Erykah Badu

Released: September 10, 1996

Featuring: D’Angelo

Songwriter: Nick Ashford Valerie Simpson Ashford & Simpson

Producer: Bob Power

[Intro: Erykah & D'Angelo]
Um, say baby, won't you play that old song that we used to—
Yes, that's the one
That's it?
I love that
Ah, this is what's coming up right here
Ooh, yeah, yes (Ah, yeah)

[Verse 1: D'Angelo & Erykah]
Every day there's something new (Ah, baby)
Honey, to keep me lovin' you (Oh, baby)
And with every passing minute, yeah
Ah, baby (Sugar), so much joy wrapped up in it

[Chorus: Erykah & D'Angelo]
Oh, heaven must have sent you from above
Oh, heaven must have sent your precious love, oh

[Verse 2: Erykah]
And I, I've got a song to sing
Tellin' the whole world about the joy you bring, ooh
And you gave me, you gave me a reason for livin'
And ooh, you taught me
You taught me the meaning of giving

[Chorus: Erykah & D'Angelo]
Oh, heaven must have sent you from above
Oh, heaven must have sent your precious love

[Bridge: D'Angelo & Erykah]
Oh, to find a love like ours is rare these days
'Cause you've shown me what happiness means in so many ways
I look in the mirror, and I'm glad to see
Laughter (Yeah) in the eyes (In the eyes) where tears used to be

[Verse 3: D'Angelo & Erykah]
What you've given me, I could never return, yeah, baby
'Cause there's so much, girl, I have yet to learn, honey (Honey)
And I, I just wanna, I, I just wanna show my appreciation (Sugar)
'Cause when I found you, I found a new inspiration

[Chorus: Erykah & D'Angelo]
Oh, heaven must have sent you from above
Oh, heaven must have sent your precious love
Oh, heaven must have sent you from above
Oh, heaven must have sent your precious love
Oh, heaven must have sent you from above
Oh, heaven must have sent your precious love
Oh, heaven must have sent you from above
Oh, heaven must have sent your precious love

[Outro: Erykah]
Heaven must have sent your precious love
Heaven must have sent your precious love
Heaven must have, must have
Heaven must have sent your precious love
Heaven, heaven, yeah, yeah, oh, oh, ah, ah

Erica Abi Wright, better know as the Erykah Badu is a multi-genre artist with influences spanning from Hip-Hop, R&B, Soul, Funk and Experimental. She is credited as one of the pioneers of Neo-Soul movement of the mid 90’s and would become one of the most prolific artist of the genre, earning her the title “First Lady Of Neo-Soul.”

Erykah’s career began in 1994, when she opened a show for D'angelo, and attracted the attention of Kedar Entertainment. Under the label, Erykah would release her debut alum Baduizm, which earned two Grammy awards. Erykah would use the monumentum of the debut release to create one of the strongest discographies of any R&B artist.

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