Chrisette Michele Payne (born December 8, 1982), known professionally as Chrisette Michele, is an American R&B and soul singer–songwriter on the Island Def Jam Music Group. She won a Grammy Award for Best Urban/Alternative Performance in 2009 for her song "Be OK".Michele was born in Central Islip, New York, and grew up in Patchogue. Her father was a deacon and her mother a choir director. Michele led gospel choirs in high school. She attended Five Towns College in Dix Hills, New York, and graduated with a vocal performance degree.
Born December 8, 1982 (1982-12-08) (age 28)
Patchogue, New York, United States[1]
Genres R&B, soul, jazz, hip-hop soul
Occupations Singer–songwriter
Instruments Vocals, piano
Years active 2006–present
Labels Def Jam
1. I'M YOUR LIFE
I got a way in finding all the wrong place to go
Being everywhere I ain't supposed to be at the right time
That's I do so bad at life, if you need a friend to show you already know
If you got a lot of time to blow, I got the rest of the night
I suck at doing anything right I'm right ever
whatever you don't wanna have to depend on someone to lean on
And whatever whatever you don't want promise to give more
I'm right in time and I'm not your friend
I'm your life
Take a champagne glass to the rest of me
I know I make you so happy,..
But I'm the only life you got, ask the Lord
that he saved my soul some day
If God will come around my way, imagine if I pray,
I really don't wanna be this way,
but I'm not ever whatever
you don't wanna have to depend on someone to lean on
And whatever whatever you don't want promise to give more
I'm right in time and I'm not your friend
I'm your life
Is that what... you can't do a body
You gotta live with it you can't live without it
I'm trying to change I'm so sorry...
I'm not your friend, I'm your life
I'm not ever whatever you don't wanna have to depend
on someone to lean on
And whatever whatever you don't want promise to give more
I'm right in time and I'm not your friend
I'm your life, yeah
I'm your life, yeah
I'm your life, oh oh, whatever whatever you don't want,
I can't be your friend my friend
Whatever, whatever, I'm not your friend, I'm just your life,
I'm your life.
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2. LOVE IS YOU
[Songwriters: Payne, Chrisette Michele; Stephens, John Roger;]
What's your definition of it?
How's it make you feel?
Tell me what'd you say that truly makes it real
Kings and queens, philosophers have tried so hard to find
Tell me what it means to you, dear, never mind
Love is kind when the world is cold
Love stays strong when the fight gets old
Love is a shoulder to lean on, love is you
Love's like the water when the well runs dry
Quench my thirst, keep me alive
Just need one sip, baby, love is you
Love is you, love is you, love is you, love is you
Is it possible there's a kiss that's so divine?
Or am I just too fool? Is it all in my mind?
Is there something chemical? A scientist might say
Well, love must be drug to make me feel this way
'Cause love is my permission to be who I am
Knowing the business 'cause you understand
Freedom to breathe, oh baby, love is you
Love's like a kiss when the sun goes down
Holds me tight when no one's around
Love's what I wanna hold on to, love is you
Love is you, love is you, love is you, love is you
Love is you, love is you, love is you, love is you
Love is kind, it makes me stronger
I don't have to look no longer
You're the one I'd cling to, love is you
When the chips are down
Love will stick around
I'm so glad I found, love is you
Masters have tried to clarify
Love's quite simple, it's just my guide
A perfect definition
Love is you, love is you, love is you, love is you, is you
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3. IN THIS FOR YOU
Come over my man's crib
candles by the moonlit windows
Barry on the CD
Lavender and Rose leaves
Dinner by the fireplace
Cajun Salmon my baby made it
I love when my baby's with me
I'm so glad he loves me
Money comes and money goes
Baby chases money like it's going outta style
Is the paper chase worth while?
