Listen to Photographs (feat. will.i.am) by Rihanna

Photographs (feat. will.i.am)

Rihanna

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OVERVIEW

LYRICS

Music Video

Photographs

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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS

Rihanna

Performer

will.i.am

Drum Programming

Caleb Speir

Bass

Allen White

Acoustic Guitar

Keith Harris

Strings

COMPOSITION & LYRICS

William Adams

Songwriter

Jean-Baptiste

Songwriter

Michael McHenry

Michael McHenry

Songwriter

Allan Pineda

Songwriter

PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING

will.i.am

Producer

Paper Boy

Additional Producer

Marcos Tovar

Recording Engineer

Padraic "Padlock" Kerin

Padraic "Padlock" Kerin

Recording Engineer

Dylan "3D" Dresdow

Dylan "3D" Dresdow

Mixing Engineer

Jaime Martinez

Assistant Mixing Engineer

Marcos Taylor

Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]

Here's a little story I gotta tell

'Bout this boy I know so well

Back in the day was cool and all

He fell in love, I fell in love

Thought he was the one for me

Other boys, I could not see

And look what happened to our love

I'm like, how could it be?

[Verse 2]

It shoulda been me and you

It coulda been you and me

Before you broke my heart and now I'm standin' here

It shoulda been me and you

It coulda been you and me

Now I look at all these photographs

[Chorus]

All I've got, all I've got

All I've got are these photographs

All I've got, all I've got

Is nothin' without you

You, you

Got nothin' without you

You, you

Got nothin' without you

[Verse 3]

Now baby, it's killin' me

I'm sayin', it's killin' me

The fact that you ain't around

Baby, I'm fallin' down

I need me a remedy

Been looking for remedies

I need you to be around

Baby, I'm hurtin' now

[Verse 4]

I know you're a better man

When I was your girl

This land is a better land

When you're in my world

Today would be better, babe

If it were like yesterday

So happy and lovely

[Chorus]

All I've got, all I've got

All I've got are these photographs

All I've got, all I've got

Is nothin' without you

You, you

Got nothin' without you

You, you

Got nothin' without you

[Bridge]

All I've got are these photographs

I remember when I used to make you laugh

I don't wanna be stuck in the past

But you're all that I have, that I have

And I don't wanna lose what we've built this far

This is me and you, you're my superstar

I'd give anything, baby, here's my heart

My heart, my heart

[Verse 5]

My heart don't stop

My heart be beatin' over

My lovin' never stop

Even though that it's over

Girl, I been reminiscin' when I play that Casanova

Way back when we was kissin' on your grandmama's sofa

Girl, I got us lovey-dovey on my photo album

I got them pictures back when I was rockin' Calvin Klein

You had your Guess jeans on, lookin' sexy, uh-huh, girl

Why could it not be the one?

[Verse 6]

Why? Why? Why?

Why couldn't I be the one?

Why? Why? Why?

Why couldn't you be the one?

Why? Why? Why?

Why couldn't you be the one?

Why? Why? Why?

[Chorus]

All I've got, all I've got

Is nothin' without you

All I've got, all I've got

Is nothin' without you

You, you

Is nothin' without you

You, you

Is nothin' without you

[Outro]

All I've got

Is nothin' without

All I've got

Is nothin' without

All I've got

All I've got are these photographs

Written by: Alain Whyte, Allan Pineda, Jean-Baptiste, Michael McHenry, William Adams