or slow
You know how it go, Maxwell, So So
Ha, talk to me, I

[Chorus to fade with Maxwell & Jermaine Dupri ad-libs]
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Writer: HOD DAVID, MAXWELL MENARD, MAXWELL GERALD DAVIS MENARD
Copyright: Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC




W/As My Girl

Turn the lights down low
something you gotta see, yeah
gotta let you know
all that's here in me
say you wanna go
so we can both break free, lady lady

You won't open up wide (oh oh)
how can you not open up wide (oh oh)
how could you do that to me, child
when you know, know I love you girl (oh oh)

Turn the lights down low
tell me what you could see, yeah
tell me what you know
about everything you and me
'cause baby if you wanna go
I got a place we can be, lady lady

How could you not wanna wanna wanna open open wide (oh oh)
how could you make me ride (oh oh oh)
how could you, how could you do that to me, why
when you know that I love you, girl (know I love you girl)

Love you girl

Turn the lights down low
something you gotta see, yeah
gotta let you know
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Writer: HOD DAVID, MAXWELL MENARD
Copyright: Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC




Changed

Uh ah ooh
ooh

Back when I was 4 or 3
clouds came rushing round into my sunshine
clouds got a hold of me they brought me way, way down
clouds so my baby believed but you were not around

So now what you trying to be
what you trying to, trying to do to me
you got me catching feelings with an urgency
now that I've changed my mind

Sorry I wasn't sure of your love
ooh sorry so once afraid that you would figure out the crutch
then make a move and come and go and go and leave
me like the others left me, when things got deep
before you make me go girl, promise you won't do that to me
mmnm baby

Now what you trying to be
what you trying to, trying to do to me
you got me catching feelings in the third degree
now that I've changed my mind

Everything was just fine
when you wanted to ruin my life
now it's plain and easy for me to see
now that I've changed my mind
oh

Now that I don't want to settle the score
game? I ain't never felt so free
now that I don't want to hurt no more
there's plenty more left for me

Cuz everything was just fine
you wanted to ruin my life
I'ts plain for me to see (and it's plain and easy for me to see)
now that I've changed my mind

So now what you trying to be
what you trying to be baby (trying to do to me)
oh (feelings in the third degree)
now that I've changed my mind (now that I've changed my mind)

So now what you trying to be
what you trying to, trying to do to me
feelings with an urgency
now that I've changed my mind (now that I've changed my mind)

So now what you trying to be
ah ooh woo woo yeah (trying to do to me)
feelings in the third degree
now that I've changed, now that I've changed my mind (changed my mind)
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Writer: HOD DAVID, MAXWELL MENARD
Copyright: Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC




NoOne

If i had to do it over
If i had to do it again
Oh, i wouldn't know too
And this would've never began (no it wouldn't baby)

Oh, if i made you claustrophofic
Imagine if i gave you an inch
Oh, you'll never know this
But there's noone quite like, noone quite like you

[2x:]
I try to forget ya
But you're all i wanna do
Oh, i can do better
But there's noone quite like, noone quite like you

If i made you love me again
if i made you love me again
If i made you want it again
If i made you want it again
If i gave it you probably wouldn't want it baby
It's alright
'Cause there's noone quite like you

I try to forget ya, said i try
But you're all i wanna do
Oh, i can do better (i can do better)
But there's noone quite like, noone quite like you

I try to forget ya (try to forget ya)
But you're all i wanna do
Oh, i can do better (i can do better)
But there's noone quite like, noone quite like you

I try to forget ya (try to forget ya)
But you're all i wanna do (i'm what you want)
Oh i can do better (i can do better)
But there's noone quite like, noone quite like you

..Oh, like you...Try to forget ya...Do what i wanna do...
...Uh, i can do better...

