Tevin Campbell

Released: October 26, 1993

Songwriter: Prince

Producer: Paisley Park

[Intro]
Yeah yeah yeah

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[Verse 1]
Ebony American, heart torn in two
Watching his soul disappear with no trace or clue
A brother got lost livin' for the city
Takin' dope from the man
Ain't nowhere to run when it's from Uncle Sam

[Chorus]
(Paris 1798430) My soul's in hiding
That's where a brotha be hidin 'til he get his due
(Paris 1798430) My soul's in hiding
Gimme a call when we can live as large as you do

[Verse 2]
Tears spill out in anger, our black is now blue
Our blood can be spilled as well but it will not make the news
Unless we're taken out one by one for the wrongs we have done
What else can you live by if you die by the gun? (BANG)

[Chorus]
(Paris 1798430) My soul's in hiding
That's where a brotha be hidin' 'til he get his due
(Paris 1798430) My soul's in hiding
Gimme a call when we can live as large as you do

[Bridge]
(Paris 1798430) Oh, oh oh

[Spoken Interlude]
So you know his mother will raise him you know like the best she can
And uh, you know it could have been much easier you know if she had like another man
And uh, it's kinda hard being happy you know livin' on hopes and good luck
And uh, it's kinda hard having pride when you ain't got bucks

[Outro]
(Paris 1798430) My soul's in hiding
My soul's in hiding
Oh, my soul's in hiding
When a baby cries, you know I envy his tears
So little does he know of the ignorance and fear
That will divide us until we are willing to change
Until the cup that we drink from is the very same
My soul will be hiding
My soul will be hiding
Hiding (Hiding), hiding
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(That's where a brotha be hidin' 'til he get his due)
Yeah yeah yeah
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Give me a call (Gimme a call when we can live as large as you do)
I will listen
(Paris 1798430) I will listen
I will listen
(Paris 1798430) I will listen

Tevin Campbell is a Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter that got his career started with two big names in music—first working with Quincy Jones in 1989 on “Tomorrow (A Better You, Better Me)” from the album Back on the Block and then working with Prince on “Round and Round” from the Graffiti Bridge soundtrack in 1990.

His debut album T.E.V.I.N. was released on November 19, 1991 and features the #1 R&B hits “Tell Me What You Want Me To Do” and “Alone With You,” which helped the album go platinum and earn Tevin a Grammy nomination for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance. His next album I’m Ready was released on October 26, 1993 and featured the Babyface-produced hits “Can We Talk” and “I’m Ready.” This album went double platinum and led to three more Grammy nominations for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance for “Can We Talk,” Best Male R&B Vocal Performance for “I’m Ready,” and Best R&B Album.

Tevin’s third album Back to the World was released on June 25, 1996 and he followed that up with the release of a self-titled album on February 23, 1999. He appeared in the Broadway musical Hairspray in 2005 and after some guest appearances on various shows throughout the years, he released the song “Safer on the Ground” in 2016.

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