Jermaine Dupri

Released: October 6, 1998

Featuring: Mariah Carey

Songwriter: Peter Warner Rainy Davis

Producer: Lil Jon

[Verse 1: Jermaine Dupri]
What you thinkin' about?
You and me baby goin' one-on-one (say what)
JD y'all (uh huh, So So Def)
MC y'all (what you think about)
I'm the man to fulfill your needs
Get you everything that you see in your dreams
Baby, let nothing and nobody tear us apart
If forever you'll be my sweetheart

[Verse 2: Mariah Carey]
Boy haven't you noticed
A gleam in my eye
Because of you
I'm a little hypnotized
But every time you're with me
I feel so positive
Now with a little love
Something's got to give

[Pre-Chorus: Mariah Carey]
A full moon
Is waiting in the twilight
Maybe soon
You will come to be my night
Here we are
Hoping that wе never part
Stay with me

[Chorus: Mariah Carey]
Baby, won't you bе my sweetheart
We could share a storybook romance
Won't you be my sweetheart
We could share a storybook romance
Just you and I

[Verse 3: Mariah Carey]
You are no Casanova
I know that you'll be true
And that's why
I'm so in love with you
But each romantic ending
You leave me at my door
But tonight
I'd like us to explore

[Pre-Chorus: Mariah Carey]
A full moon
Is waiting in the twilight
Maybe soon
You will come to be my night
Here we are
Hoping that we never part
Stay with me

[Chorus: Mariah Carey]
Baby, won't you be my sweetheart
We could share a storybook romance
Won't you be my sweetheart
We could share a storybook romance
Just you and I

[Hook: Mariah Carey & (Jermaine Dupri)]
Na, na, na, na, na (say what)
Na, na, na, na, na (like that)
Na, na, na, na, na
Na, na, na, na, na, na, na
(Bring it down, ooh)
Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
(Putcha hand in the air, JD y'all, MC y'all)

[Verse 4: Jermaine Dupri]
See I saw you in the party
With your eyes on me
Fittin' the description
Of what I want my bride to be
As live as me
Don't know the same guys as me
But a lot of style
Unusual name like Ivory
I agree with my niggas
You the baddest
I ever seen in a long time
But woman with her own shine
Is her own time
And it's on hit
Cuz I'm tired of dealin'
With the wrong kind
Getting non' but the bullshit

[Verse 5: Jermaine Dupri]
She got a playa
Tryin' to think of new things to say
She up in the corner
Sippin' Dom P rosé
Shakin' it up with the homegirls
Payin' no attention to us
They in they own world
'Hey, yo, girl'
I'm the man to fulfill your needs
Get you everything that you see in your dreams
Baby, let nothing and nobody tear us apart
If forever you'll be my sweetheart

[Bridge 1: Mariah Carey]
Stars are bright
Mood is right
To keep me warm away from harm
Nowhere better than my baby's arms

[Bridge 2: Mariah Carey]
Stars are bright
Mood is right
To keep me warm away from harm
Won't you be mine

[Chorus: Mariah Carey]
Sweetheart (Sweet)
We could share a storybook romance
Won't you be mine (Won't you be my sweetheart, ah yes)
We could share a storybook romance
(Oh baby, be mine, baby)
Just you and I

[Outro: Mariah Carey]
Let's get together
Live happily ever after
No one to make us sad
Oh baby
You know I need your love
Romance

Inspired at 12 years old by producer Teddy Riley, Jermaine Dupri Mauldin wrote his first song for the female rap group Silk Tymes Leather at 14. In his teens, he was also a dancer for Run DMC and Whodini, and worked as a DJ for the rappers of Fresh Set.

Later, Dupri would become most known for creating the record label So So Def and launching or furthering the careers of many artists such as Kris Kross, Da Brat, Xscape, Janet Jackson, Bow Wow, TLC among many others. As a producer, he’s been the man behind several chart-topping singles for Jay-Z, Mariah Carey, Usher, Nelly, Ashanti, Ludacris and Fabolous. Dupri also has many successful singles as a solo artist including “Welcome To Atlanta” (featuring Ludacris) and “Money Ain’t A Thing” (featuring Jay-Z).

Dupri won a Grammy in 2006 for his work on the Mariah Carey song “We Belong Together”. In 2018, he became the second hip-hop artist ever to be inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame.

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