You makin money, keepin me comfy
I wish you could see you are all I need
I just need my guy, lost, we're side by side
mountains we can climb
That's what it is babe, I'm in this for you
take a train or drive, we don't need no ride
Flashy ain't my style
That's what it is babe, I'm in this for you
Call me from the office babe
work is crazy, sleepless nights
I wish you were here by my side
I want you more than money
took a day off from the game
took me to the movies, dinner
not like when I'm with my winner
I love it when you're with me
Holdin close to teddy bear
nights without you feel so lonely
wishin you was here to hold me
love means more than money
You makin money, keepin me comfy
I wish you could see you are all I need
I just need my guy, lost, we're side by side
mountains we can climb
That's what it is babe, I'm in this for you
take a train or drive, we don't need no ride
Flashy ain't my style
That's what it is babe, I'm in this for you
Nothing compares to how you hold me (nothing compares to you)
Nothing compares to how you love me, Oh baby (nothing compares to you)
It's you I need, No not the dough oh! (it's you I need oh)
You makin money, keepin me comfy
I wish you could see you are all I need
I just need my guy, lost we're side by side
mountains we can climb
That's what it is babe, I'm in this for you
take a train or drive, we don't need no ride
Flashy ain't my style
That's what it is babe, I'm in this for you
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4. FOREVER MINE
One look in your gentle eyes
Let me know I would spend my life
All my years in your gentle arms
All my days with your love so warm
One sound of your precious voice
Let me know that I had no choice
I knew I'd be forever yours
[Chorus:]
All of my life
Forever mine
Until the blue sky fades away
All of my days
No other way
There are only three words I will say
{I love you}
I love you like the king you are
I love you like the sky loves stars
I love you like the grass loves green
I love you the way you love me
Never a day I thought I'd see
The way true love would be
I know I'll be forever yours
[Chorus:]
All of my life
Forever mine
Until the blue sky fades away
All of my days
No other way
There are only three words I will say
{I love you yes I do}
I love you and I need you
I adore you
Your so sweet
I'm here and you'll be there for it
Forever you and me
[Chorus:]
All of my life
Forever mine
Until the blue sky fades away
All of my days
No other way
There are only three words I will say
{There are only three words I will say}
All of my life
I will love you
Oh I promise
I will need you
All of my, all of my life
Yeah
All of my life I will spend my life with the one
Who I love
I love you and I need you yes
All of my life
Forever mine
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5. IS THIS THE WAY LOVE FEELS
[Songwriters: Payne, Chrisette Michele; Wooten, Kelvin;]
What's the feeling that I get
Every single time I look deep into your eyes?
What's the tingle that I feel
At the touch of your hand up and down my spine?
What's so funny, is my belly tryna tell me
Something feels like butterflies?
What's the feeling, what's the tingle, what's the tinkle
What's the world got for you and I?
(And I swear it's real)
Yes, it is, can't nobody ever tell me otherwise
(And I swear I feel)
No, I can't deny what I'm feeling inside
Is this the way love feels?
Have I found it for real?
What will time reveal?
Is this the way love feels?
Every time I hear your voice
Well, it seems I have no choice but to be amazed
It's like music to my hears
How I really love to hear everything you say
Does love really have a way of speaking
In a very odd conventional way?
What's a voice, what's a touch
Tell me is it really love, does it feel this way?
(And I swear it's real)
Yes, it is, can't nobody ever tell me otherwise
(And I swear I feel)
No, I can't deny what I'm feeling inside
Is this the way love feels?
(Oh, the way it feels)
Have I found it for real?
(Oh, oh, for real)
What will time reveal?
(Oh, oh, reveal)
Is this the way love feels?
(Oh, oh)
Oh, I always knew love would take hold of me soon
But I never knew just how deep
I never knew just how sweet this love would be
It looks like I have got my eye on something real
So real, so real just between you and me
Is this the way love feels?
(Oh, the way it feels)
Have I found it for real?
(Oh, oh, for real)
What will time reveal?
(Oh, oh, reveal)
Is this the way love feels?
(Oh, oh)
Is this the way love feels?
(Oh, the way it feels)
Is this the way love feels?
(Oh, oh, for real)
Is this the way love feels?
(Oh, oh, reveal)
Is this the way love feels?
(Oh, oh)
Is this the way love feels?
Is this the way love feels?
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6. BEST OF ME
Saw you again at the parlor
Crossing the walk with your lady
I caught your eye from afar off
I know that she wore a ring
I found a smile against my will
Wish it was genuine
I put away my desire
No more "in love with you still"
Look I'm moving on, oh
Loved you, lost you
Thought I'd give you
All the best of me
We departed
Broken hearted
I need to be free
What we had was
Oh so lovely
I'll swallow my pain
Its my time to
Find the best of me
Can't be the time to be begging
Can't be the time to plead
My momma made me much wiser
What's mine will be just for me
I'm trying hard just to focus
I'm trying hard to sleep
Promise I'm glad you're happy
When its my time it will be
Look I'm moving on, oh oh oh
Loved you, lost you
Thought I'd give you
All the best of me
We departed
Broken hearted
I need to be free
What we had was
Oh so lovely
I'll swallow my pain
Its my time to
Find the best of me
Oh my why have I been just so foolish all this time
Not realizing the beauty that your eyes once saw in mine
I guess its time to find the best of me
Loved you, lost you
Thought I'd give you
All the best of me
We departed
Broken hearted
I need to be free
What we had was
Oh so lovely
I'll swallow my pain
Its my time to
Find the best of me
Oh oh oh
The best of me
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7. ANOTHER ONE
I'm Done, Done, Done
[Verse 1]
Riddle me this, When you be wit yo friends, laughing and joking and loud talking
Why you get quiet soon as I walk in the room?
