FAITH EVANS
KEEP THE FAITH
FAITH (Intro)Hmmmm... Faith is the substance of the things Things hoped for It is the evidence Of things not seen Don’t you know I I have the faith To conquer anything Keep the faith
LOVE LIKE THIS CHORUS: I never knew there was a Love like this before Never had someone to show me a love Love like this before Now that we have come to be A brand new life I can see Never thought you'd be a special part of me No baby The reasons are because of you I can go on and make it through I can't even take my mind off loving you And I wanna say CHORUS: I never knew there was a Love like this before Never had someone to show me a love Love like this before I know you can't see All the things you mean to me I'm so amazed that you are mine Yeah yeah yeah yeah If we can work together Maybe this can last forever This is something that I want to hold onto Baby try to understand I’ll be crazy if you leave 'Cause you compliment my style And I like the way you walk And the sexy things you talk You don't know just what you do to me You see I never CHORUS: I never knew there was a Love like this before Never had someone to show me a love Love like this before I never knew there was a Love like this before Never had someone to show me a love Love like this before Baby try to understand I’ll be crazy if you leave Cuz you compliment my style And I like the way you walk And the sexy things you talk You don’t know just what you do to me You see I never Never knew a Never knew a Never knew a Never knew a love like this before Never knew a Never knew a Never knew a Never knew a love like this before CHORUS: I never knew there was a Love like this before Never had someone to show me a love Love like this before (until fade) ALL NIGHT LONG (Puffy) I like this right here, yeah Bad Boy, and we won’t stop Faith, ‘99 (Faith) We can dance, dance, dance Clap your hands, hands, hands All night, if you’re in the mood Do what you wanna do All night long Happy days are here So leave your cares behind Just relax your mind It’s so easy to do it Just enjoy yourself If the feeling’s right Get your groove on tonight Take your time tonight Everything’s all right Ain’t nothing but a party (Faith) We can dance, dance, dance Clap your hands, hands, hands All night, if you’re in the mood Do what you wanna do All night long Get up on the floor Don’t worry ‘bout a thing The rhythm’s got you now So come on, get into it Just enjoy yourself If the feeling’s right Get your groove on tonight Take your time tonight Everything’s all right Ain’t nothing but a party (Faith) We can dance, dance, dance Clap your hands, hands, hands All night, if you’re in the mood Do what you wanna do All night long Have a good time Lay back, relax Just free your mind Let the music take control of you (Puffy) Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah If it’s a hot then I must’ve did it If it’s not then I wasn’t with it Bad Boy stay committed Whether hip-hop or R&B Featuring Faith Evans, co-starring me, P. Diddy You know I got the key to your city Unlock the door, rock some more Beats we lace Bad Boy heat the place We run R&B too cuz we keep the faith Givin the streets a taste Blaze the charts (Faith) I remember (Puffy) In case you forgot First Lady B making it hot Ain’t nobody taking the spot Now it’s Faith instead of pain Coming through with a better grain In the dash, cell phone better range Get the cash, and stock paper for the whole four quarters Damn, some things never change Can ya feel me? Ya feel me? Let’s make ‘em dance Let’s go (Faith) We can dance, dance, dance Clap your hands, hands, hands All night, if you’re in the mood Do what you wanna do All night long Have a good time Lay back, relax Just free your mind Let the music take control of you (Faith) We can dance, dance, dance Clap your hands, hands, hands All night, if you’re in the mood Do what you wanna do All night long (until fade) SUNNY DAYS You turn the rain into sunny days You take the clouds away Baby you’re the one I feel like heaven’s a step away He sent an angel my way Baby you’re the one I remember when I used to be afraid to love again But now I realize That you’re the one who brings the sun You turn You turn the rain into sunny days You take the clouds away Baby you’re the one I feel like heaven’s a step away He sent an angel my way Baby you’re the one Something real I can feel I was searching for I didn’t wanna hurt no more Then you came, made a change Since you came and made it right I can love you all my days You turn the rain into sunny days You take the clouds away Baby you’re the one I feel like heaven’s a step away He sent an angel my way Baby you’re the one Can you tell me where would I be? What would I do if I hadn’t found you? Though I’ve been in love before You can be compared to none Cuz you really bring the sun You turn the rain into sunny days You take the clouds away Baby you’re the one I feel like heaven’s a step away He sent an angel my way Baby you’re the one Baby I always try to hide the way that I feel But I can’t lie That you’re the one for me You bring me ecstasy You turn the rain into sunny days You take the clouds away Baby you’re the one I feel like heaven’s a step away He sent an angel my way Baby you’re the one You turn the rain into sunny days You take the clouds away Baby you’re the one I feel like heaven’s a step away He sent an angel my way Baby you’re the one Sunshine in my life No more stormy days Sunshine in my life No more stormy days Sunshine in my life No more stormy days TEARS AWAY (Interlude) All away Wipe all my All away My tears away You wipe Yes you do You wipe them all away You wipe all Away All of my tears away You wipe my tears all away All away You came in my life All away And wiped my tears away You wiped You wiped them all away Oh how I love you All away And oh how I need you You wipe my tears all away All away Oh yeah All away Don’t ever go away You wiped Away MY FIRST LOVE (Intro) Oh, baby, yeah How come it hurts