K-Ci & JoJo

Released: May 27, 1997

Songwriter: Big Yam Victor Merritt Cedric Hailey JoJo Hailey

Producer: Victor Merritt Gerald Baillergeau

[Intro: K-Ci]
Yeah, oh
Yeah, oh
Yeah, yeah, yeah, oh
Oh, oh
Yo JoJo, oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh

[Verse 1: K-Ci]
Isn't it funny the things you said and done to me?
You said you want me but now lady, I wanna be free
You lied to me, you said you never would play me
But I found out that you were lying all the time

[Chorus: Both]
Girl, you pick me up (ooh)
And you bring me down (Bring me down)
When I thought I found in you solid ground (oh)
You turn my smile (You turn my smile)
Into a frown (Into a frown)
Girl, you promised that you'd never let me down (mm, you made me say oh oh oh)
And now you're not around
Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh (JoJo help me, mm)
Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh (Eweee, ah ah ooh ooh, yeah yeah)
Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh (Can I get a witness?)
Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh (I could go on and talk a little 'bout me, listen, yeah)

[Verse 2: JoJo]
When I was up, girl, you brought me down
Played me like a clown, you thought I'd stay around
So you could, you could abuse me, take my heart and use me
And you see I'm still around for your talk and for your smile

[Chorus: Both]
Girl, you pick me up (You pick me up)
And you bring me down (Same time you bring me down)
When I thought I found in you solid ground (I thought I found in you solid ground)
You turn my smile (oh oh oh oh)
Into a frown (Baby)
Girl, you promised that you'd never let me down (ooh oh oh oh)
And now you're not around
Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh (Help me say oh)
Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh (Say it say it say it yeah, say oh)
Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh (oh, oh, oh oh oh oh oh oh)
Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh (oh, oh, oh oh oh oh oh oh)

[Bridge: Both]
There is something I have to say
Something I can't delay
You hurt me so bad
And you made me feel so sad
It's a feeling I can't explain
I won't let you wreck my brain
You said you'd never hurt me
But then you go and desert me, baby
Oh, oh, ooh, yeah
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh

[Chorus: Both]
Girl, you pick me up (c'mon)
And you bring me down
When I thought I found in you solid ground (uh huh)
You turn my smile
Into a frown
Girl, you promised that you'd never let me down
And now you're not around
Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh

Brothers Cedric Hailey and Joel Hailey from Monroe, North Carolina make up the duo K-Ci & JoJo, the lead singers and half of the multi-platinum R&B group Jodeci along with brothers Mr. Dalvin and DeVante Swing. After three platinum albums with Jodeci, K-Ci & JoJo branched off and sang hooks for 2Pac on his singles “How Do U Want It” and “Toss It Up” in 1996 before releasing their first album Love Always in 1997. The album featured the #1 hit “All My Life,” which topped the Billboard Hot 100 for three weeks and was nominated for two Grammys. Their second album, It’s Real, was released in 1999 and hit platinum status in part due to the success of the single “Tell Me It’s Real,” which peaked at #2 on the Billboard chart. Their third album, X, was released in 2000 and featured the hit “Crazy,” which peaked at #3 on the Hot 100.

The duo released two more albums—2002’s Emotional and 2013’s My Brother’s Keeper—but they didn’t contain any top hits. In 2010, they starred in their own reality show on TVOne titled K-Ci & JoJo…Come Clean which dealt with their alcohol and relationship issues as they attempted a comeback. They reunited with Jodeci to release the album The Past, The Present, The Future in 2015.

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