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Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Whitney Houston
Vocals
South Central Chamber Orchestra
Strings
Charles Veal, Jr.
String Conductor
Christopher Sholar
Guitar
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Raphael Saadiq
Songwriter
Kamaal Fareed
Songwriter
Whitney Houston
Vocal Arranger
Charles Veal, Jr.
Orchestrator
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Raphael Saadiq
Producer
Q-Tip
Producer
Jason Stasium
Recording Engineer
Danny Romero
Recording Engineer
DJ Quik
Mixing Engineer
Gerry E. Brown
Strings Engineer
Lyrics
It's fine
Fine, fine, fine, fine
It's alright
Had a dream last night
That the world stopped turning
But your madness, it kept on, uh
Guess I wasn't too bright
And I really wasn't learning
Should have seen it all along, uh
All those sweet
(Sweet)
Sweet kisses
(Yeah)
And those sweet
(Sweet)
Red roses
(Yeah)
They convinced me that it was you
I made you exclusive
(Yeah)
Now it's so conclusive
(Now it's conclusive)
That you wasn't doing it too, oh-ooh
Now, if you'd told me from the start that you're playing around
It would have been fine
It would have been fine
Then I would have played too and I guess I would have had a good time
(Would have had a good time)
If you'd told me from the start that you're playing around
It would have been fine
Yeah, it would have been fine
Then I would have played too and I guess I would have had a good time
Something didn't feel right
And I wish I knew it
I just could not see your games
(Playing your games, babe)
I got respect for you
And you put me through it
Why would you bring me so much pain? Oh-oh
I would still
(Yeah)
Love for you
(You)
'Cause I did adore you
While my dogs would chew you out
Tried to be so nice on those lonely nights
(Lonely, lonely, lonely nights)
But I should have figured you out
If you'd told me from the start that you're playing around
It would have been fine
Then I would have played too and I guess I would have had a good time
I would have had a good time, boy
If you'd told me from the start that you're playing around
It would have been fine
Yeah, it would have been good, baby
Then I would have played too and I guess I would have had a good time
Baby you're so
(Fine)
(You are the one that I love)
You are so
(Fine)
(You're not the same that I know)
You are so
You're fine-fine, fine-fine, fine-fine, fine-fine
Said I would have been fine
Baby you're so
(Fine)
(You are the one that I love)
You are so fine
Oh you're on my mind
(You're not the same that I know)
Boy you're fine-fine, fine-fine, fine-fine, fine-fine
Said I would have been fine
(Fine)
(You are the one that I love)
Ooh yeah
(Fine)
(You're not the same from before)
You're fine-fine, fine-fine, fine-fine, fine-fine
So I would have been fine
If you'd told me from the start that you're playing around
(Oh, yeah)
It would have been fine
If you told me
Then I would have played too and I guess I would have had a good time
I would have had a good time, real, real good time, real good time now
If you'd told me from the start that you're playing around
(Real good time now, real good time)
It would have been fine
Had a really good time boy now
Then I would have played too and I guess I would have had a good time
I would have guessed I'd have a good time now
If you'd told me from the start that you're playing around
(Oh, yeah)
It would have been fine
It would have been fine, boy
(It would have been fine)
Then I would have played too and I guess I would have had a good time
Well it's fine and it's fine, its fine, its fine
Then I would have played too and I guess I would have had a good time
Fine, fine, fine, fine, fine
If you'd told me from the start that you're playing around
It would have been fine
Then I would have played too and I guess I would have had a good time
Fine, yeah
Written by: Kamaal Fareed, Raphael Saadiq, Whitney Houston