Deniece Williams

I was downhearted
Confused by too many lies
You were not like the others
That I soon realized
I was left walking around
In some kind of daze
But you opened your arms
And you loved all my hurt away

This is straight from the heart, baby
Right from the heart, darling
It's straight from the heart, baby
I'll always be around

Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh...
Yeah

I used to hear voices
Whispering in my head
They said don't you trust him
Don't give in, don't you be misled
No, no, no
I was hungry for love
But past failures made me afraid
Yet when I'm in your arms
Every fear somehow fades away

This is straight from the heart, baby
Right from the heart, darling
It's straight from the heart, baby
I'll always be around

Heartbreak taught me love can have two sides
Tears mixed with laughter is no surprise
And our hearts are intertwined
So I won't let go, I just can't let go

This is straight from the heart, baby
This is right there in the heart, darling
This is straight from the heart, baby
I'll always be around

This is straight from the heart, baby
(Right from the heart, darling)
You're everything I need
This is straight from the heart, baby
I'll never let you down

This is straight from the heart, darling
'Cause you mean the world to me
Yes, you do, baby boy, yeah
It's straight from the heart, baby
I'll always be around

Straight from the heart, baby
Right from the heart, darling, baby boy
This is straight from the heart, baby
I'll always be around...

Deniece Williams (born name June Deniece Chandler) is an American singer, songwriter and producer. She was born June 3, 1950. She has been described as “one of the great soul voices” by the BBC. Williams has won four Grammys with twelve nominations altogether.

As Deniece Chandler, she recorded for The Toddlin' Town group of labels. One of those early records, “I’m Walking Away”, released on Toddlin’s subsidiary Lock Records in the late 1960s, is a favorite on England’s Northern Soul scene. In the early 1970s she became a backup vocalist for Stevie Wonder as part of “Wonderlove”, lending her vocals on his albums Talking Book, Fulfillingness' First Finale, and Songs in the Key of Life. Williams also guested in 1974 on Syreeta Wright’s album Stevie Wonder Syreeta as well as Minnie Riperton’s Perfect Angel album and a year later on Roberta Flack’s Feel Like Makin' Love.

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