Anita Baker

Released: September 7, 2004

Songwriter: Anita Baker Barry Eastmond

Producer: Barry Eastmond

[Verse 1]
Changed all my plans, look what you've done
My house is small, and there's only room for one
I know this game, darling, I don't want to play
Why can't I just walk away?
Who's got the time? I need my space
Maybe someday in another time and place
Just turn around, I don't need this, not right now
But I'm falling anyhow

[Chorus]
(How does it feel?) And it feels so fine
(How do you know?) 'cause I feel something deep down inside
(What do you see?) I see the light in his eyes
And I know what I know (I know it's clear)
Nobody's got to tell me so
(How does it feel?) Said that it feels so fine, yessir
(How do you know?) Feel something deep down inside
(What do you see?) I see the light in his eyes
And I know what I know (I know it's clear)
Nobody gotta tell me so

[Verse 2]
See, hearts never lie, the truth is in a sigh
I look in his eyes and I'm on fire
Logic prevail
I don't believe in fairytales
But now, lately I find, I'm waiting by the phone
And I don't want to be alone
Feelings won't fade
But I'm falling deeper every day

[Chorus]
(How does it feel?) It feels so fine
(How do you know?) I feel something deep down inside
(What do you see?) I see the light in his eyes
And I know what I know (I know it's clear)
Nobody gotta tell me so
(How does it feel?) I said that it feels so fine, yessir
(How do you know?) Feel something deep down inside
(What do you see?) I see this light in his eyes
And I know what I know (I know it's clear)
Nobody got to tell me

[Bridge]
(Ain't nobody got to tell me so)
I know what I know
(Ain't nobody got to let me so)
I give up, I give in
Touch your body, taste your skin
The answer is the same again and again

[Chorus]
(How does it feel?)
(How do you know?)
(What do you see?) I see the light in his eyes
And I know what I know (I know it's clear)
(How does it feel?) I said that it feels so fine, yessir
(How do you know?) Feel something deep down inside
(What do you see?) I see the light in his eyes
And I know what I know (I know it's clear)
(How does it feel?)
(How do you know?) Feel what I feel, baby
(What do you see?) See...
And I know...

Anita Baker is a Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter known for her distinct low contralto vocals. She started out in the band Chapter 8, which had the hit song “I Just Wanna Be Your Girl” that was later sampled by Bone Thugs-n-Harmony for their hit song “1st of tha Month.” “Anita” went on to become a big name in ‘80s R&B alongside “Luther” and “Whitney” as she began to rack up #1 hits.

Her debut album, The Songstress, was released in 1983 on independent label Beverly Glen and featured the hit song “Angel.” She left Beverly Glen and signed with Elektra Records, releasing her second album Rapture in 1986, which went on to sell over 5 million albums and peaked at #1 on the Billboard R&B Albums chart thanks to the hits “Sweet Love,” “Same Ole Love,” and “Caught Up in the Rapture.”

Her third album, Giving You the Best That I Got, was released in 1988 and hit #1 on the Billboard 200, and the title track hit #1 on both the Billboard R&B and Adult Contemporary Singles charts. Rapture and Giving You the Best That I Got accounted for five of her eight Grammy Awards, with her sixth in that time frame coming from her gospel collaboration with The Winans on the song “Ain’t No Need To Worry” in 1988.

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