Deniece Williams

Songwriter: Glen Ballard Marti Sharron

Producer: Steve Levine

If you could only read my mind
You could see how much I've needed you, mmm...
If we only took our time with love
Instead of rushing through, yeah
What's good about goodbye
When you know we ought to stay together
(Know we ought to last forever)
There's still too much to give
Don't let go, don't give up

It's not water under the bridge
When these tears that I've cried
Are not even dried
It's not water under the bridge
We've got the rest of our lives
If you don't leave tonight

Oh, you can turn and just walk away
But, darling, if you stay
It's not water under the bridge

Whoa, whoa, whoa-oh...

Sometimes I forget
What it is I really love about you, mmm...
But deep inside, I know
I couldn't live a day without you, no, no, no
Why can't we talk it out
You and me, stay up in behind those walls
(Saying that it's all your fault)
Don't tell me that we're through
We can still have it all

It's not water under the bridge
When these tears that I've cried
Are not even dried
It's not water under the bridge
We've got the rest of our lives
If you don't leave tonight

Oh, you can turn and just walk away
But, darling, if you stay
It's not water under the bridge

Water under the bridge
When these tears that I've cried
Are not even dried
It's not water under the bridge
We've got the rest of our lives
If you don't leave tonight, darling

Water under the bridge
Know we ought to stay together
Know we ought to last forever
(Water under the bridge)

Water under the bridge
You can turn and just walk away
But, darling, if you stay, I tell you
It's not water under the bridge...

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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