Tevin Campbell

Released: October 26, 1993

Songwriter: Prince

Producer: Prince

[Chorus]
Come and take a walk, take a walk down the halls of desire
I'll do what you want, what you want, I can take you higher
These are the halls of desire

[Verse 1]
Door number one is for best friends
Inside, there's simply a hug
Perhaps we'll pass this one quickly
For emotionally never leads to love
Door number tow, ooh, opens easy
But there's only a kiss inside
You're the only one who can tell us now
Will a kiss keep you satisfied? (Will it, baby?)

[Chorus]
Come and take a walk, take a walk down the halls of desire, mhm, mmm
I'll do what you want, what you want, I can take you higher
These are the halls of desire

[Verse 2]
Door number three is a good one
On occasion it can be the best kind
Open it up and you'll find
You'll be against the wall in a slow, sexy grind
After which, you open door number four
I can only tell you what's not inside
If you open this door, baby, your clothes won't take the ride
These are the halls of desire
Here we are at door number five
And the feeling inside is immeasurable
Over and over and over and all over
My hands do things pleasurable

[Bridge]
Come take a walk
I'll do what you want me to
I'll take you higher (Higher)
These are the halls of desire
Oh oh, ooh ooh ooh

Your best bet is to skip door six
We'll just say it won't bring you heaven
Never will we mind we'll just step inside door number seven

[Verse 3]
All of my love will surround you, baby
What happens inside, no one really knows
But if you go you'll come out with a smile
And that's reason enough to go
Come on and take a walk, babe
Come on and take a walk, babe
Down the halls of desire
Oh oh, come on

[Chorus]
Come and take a walk, take a walk down the halls of desire
Oh, I know what you want, what you want
I'll do what you want, what you want, I can take you higher
These are the halls of desire

[Bridge]
Come on in and find a slow, sexy grind
Oh, come on

[Outro]
I'll do what you want, what you want, I can take you higher
(Higher, higher, babe)
These are the halls of desire
Ooh, ooh
Don't be afraid, 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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