Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Beyoncé
Vocals
Johnny May
Violin
Khirye Tyler
Sound Effects
Mamii
Guitar
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Beyoncé
Songwriter
Shawntoni Ajanae Nichols
Songwriter
Hoskins
String Arranger
Itai Shapira
String Arranger
Jean Dawson
String Arranger
Johnny May
String Arranger
Khirye Tyler
String Arranger
Victor Wainstein
String Arranger
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Beyoncé
Producer
Mamii
Producer
Stuart White
Mixing Engineer
Dani Pampuri
Recording Engineer
Matheus Braz
Assistant Engineer
Patrick Gardner
Assistant Engineer
Danforth Webster
Assistant Engineer
Jonathan Lopez Garcia
Assistant Engineer
Terena Dawn
Assistant Engineer
Garrett Duncan
Assistant Engineer
Conner McFarland
Assistant Engineer
Nick Sutton
Assistant Engineer
Andrea Roberts
Additional Engineer
Colin Leonard
Mastering Engineer
John Cranfield
Additional Engineer
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
My mind has been telling me to settle right on down
Right now
Day ones have been telling me that they won't be around
They won't be around
[Verse 2]
I hope that you know that once, I loved you
I wish that I'd known you'd let me wander
I hope that God knows that I'm in need of
Help right now, right about now
[Verse 3]
My soul is reminding me that we're forever young
Ooh-oh, mmm
Ooh, inhale and exhale my breath until the deed is done
Right about now
[Verse 4]
Oh, I hope that you know once it's over
And take what you love, so hold me closer
Realize that you don't know what you've got until it's gone
Right about now
Written by: Beyoncé, Shawntoni Ajanae Nichols