Songwriter: R. Kelly

Producer: R. Kelly

Yeah
Uh, uh
Uh
Yeah
Yeah

There could be dark clouds up over me, yeah
Still I know I can stand tall, yeah
And I can be the only man in the middle of the sea
And still somehow I wouldn't feel small, no, no

Ever since I found you, baby, it's been my attitude, yes, it has
I wouldn't trade you for the world, uh-uh
If I bet my money on you, baby, I would never lose, no
'Cause you're my inspiration, girl
With you by my side, I believe

(Oh, I believe) I believe
(Oh, I believe) Yes, I
(I believe) I believe
(Oh, I believe) Oh, I believe
(Oh, I believe) I believe
(I believe) Yes, I

Now there could be a roadblock right in front of me, mmm
And it wouldn't be in my way, no
Even if they locked me up and threw away the key, yeah
Somehow I know it would be okay, yeah

'Cause ever since I met you, girl, I've been positive, oh, yes
You gave me a reason why, yes, you did
I kinda gave up on life, but now I wanna live, yeah
'Cause in the tunnel you were my light
And with you by my side, I believe

(Oh, I believe) Oh, I believe
(Oh, I believe) Oh, I believe, yeah
(I believe) I believe
(Oh, I believe) Woo...I
(Oh, I believe) I believe
(I believe) Oh, ho, I believe

And I remember when I wrote this song
It was at a time when I, I couldn't go wrong
But since I met you

(Oh, I believe) I believe
(Oh, I believe) Said I
(I believe) I believe
(Oh, I believe) Oh, I believe
(Oh, I believe) Yeah
(I believe) Yes, I, when the clouds are hanging over us, woo

(Oh, I believe) And the going's tough
(Oh, I believe) I
(I believe) I believe
(Oh, I believe) If we stand tall, yeah
(Oh, I believe) I believe, yeah
(I believe) I believe

(Oh, I believe) I believe, yeah
(Oh, I believe) I believe
(I believe) Oh, I believe
(Oh, I believe) Oh, I believe
(Oh, I believe) Whoa, oh, I believe
(I believe) I believe, Yes, I do

(Oh, I believe) If the mountain's too high and the valley's too low
(Oh, I believe) We can do all things
(I believe) If we believe
(Oh, I believe) Ho...whoa...I believe
(Oh, I believe) Hey...yea...ey...yea...
(I believe) Hey, I believe

(Oh, I believe) Said America
(Oh, I believe) America
(I believe) Ooh
(Oh, I believe)
(Oh, I believe)

R. Kelly

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”).