R. Kelly

Released: January 8, 2021

Songwriter: R. Kelly

Red is not supposed to be green light
Faiths not supposed to be seen
The skies not supposed to touch the ground
And a square is not supposed to be round
The moons not supposed to touch the sun
And a two is not supposed to be a one
Said the hearts not supposed to weigh a ton
And forevers not supposed to be done
Winters not supposed to come in June
And I am not supposed to have the blues
There are so many things that are not supposed to be, babe
Except you and me

(So many things, there are so many things)
There are so many things
(So many things, there are so many things)
That are not supposed to be
(So many things, there are so many things)
Oooh baby, yeah
Except you and me

Nights not supposed to be lonely, yeah
No one is supposed to be alone
Understanding is not supposed to be confused
And a win is not supposed to lose
Like fires not supposed to freeze
Like joy is not supposed to greave
Like you're not supposed to leave
What I said I'm not supposed to mean
He is not supposed to have your heart
Baby, we are not supposed to be apart
There are so many things that are not supposed to be
Except you and me

(So many things, there are so many things)
There are so many things
(So many things, there are so many things)
That are not supposed to be
(So many things, there are so many things)
Yeah, baby

It seems just like no sessions changing
All this earth with no creation
All heart with no feelings
Or a sickness without a healing
Just like a frozen spring or bird with no wings
Just like a song outta key is how my life would be
Like the nice guys with no stars, a lonely broken heart
No holding hands, walks in the park
That's how it would be if we were to part, oooh

(So many things, there are so many things)
There are so many things, yeah
(So many things, there are so many things)
Except our love
(So many things, there are so many things)
So many things that are not supposed to be
(So many things, there are so many things)
It's like having no air to breathe, nah-no
Like having no words to preach, nah-no
Like having no rain for the sea
(So many things, there are so many things)
There are so many things that are not supposed....
Not supposed to be
Not supposed to be
Except you and me, baby
Yeah-yeah-yeah, baby, yeah
Except you and me

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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