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Come CloseCommon

Released: November 5, 2002

Featuring: Mary J. Blige

Songwriter: Common Pharrell Williams Chad Hugo

Producer: The Neptunes

[Intro: Common]
It's just a fly love song, what
It's just a fly love song, what

[Verse 1: Common]
Are we living in a dream world?
Are your eyes still green, girl?
I know your sick and tired of arguing
But you can't keep it bottled in
Jealousy, we got to swallow it
Your heart and mind, baby follow it
Smile, happiness, you could model it
And when you feel opposite
I just want you to know
Your whole, being is beautiful
I'ma do the best I can do
Cause I'm my best when I'm with you

[Hook: Mary J. Blige & Pharrell Williams]
Come close to me, baby
Let your love hold you
I know this world is crazy
What's it without you? (Nothin', nothin')

[Verse 2: Common]
Put down your bags, love
I know in the past, love
Has been sort of hard on you
But I see the God in you
I just want to nurture it
Though this love may hurt a bit
We dealing with this water, love
You even give my daughter love
I want to build a tribe with you
Protect and provide for you
Truth is I can't hide from you
The pimp in me, may have to die with you

[Hook: Mary J. Blige & Pharrell Williams]
Come close to me, baby (Come close, babe)
Let your love hold you
(Let your love hold you, whoa)
I know this world is crazy
What's it without you?
(My world is nothin' without my baby, baby)

[Bridge: Mary J. Blige & Pharrell Williams]
I know what you're thinking, you're on my mind
You're right, you're right, you're right
You running so fast, you just might take flight
(Slow down a minute, babe)
Hope you're not tired, tonight, tonight
(Hope you're not tired, tonight, oh, oh, oh)

[Verse 3: Common]
You helped me to discover me
I just want you to put trust in me
I kind of laugh when you cuss at me
The aftermath is you touching me
It's destiny that we connected, girl
You and I, we can affect the world
I'm tired of the fast lane
I want you to have my last name

[Hook: Mary J. Blige, Pharrell Williams and Common]
Come close to me, baby (Yeah, love)
Let your love hold you (Let me hold you tonight, babe)
I know this world is crazy
(It gets crazy, but I'll be right here)
What's it without you?
(We gon' make it, I love you, I love you, I love you)

[Outro: Mary J. Blige & Pharrell Williams]
I know what you're thinking, you're on my mind
You're right, you're right, you're right
You running so fast, you just might take flight
Hope you're not tired, tonight, tonight
I know what you're thinking, you're on my mind
You're right
You running so fast, you just might take flight
I know what you're thinking, you're on my mind
You're right, you're right, you're right
You running so fast, you just might take flight
Hope you're not tired

Common

Lonnie Rashid Lynn, Jr. (born March 13, 1972), better known by his stage name Common (previously Common Sense), is a Grammy and Oscar-winning rapper and actor from Chicago, Illinois. Common’s inspired mix of poetic flow and hip-hop soul has helped him earn his status as one of the most respected rappers in the game.

After being a ball boy for his hometown Chicago Bulls as a teen and attending Florida A&M University for business administration, Common Sense kicked in and he left school to become a rapper. He gained national attention after being featured in the Unsigned Hype column of The Source magazine in 1991. He released his debut album Can I Borrow a Dollar? through Relativity Records in 1992, followed by his breakthrough second album Resurrection in 1994, which features his hip-hop classic single “I Used To Love H.E.R.”

As his career began to take off, he was sued by the music group Common Sense over the name, leading Common to drop the “Sense” and allude to the change in the title of his third album, One Day It’ll All Make Sense (1997). He has released several critically acclaimed albums, including Like Water For Chocolate (2000), which features his J Dilla-produced hit single “The Light”, and Be (2005), which was released under fellow Chicago musician Kanye West’s G.O.O.D. Music imprint. He also joined musicians Karriem Riggins and Robert Glasper to form the group August Greene, and the trio released their self-titled album in 2018.

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