I try to forget ya
But you're all i wanna do
Oh, i can do better
But there's noone quite, noone quite like you
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Writer: MAXWELL MENARD, MAXWELL GERALD DAVIS MENARD, STUART MATTHEWMAN
Copyright: Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, CONCORD MUSIC PUBLISHING LLC




For Lovers Only

This ain't for the ones
That just love for fun
That just love and run
that just hold the gun
This is for
Those that bleed
That want but have no need
This ain't for the war
this is only

For Lovers only
lovers only
Strictly for the lovers only
Who are lost and lonely

Ever since the way you looked at me
love is not a want
love is now a need

This is if you want to hold me
Or for lovers only
not for the easy
This ain't bout that style
Its about a take it day by day
its about a wait thats worth it baby

Ever since the day you look at me
Ever since the way
love is not a want
love is now a need
now a need
not just cuz i got nobody
not just cuz i got nobody
This is only

For Lovers only
lovers only
Strictly for the lovers only
Who are lost and lonely

Ever since the day you look at me
Ever since the way
love is not a want
love is now a need
now a need
not just cuz i got nobody
not just cuz i got nobody
This is only

For Lovers only
lovers only
Strictly for the lovers only
Who are lost and lonely
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Writer: MAXWELL MENARD, MAXWELL GERALD DAVIS MENARD, STUART MATTHEWMAN
Copyright: Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, SUNSIGHT MUSIC




Temporary Nite

Earthquake in the makin
I'm gonna love you
when you persist with all that shakin'
what you expect me to do
it's more than just the bacon
it's sumthin about yo' insides too
you know I been waitin'
waitin on the wall for you
so if ever you should question

If I'll spend the nite with you
you and me what we gonna do
a temporary nite for two
don't change a lonely afternoon

I been misbehavin'
I been thinkin nasty thoughts about you
I'm sorry baby
I enter said I was an angel
who could be w. a fine as fine as you
move that body go ahead adn cast that corporal spell
adn if they ask me baby I promise not to tell...

If I'll spend the nite with you
you and me what we gonna do
a temporary nite for two
don't change a lonely afternoon

Its your style, your soul adn
those personalities
temporary nite
It's not the typical, no bull baby
want you as a wife
want you all my life yeah
if ever you should question....

If I'll spend the nite with you
you and me what we gonna do
a temporary nite for two
don't change a lonely afternoon
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Writer: HOD DAVID, MAXWELL MENARD
Copyright: Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC




Silently

(Yeah, look at you)
Look at you
You look fine
How do you do
Been a while since alone in your room (room)
Been around, but haven't found
No one like you (no one like you)
Don't you know girl
There's no one like you

And you hear me
Hear my emotions creep slowly
Hear with your heart, baby
Don't speak
Now with your soul tell me
Silently

Tell me (you) know each thought without a word
You see me through (you see me through)
Sorry now (sorry now) that I ever doubted you
I don't know what I can do
To make you come true
Think that you should know
There's no one like you and how you are

Your mind and heart
Nine times the soul (ooh)
Nine times the soul
There's no one like you

Can you hear me (hear me baby)
(emotions) Scream slowly
Hear with your heart, baby
Don't speak
Now with your soul tell me
Silently

Tell me
Silently

Ahh baby

(me)

Love the way you (ho)
With your mind lady (ho)
My body soul (ho)
If you aint told
You got to know
I'm willin' to show you if you want to know

(know me)
Hear my emotions scream slowly
Hear with your heart, baby
Don't speak
Hear intertwine scremin'
Silently

Screamin' silently
(don't you scream)
You're my divine
(don't you scream)
Slowly
(touch you, hear what you want baby)
Don't speak
Say with your heart (say it to me)
Silently

Tell me
Silently
(woo-woo-woo-wooo)
Silently

(me)
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Writer: HOD DAVID, MAXWELL MENARD
Copyright: Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC




Symptom Unknown

There's an ocean, drained of all it's fish
took a bath, I just can't get clean
wonder when you'll show
if not everything is inbetween
you and I were supposed to grow old
guess it was a symptom unknown

