Tevin Campbell

Released: February 23, 1999

Songwriter: Stevie J Teddy “Sonny Boy” Turpin

[Chorus:]
Do you recall the time
You captured this heart of mine
Lying in a field full of dandelions

You are my life
You're my sunshine
A beautiful flower
Wild but yet divine
So hard to find
I'm glad I picked my lovely dandelion

[Verse 1:]
While I was lying in the autumn breeze
I felt a brush against my skin
So elegantly free
So delicate was she
And something deep within was calling out to me

Where have you been?
I've waited patiently
I never thought you'd find your way
Her voice so heavenly

Dear God
I can't believe
An angel sent to me
Don't ever go away

[Repeat Chorus:]

[Verse 2:]
I picked a petal just to taste and see
Oh, how sweet your love could really be
Then all the honeybees would surely envy me
Don't let this fantasy become a memory

I'll be the rain that falls upon you
Let me be your morning dew
I'll be the breeze embracing you

I'll be the sun that shines so brightly
On the darker side of you
Throughout the night
I'll be your guiding light
The star that's watching you

[Repeat Chorus x2:]

[Bridge:]
Lovely
Lovely is she
Heaven sent
Beauty far beyond what any eye can see

And now my life is so complete
And I believe you're the air I breathe
The song I sing
My everything

[Repeat Chorus x2:]

Do you remember you took my heart?
And do you remember you took my soul?
And I love you, baby
Love you for it, baby

Tevin Campbell is a Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter that got his career started with two big names in music—first working with Quincy Jones in 1989 on “Tomorrow (A Better You, Better Me)” from the album Back on the Block and then working with Prince on “Round and Round” from the Graffiti Bridge soundtrack in 1990.

His debut album T.E.V.I.N. was released on November 19, 1991 and features the #1 R&B hits “Tell Me What You Want Me To Do” and “Alone With You,” which helped the album go platinum and earn Tevin a Grammy nomination for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance. His next album I’m Ready was released on October 26, 1993 and featured the Babyface-produced hits “Can We Talk” and “I’m Ready.” This album went double platinum and led to three more Grammy nominations for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance for “Can We Talk,” Best Male R&B Vocal Performance for “I’m Ready,” and Best R&B Album.

Tevin’s third album Back to the World was released on June 25, 1996 and he followed that up with the release of a self-titled album on February 23, 1999. He appeared in the Broadway musical Hairspray in 2005 and after some guest appearances on various shows throughout the years, he released the song “Safer on the Ground” in 2016.

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