Riddle me this, You be going out wit yours, but expect me to stay in doors
You don't ever want me to hang out wit my crew
Baby I'm a grown woman dealing wit grown woman things
So if you're gonna stay my man, some things gonna have to change
[Chorus]
Cause I'm so done with all the not knowing
So over wondering what you've done, I'm bout to be on to another one (On to another one)
So over being so over, So done with not having any fun (not having any fun)
I'm bout to be on to another one (on to another one)
[Verse 2]
Cause I don't play games, ya friends come around you don't act the same
Kissing and hugging then suddenly I'm bugging you (suddenly I'm bugging you)
Well baby that ain't cool, cause I all do, is stay catering to you boy
But you don't wanna treat me like you supposed too
Baby I'm a grown woman dealing wit grown woman thangs (grown woman thangs)
So if you wanna stay my man, some things gonna have to change
[Chorus]
Cause I'm so done with all the not knowing
So over wondering what you've done, I'm bout to be on to another one (On to another one)
So over being so over, So done with not having any fun (not having any fun)
I'm bout to be on to another one (On to another one)
[Bridge]
No more, fooling with you, with you (No more)
I've realized I've got better things to do
Like on to another one...
Oh oh oh ohhohh ohhhhh ohhhh
[Chorus]
Cause I'm so done with all the not knowing
So over wondering what you've done, I'm bout to be on to another one (On to another one)
So over being so over, So done with not having any fun (not having any fun)
I'm bout to be on to another one (On to another one)
I'm bout to be on to another one, I'm done done done
I'm done done done
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8. LIKE A DREAM
[Songwriters: Payne, Chrisette Michele; Jazz, Mo;]
I seen his brother at The Cloud
Looking next to Fly
His sticks was pounding on the drums
When I caught his eye
You know, my gosh, he looked at me
And he smiled at me
And he played to me
And I imagined that he spoke to me
Later on I found his friend
I said, "Do you know that guy?"
He said, "Hold, girl, well, sure I do"
And to my surprise
He's been saying, "Who's that girl?"
And he's feeling you
And he thinks you're cute
And he wants to try and talk to you
It's like a dream to me
It's like a dream to me
(Dream to me)
I would have never known
I would have never known
It's like a dream to me
It's like a dream to me
Through the crowd I'd seen a hand
Reaching out to me
I took a chance and took a grab
These hands were soft and sweet
I told him he was beautiful
And he played real sweet
And he smiled at me
And it was so real when he spoke to me
I put his digits in my phone
And I promise I'd call
Ran outside and told my girls
I spoke to drummer boy
I smiled the whole way to the crib
He was feeling me
And he spoke to me
I can't believe he spoke to me
It's like a dream to me
It's like a dream to me
(Dream to me)
I would have never known
I would have never known
It's like a dream to me
It's like a dream to me
Oh, my gosh, can you believe it's true?
Mr. Drummer Boy spoke to me, yes, it's true
Maybe soon, he will call me his girl
And I'll call him my boy, you know
He could play the drums for my shows
It's like a dream to me
It's like a dream to me
(Dream to me)
I said, I'd have never known
I would have never known
It's like a dream to me
It's like a dream to me, yeah
It's like a, a dream to me
I would have never known
I would have never known
It's like a dream to me
A dream, it's like a dream to me
It's like a dream to me
It's like a dream to me
(Dream to me)
I said, I'd have never known
I would have never known
And it's like a dream to me
It's like a dream
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9. SO IN LOVE
[Rick Ross:]
Love is a powerful word
And you've been on my mind so much, lately
How can I say this?
I'm always late to diner days
Looking in her face
Marathon love making but she win a race
I live a certain life
It's hard for me to feel them safe
Toni Montana money quit the guard, at the gate.
