Anita Baker

Released: September 13, 1994

Songwriter: Anita Baker

Producer: Anita Baker

[Verse 1]
I thought I told you everything you needed
You needed to know
I thought I gave you everything
And then you, you decided to go

[Pre-Chorus]
Ooh, you know I understand
Child, I love you with an open hand
If you should ever need me
You know where I am

[Chorus]
And I got room
Plenty of room
Never lonely again
Just open my door, come on in
'Cause I got room
Plenty of room
You'll never be lonely again
Open my door, come on in
'Cause I got room

[Verse 2]
Don't you know I love you, child
Wherever, wherever you roam on your own?
Lord knows it gets cold outside
And if you
You should want to come home
Come on home

[Pre-Chorus]
You know I don't lie
Should the world outside
Make you want to cry
Don't you be shy, darling
Why don't you come on by?

[Chorus]
'Cause I've got room
Plenty of room
Never lonely again
Just open my door, come on in
'Cause I got room
Plenty of room
You'll never be lonely again
Just open my door, come on in
'Cause I got room

[Bridge]
Oh, right now would be a good time to find
That you have walked into my room
Any time is a good time, baby
It ain't never too late, baby
Never too soon

Love is all I wanna give
I wish I knew what you were gonna do
Ain't no one in the world, boy
But me and you
You know it's true
Sit down at my table 'til your spirit is fed
Lay your burdens by the fire
Rest your worries in my bed
I'll never leave you lonely, oh boy
Now don't you hear what I said?

[Outro]
I got room
Oh yes, some room
Never lonely again, child
Just open my door, come on, come on
I got room
I got room, boy

Anita Baker is a Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter known for her distinct low contralto vocals. She started out in the band Chapter 8, which had the hit song “I Just Wanna Be Your Girl” that was later sampled by Bone Thugs-n-Harmony for their hit song “1st of tha Month.” “Anita” went on to become a big name in ‘80s R&B alongside “Luther” and “Whitney” as she began to rack up #1 hits.

Her debut album, The Songstress, was released in 1983 on independent label Beverly Glen and featured the hit song “Angel.” She left Beverly Glen and signed with Elektra Records, releasing her second album Rapture in 1986, which went on to sell over 5 million albums and peaked at #1 on the Billboard R&B Albums chart thanks to the hits “Sweet Love,” “Same Ole Love,” and “Caught Up in the Rapture.”

Her third album, Giving You the Best That I Got, was released in 1988 and hit #1 on the Billboard 200, and the title track hit #1 on both the Billboard R&B and Adult Contemporary Singles charts. Rapture and Giving You the Best That I Got accounted for five of her eight Grammy Awards, with her sixth in that time frame coming from her gospel collaboration with The Winans on the song “Ain’t No Need To Worry” in 1988.

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