R. Kelly

Released: June 25, 2012

Songwriter: Warryn Campbell R. Kelly

Producer: Warryn Campbell R. Kelly

Sunny days, I promised you
Life's window pain
With a perfect view
A vow to love, unconditional
Be there for you, all season

And baby I never meant to clip your wings, oh my love
And baby I never meant to clip your wings, oh my love
Baby I never meant to clip your wings, uh baby
Now I'm wishing you
You would fly right back to me, yeah

I made a vow, to walk with you
Through anything, life puts you through
Told you the world is yours and everything in it
Then you took your heart, for granted
And baby I never meant to clip your wings, never
Baby I never meant to clip your wings, uh baby
Baby I never meant to clip your wings, uh baby
Now I'm wishing you
You would fly right back to me, yeah

I was your eagle, you were my daffodil
And nothing would come between us, no, no, no
Now the fun and laughter, going to the park
And all the pictures we took
Now it's all gone away

And baby I never meant to clip your wings, oh my love
And baby I never meant to clip your wings, oh my love
And baby I never meant to clip your wings, uh baby
Now I'm wishing you
You would fly right back to me, yeah

Baby, baby, baby, baby
I never meant to clip your wings, oh my love
Baby girl I never
Meant to clip the wings of an angel
When I was supposed to love you baby
For eternity
Now I'm wishing you
You would fly right back to 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”).

more tracks from the album

Write Me Back

From the album

Write Me Back (2012)

R. Kelly popular songs

Clipped WingsR. Kelly

R. Kelly

Write Me Back