K-Ci & JoJo

Released: November 26, 2002

Songwriter: K-Ci Hailey JoJo Hailey Craig Brockman Michael Bell

Producer: Craig Brockman Mike Smoov

[Verse 1: JoJo]
I thought I left long ago
I wanted to ask you
You used to hug and there was no feeling behind it
Do you remember back in the days?
We use to laugh and play all night long
And if you do (If you do)
Tell me (tell me) how long, how long

[Chorus: K-Ci & JoJo]
How long do you need time away?
Hopefully not long you'll stay away
And I pray that everything's okay
Tell me, I wanna know how long
How long will you, you'll be away?

[Verse 2: K-Ci]
Now it hurts me so thinking about her
At night my bed is cold
And lonely without her
Can't explain what heaven knows
I'm crazy about her
If she come back she don't know
I said she really really don't know
So please, my lady, tell me how long

[Chorus: K-Ci & JoJo]
How long do you need time away?
Hopefully not long you'll stay away
And I pray that everything's okay
Tell me, I wanna know how long
How long will you, you'll be away?
How long do you need time away?
Hopefully not long you'll stay away
And I pray that everything's okay
Tell me, I wanna know how long
How long will you, you'll be away?

[Bridge: K-Ci & JoJo]
I miss you so (I miss you so)
I miss you so (I miss you so)
I miss you so (I miss you so)
I miss you so (I miss you so)
I miss you so (I miss you so)
I miss you so (I miss you so)
I miss you so (I miss you so)
I miss you so (I miss you so)
Coming back someday
Coming back someday
Coming back someday
Coming back someday
Coming back someday
Coming back someday
Coming back someday
Coming back someday
Coming back someday
How long do you need time away?
Hopefully not long you'll stay away
And I pray that everything's okay
Tell me, I wanna know how long
How long will you, you'll be away?

Brothers Cedric Hailey and Joel Hailey from Monroe, North Carolina make up the duo K-Ci & JoJo, the lead singers and half of the multi-platinum R&B group Jodeci along with brothers Mr. Dalvin and DeVante Swing. After three platinum albums with Jodeci, K-Ci & JoJo branched off and sang hooks for 2Pac on his singles “How Do U Want It” and “Toss It Up” in 1996 before releasing their first album Love Always in 1997. The album featured the #1 hit “All My Life,” which topped the Billboard Hot 100 for three weeks and was nominated for two Grammys. Their second album, It’s Real, was released in 1999 and hit platinum status in part due to the success of the single “Tell Me It’s Real,” which peaked at #2 on the Billboard chart. Their third album, X, was released in 2000 and featured the hit “Crazy,” which peaked at #3 on the Hot 100.

The duo released two more albums—2002’s Emotional and 2013’s My Brother’s Keeper—but they didn’t contain any top hits. In 2010, they starred in their own reality show on TVOne titled K-Ci & JoJo…Come Clean which dealt with their alcohol and relationship issues as they attempted a comeback. They reunited with Jodeci to release the album The Past, The Present, The Future in 2015.

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