Jody Watley

Songwriter: Sheppard Solomon Robbie Nevil Bradley Spalter

I never thought I'd ever walk away
What more can I say
He was my number one
But now he's gone, you know
He left me down and out
But it's too late to turn it all around
'Cause life must move on to be strong
I need to get his image out of my mind
I'm so tired of the same old story again

That's what I don't wanna talk about it
Don't wanna waste my time
I used to think that his heart
Had a lot on mind, oh, yeah
It's time to move on with my life
I'm finding no more tears to cry

I've spent too much time on him
Now it's time on me
What is gone is said and done
I wanna face the future with an open mind
Need to move on and leave the past behind
Inside I just know to let go
And everything will be alright
I finally found the strength inside of me
Don't wanna hang on to what never could be

That's what I don't wanna talk about it
Don't wanna waste my time, oh, no
I used to think that his heart
Had a lot on mind
(Thought his heart was mine)
It's time to move on with my life
(I gotta move on)
I'm finding no more tears to cry

Always be a place inside of me
For him, baby, I cannot lie, oh-oh...
But I'm just living in a fantasy
To think his love will ever be, ever be mine

That's what I don't wanna talk about it
Don't wanna waste my time, oh, no
I used to think that his heart
Had a lot on mind
It's time to move on with my life
(Gonna move on, yeah)
I'm finding no more tears to cry

Don't wanna talk about it
Don't wanna waste my time, oh, no
I used to think that his heart
Had a lot on mind
It's time to move on with my life
I'm finding no more tears to cry
(No more)

Don't wanna talk about it
Don't wanna waste my time
I used to think that his heart
Had a lot on mind
It's time to move on with my life
I'm finding no more tears to cry...

Jody Watley is a Grammy Award-winning singer, songwriter, and producer that first danced her way to fame at 14-years-old as a dancer on Soul Train. That experience led show host Don Cornelius and booking agent Dick Griffey to place her and fellow dancer Jeffrey Daniel in the group Shalamar in 1977, with lead singer Howard Hewett added to the group in 1979. They produced the hits “Second Time Around,” “Make That Move,” “This is for the Lover in You,” and “A Night to Remember” before Watley left the group in 1983 due to conflict within the group and a lack of payment from Dick Griffey’s SOLAR Records label.

She released her self-titled debut album in 1987 featuring the #1 Dance hits “Don’t You Want Me,” “Some Kind of Lover,” and “Looking for a New Love,” which also peaked at #1 on the R&B Singles chart and #2 on the Pop chart. This album went Platinum and led to her winning the Grammy for Best New Artist in 1988. Her follow-up album Larger Than Life was released in 1989 and featured the Top 10 Pop hits “Everything,” “Friends” with Rakim, and the #1 Dance and R&B hit “Real Love.” She worked on these albums with Prince bassist André Cymone, who she would later marry in 1991 before separating in 1995.

She released nine studio albums between 1987 and 2006, and in 2008, she was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Billboard Music Awards. Her last project was the 2014 EP Paradise on her own Avitone label and she made an appearance on DâM-FunK’s Invite the Light album in 2015 on the track “Virtuous Progression.” She also formed “Shalamar Reloaded” with two new members and continues to tour.

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