Mary J. Blige

Released: December 18, 2007

Songwriter: Syience Ne-Yo

Producer: Syience Ne-Yo

[Verse 1]
Maybe it'll rain today
And I won't have to leave my room
Giving me the time
I need to get rid of your things
Enough procrastinating
For reasons that only I know
But I'm afraid to ask the mirror
The answers may sting

[Chorus]
Ooh, and the smoke in my eyes
It hard not to cry
Why you gone?
The reason is supposed to make sense
But it don't

[Post-Chorus]
Give me something
To spark the flame
Take away the pain
Take it away
I can feel the heat on my face

[Verse 2]
Ooh, holding on isn't healthy
But it's killin' me to let go
Trying to stare at your picture
But I can't see it for all this smoke
Mmm, not for all the smoke
Ooh

[Chorus]
Ooh, and the smoke in my eyes
Makes it hard not to cry
Why you gone?
The reason is supposed to make sense
But it don't
But it don't
It don't
It don't
Oh, it don't

[Bridge]
Maybe it'll rain today
And I won't have to leave my room
Giving me the time to
Get rid of some of your things

[Chorus]
And the smoke in my eyes
Makes it hard not to cry
Why you gone?
The reason is supposed to make sense
But it don't

[Outro]
Give me something to spark the flame
Take away the pain
Take it away (Oh, be so beautiful)
I can feel the heat on my face
(It would be so beautiful)
Give me something to spark the flame
Take away the pain
Take it away (So beautiful)
I can feel the heat on my face (Oh oh oh)
Give me something to spark the flame
Take away the pain
Take it away
I can feel the heat on my face

Mary Jane Blige (b. Jan 11 1971) grew up in the projects of Yonkers, New York. A random decision to record a cover of “Caught Up in the Rapture” by Anita Baker in a pop-up recording booth at a mall led MJB to getting signed by Uptown Entertainment. After providing background vocals on Father MC’s hit single “I’ll Do 4 U” in 1990, a young intern at Uptown named Sean “Puffy” Combs ended up executive producing Mary’s 1992 debut album What’s The 411?. Fusing hip-hop beats with Mary’s soulful voice earned her the nickname “Queen of Hip-Hop Soul”.

She followed up her debut with a string of critically acclaimed albums, including 1994’s My Life and 1997’s Share My World, as well as hit singles such as “Not Gon' Cry,” “Family Affair,” “Be Without You,” and “Just Fine.”

She also collaborated with rappers on a number of tracks, including Jay-Z’s “Can’t Knock the Hustle,” Ghostface Killah’s “All That I Got is You,” Wyclef’s “911,” Common’s “Come Close,” and Method Man’s “I’ll Be There for You/All I Need to Get By,” which was a platinum hit and won the two of them a Grammy Award in 1996 for Best Rap Performance By a Duo or Group.

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