Not Leaving You Tonight - LL COOL J
Promise boulevard!
I’ll be by your side when your chips are down
I know you had some problems, but I’m here now
You’ll never be alone, long as I’m around
Good hearts don’t belong in the lost and found!
So I picked up the pieces, erase your frown
And I show my true colors when we paint the town
I hate to hear you cry, I don’t like the sound
So my love is turned up, she is turned down
I know it hurts now, the drama's the worst now
It’s fourth and a hundred, but love’s a first down
I quarterback, the come back, right now
When a hail Mary works the world is like wow
You’re down for the count, I ain’t having a baby
They can all go to hell, I know they’re calling me crazy
But you’re my sunshine when the world gets shady
A toast to the first lady!
Chorus:
You shouldn’t be (you shouldn’t be alone) alone
I’m not leaving you tonight!
Love, you know I’m right here,
I’m not leaving you tonight!
(Fitz and the Tantrums… uh)
No way, baby, I’m not leaving you tonight!
No way, baby, I’m not leaving you, leaving you tonight!
Turn your back on it and the sun still shines
Grapes get old and they turn into wine
The deeper the roots, the stronger the vines
These lines on my face is a sign of the times!
You could cry on my shoulder if you’re so inclined
I used to be a Casanova in the lunchroom line
That is more important things occupying my mind
Like being there for you, breathing the air for you
Do trust falls and truth or dare for you
The weight of the world I’m prepared to bear for you
The haters get cynical and call you spoiled
Not knowing about the drama in which you’re embroiled
The numerous pitfalls, the tussel and the toil
The farmers taught me to put seeds in the soil
And here comes the harvest, this part is the hardest
I’m still here regardless!
Chorus
You shouldn’t be (I’m still here, baby) alone
I’m not leaving you tonight!
(And you shouldn’t be alone)
Love, you know I’m right here,
I’m not leaving you tonight!
(No, no!)
No way, baby, I’m not leaving you tonight, oh!
No way, baby, I’m not leaving you, leaving you tonight!
You shouldn’t be (I’m still here, baby) alone
I’m not leaving you tonight!
(And you shouldn’t be alone)
Love, you know I’m right here,
I’m not leaving you tonight!
(No, no!)
No way, baby, I’m not leaving you tonight, oh!
No way, baby, I’m not leaving you, leaving you tonight!
Promise boulevard!
Queens!