Mary J. Blige

Released: July 15, 2003

Songwriter: Mary J. Blige Diddy Mario Winans Dimitri Christo Q-Tip Phife Dawg Ali Shaheed Muhammad J Dilla

Producer: The Natural (Producer) Diddy

[Intro: Diddy]
Come on, let's go
Mary J., Bad Boy, collaboration
Yeah, and we won't stop, let's go

[Verse 1: Mary J. Blige]
Baby, don't, don't go
You know I need you so
Sometimes my pride gets in the way
I say things that I don't mean when I think your hurting me
I love you more and more each day, each day

[Chorus: Mary J. Blige & (Diddy)]
I didn't, I didn't mean to make you cry
I don't want, I don't want you to say goodbye
I didn't, I didn't mean to make you sad
You're the best love I've ever had
And nothin', and nothin' goin' to tear us apart
And for this, and for this love we work so hard
So can we, can we try to work it out
I'm yours all yours without a doubt
(Second verse)

[Verse 2: Mary J. Blige]
I know that living wit me can sometimes be unhappy
But I really need you in my life, yeah yeah
Cause every part of me you totally complete
Remember to make me your wife, please, and...

[Chorus: Mary J. Blige]
I didn't, I didn't mean to make you cry
I don't want, I don't want you to say goodbye
I didn't, I didn't mean to make you sad
You're the best love I've ever had (Come on)
And nothin', and nothin's gonna tear us apart
And for this, and for this love we work so hard
So can we, can we try to work it out
I'm yours all yours without a doubt

[Break]

[Chorus: Mary J. Blige]
I didn't, I didn't mean to make you cry
I don't want, I don't want you to say goodbye
I didn't, I didn't mean to make you sad
You're the best love I've ever had
And nothin', and nothin's gonna tear us apart
And for this, and for this love we work so hard
So can we, can we try to work it out
I'm yours all yours with out a doubt

[Break]

[Chorus: Mary J. Blige & (Diddy)]
I didn't, I didn't mean to make you cry
I don't want, I don't want you to say goodbye
I didn't, I didn't mean to make you sad
You're the best love I've ever had
And nothin', and nothin's gonna tear us apart
And for this, and for this love we work so hard
And can we, can we try to work it out
I'm yours all yours without a doubt
(Break it down)

[Outro: Mary J. Blige & (Diddy)]
We're only human, baby (Let's go)
We're gonna make mistakes boy (Don't stop)
I really need for you to forgive me
I need you to forgive me (Come on)
Why can't we let this go? (Let's go)
I love you more than you know (Don't stop)
I really need for you to forgive me
Forgive me (Come on)
(Queen of Hip-Hop Soul, Bad Boy, baby, Mary Jane, collaboration)

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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