John Legend

Released: June 28, 2011

Songwriter: John Legend Andres Levin

[Verse 1]
Street cars always get in the way
Daylight interrupts our starry gaze
She goes seems we ran out of time
But the memory left a picture on the canvas of my mind

[Chorus]
So I'll wrap myself in the thought of her smell
Wish of our lips
Locked in a kiss
She floats in to my bedroom every night
Close my eyes
She's alive
Here comes the morning but I'm all alone
Dreams of a love I'll call my own
Dreams of a love I've never known

[Verse 2]
New day, same hot sun on the street
And I say I wonder if we'll ever meet
There she goes
Taxi steals her way
I keep tellin myself I'll find her love
I come back everyday

[Chorus]
I still wrap myself in the thought of her smell
Wish of our lips
Locked in a kiss
She floats in to my bedroom every night
I close my eyes
She's alive
Here comes the morning but I'm all alone
Dreams of a love I'll call my own
Dreams of a love I've never known

[Verse 3]
Dreams of her love
Will they ever come true?
Am I a fool to dream of you?
You float in to my bedroom every night
I close my eyes and your alive
Here comes the morning and I'm still alone
Dreams of her love I'll call my own
Dreams of her love I've never known
Dreams of her love I'll call my own
Dreams of her love I've never known

John Legend was born in 1978 in Ohio. He became an in-demand session musician and songwriter, working with such artists as Alicia Keys, Twista and Janet Jackson. He was soon introduced to up-and-coming hip-hop artist Kanye West, and the two musicians collaborated on one another’s demos.

J. Ivy claims credit for bestowing the “Legend” moniker upon John Stephens (with an assist from Kanye West). Via

Kanye was like, ‘Have you heard of this singer called John Stephens?’ He played me this song from him, that I think will.i.am produced. It was so refreshing and soulful. An hour later, John Stephens comes into the studio. I told him, ‘I heard your music. It’s so amazing. It sounds old school. Man, you sound like one of the legends. You’re a legend. Matter of fact, that’s what I am going to call you from now The Legend. A couple days later, we were in the lounge of the studio (Record Plant) and John Stephens walks in and everyone shouts him out. I was like, ‘John Legend!’ Kanye then said, ‘You’re John Legend from now on. That’s your name!’”

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