SINGER: Gerald Levert

SONG:Taking Everything

Taking everythinggerald levert[intro]to my heartto my carto my cribto my kideverythingnever thought you bring me so much painlord knows i tried to keep you happy girl, in every wayout on the road doing my thangtrying to keep you lacedtrying to keep a smile upon your face, girlwas all my happiness in vainor did i place in you a little too much faithnow nothing but memoriesnever thought that this would be the price i had to pay1 - you took my heart you took my car you took my crib got the nerve to take my kids got the nerve to take my kids you took my love and my life girl you took my soul taking everything from me taking everything from me you took my heart you took my car and you took my crib tryin' to take my kids girl you took my love then you took my soul taking everything everything, everything everything, everythingand now i'm sitting all alonetrying to figure out where you and i went wrongyou know it makes me wanna cryjust thinking about it makes me wanna lay down and diefor the life of me i don't know howthat you could take for granted and disregard our sacred vowsnow nothing but memoriesnever thought that this would be the price i'd have to payrepeat 1now i ain't never been no fooli've always tried to keep my cooli was faithful to you never bruised you or used youeven though sometimes you make me want to but i love youyou should try to understandgirl i was your manmy life was in your hands, babymy love was shinning over everythingit just wasn't part of your planno, no, no, nowhat about the plans we had?now you're gone and i'm just gonna be a weekend dad, babycan i call you baby, or is that just a passing thing, babylisten to this sad soung i sing, yeahad lib until fadesource: janis annunziata (janis@betatesters.com)