Alicia Keys

Released: November 13, 2007

Songwriter: Alicia Keys Mark Batson Harold Lilly Paul L. Green

Producer: Alicia Keys Mark Batson

[Chorus]
Get a little snare
Hey, uh, come on
Yeah, break it, break it down
No, no, no, no, no
No, no, no
No, no, no, no, no, no
No, no, no, no, no
I'm tellin' you
No, no, no, no

[Verse 1]
The sand loves when the waves come
The sky can't wait for the light of the sun

[Refrain]
So how could you
Look me in my eye and not see what
What I feel inside
Tell me, how could you
Doubt the fact that I
I love you?
I love you

[Verse 2]
Don't you ever think like that
Don't you ever, never do that
There will never be two things
That go together better than you and me

[Pre-Chorus]
North needs South
East needs West
And no needs yes, yes, yes
Up needs down
Life needs death
And no needs yes, yes, yes

[Chorus]
I need you
No, no, no, no, no, no
I need you
No, no, no, no
I need you
No, no, no, no, no, no
You
No, no
I need you, hey

[Refrain]
So how could you
Look me in my eye and not see what
What I feel inside
Tell me, how could you
Doubt the fact that I
I love you?
I love you

[Verse 2]
Don't you ever think like that
Don't you ever, never do that
There will never be two things
That go together better than you and me

[Pre-Chorus]
North needs South
East needs West
And no needs yes, yes, yes
Up needs down
Life needs death
And no needs yes, yes, yes

[Chorus]
I need you
No, no, no, no, no, no
I need you
No, no, no, no
I need you
No, no, no, no, no, no
You
No, no
I need you, hey
(Hey, hey, hey)
I need you
No, no, no, no, no, no
Said I need you, baby
(Hey, hey, hey)
Like the desert needs the rain
Like joy needs pain
(Hey, hey, hey)

Gifted with one of the finest voices of the early 21st century and exceptional talent, the famed Alicia Keys is a recognized, award-winning R&B singer, songwriter, and record producer. She was born on January 25, 1981 in New York.

Her debut album Songs in A Minor launched her career as she became the best-selling new artist of 2001. Her follow-up album The Diary of Alicia Keys (2003) and her album for the MTV Unplugged series in 2005 further cemented her at the top of the pop and R&B game. Her biggest hits are powerful ballads like “Fallin',” “If I Ain’t Got You,” and “No One.”

On January 15, 2019 Pop/R&B legend and 15-time GRAMMY winner Alicia Keys was announced as the host of the 61st Annual GRAMMY Awards. This will be the first time Keys has been the master of ceremonies for Music’s Biggest Night.

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