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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Mary J. Blige
Mary J. Blige
Performer
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Mary J. Blige
Mary J. Blige
Composer
Rich Harrison
Rich Harrison
Composer
Hal David
Hal David
Composer
Burt Bacharach
Burt Bacharach
Composer
Cecil Ward
Cecil Ward
Arranger
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Rich Harrison
Rich Harrison
Producer
Chucky Thompson
Chucky Thompson
Producer
Angela Piva
Angela Piva
Mixing Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Oh, no, so beautiful
So beautiful
[Verse 2]
I'd give my flesh for yours
I'd sacrifice everything
You are my door to a new beginning
A lucky charm, potato pie
So sweet, you make me cry, I can't deny
The way you make me feel inside, oh
[Verse 3]
(You are a beautiful one)
Yes, you are
(And I long to hold you until the sun)
I long to hold you until the sun
(Goes down on your soul)
Your soul
[Verse 4]
Have mercy on me, I'm crazy 'bout you
Look at all the things your lips make me do
You are my soul when there's no music to play
Oh, I wanna marry someone like you someday
[Verse 5]
(You are a beautiful one)
Yeah
(And I long to hold you until the sun)
And I long to hold you, I long to hold you until the sun
(Goes down on your soul)
Sun goes down on your face, baby
[Verse 6]
(Oh, beautiful one, don't you ever go)
Oh, don't you ever, don't you ever
(Don't you ever go, don't you ever go, don't you ever go)
Don't you ever go, don't you ever go
[Verse 7]
Can't you hear the bells ringing, doves crying in the air
With this ring, I promise to always be right there
Through the good and the bad times, forever yours
I will remain, with your love, baby, in my life
You know we can stop the rain
Yeah-oh-whoa
[Verse 8]
(You are a beautiful one)
(And I long to hold you until the sun)
I long to hold you until the sun goes down
(Goes down on your soul)
Goes down on your soul, baby, yeah
[Verse 9]
(Oh, beautiful one, don't you ever go)
Don't you ever go, don't you leave
(Don't you ever go, don't you ever go, don't you ever go)
Don't you leave, don't you go, oh
[Verse 10]
(You are a beautiful one)
My, my beautiful one
(And I long to hold you until the sun)
My beautiful one, don't you leave, don't you leave
Don't leave me alone
(Goes down on your soul)
Won't you stay, won't you stay
[Verse 11]
Me, baby, with me, baby
Oh, baby, yeah
Don't you, don't you, don't, don't, don't
(Don't you ever go, don't you ever go, don't you ever go)
Don't, don't you leave, yeah-ooh
[Verse 12]
Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
(You are a beautiful one)
(And I long to hold you until the sun)
Yeah, you are a beautiful one, and I need you
Oh
(Goes down on your soul)
[Verse 13]
(Oh, beautiful one, don't you ever go)
Don't leave me, oh, I put too much time into loving you
Beautiful one, wanna see you at the altar, baby
(Don't you ever go, don't you ever go, don't you ever go)
Need you, baby, I need you, baby
Need you, baby
[Verse 14]
(You are a beautiful one)
You are my love, you are my diamond
(And I long to hold you until the sun)
You are my flower, you are my life, baby
You are everything, yeah, you are everything to me
(Goes down on your soul)
Yeah
[Verse 15]
(Oh, beautiful one, don't you ever go)
Don't, don't, don't, don't, don't leave
(Don't you ever go, don't you ever go, don't you ever go)
Don't go, don't go
I need you, baby
[Verse 16]
Ooh, don't go
So beautiful
You, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you
You, you, you, you, you, you
Oh, ah, yeah, oh, ooh
Oh, ooh, yeah
Yeah, yeah
Written by: Burt Bacharach, Cecil Ward, Hal David, Mary J. Blige, Rich Harrison
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