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Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Mary J. Blige
Lead Vocals
Lonnie Liston Smith
Sampled Artist
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Keri Hilson
Songwriter
Jordan Suecof
Songwriter
Ezekiel Lewis
Songwriter
Candice Nelson
Songwriter
Thabiso Nkhereanye
Songwriter
Lonnie Liston Smith
Songwriter
Mary J. Blige
Vocal Arranger
Ron Fair
String Arranger
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Ron Fair
Producer
Mike Eleopolous
Assistant Recording Engineer
Tal Herzberg
Recording Engineer
Dave Pensado
Mixing Engineer
Allen Sides
Recording Engineer
Bernie Grundman
Mastering Engineer
Infinity
Producer
Jaycen Joshua
Assistant Mixing Engineer
Mary J. Blige
Vocal Producer
Lyrics
Oh, hmm
Oh, oh
Oh, well
She's been down and out
She's been wrote about
She's been talked about constantly
She's been up and down
She's been pushed around
But they held her down, NYC
She has no regrets
She accepts the past
All these things they
Helped make to make she
She's been lost and found
And she's still around
There's a reason for everything
You know I've been holdin' on
Try to make me weak but I still stay strong (yeah)
Put my life all up in these songs
Just so you can feel me (so you get the real me)
So take me as I am (take me as I am)
Or have nothing at all (nothing at all)
Just take me as I am
Or have nothing at all (at all)
Now she's older now
Yes, she's wiser now
Can't disguise her now
She don't need
No one tellin' her
What to do and say
No one tellin' her who to be
She's on solid ground
She's been lost and found
Now she answers to G-O-D
And she's confident
This is not the end
Ask me how I know 'cause she is me
You know I've been holdin' on (I've been holdin' on)
Try to make me weak
But I still stay strong (stay strong)
Put my life all up in these songs
Just so you can feel me
So you can get the real me
So take me as I am
Or have nothing at all (at all)
Just take me as I am (oh, as I am)
Or have nothing at all (oh, nothing baby, this is me, this is me)
So it's all or nothing at all
All or nothing at all (all or nothing)
Don't you know I can only be me
I can only be me, yeah (I can only be me)
So it's all or nothing at all (oh)
All or nothing at all (oh)
Don't you know I can only be me (or nothing)
(I can only be me, yeah)
So take me as I am
Or have nothing at all (I can only be me, yeah)
Just take me as I am (I can only be me, yeah)
Or have nothing at all (so take me, take me as I am, oh have nothing at all)
Take me as I am (take me)
Take me as I am
Said it's all or nothing at all
Said it's all or nothing at all
Just take me as I am (oh, yeah)
Or have nothing at all (oh nothing babe, this is me, this is me)
Just take me as I am (take me as I am)
Or have nothing at all
Just take me as I am (take me as I am)
Or have nothing, nothing at all (take me as I am)
Writer(s): Thabiso Nkhereanye, Keri Lynn Hilson, Candice Clotiel Nelson, Ezekiel L. Lewis, Lonnie Liston Smith, Jordan Matthew Suecof
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