Patti LaBelle Lyrics

If You Asked Me To

Used to be that I believe in something
Used to be that I believe in love
It's been a long time since I've had that feeling
I could love someone, I could trust someone

I said I never let nobody near my heart again, darling
I said I never let nobody in

If you ask me to
I just might change my mind and let you in my life forever
If you ask me to
I just might give my heart and stay here in your arms forever
If you ask me to
If you ask me to

So now ever since I've been around you
Can't go back to being on my own
Can't help feeling darling since I found you
That my found hope that I finally hope

I said I never let nobody get too close to me, darling
I said I need it, need it to be free

If you ask me to
I just might change my mind and let you in my life forever
If you ask me to
I just might give my heart and stay here in your arms forever
If you

Ask me to and I will give my world
To you baby I need you now
Ask me to and I do everything
For you baby, for you baby

If you ask me to (I let you in my life forever)
If you ask me to (all you gotta do is ask me to)
(I give you my world) If you ask me to (I give you my heart, I give you my everything)
(Just Everything) If you ask me to (Oh, Everything you want me to just ask me)
(all you gotta do is ask me to) If you ask me to (I give my life)
(all you gotta do is ask me to) If you ask me to (I let you you in my life, I let you in my life forever)

Yo Mister

Yo Mister, how's your daughter?
You really ought to know
For every thing you taught her
Don't matter when she's all alone

My crazy friend named Cara
After all of us told her, "no"
She givin' up speed ball
Now she's going nowhere stoned
Her papa caught her on the first time
And put her out on the street
Cara told me to remind him
That she was only 17

Yo Mister, how's your daughter? (how's your daughter?)
You really ought to know
Every thing you taught her
It don't matter when she's all alone

Cara got hooked up with the wrong kids
Then she started skipping school
Then Cara got high top make disappear
A world full of fools
In her eyes her father was the biggest fool of 'em all
And she was speeding, that's what she'd say
Maybe, maybe, maybe she wouldn't talk so stupid
If she knew whatever she needed is far too gone

Yo Mister, how's your daughter?
You really ought to know
For every thing you taught her
Don't matter when she's all alone

She needs you right now Mister
'Cause she ain't got long to live
It's so easy to say, 'I love him'
But it's hard to forget

Her father cried when I told him
That Cara twice got knocked up
He said, 'Just like her mama, uh-huh
'She shows her body when she wants to show love
'She tried that stuff with me and I beat her down
'There's no way I could let her stay
'Couldn't let her stick around
'Cause I tried so hard to raise her right'
He said, 'What made her turn out this way
'I don't know
'What made her turn out this way
'I don't know, I don't know
'And I said, and I said, and I said'

Yo Mister, how's your daughter?
You really ought to know (Every thing)
Every thing you taught her
Don't matter when she's all alone

She needs you right now Mister
She ain't got long to live
It's so easy to say, 'I love him'
But it's hard to forget

Yo Mister, how's your daughter? (How's your daughter tonight?)
Yo Mister, how's your daughter? (How's your daughter tonight?)
Yo Mister, how's your daughter? (How's your daughter tonight?)
Yo Mister, how's your daughter? (How's your daughter tonight?)

Lady Marmalade (LaBelle)

Hey Sister, Go Sister, Soul Sister, Go Sister (x2)

He met Marmalade down in Old New Orleans
Struttin' her stuff on the street
She said 'Hello,
'Hey Joe, you wanna give it a go?
Mmm Hmmm

Gitchi Gitchi ya ya da da da
Gitchi Gitchi ya ya here
Mocca chocolata ya ya
Creole Lady Marmalade

Voulez-vous coucher avec moi ce soir?
Voulez-vous coucher avec moi?

Stayed in her pool while watch he crashing up
That boy drank all that night don't know why
Oh the last sight she went
He started to freak

Gitchi Gitchi ya ya da da da
Gitchi Gitchi ya ya here
Mocca chocolata ya ya
Creole Lady Marmalade

Voulez-vous coucher avec moi ce soir?
Voulez-vous coucher avec moi?