It was a power that knows just how you feel
we were prone to feel a love not real, oh yeah
wonder when you'll show
if not I'm gonna feel what I feel
you and I were supposed to grow old
was your symptom unknown

Baby some things are told
you and I were supposed to grow old
guess it was a symptom unknown
guess it was the things that you wore
guess it was the way it was cold
I guess it was yeah

There's a child that used to smile
there's a man that used to feel his heart??
oh why
what am I supposed to do without you close
who am I supposed to try to toast
no, what am I supposed to do
ooh
if you don't show
if, if you don't show
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Copyright: Lyrics © Original Writer and Publisher




This Womans Work

This Woman's Work


(ahh-hah-hoowoo)
(ahh-hah-oo-hoowoo)
(ahh-hah-oo-hoowoo)

Pray God you can cope
I stand outside
This woman's work
This woman's world
Oh it's hard on the man
Now his part is over
Now starts the craft of the father

I know you've got a little life in you left
I know you've got a lotta strength left
I know you've got a little life in you left
I know you've got a lotta strength left
I should be cryin' but I just can't let it show
I should be hopin' but I can't stop thinkin'
All the things we should've said that are never said
All the things we should've done that we never did
All the things we should've given, but I didn't
Oh darlin', make it go
Make it go away

Give me these moments
Give them back to me
Give me your little kiss
Give me your...

(I know you've got a little life in you left)
Give me your hand baby
(I know you've got a lotta strength)
Give me your pretty hand
(I know you've got a little life in you left)
For...
(I know you've got a lotta strength left)
Your lovechild
(I know you've got a little life in you left)
Whatever you need
(I know you've got a lotta strength left)
Give me your hand
(I know you've got a little life in you left)
Give me your love
(I know you've got a lotta strength left)

I should be cryin' but I just can't let it show baby
I should be hopin' but I can't stop thinkin
All the things we should've said that we never said
All the things we should've done that we never do
All the things that you wanted from me
All the things that you needed from me
All the things we should've given, but I didn't
Oh darlin', make it go away now.
Just make it go away.
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Writer: KATE BUSH
Copyright: Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC




Now / At the Party

Now I know
Now I found
Now I feel just like this
So united
Now I feel somethin' special
(ohh, mmm)
I can't even describe it to ya

(let's try not to let the negative erupt, keep it rockin')
Keep it rockin' babe, you don't stop babe
(when i'd much rather watch my people movin' it up, at the party) Yeah, party

Now we cool
Now we fine
Now we good
Everything is dyn-o-mite
Now in fact ya'll, (uh), we gon' be alright tonight, yeah

(let's try not to let the negative erupt, keep it rockin')
Ooh-woo-woo-woo, oh waah, oh yeah
(when i'd much rather watch my people movin' it up, at the party)
(at the party)

Keep it rockin' babe, you don't stop babe

(at the party)
(party)
Hoo-wooo-hmmm
Uh.

(at the party)
Hoo-woo-woo-ooh-woo

(party)

(I'd much rather watch my people movin' it up, at the party) Party
(at the party) Party
(at the party)
You don't stop, yeah, yeah
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Copyright: Lyrics © Original Writer and Publisher




Back to: Maxwell


Now is the third studio album by American R&B singer Maxwell. It was released on August 14, 2001, by Columbia Records. Following the lukewarm critical reception of his 1998 record Embrya, Maxwell pursued a different direction while recording Now, abandoning the conceptual style of his previous albums.

Now received positive reviews and became Maxwell's first album to reach number one on the Billboard 200, selling over 296,000 units in the U.S. in the first week, according to Nielsen SoundScan, and was later certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).

The album's third single "This Woman's Work", a live staple of Maxwell's, charted at number 58 on the Hot 100 and at number 16 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. Now was Maxwell's last album before an eight-year hiatus, which culminated in the release of his fourth studio album BLACKsummers'night (2009).
Performed By: Maxwell
Genre(s): R&B, neo soul
Producer(s): Maxwell
Length: 50:15
Released: August 14th, 2001
Year: 2001

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