Beyoncé

Released: December 2, 2008

Songwriter: Scott McFarnon Jody Street James Dring Ian Dench Amanda Ghost Beyoncé

Producer: Steve Jordan

[Verse 1]
This is just another day that I would spend waitin' for the right one
Staring at the night, and wishin' I could be the one to feel the warm sun...

[Pre Chorus]
You're a dream, but I'm wide awake;
I'm in Heaven, for Heaven's sake...
So get ready (get ready), I'm ready now (get ready);
I could never need you more than now...

[Chorus]
You were worth the waiting for
You, the one that I adore...
Hold on to you tight, for once in my life...
You were worth the waiting for
You, the one that I adore...
This kind of love, you'll only find
Once in a lifetime, once in a lifetime...

[Verse 2]
Tell me that you're living in a place where no one else can find you;
Tell me that you're singing out my name, hoping that I'll hear you...

[Pre Chorus]
Tell me "no", and I'll fade away
But this is lovin' that I won't waste...
So get ready (get ready), I'm ready now (get ready);
I could never need you more than now...

[Chorus]
You were worth the waiting for
You, the one that I adore...
Hold on to you tight, for once in my life...
You were worth the waiting for
You, the one that I adore...
This kind of love, you'll only find
Once in a lifetime, once in a lifetime...

[Bridge]
"What are the words I'm needin' to hear?"
"How do I know if I'll ever love again?"
Seeing your face makes everything clear... (clear...) clear
And I'll never be the same...

[Chorus]
You were worth the waiting for
You, the one that I adore...
Hold on to you tight, for once in my life...
You were worth the waiting for
You, the one that I adore...
This kind of love, you'll only find
Once in a lifetime, once in a lifetime...

In the twenty-first century, no pop star was as poised, as polished, or as generally fierce as Beyoncé. She scored early success with Destiny’s Child, who started out as a sexier and sassier (if less adult) version of TLC, then steadily became more and more of a vehicle for Beyoncé’s operatic vocals and general diva-tude, which may have been the plan all along.

Whether appearing in TV spots, co-starring in films like Dreamgirls, or killing it every night on stadium tours, Beyoncé was omnipresent in the 2000s. Almost everybody, Beygency member or otherwise, loved shiny, hip-hop-fueled hits like “Crazy in Love”, and “Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)”. Moving into the 2010s, Beyoncé fights on, gaining more and more traction in pop culture with her work and music.

She has made a significant impact upon the music landscape in general with her recent albums 4 and BEYONCÉ, which explored complex themes like motherhood, feminism, marriage, sexuality, and doubt in a greater depth. With Lemonade, she went a step further—the fierce, intimate exploration of marriage, infidelity, and forgiveness was her most personal and musically daring album yet.

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