Mary J. Blige

Released: November 29, 1994

Songwriter: Mary J. Blige Roy Ayers Diddy Chucky Thompson Arlene DelValle

Producer: Chucky Thompson Diddy

[Intro]
La-dee-dah-dah-dah
Dah-dah-lalala-la-la-lala
Ooh, ooh, ooh
(My life, my life, my life, in the sunshine)

[Chorus]
If you looked at my life
And see what I see (La-dah-dah-dah)
If you looked at my life
And see what I see (La-dah-dah-dah)
If you looked at my life
And see what I see (La-dah-dah-dah)
If you looked at my life
And see what I see
(My life, my life, my life, in the sunshine)

[Verse 1]
Life can be only what you make it
When you're feeling down, you should never fake it
Say what's on your mind and you'll find in time
That all the negative energy, it would all decease
And you'll be at peace with yourself
You won't really need no one else
Except for the man up above, yeah
Because He'll give you love
Oh, oh, ooh ooh ooh, if you looked into my life
(My life, my life, my life, in the sunshine)

[Chorus]
If you looked at my life
And see what I see (Oh, you will see I'm so blue)
If you looked at my life
And see what I see
(Down and out, crying every day, don't know what to do or to say)
If you looked at my life
And see what I see
(If you looked into my life)
If you looked at my life
And see what I see (Mmm)

[Verse 2]
Take your time, baby, don't you rush a thing
Don't you know I know we all are struggling
I know it is hard, but we will get by
And if you don't believe in me, just believe in He, yeah
'Cause He'll give you peace of mind (Yes, He would)
And you'll see the sunshine (For real, yes, you would)
And you'll get to free your mind
And things will turn out fine
Oh, I know that things will turn out fine
Yes, they would, yes they would, ay

[Chorus]
If you looked at my life
And see what I see (Oh, oh)
If you looked at my life
And see what I see (Mmm-hmm)
If you looked at my life
And see what I see
(All you got to do is)
If you looked at my life
And see what I see (Take your time, one day at a time
It's all on you, what you gonna do?)
If you looked at my life
And see what I see (La-dah-dah-dah)
If you looked at my life
And see what I see (La-dah-dah-dah)
If you looked at my life
And see what I see (La-dah-dah-dah)
If you looked at my life
And see what I see (La-dah-dah-dah)
(My life, my life, my life, in the sunshine)

Mary Jane Blige (b. Jan 11 1971) grew up in the projects of Yonkers, New York. A random decision to record a cover of “Caught Up in the Rapture” by Anita Baker in a pop-up recording booth at a mall led MJB to getting signed by Uptown Entertainment. After providing background vocals on Father MC’s hit single “I’ll Do 4 U” in 1990, a young intern at Uptown named Sean “Puffy” Combs ended up executive producing Mary’s 1992 debut album What’s The 411?. Fusing hip-hop beats with Mary’s soulful voice earned her the nickname “Queen of Hip-Hop Soul”.

She followed up her debut with a string of critically acclaimed albums, including 1994’s My Life and 1997’s Share My World, as well as hit singles such as “Not Gon' Cry,” “Family Affair,” “Be Without You,” and “Just Fine.”

She also collaborated with rappers on a number of tracks, including Jay-Z’s “Can’t Knock the Hustle,” Ghostface Killah’s “All That I Got is You,” Wyclef’s “911,” Common’s “Come Close,” and Method Man’s “I’ll Be There for You/All I Need to Get By,” which was a platinum hit and won the two of them a Grammy Award in 1996 for Best Rap Performance By a Duo or Group.

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