Heh, Heh, Hehhhh
Seeing her skin feeling silky smooth
Colour of cafe au lait
Made the savage beast inside
Roaring till it cried 'more, more, more'
Now he's at home doing 9 to 5
Living his brave life of lies
But when he turns off to sleep
All memories keep 'more, more, more'

Gitchi Gitchi ya ya da da da
Gitchi Gitchi ya ya here
Mocca chocolata ya ya
Creole Lady Marmalade

Voulez-vous coucher avec moi ce soir?
Voulez-vous coucher avec moi?
Voulez-vous couchez avec moi ce soir?
Creole Lady Marmalade

Voulez-vous coucher avec moi ce soir?
Voulez-vous coucher avec moi?
Voulez-vous coucher avec moi ce soir?
Voulez-vous coucher avec moi?
Voulez-vous coucher avec moi ce soir?
Voulez-vous coucher avec moi?
Voulez-vous coucher avec moi ce soir?
Voulez-vous coucher avec moi?

Gitchi Gitchi ya ya da da da
Gitchi Gitchi ya ya here
Mocca chocolata ya ya
Gitchi Gitchi ya ya da da da
Gitchi Gitchi ya ya here...

If Only You Knew

I must have rehearsed my lines a thousand times
Until I had them memorized
But when I get up the nerve to tell you, the words
Just never seem to come out right

If only you knew how much I do, do love you
If only you knew how much I do, I do need you

I dream of moments we share
But you're not there
I'm living in a fantasy
'Cause you don't even suspect
Could probably care less
About the changes I been going through

If only you knew how much I do, do love you
If only you knew how much I do, I do need you

No, you don't even suspect
Could probably care less
About the changes I been going through

If only you knew how much I do, do love you
If only you knew how much I do, I do need you
If only you knew how much I do, do love you
If only you knew how much I do, I do need you

Oh, if, if... In my... Love you... Life...
You don't know
I say you don't know
How much I need you, sugar

If only you knew how much I do, do love you
(I say you don't know that I love you)
(And I'm so fond of you...)
If only you knew how much I do (I love you baby) I do need you

Love, Need And Want You

I love you
I love you
Honey I
Love you, I do
More than you ever know
It's for sure
You can always count on my love for ever more

I need you
I need you
Baby I need you
Right now
Say can you understand, you're my man
And my one desire is keeping you satisfied

Baby when we
When we're together
Say I'm alright and your alright
It's like paradise
I just want you to know how I feel
How I feel

Oh I want you
I want you, sugar I
Want you so bad
I got a burning desire
My soul's on fire
Can't you see you're my everything

Baby when we
When we're together
Say I'm alright and your alright
It's like paradise
And I just want you to know how I feel
How I feel

Oh I love you
I love you, honey I
Love you, I do
More than you ever know
It's for sure
You can always count on my love forever more

I love and need and want you baby
I love and need and want you baby
I love and need and want you baby
Love and need and want you baby
I love and need and want you baby
Love and need and want you baby
You can count on me for ever more

(I love) Love and need and want you baby
(And I need) Love and need and want you baby
(And I want) Love and need and want you baby
(You) Love and need and want you baby
(I got this burning desire)
(My soul's on fire)
(You can't count on me for ever more)
(I love) Love and need and want you baby
(Baby I need) Love and need and want you baby
(Baby I want) Love and need and want you baby
(Your love) Love and need and want you baby
(Oh I Love you) Love and need and want you baby
(I need you) Love and need and want you baby
(You can always count on my love for ever more)
(I love) Love and need and want you baby
(I need) Love and need and want you baby
(I want) Love and need and want you baby
(Oooh) Love and need and want you baby
(Love) Love and need and want you baby
(I need)
(You can always count on my love forever more)
(I love) Love and need and want you baby
(I need) Love and need and want you baby
(I want) Love and need and want you baby
(Your love) Love and need and want you baby...

