K-Ci & JoJo

Released: December 2, 2000

Songwriter: JoJo Hailey K-Ci Hailey Emanuel Officer Da Deacon (Rapper)

Producer: Da Deacon (Rapper)

[Verse 1]
I'm telling the truth
You don't believe a word
How can we start over again?
I know I lied
You said let's try
But still you won't let me in
Girl, it's easy to confess
When the truth's been revealed
And it's easy not to believe a word that I am saying

[Chorus]
So baby, if you want me (If you really want me)
And baby, if you need me
You gotta let me know with us there's still a chance
(You gotta let me know)
You gotta put the past behind us and start all over again
I got to know If it's going to work

[Verse 2]
When circumstances don't seem right
Why can't you just go on with the fact
Not what you hear, but what you know
You wanna believe the bad
After we work it out
Why do you bring it up again?
I know it's gonna be so hard
But we've got to start somewhere

[Chorus]
So baby, if you want me
And baby, if you need me
You gotta let me know
With us there's still a chance
(You gotta let me know)
You gotta put the past behind us and start all over again
I got to know If it's going to work

[Bridge]
I never loved no one like you
Never, never, never, never, never, baby
It doesn't matter who you think you we're before
I'm tryin' real hard, yes I am
To bring back the trust
If we don't bring it back
There's gonna be no more us

[Chorus]
So baby if you want me
And baby if you need me you gotta let me know
With us there's still a chance
(You gotta let me know)
We gotta put the past behind us
And start all over again
I got to know If it's going to work

[Outro]
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Baby, baby
Ooh, yeah
Can I get a witness?
Shoo doo doo doo
It's gonna be alright
Can I get a witness?
I said let me know, and I need to know
I gotta know right now baby, ooh

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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