Released: September 6, 1994
Songwriter: Keith Crouch Kipper Jones
Producer: Keith Crouch
[Verse 1]
I would like to get to know if I could be
The kind of girl that you could be down for
'Cause when I look at you, I feel something tell me
That you're the kind of guy that I should make a move on
And if I don't let you know, then I won't be for real
I could be wrong, but I feel like something could be going on
The more I see you, the more that it becomes so true
There ain't no other for me, it's only you (Down)
[Chorus]
I wanna be down
With what you're going through
I wanna be down (Down)
I wanna be down with you (Down with you)
No matter the time (Oh)
Of day or night, it's true (Yeah-oh, yeah)
I wanna be down
[Verse 2]
I know anybody's gonna be lonely
Without the reason they got someone to care for
Maybe all you need's a shoulder to cry on
If that's a fact, then I'll be more than you ever could dream of
If all you need is my time, that I got plenty of
I'll dedicate all my love until you want me, baby
I wanna stay by your side
Be there to cool you out
And let you know everything will be alright
[Chorus]
I wanna be down (Down, whoa-ooh yeah)
With what you're going through (Yeah)
I wanna be down (I wanna be down)
I wanna be down with you (With you)
No matter the time (No matter the time)
Of day or night, it's true (Baby)
I wanna be down (Wanna be, got to be down)
I wanna be down
With what you're going through (Oh, oh-yeah)
I wanna be down (I wanna be down)
I wanna be down with you (Ay, I wanna be down)
No matter the time (No matter the time)
Of day or night, it's true (Of day or night, it's true)
I wanna be down (I wanna be down, down, down)
[Bridge]
Down, down, down
Oh yeah, yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah
Down, down, down, down, down
[Chorus]
I wanna be down (I wanna be down)
With what you're going through (With only you, my baby)
I wanna be down (I wanna be down)
I wanna be down with you (With only you)
No matter the time (Oh yeah)
Of day or night, it's true
I wanna be down (Wanna be, got to be down)
I wanna be down (I wanna be)
With what you're going through (I got to be)
I wanna be down (I wanna be, yeah)
I wanna be down with you (Down with you)
No matter the time (Ooh yeah)
Of day or night, it's true (I wanna be, yeah)
I wanna be down (Down, down, oh-oh yeah)
I wanna be down (I wanna be down, oh yeah)
With what you're going through (I wanna be down)
I wanna be down (Yeah)
I wanna be down with you (Down with you)
No matter the time (Down with you)
Of day or night, it's true (Yeah, yeah, I wanna be down)
I wanna be down (Yeah, yeah)
I wanna be down (Hey, yeah)
(I wanna be down, down, down, down)
With what you're going through (I got to be down)
I wanna be down (Yeah)
I wanna be down with you (Oh-oh, yeah)
No matter the time (No matter the time)
Of day or night, it's true (Down, down, down)
I wanna be down (Oh-oh, down, down)
I would like to get to know if I could be
The kind of girl that you could be down for
'Cause when I look at you, I feel something tell me
That you're the kind of guy that I should make a move on
And if I don't let you know, then I won't be for real
I could be wrong, but I feel like something could be going on
The more I see you, the more that it becomes so true
There ain't no other for me, it's only you (Down)
[Chorus]
I wanna be down
With what you're going through
I wanna be down (Down)
I wanna be down with you (Down with you)
No matter the time (Oh)
Of day or night, it's true (Yeah-oh, yeah)
I wanna be down
[Verse 2]
I know anybody's gonna be lonely
Without the reason they got someone to care for
Maybe all you need's a shoulder to cry on
If that's a fact, then I'll be more than you ever could dream of
If all you need is my time, that I got plenty of
I'll dedicate all my love until you want me, baby
I wanna stay by your side
Be there to cool you out
And let you know everything will be alright
[Chorus]
I wanna be down (Down, whoa-ooh yeah)
With what you're going through (Yeah)
I wanna be down (I wanna be down)
I wanna be down with you (With you)
No matter the time (No matter the time)
Of day or night, it's true (Baby)
I wanna be down (Wanna be, got to be down)
I wanna be down
With what you're going through (Oh, oh-yeah)
I wanna be down (I wanna be down)
I wanna be down with you (Ay, I wanna be down)
No matter the time (No matter the time)
Of day or night, it's true (Of day or night, it's true)
I wanna be down (I wanna be down, down, down)
[Bridge]
Down, down, down
Oh yeah, yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah
Down, down, down, down, down
[Chorus]
I wanna be down (I wanna be down)
With what you're going through (With only you, my baby)
I wanna be down (I wanna be down)
I wanna be down with you (With only you)
No matter the time (Oh yeah)
Of day or night, it's true
I wanna be down (Wanna be, got to be down)
I wanna be down (I wanna be)
With what you're going through (I got to be)
I wanna be down (I wanna be, yeah)
I wanna be down with you (Down with you)
No matter the time (Ooh yeah)
Of day or night, it's true (I wanna be, yeah)
I wanna be down (Down, down, oh-oh yeah)
I wanna be down (I wanna be down, oh yeah)
With what you're going through (I wanna be down)
I wanna be down (Yeah)
I wanna be down with you (Down with you)
No matter the time (Down with you)
Of day or night, it's true (Yeah, yeah, I wanna be down)
I wanna be down (Yeah, yeah)
I wanna be down (Hey, yeah)
(I wanna be down, down, down, down)
With what you're going through (I got to be down)
I wanna be down (Yeah)
I wanna be down with you (Oh-oh, yeah)
No matter the time (No matter the time)
Of day or night, it's true (Down, down, down)
I wanna be down (Oh-oh, down, down)
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- Top of the World
- Almost Doesn’t Count
- Never Say Never
- Missing You
- Rock With You
- Brokenhearted (Soulpower Duet Mix)
- Another Day In Paradise
- The Boy Is Mine
- Full Moon [Cutfather & Joe Remix]
- The Boy Is Mine [Remix]
- Angel in Disguise
- Best Friend
- Full Moon
- I Wanna Be Down (Remix)
- I Wanna Be Down
- Talk About Our Love
- Baby
- Have You Ever?
- Afrodisiac
- Sittin’ Up In My Room
- What About Us?
- Who Is She 2 U?
- U Don’t Know Me (Like U Used To) (Darkchild Radio Remix)
From the albums
- Promo Only Urban Series: September 1994 (1994)
- Brandy (1994)
- The Best of Brandy (2005)
Brandy popular songs
- I Wanna Be Down
- I Wanna Be Down (Remix)
- Have You Ever?
- Gotta Move (Moesha: Theme Song)
- Missing You
- Borderline
- Brokenhearted
- Sittin’ Up In My Room
- Best Friend
- Put It Down
- Almost Doesn’t Count
- Angel in Disguise
- Full Moon
- I Don’t Care
- Top of the World
- Saving All My Love
- Baby Mama
- Right Here (Departed)
- Who Is She 2 U?
- When You Touch Me
- Bye BiPolar
- Surprise Ending
- Rather Be
- Long Distance