R. Kelly

Released: November 7, 2000

Songwriter: R. Kelly

Producer: R. Kelly

[Intro]
Yeah, like I was saying
I ain't, ya know what
I'm not trying to say things to hurt you
You know what I'm saying
I don't wanna hurt you, baby
Just sometimes you do things
That push me to say things I don't wanna say
You know what I'm saying?
You know I love you
You know I care about you
This time, you just brought it on yourself
Yo, check it out

[Verse 1]
Now I shoulda been more man
About the way things went down
Especially since we been dealing
For like seven years now
I've been slowly, slowly bringing you down
No conversation, no good sex in a while
But still you search and find a way
To love me somehow
Even though I ride, you still trust me somehow
Got my faces, some ice and a tie
Slowly, slowly, slowly, slowly going down

[Chorus]
(I don't mean it) when I holla at you
(I don't mean it) when I say that we're through
(I don't mean it) what I'm taking you through
(I don't mean it) baby
(I don't mean it) said I'm sorry
(I don't mean it) can you find a way to forgive me?
(I don't mean it) said I went to church this morning
(I don't mean it) and I don't mean it

[Verse 2]
Running around here talking about
How I'm a big player now
Hidden in corners, blinging out our share
Kelly making hits now
Thinking about this industry
And how I put it out
You were there for me
When I used dish rags for ties
There's times that I didn't hear you
I was talking too loud
When I didn't come home
I was hanging with the crowd
Whenever we fight I try to win every round
Can you find a way to forgive me now?

[Chorus]
(I don't mean it) 'cause I don't mean it
(I don't mean it) when I holla at you
(I don't mean it) whenever I say we're through
(I don't mean it) whoa
(I don't mean it) can you find a way to forgive me?
(I don't mean it) ooh baby, I
(I don't mean it) I went to church this morning
(I don't mean it) ooh I don't mean it

[Verse 3]
Father, can you help me?
What do you need from me?
I broke up with my girl and I'm feeling kinda lonely
I been watching you from Heaven, Kelly
You been so demanding
You need to read my word, son
And get some understanding
But I been busy with my music
Stop making excuses
Recognize the love she gives
And try not to abuse it
Is it too late to get her back?
Not as long as I'm a fact
Well father, show me a sign
That will make her mine

[Chorus]
(I don't mean it) I don't mean it
(I don't mean it) whenever I say we're through
(I don't mean it) or whenever I holla at you
(I don't mean it) ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh
(I don't mean it) ooh baby, ooh baby
(I don't mean it) see what was straight is now stone
(I don't mean it) because I took you for granted, oh
(I don't mean it) whoa
(I don't mean it) whoa, you should know I don't mean it
(I don't mean it) I put it on my life
(I don't mean it) believe me I pay the price
(I don't mean it) when I was down and out
(I don't mean it) you reached out your hand
(I don't mean it) I've learned it takes a good woman
(I don't mean it) to raise a man
(I don't mean it) oh, I love you, baby
(I don't mean it) oh, oh, oh, I love you, 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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