K-Ci & JoJo

Released: November 17, 1998

Songwriter: Stephen Schwartz

Producer: Rory Bennett

A single thread in a tapestry
And though its color brightly shines
Can never see its purpose
In the pattern of the grand design

And the stone that sits up on the very top
Of the mountain's mighty face
Does it think that it's more important
Than the stones that forms the base

So how can you see what your life is worth
Or where your value lies?
Oh, you can never see through the eyes of man
You must look at your life
Look at your life through Heaven's eyes

Lai lai lai lee lai lai
Lai lai lai lee
Lai lai lai lee lai lai
Through Heaven's eyes

Lai lai lai lee lai lai
Lai lai lai lee
Lai lai lai lee lai lai
Through Heaven's eyes

A lake of gold in the desert sand
Is less than a cool fresh spring
And to one lost sheep, a shepherd boy
Is greater than the richest king

Should a man lose everything he owns
Has he truly lost his worth
Or is it the beginning
Of a new and brighter birth?

So how do you measure the worth of a man
In wealth or strength or size, oh?
In how much he gained or how much he gave
The answer will come to ya
To look at his life through Heaven's eyes

Lai lai lai lee lai lai
Lai lai lai lee
Lai lai lai lee lai lai
Through Heaven's eyes

Lai lai lai lee lai lai
Lai lai lai lee
Lai lai lai lee lai lai
Through Heaven's eyes

That's why we share all we have with you
Though there's little to be found
When all you've got is nothing
There's a lot to go around

No life can escape being blown about
By the winds of change and chance
And though you never know all the steps
You must learn to join the dance

Lai lai lai lee lai lai
Lai lai lai lee
Lai lai lai lee lai lai
Through Heaven's eyes

Lai lai lai lee lai lai
Lai lai lai lee
Lai lai lai lee lai lai
Through Heaven's eyes

Lai lai lai lee lai lai
Lai lai lai lee
Lai lai lai lee lai lai
Through Heaven's eyes

Lai lai lai lee lai lai
Lai lai lai lee
Lai lai lai lee lai lai
Through Heaven's eyes

Lai lai lai lee lai lai
Lai lai lai lee

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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