New Attitude

Runnin' hot, runnin' cold
I was runnin' into overload
It was extreme, ex-ex-ex-ex-ex-extreme
It took it so high, so low
So low, there was nowhere to go
Like a bad dream

Somehow the wires uncrossed, the tables were turned
Never knew I had such a lesson to learn

I'm feelin' good from my head to my shoes
Know where I'm goin' and I know what to do
I tidied up my point of view
I got a new attitude
I'm in control, my worries are few
'Cause I've got love like I never knew
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
I got a new attitude

I'm wearing a new dress, new hat
Brand new ideas, as a matter of fact
I've changed for good
It must have been the cool nights, new moon, slight change
More than to figure but I feel like I should, yes

Somehow the wires uncrossed, the tables were turned
Never knew I had such a lesson to learn

I'm feelin' good from my head to my shoes
Know where I'm goin' and I know what to do
I tidied up my point of view
I got a new attitude
I'm in control, my worries are few
'Cause I've got love like I never knew
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
I got a new attitude

Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh... ooh...

Somehow the wires uncrossed, the tables were turned
Never knew I had such a lesson to learn

I'm feelin' good from my head to my shoes
Know where I'm goin' and I know what to do
I tidied up my point of view
I got a new attitude
I'm in control, my worries are few
'Cause I've got love like I never knew
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
I got a new attitude
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
I got a new attitude
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
I got a new attitude
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
I got a new attitude
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh (Mmm)
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh (Mmm, mmm)
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
I got a new attitude
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh (From my head to my shoes)
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh (I got a new)
I got a new attitude (I got a new)
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh (New attitude)
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh (Everything about has changed)
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh (Baby)
I got a new attitude (I got a new)
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh (I got a new)
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh (Feelin', feelin')
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh (I feel it, I got a new attitude)
I got a new attitude
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh (Oh...ooh...)
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
I got a new attitude (I got a new)
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh (Attitude)
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh (Said I got a new)
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh (New attitude)
I got a new attitude
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh

My Love, Sweet Love

My love, sweet love
With you nothing else matters
You're my heart, and my heart is yours
My love, sweet love
For me there's no one better
Cross my heart, I could not love you more

And I swear to you, there's no one more important
And I trust you with my life
So I pledge my heart to you

My love, sweet love
With you nothing else matters
You're my heart, and my heart is yours
My love, sweet love
For me there's no one better
Cross my heart, I could not love you more

'Cause with you my world is filled with so much
pleasure
When I'm blind, you are my eyes
So I pledge my trust to you

My love, sweet love
With you nothing else matters
You're my heart, and my heart is yours
My love, sweet love
For me there's no one better
Cross my heart, I could not love you more

And I swear to you, that I will always love you
And I trust you with my heart
So I pledge my world, I pledge my world, I pledge my
world to you

My love, sweet love
With you nothing else matters
You're my heart, and my heart is yours
My love, sweet love
For me there's no one better
Cross my heart, I could not love you more

On My Own (duet with Michael McDonald)

So many times
Said it was forever
Said our love would always be true
Something in my heart always knew
I'd be lying here beside you

On my own
On my own
On my own

So many promises never should be spoken
Now I know what loving you cost
Now we're up to talking divorce
And we weren't even married

On my own
Once again now
One more time
By myself

No one said it was easy, no
But it once was so easy
Well I believed in love
Now here I stand
I wonder why

I'm on my own
Why did it end this way
On my own
This wasn't how it was supposed to be
On my own
I wish that we could do it all again

So many times
I know I should have told you
Losing you it cut like a knife, hey
You walked out and there went my life
I don't want to live without you
On my own (This isn't how it was supposed to end)
On my own (I wish that we could do it all again
On my own (I never dreamed I would spend one night alone)
On my own (I've got to find where I belong again)
On my own (I've got to learn how to be strong again)
On my own (I never dreamed I'd spend one night alone)
By myself by myself
On my own (I've got to find out what was mine again)
On my own (My heart is saying that it's my time again)
On my own (And I have faith that I will shine again)
By Myself...

I have faith in me
On my own
On my own
On my own