Released: January 11, 1994

Songwriter: Leon Sylvers III Teddy Riley Markell Riley Antwone Dickey

Producer: Leon Sylvers III Teddy Riley

[Intro]
Dedicated, dedicated
Dedicated, dedicated
De-dedicated, dedicated
Dedicated, dedicated
De-Dedicated, dedicated
Dedicated, dedicated
Dedicated, dedicated

[Chorus]
Close your eyes
Realize, it’s you and I
Take my hand, understand
That I’m your man

[Verse 1]
If loving you is right, I can’t go wrong
Girl, we’ve known each other for so long
Chemistry between us has grown strong
You are the one and only meaning to this song

[Verse 2]
God’s gift to man is what you are
You make me feel there’s no such thing as too far
Forever’s just enough time to show you, girl
That I’m not acting like I know
I’ll never let you go

[Chorus]
Close your eyes
Realize, it’s you and I
Take my hand, understand
That I’m your man

[Verse 2]
I will never let you
Think that I am someone that I’m not
You’re down for me
I’m holding on to what I’ve got
First impressions work, I’ve always found
Being with you, I know my heart’s on solid ground

[Verse 3]
People say we can’t, I know we can
Can’t stop it anyway so take my hand
Let’s make this something special
I want this to grow
Because of the loyalty you show
I’ll never let you go

[Chorus]
Close your eyes
Realize, it’s you and I
Take my hand, understand
That I’m your man

[Bridge]
For too long I’ve known
And far too strong I’ve grown attached to you
Just call me your own
Everywhere, people breaking up
That won’t happen to us
Because we were friends before lovers, ooh

[Chorus]
Close your eyes
Realize, it’s you and I
Take my hand, understand
That I’m your man
Close your eyes
Realize, it’s you and I

[Verse 4]
Yeah, yeah, yeah
It feels good to see your face
Come and have a seat, sit by the fireplace
And I’ll massage your shoulders, if they hurt
I can tell by your eyes, a hard day at work?
God’s gift to man
Though some might say that
We’re too young to understand
But I’ve got a firm grip on reality
And you and me is right where I wanna be
Wrapped in your arms, and you in mine
A love like this is really hard to find
So I won’t front and try to play love games
I’ll always be the same, won’t a damn thing change
You hear me talking?
Trust what I’m about, love and understanding
Won’t play each other out
You got a feeling that I’m doing you low?
Girl, it’s not so
I’ll never let you go

[Outro]
Dedicated, dedicated
De-dedicated, dedicated
Dedicated, dedicated
Dedicated, dedicated
Dedicated, dedicated
De-dedicated, dedicated
Dedicated, dedicated
De-dedicated, dedicated
Dedicated, dedicated
De-dedicated, dedicated
Dedicated, dedicated
Dedicated, dedicated
Dedicated, dedicated
De-dedicated, dedicated
Dedicated, dedicated
De-dedicated, dedicated