Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
D'Angelo
Vocals
Ahmir Thompson
Drums
Chalmers Alford
Guitar
Pino Palladino
Bass
Roy Hargrove
Trumpet
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Richard Westfield
Songwriter
Angie Stone
Songwriter
Clarence E. Redd III
Songwriter
Claydes Smith
Songwriter
Dennis Thomas
Songwriter
George Brown
Songwriter
Luther Archer
Songwriter
Michael Archer
Songwriter
Robert Bell
Songwriter
Robert Spike Mickens
Songwriter
Ronald Bell
Songwriter
Woodrow Sparrow
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
D'Angelo
Producer
Russell Elevado
Mixing Engineer
Steve Mandel
Assistant Recording Engineer
Tom Coyne
Mastering Engineer
Lyrics
[Chorus]
Send it up
Send it through
Send it back to you
Send it up
Send it through
Send it back to you
[Verse 1]
Your inner view to me is something that I do desire
Struggling to see a new something that I fantasize
So I'm sending, yeah
[Chorus]
Send it up
Send it through (Send)
Send it back to you (And if you send in on back, baby)
Send it up
Send it through (Know I got to send it on)
Send it back to you
[Verse 2]
You can't disguise your emotions, babe
You know that I see in your eyes
Your soul's in me
Your soul's something that I feel inside
(Run, run, run, run, run, run, run, run) If I run
Lord (Only knows how far that'll get us, we'll fall behind)
Gotta find a better place
Find a better space
So that I
Oh, so my life may be the one reason why, baby, baby
[Refrain]
Tell me, what will I do, baby? (Tell me, what will I do?)
Send it on back to you, babe (Send it right back to you)
[Bridge]
Hold on, be strong for your own
Move on, move on, before long you'll get home
If you're feeling insecure
You can be sure it's on the way, yeah
Even if it take forever and a day for me to do
I gotta send it on to you
[Refrain]
What will I do, babe? (Tell me, what will I do?)
Send it on (Send it right back to you)
Hey, send it on (Send it on)
Hmm, mm (Send it on)
Whenever you want to (Send it on)
When it gets cold, babe (Send it on)
Cold outside, mm (Send it on)
All you need, mm (Send it on)
When you get lonely (Send it on)
We all get lonely sometimes (Send it on)
Pick up the phone (Send it on)
In the morning (Send it on)
Or in the evening, babe (Send it on)
And in the midnight hours (Send it on)
Hey, baby (Send it on)
You can send it on, baby (Send it on)
Whenever you're in need, babe (Send it on)
Whenever you're in need (Send it on)
Just call me, baby (Send it on)
Send it on by, my baby (Oh, send it on)
Oh, sometimes it make me want to stop and say
[Refrain]
Mm (Ooh-ooh-ooh)
Mm-mm (Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh)
Hm-mm (Ooh-ooh-ooh)
Sometimes (Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh)
Uh, sometimes
We don't know what else to say, but (Ooh-ooh-ooh)
Huh, mm-hmm (Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh)
And it's alright, it's alright, babe (Ooh-ooh-ooh)
You see, hey, hey, oh (Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh)
Oh no, oh
Sweet baby, know we gotta get on
[Outro]
What, what will I do? (Tell me, what will I do?)
Send it on back to you, babe (Send it right back to you)
Written by: Michael D’Angelo Archer, Angela Stone, Luther Archer, Robert Bell, Ronald Bell, George Brown, Richard Westfield, Robert Mickens, Clarence Redd III, Claydes Smith, Woodrow Sparrow, Dennis Thomas