Top Songs By El DeBarge
Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
El DeBarge
Piano
Mischke
Background Vocals
Ron Fair
Conductor
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
El DeBarge
Composer
Mischke
Composer
Ron Fair
Orchestrator
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Mischke
Vocal Producer
Allen Sides
Engineer
Eric Weaver
Assistant Engineer
Peter Mokran
Mixing Engineer
Ron Fair
Producer
Tal Herzberg
Engineer
Tal Oz
Engineer
Wesley Seidman
Assistant Engineer
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Why should be just a memory?
It's like a bell that keeps on ringing, calling me
But I believe what I can see
And I can feel the warmth of love surrounding me
[Verse 2]
So tonight I lay me down to sleep
I pray my soul to keep
And that your love will rescue me
For the rest of my life
I live to say good-bye
To all the promises left behind
Here we are, you and I
A second chance
(Ooh)
[Verse 3]
I have changed (I have changed)
But I take the blame (Take the blame)
For all the words left unspoken through the pain
I played the game and lost in spades (Lost in spades)
But I have cleansed myself by walkin' through the rain
[Verse 4]
So tonight I lay me down to sleep
I pray my soul to keep
And that your love will rescue me
For the rest of my life
I live to say good-bye
To all the promises left behind
Here we are, you and I
A second chance
(Ooh)
[Verse 5]
Oh
If you listen, there's a melody in how you live your life
(How you live your life)
You can write the song you wanna hear and I pray (Pray)
To live mine
So if the mirror speaks, it tells me that you have faced your inner fears
And I'm loving this song
[Verse 6]
So tonight I lay me down to sleep
I pray my soul to keep
And that your love will rescue me
For the rest of my life
I live to say good-bye
To all the promises left behind
Here we are, you and I
[Verse 7]
No, I'm not giving up, I'm here to stay
A second chance
(Ooh)
A second chance
(Ooh)
A second chance
Written by: El DeBarge, Mischke