R. Kelly

Released: August 24, 2004

Songwriter: R. Kelly

Producer: R. Kelly

[Intro]
Ba-da-ba-da (whoa)
Ba-da-ba-da (whoa)
Ba-da-ba-da (whoa)
Bu-da (you)
Bu-da-bu-da (whoa)
Bu-da-bu-da (whoa)
Bu-da-bu-da (whoa)

[Verse 1]
Signs and wonders that the television shows (whoa)
Hate and poverty for the more, lets me know
That life is a stage and we're all in the show
Starring the World, 'cause we all blow
(Heaven I'm calling, heaven I'm calling)
If we just give each other a chance
(Heaven I'm calling, heaven I'm calling)
We might just fall in love

[Pre-Chorus]
Picture us (in a land)
Where there's no more (no more war)
Shaking hands with my (brother)
And respecting my (my sisters), my my my
(I'm offering) a dance that heals
(A melody) you can feel
Love is the key
All it takes is you and me

[Chorus]
If I could make the world dance
(whoa, if I could make them dance)
Then they would dance something like this
If I could make the world groove
(whoa, if I could make them groove)
Then they would groove something like this
If I could make the world sing
(whoa, if I could make them sing)
Then they would sing something like this
If I could make the world love
(if I could make them love, if I could make the love one another)
Then it would feel something like this

[Verse 2]
Tell me why can't more hungry people overcome
When they've got the means to build bombs, yeah
We're so quick to say God Bless America
But take away In God We Trust
Tell me what the hell is wrong with us?
(Heaven I'm calling, heaven I'm calling)
If we just give each other a chance then
(Heaven I'm calling, heaven I'm calling)
We might just fall in love

[Pre-Chorus]
Picture us (in a land)
Where there's no more (no more war)
Shaking hands with my (brothers)
And respecting my (sisters), my my my
I'm offering (I'm offering) a dance that heals
(A melody) you can feel
Love is the key
All it takes is you and me, yeah

[Chorus]
If I could make the world dance
(whoa, if I could make them dance)
Then they would dance something like this
If I could make the world groove
(whoa, if I could make them groove)
Then they would groove something like this
If I could make the world sing
(whoa, if I could make them sing)
Then they would sing something like this
(if I could make the world...)
If I could make the world love
Then it would feel something like this

[Bridge]
Happy People, baby
Dance with me mama (come on)
Dance with me mama (yeah)
Dance with me mama (oh)
Dance with me mama (come on and)
Dance with me mama (dance with me)
Dance with me mama (oh)
Dance with me mama (come on)
Dance with me mama
Dance with me mama
Dance with me mama (whoa)
Dance with me mama (come on)
Dance with me mama (dance)

People, there's got to be (there's got to be)
A place that we can go (a place that we can go)
And dance out the day
So meet me at the
Spot that we used to go
And just step the night away
Please let's just rewind time
And go back'cause I miss those days

[Chorus]
If I could make the world dance
(whoa, if I could make them dance)
Then they would dance something like this
If I could make the world groove
(whoa, if I could make them groove)
Then they would groove something like this
If I could make the world sing
(whoa, if I could make them sing)
Then they would sing just like this
(if I could make the world love)
If I could make the world love
(I surely would)
Then it would feel something like this, oh

[Refrain]
If I could make the world (if I)
If I could make the world (could make)
If I could make the world (the world)
If I could make the world (oh, if I)
If I could make the world (if I)
If I could make the world (could make)
If I could make the world (the world)
If I could make the world (if i could make)
If I could make the world (if I)
If I could make the world (could make)

[Outro]
Chocolate Factory
If I could make the world dance
I truly would
Marvin Gaye inspired me to write that one, y'all
Just as Frankie Beverly inspired me to write "Love Street"
You know every day is a special occasion, y'all
You know why? 'Cause you woke up this morning
Happy People, baby

Robert Kelly is a Grammy Award-winning singer, songwriter, and producer from the South Side of Chicago, Illinois, where he first started performing under the “L” subway tracks as a teenager. This led into his first album, Born Into the 90’s, being released in 1992 as a collaboration between R. Kelly and Public Announcement. R. Kelly wrote and produced the entire album, which contained the #1 R&B hits “Honey Love” and “Slow Dance,” along with the Top 10 R&B hits “She’s Got That Vibe” (#7) and “Dedicated” (#9). The following year, Kelly went on to become a solo act.

In 1993, he released his first solo album, 12 Play, featuring the hits “Bump N' Grind” and “Your Body’s Callin'.” He released a self-titled album in 1995 featuring the hits “Down Low (Nobody Has To Know)” and “You Remind Me of Something,” while his 1998 double album, R., featured a string of hits, including “I Am Your Angel” with Celine Dion, “When a Woman’s Fed Up,” and his Grammy Award-winning song “I Believe I Can Fly” from the Space Jam soundtrack.

The success of these albums led to him becoming an in-demand producer in the ‘90s, writing and producing #1 hits for Aaliyah (“Back & Forth”), Janet Jackson (“Any Time, Any Place (Remix)”), Changing Faces (“G.H.E.T.T.O.U.T”), Maxwell (“Fortunate”), and Michael Jackson (“You Are Not Alone”).

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