Greeks and guards on the lawn, own the estate
Versace couches, sandals, candles, and matching plates
This picture is better than Boccia's greatest endeavor
I'm kissing shorty in the rain but I'm making her wetter.
[Chrisette:]
It beats every single time that I see your cell number showing up on my phone...
It beats every single time that you're near me,
I'm not ready yet, just leave me alone...
I feel deep in my veins, trying to say it's ok
But I ain't ready to go...
Without my permission my heart is all on a mission
It's got a mind of it's own
[Bridge:]
I say no and my heart just goes wit it
No control, so I'm trying flow wit it
I'm so gone and it shouldn't have told me
Never should have told my heart
[Chorus]
I'm so...
I'm so in love
Never should have told my
I'm so in love
(And my heart is saying)
Boom Boom clap clap Boom Boom Boom (and my heart is saying)
Boom Boom clap clap Boom Boom Boom)
I never should oh told my heart
I'm so
So in love
[Chrisette:]
Pitta, pitta, padda, padda,
Everything is scatta scatta
Something is the matter with me.
Boom like a radio
Loud like a stereo
This is how my heart beats
It's like a broke record, but I can't eject it feels like it's on repeat.
I got a confession
Love is my new obsession
My heart's talking to me
She said: boom boom boom
[Bridge:]
I say no and my heart just goes wit it
No control, so I'm trying flow wit it
I'm so gone and it shouldn't have told me
Never should have told my heart
[Chorus:]
I'm so...
So in love
Never should have told my heart
I'm so in love
And my heart is saying)
Boom Boom clap clap Boom Boom Boom (and my heart is saying)
Boom Boom clap clap Boom Boom Boom)
I never should oh told my heart
I'm so...
So in love
[Rick Ross:]
I'm chilling court side, Jordan six rings.
You know we court side till we get our 6 rings.
We both on common ground, it ain't a big thing,
But when we come around they make it a big thing.
Still on the block in that drop chicken box,
They asking "what that is?" "is that a different watch?"
When I'm stunt mode, I gotta let the city watch.
Or it's the clear pore jet to a chillin spot.
[Chorus]
I'm so...
I'm so in love
Never should have told my heart
I'm so sooo in love
And my heart is saying)
Boom Boom clap clap Boom Boom Boom (and my heart is saying)
Boom Boom clap clap Boom Boom Boom)
I never should oh told my heart
I'm so...
So in love
I'm so in love [repeats to the end]
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10. GOODBYE GAME
Tell me why I'm living? some days my words seem so in vain.
I talk to you, you don't here nothing I said
What's up with this game?
Why am I so forgiving?
Why am I always checking for these fools?
If he ain't hearing none of home girls rules
Why do I play?
I'd rather play alone
Oh, I can't play a fool anymore, no
No, I don't need a game anymore, you could play the fool
I'ma play my hero, you go be a zero
Ohhh, I'd rather play alone, Oh, I can't play a fool anymore
Noo, no I don't need a game anymore, you could play the fool
I'ma play my hero, you goin be a zero
I'm playing the goodbye game,
Hit the highway, call you a cab, gimme back my keys
Goodbye too bad that you ain't backing too
I'm gonna smile when I wave, goodbye baby
I can take the long road
Ain't got no trying I ain't putting up fight
Get out the boxing ring this chick can hold a knife.
walk that way, I'd rather play alone, Oh I can't play a fool anymore
No I don't need a game anymore, you could play the fool
I'ma play my hero, you go be a zero Ohh, i'd rather play alone,
Oh, I can't play a fool anymore, No, no I don't need a game anymore
You can play the fool, i'ma play my hero, you go be a zero
I'm playing the goodbye game,
We play the game until we lose it
?????? before I knew, get ready fire
You are the cheater, and be a quitter, I'm still a winner
Ohhh, Ohh sing oh oh oh oh oh Ohh Ohh if it hurt so bad say oh
Oh, Sing one more time with me,
Oh, oh, oh, I just can't say the way I feel right now
Say oh, oh
One more time, oh
i'ma play alone
Oh,I can't play the fool anymore
No, I don't need a game anymore, you could play the fool
I'ma play my hero, you gonna be a zero
I'd rather play alone, I can't play a fool anymore
I don't need a game anymore, you could play the fool
I'ma play my hero, you go be a zero
I'm playing the goodbye game
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