Alicia Keys

Released: November 13, 2007

Featuring: John Mayer

Songwriter: Alicia Keys John Mayer

Producer: Alicia Keys John Mayer

[Verse 1: Alicia Keys]
He broke my heart
And now it's raining
Just to rub it in
I'm at your door
I feel so crazy 'bout it
You'll say I told you so
You saw it long ago
You knew he had to go
I finally came around
I'm back on solid ground
Can't let it get me down, no

[Pre-Chorus: John Mayer & (Alicia Keys)]
It's alright
It's alright
It's alright (It's alright)
It's alright (Yeah)
It's alright (Yeah)
It's alright

[Chorus: Alicia Keys]
Yes, I was burned, but I called it a lesson learned
Mistake overturned
So I call it a lesson learned
My soul has returned
So I call it a lesson learned
Another lesson learned

[Verse 2: Alicia Keys]
Sometimes
Some lies can take a minute
To fully realize his tears, your eyes
Thirty seconds to apologize
You give it one more chance
Just like the time before
But he already know you'd give a hundred more
Until that night in bed
You wake up in a sweat
You're racin' to the door
Can't take it anymore

[Chorus: Alicia Keys]
I was burned, but I called it a lesson learned
Mistake overturned
So I call it a lesson learned
My soul has returned
So I call it a lesson learned
Another lesson learned

[Bridge: Alicia Keys]
Life perfect
Ain't perfect
If you don't know what the struggle's for
Falling down ain't falling down
If you don't cry when you hit the floor
It's called the past 'cause I'm getting past
And I ain't nothing like I was before
You oughta see me now

[Chorus: Alicia Keys]
Yes, I was burned, but I called it a lesson learned
Mistake overturned
So I call it a lesson learned
My soul has returned
So I call it a lesson learned
Another lesson learned
Whoa
Said yes, I was burned, but I called it a lesson learned
Said, mistakes overturned
So I call it a lesson learned
My soul has returned
So I call it a lesson learned, oh, lesson learned
Oh, another lesson learned

[Outro: John Mayer]
It's alright
It's alright
It's alright
It's alright
A lesson learned
It's alright
It's alright
It's alright

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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