Alicia Keys

Released: July 1, 1997

Songwriter: Alicia Keys Reese Johnson Taneisha Smith

Producer: Reese Johnson

[Intro]
Yeah, yeah yeah
Say yeah yeah, yeah yeah yeah
Dah dee dah, dah dah dah dee dah
Dah dee dah, dah dah dah dee dah
Dah dee dah, dah dah dah dee dah
Dah dee dah, dah dah dah dee dah

[Verse 1]
Sexy thing, I can do anything
'Cause constantly (constantly)
I'm thinking of how to get you next to me (next to me)
Maybe it's there, playing your mentality (ohh) ooh

[Chorus]
Dah dee dah, dah dah dah dee dah
Dah dee dah, dah dah dah dee dah
(I can't explain...)
Dah dee dah, dah dah dah dee dah
(...why I feel this way)
Dah dee dah, dah dah dah dee dah
(I don't know, loving you)

[Verse 2]
Sexy thing (yeah yeah)
You can't hide the feelings that are deep inside (deep inside)
I can see it pouring through them pretty eyes (pretty eyes)
How much longer can you hide it, this disguise? (not much)

[Bridge]
Oh, you're givin' this feelin' (this feelin')
That got me yearnin' (that got me yearnin')
I hope you know I'm what you need
(I'm what you need, I'm what you need)
Just le tme tell ya (let me tell ya)
There's no one for ya
There's no one for ya but me
No, no

[Chorus]
Dah dee dah, dah dah dah dee dah
(Make me sing)
Dah dee dah, dah dah dah dee dah
(Mmm, I can't explain...)
Dah dee dah, dah dah dah dee dah
(Oh, why I feel this way)
Dah dee dah, dah dah dah dee dah
(When I'm loving you)

[Outro]
If you want to go, we can run
We can run away from here
I got this feelin', baby
If you want to go, we can run
We can run away from here

Dah dee ya dah dah, dah dee ya dah dah
Dah dee ya dah dah, dah dee ya dah dah
Too high, too high, yes, I am
Too high, too high, hey hey
Too high, too high, yes, I am
Too high, too high

'Cause you make me wanna sing, baby
Hey, bah-di-yah-dah-dah
Make me wanna sing, yeah
Somethin' like, somethin' like
Ba-ba-di-ya-ba-ba, ba-di-ya-dah-dah
Somethin' like, somethin' like
Ba-di-ya-dah-dah, ba-di-ya-dah-dah

Let it ride, let it ride
Let it ride, let it ride
Hit, hit me off again
Dah dee dah, dah dah dah dee dah

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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