so babe Why does it feel so sad To fall in love was something that my heart was dreaming of And then there came the day when I found you And heaven came to earth and you were my angel I fell in love with you No one but you Suddenly I saw the change that came into your eyes I feel you were afraid to tell me why I thought the thing called love would be forever Thought our love was true And now the pain of losing you If you never know just what you mean You are my first love If you never know You’re everything You are my first love Tell me how a thing that brings such joy can bring such pain And how could something so wrong seem so right We never had the chance to make it get better We never said goodbye, no I never wanna feel the pain of losing love again Cuz love just has a way of breaking down Next time I’m gonna pray that things will be better The second time around So here’s to love that’s lost and found I won’t cry, no, I won’t break down Even though inside it hurts so bad Next time I will make love last Though you will always have a place in my heart If you never know just what you mean You are my first love If you never know You’re everything You are my first love If you never know just what you mean You are my first love If you never know You’re everything You are my first love I won’t cry, no, I won’t break down Even though inside it hurts so bad Next time I will make love last Though you will always have a place in my heart My first love No one could ever take your place, no, no My first love No one could ever take your place, no, no If you never know just what you mean You are my first love If you never know You’re everything You are my first love (until fade) ANYTHING YOU NEED I’m so glad that you came and found me Don’t have to cry cuz it’s all right I’m so glad that you came and found me Anything you need, you know I’ll be much obliged The time has come to let you know Just what I’m feeling I’m feeling in my soul I never wanted no, to fall so deep for you But now you’ve got me completely in love But if you wanna know If you wanna now then I will have to show you What I’m feeling in my heart Never be afraid you can count on me Cuz I’ll protect you I’ll respect you I’ll always be around I’m so glad that you came and found me Don’t have to cry cuz it’s all right I’m so glad that you came and found me Anything you need, you know I’ll be much obliged Please don’t be alarmed by my hesitation To notice your charm I wasn’t too optimistic about it at first But now I’m so, so very glad I’m so glad that you came and found me Don’t have to cry cuz it’s all right I’m so glad that you came and found me Anything you need, you know I’ll be much obliged People say that love can be unkind It can tear your heart to pieces And shake you up inside But I don’t worry about tomorrow Cuz I believe in the power of love Break it down (Ad lib) Thinking about you Can’t live without you Anything that you need Baby, you can count on me (Repeat above until fade) NO WAY You promised not to let me down You promised that you’d be around You said I’d never hurt again Me believe you? There’s no way You promised that you’d hold my hand You promised that you’d be my man I need for you to understand For me to trust you, there’s no way You come and go You stay, you leave You’re full of empty promises That never came to be And baby you say our love was built to last Not love like this I need someone to count on Not just now and then And baby you said You promised not to let me down You promised that you’d be around You said I’d never hurt again Me believe you? There’s no way You promised that you’d hold my hand You promised that you’d be my man I need for you to understand For me to trust you, there’s no way I’m moving on, oh that’s best for me You swear to make it better, babe But I can’t believe Cuz I’ve heard it all before It’s in the past, must look ahead I thought that I’d be loving you But I’m hurt instead, oh you You promised not to let me down You promised that you’d be around You said I’d never hurt again Me believe you? There’s no way You promised that you’d hold my hand You promised that you’d be my man I need for you to understand For me to trust you, there’s no way Every tear I’ve cried, every time you lied And every time you broke my heart Now I’m going on ‘til the pain is gone I’m waiting for the pain to go away You promised not to let me down You promised that you’d be around You said I’d never hurt again Me believe you? There’s no way You promised that you’d hold my hand You promised that you’d be my man I need for you to understand For me to trust you, there’s no way (until fade) LIFE WILL PASS YOU BY I’ve got three children to think about first I’ve got so much to do Little time to work I’ve paid my dues as you can see Been in all kinds of drama in my life series The world needs to know that I Gotta move on, gotta be strong Can’t let no one get me down, oh no Problems they come, problems they go Can’t let no one get me down, oh no What I’m thinking of Life’s not that important if you don’t have love Striving for perfection every day I must make it better than it was the day before Never will I be a fool and take my blessings for granted I know God’s been by my side And everything’s gonna be all right Gotta move on, gotta be strong Can’t let no one get me down, oh no Problems they come, problems they go Can’t let no one get me down, oh no What I’m thinking of Life’s not that important if you don’t have love Striving for perfection every day I must make it better than it was the day before Even though you may have to cry (Dry your eyes) It will be all right (Just put your faith) Put your faith in the one who makes you strong The one who makes you strong What I’m thinking of Life’s not that important if you don’t have love Striving for perfection every day I must make it better than it was the day before Life will pass you by in the twinkling of an eye If you didn’t, now you know You can’t keep wasting time We’re