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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
José James
José James
Vocals
Lalah Hathaway
Lalah Hathaway
Vocals
Brad Allen Williams
Brad Allen Williams
Electric Guitar
Corey King
Corey King
Trombone
Kris Bowers
Kris Bowers
Rhodes Piano
Nate Smith
Nate Smith
Drums
Pino Palladino
Pino Palladino
Bass
Takuya Kuroda
Takuya Kuroda
Trumpet
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Bill Withers
Bill Withers
Songwriter
Skip Scarborough
Skip Scarborough
Composer
Takuya Kuroda
Takuya Kuroda
Horn Arranger
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Don Was
Don Was
Producer
Brian Bender
Brian Bender
Mixing Engineer
Jeff Fitzpatrick
Jeff Fitzpatrick
Assistant Recording Engineer
Ed Cherney
Ed Cherney
Engineer
Ian Sefchick
Ian Sefchick
Mastering Engineer
Pete Min
Pete Min
Engineer
Todd Carder
Todd Carder
Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
When I wake up in the morning, love
And the sunlight hurts my eyes
And something without warning, love
Bears heavy on my mind
[Verse 2]
Then I look at you
And the world's alright with me
Just one look at you
And I know it's gonna be
[Verse 3]
A lovely day (Lovely day, lovely day, lovely day, lovely day)
A lovely day (Lovely day, lovely day, lovely day, lovely day)
A lovely day (Lovely day, lovely day, lovely day, lovely day)
A lovely day (Lovely day, lovely day, lovely day, lovely day)
[Verse 4]
When the day that lies ahead of me
Seems impossible to face
When someone else instead of me
Always seemed to know the way
[Verse 5]
Then I look at you
And the world's alright with me
Just one look at you
And I know it's gonna be
[Verse 6]
A lovely day (Lovely day, lovely day, lovely day, lovely day)
A lovely day (Lovely day, lovely day, lovely day, lovely day)
A lovely day (Lovely day, lovely day, lovely day, lovely day)
A lovely day (Lovely day, lovely day, lovely day, lovely day)
[Verse 7]
When the day that lies ahead of me
Seems impossible to face
Whoa, when someone else instead of me, yeah
Always seems to know the way
[Verse 8]
Then I look at you
And the world's alright with me
Just one look at you
And I know it's gonna be
[Verse 9]
A lovely day (Lovely day, lovely day, lovely day, lovely day)
A lovely day (Lovely day, lovely day, lovely day, lovely day)
A lovely day (Lovely day, lovely day, lovely day, lovely day)
A lovely day (Lovely day, lovely day, lovely day, lovely day)
[Verse 10]
Lovely day, lovely day, lovely day, lovely day
Lovely day, lovely day, lovely day, lovely day
Lovely day, lovely day, lovely day, lovely day
Lovely day, lovely day
Written by: Bill Withers, Skip Scarborough

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