Mary J. Blige

Released: November 29, 1994

Songwriter: Mary J. Blige Faith Evans Diddy Big Bub Herb Middleton Chucky Thompson K-Ci Hailey

Producer: Diddy Chucky Thompson Herb Middleton

[Intro]
Mmm, mmm
Oh, you must believe, you must believe
Hey, yeah

[Chorus]
You gotta believe
Gotta believe, gotta believe in me
You gotta believe in me
Gotta believe me that I won't never hurt you
You gotta believe
Gotta believe, gotta believe in me
You gotta believe in me
Gotta believe me that I won't never hurt you

[Verse 1]
I told you once before
That I love you
And I need you
But let me tell you once again
You were my closest friend
I'll never leave you
So hold me tight
All through the night
Caress me with your tender care
Anytime or anywhere

[Pre-Chorus]
Anytime, anywhere
I will go with you anywhere
Please won't you trust me, baby?
Won't you trust in me, baby?
Stay with me
'Til death do us part
'Til death do us part
You'll always be right in my heart
Won't you please stay with me?
Baby, please believe in me
Please believe in me

[Chorus]
You gotta believe
Gotta believe, gotta believe in me
(You must believe in me, baby)
You gotta believe in me
That I won't never hurt you
You gotta believe
Gotta believe, gotta believe in me
(You must believe me)
You gotta believe me that
Mary, Mary, I hear you loud and clear

[Verse 2]
Why don't you believe in me?
Tell me why you don't see
That you can put your trust in me
And let me lead the way
Please, baby, take my hand
I don't need another man
But if you wanna hold on tight
You cannot be afraid

[Chorus]
You gotta believe
Gotta believe, gotta believe in me
(You must believe me)
You gotta believe in me
Gotta believe me that I won't never hurt you
You gotta believe
Gotta believe, gotta believe in me
(Oh, you got to believe in me)
You gotta believe in me
Gotta believe me that I won't never hurt you

[Bridge]
Take me, boy, by the hand (Take me)
Let me make you understand
(Make you understand)
That I can never let you down
Baby, just believe in me
Take me, boy, by my hand (I said take me, take me)
Let me make you understand
That I can never let you down
Baby, just believe in me
(Please believe)

[Chorus]
You gotta believe
Gotta believe, gotta believe in me
You gotta believe in me
Gotta believe me that I won't never hurt you
You gotta believe
Gotta believe, gotta believe in me
(You got to believe)
You gotta believe in me
(You gotta believe, you gotta believe, yeah)
Gotta believe me that I won't never hurt you
You gotta believe
Gotta believe, gotta believe in me
You gotta believe in me
(You got to believe)
Gotta believe me that I won't never hurt you
You gotta believe
Gotta believe, gotta believe in me
You gotta believe in me
Gotta believe me that I won't never hurt you
You gotta believe

[Outro]
Yes, yeah, you got to believe, oh oh
(You gotta believe in me, baby)
Yeah yeah, oh yeah
(You gotta believe)
I don't want you to go away

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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