getting older every day There’s more to life than just today Our future’s not that far away You can’t keep wasting time (Repeat above until fade) KEEP THE FAITH I’ve seen the lightning flashing Heard the thunder roll I feel the cold winds blowing Trying to conquer my soul If I just hold my peace Let the Lord fight my battles If I can keep the faith through the night I hear the voice of reason Telling me to fight on Cuz I come to know I’ve come too far to turn around Weeping may endure for a night But joy is gonna come tomorrow Though I go through the fire I shall come out as pure gold When problems come just keep the faith It won’t be long until the day Things will turn around if you just If you just stand your ground If I just hold my peace Let the Lord fight my battles If I can keep the faith through the night When problems come just keep the faith It won’t be long until the day Things will turn around if you just If you just, just stand your ground I only have to keep the faith I only have to keep the faith I don’t have to fight no more no no no no I only have to keep the faith I only have to keep the faith If I just hold my peace Let the Lord fight my battles If I can keep the faith through the night (until fade) SPECIAL PLACE (Interlude) You have a special place In my heart You have a special place In my heart Baby you’re always have A special place In my heart Baby you’ll always have A special place in my heart Special place.. NEVER GONNA LET YOU GO If I had one wish, boy I’d wish you next to me And it could be in summer, fall or spring, boy Cuz you make my heart sing I wanna give my heart, my soul, my love to you Oh baby, yeah Cuz every day I’m not with you I’m missing you like crazy I need for you to... Love me Hold me Touch me Down deep in my soul And never let it go Of the love we share No one compares to you I’ll never let you go Cuz I really love you so Oh I, I’ll never let you go, oh no You must know the truth, boy I’m nothing without you It’s funny how I know what people mean, boy When it’s too good to be true Because you bring me joy, good love Good times, such happiness, oh yeah And every day I thank the Lord for you I feel so blessed I need for you to... Love me Hold me Touch me Down deep in my soul And never let it go Of the love we share No one compares to you I’ll never let you go Cuz I really love you so Oh I, I’ll never let you go, oh no If you only knew What you really do Ain’t never had no one that does it quite like you do You could spend half a lifetime Trying to find one like you That’s why I am so glad I found you, babe I wished upon a star, it came true Darling, I need for you to... Love me Hold me Touch me Down deep in my soul And never let it go Of the love we share No one compares to you I’ll never let you go Cuz I really love you so Oh I, I’ll never let you go, oh no Oh-woh... Oooh... STAY (Interlude) Ooh... Yeah, yeah, yeah... Oh, yeah... Why can't you stay with me for just awhile Cuz if you leave You'll take a piece of me Why can't you stay with me for just awhile Boy, you know you have the key to my heart Livin' my life without you Something I don't wanna do So please don't walk away and leave me all alone Baby, stay for just awhile Why can't you stay with me for just awhile Cuz if you leave You'll take a piece of me Why can't you stay with me for just awhile Boy, you know you have the key to my heart CARAMEL KISSES Caramel kisses you send my way I won’t complain, just don’t go away Caramel kisses you send my way I won’t complain, just don’t go away You made my heart melt the other day When we laid by the fire in the middle of May It was so romantic I’ll say When you gave me your love in your caramel way Caramel kisses you send my way I won’t complain, just don’t go away Caramel kisses you send my way I won’t complain, just don’t go away Many times before and many times again You’ll recall to me the reasons why You are more than my friend It’s not only because you were there for my kids It’s the simple things like your caramel kiss (112) Living life with you can be so right Loving you through the night Your love is so amazing, baby Oh, never have I felt a love like this Baby, I can’t resist Something about your kiss Something about your kiss Caramel kisses you send my way I won’t complain, just don’t go away Caramel kisses you send my way I won’t complain, just don’t go away Caramel kisses don’t go away Caramel kisses baby, don’t go away Caramel kisses don’t go away Caramel kisses baby, don’t go away Caramel kisses don’t go away Caramel kisses baby, don’t go away Caramel kisses you send my way I won’t complain, just don’t go away Caramel kisses you send my way I won’t complain, just don’t go away (Repeat with ad lib until fade LATELY I Lately I don’t wanna see the morning sun Lately I, I’m not much good to anyone Lately I don’t laugh the way I used to do, no Lately I’ve been cryin’ Lately I’ve been missing you Lately I don’t wanna hear my favorite song Lately I, I’m finding it hard to carry on Lately everything I see is painted blue, oh Baby I’ve been dyin’ Baby I’ve been missing you, oh Lately I don’t know why I ever let you go But I want you back I need you back Without you it’s all wrong Baby, make it right Bring your love back to my life Cuz nothing’s been the same since you’ve been gone Lately I don’t feel like talking to my friends Lately I, I feel like this pain will never end I don’t want to go the places we went to, no, no, no I don’t feel like smiling Baby I’m just missing you , oh oh oh Oh baby I want you back I need you back Without you it’s all wrong Baby, make it right Bring your love back to my life Cuz I’m just not the same since you’ve been gone, oh whoa Lately I don’t wanna see the morning sun Lately I, I’m not much good to anyone Lately I don’t laugh the way I used to do, no, no no no Lately I’ve been cryin’ Baby, I’ve been dyin’, oh yeah Save me from this pain I’m going through Lately I’ve been cryin’ Lately I’ve been missing, missing you You