Brian McKnight

Released: December 5, 2006

Songwriter: Brian McKnight

Producer: Brian McKnight

[Intro]
I be missin' you, missin' you, missin' you
I be missin' you, missin' you, missin' you
I be missin' you, missin' you, missin' you
I be missin' you, missin' you, missin' you
Missin' you

[Verse 1]
Thinking back from yesterday
All the things I could've said, but didn't say to you
Should've begged you to stay
Heard that you've moved on, heard you've been doing okay
Been thinking about you all the time
Do you ever reminisce, do I be crossing your mind?
All the tears and wasted time
Nothing's been the same since you went away

[Pre-Chorus]
Girl, I know that I used to be your man
Used to have you here in the palm of my hand
I let you slip away, just like grains of sand
When I'm lying in my bed at night
Wish I was holdin' you, wish I was touchin' you, baby
When I cry myself to sleep at night
Wish I was kissin' you, instead of just missin' you

[Chorus]
Girl, I keep holdin' on, I keep holdin' on
Girl, I keep holdin' on, whoa
Girl, I keep holdin' on, I keep holdin' on
Girl, I keep holdin' on, whoa

[Verse 2]
Wish I could turn back the hands of time
Inside me there's so many questions why
Am I still wanting to live a lie?
But in my heart I know it's just too late
It's just like staring up in the pouring rain
I refuse to believe that I'll never see you again
All that's going on inside my brain
That I can't seem to get it straight

[Pre-Chorus]
'Cause girl I know that I used to be your man
Used to have you here in the palm of my hand
I let you slip away, just like grains of sand, and oh
When I'm lying in my bed at night
Wish I was holdin' you, wish I was touchin' you, yeah
When I cry myself to sleep at night
Wish I was kissin' you, instead of just missin' you

[Chorus]
Girl, I keep holdin' on, I keep holdin' on
Girl, I keep holdin' on, whoa
Girl, I keep holdin' on, whoa
Girl, I keep holdin' on, whoa

[Bridge]
And if I ever hurt you
I didn't mean to treat you bad
I think about the good times that we had
And there's no way they can be gone

I be missin' you, missin' you, missin' you
I be missin' you, missin' you, missin' you
I be missin' you, missin' ypu, missin' you
I be missin' you, missin' you, missin' you
Missin' you

[Pre-Chorus]
When I'm lying in my bed at night
Wish I was holdin' you, wish I was touchin' you, yeah
When I cry myself to sleep at night
Wish I was kissin' you, instead of just missin' you

[Chorus]
Girl, I keep holdin' on, I keep holdin' on
Girl, I keep holdin' on, whoa
Girl, I keep holdin' on, whoa
Girl, I keep holdin' on, whoa

[Pre-Chorus]
When I'm lying in my bed at night
Oh, wish I was holdin' you, wish I was touchin' you, yeah
When I cry myself to sleep at night
Oh, wish I was kissin' you, instead of just missin' you

[Chorus]
Girl, I keep holdin' on, I keep holdin' on
Girl, I keep holdin' on, I keep holdin' on
Girl, I keep holdin' on, I keep holdin' on
Girl, I keep holdin' on, whoa, yeah

Brian McKnight (born June 5, 1969) is an American R&B singer-songwriter, arranger, producer, and musician. He is a multi-instrumentalist who plays eight instruments including piano, guitar, bass guitar, percussion, trombone, tuba, flugelhorn and trumpet. He is one of the very few leggiero tenors in the pop genre. McKnight is perhaps most recognized for his strong falsetto and belting range. McKnight’s work has earned him 16 Grammy Awards nominations, though he has never won. Actually, he is currently tied with Snoop Dogg for the record of most Grammy nominations without a win.

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