This Will Be (An Everlasting Love) - Natalie Cole

This isn't what I wanted But this is what I need I'm not gonna be haunted By all our memories If you're out of sight And you're out of mind And I'll be just fine Baby, find someone On a Friday night And I'll be just fine Yeah, I'll be just fine I've come a long, long way From the sucker I was Learned to love myself Had to let go of us So we swore each other off From the texts we sent This will be my year If I don't see you again I've come a long, long way From the sucker I was Learned to love myself Had to let go of us So we swore each other off From the texts we sent This will be my year If I don't see you again This will be my year If I don't see you again This isn't what you wanted But this is what you get Don't reach out in the summer Not even just to check up on me If you're out of sight And you're out of mind And I'll be just fine Baby, find someone On a Friday night And I'll be just fine Yeah, I'll be just fine I've come a long, long way From the sucker I was Learned to love myself Had to let go of us So we swore each other off From the texts we sent This will be my year If I don't see you again This will be my year If I don't see you again This will be my year If I don't see you again This will be my year If I don't see you again If I see you again, no, no If we fall into bed, oh no Will I feel anything? Will that be the end? I've come a long, long way From the sucker I was Learned to love myself Had to let go of us So we swore each other off From the texts we sent This will be my year If I don't see you again I've come a long, long way From the sucker I was Learned to love myself Had to let go of us So we swore each other off From the texts we sent This will be my year If I don't see you again This will be my year If I don't see you again

The warmth of your love Is like the warmth of the sun And this will be our year Took a long time to come Don't let go of my hand Now the darkness has gone And this will be our year Took a long time to come And I won't forget The way you held me up when I was down And I won't forget the way you said "Darling I love you" You gave me faith to go on Now we're there and we've only just begun This will be our year Took a long time to come The warmth of your smile Smile for me, little one And this will be our year Took a long time to come You don't have to worry All your worried days are gone This will be our year Took a long time to come And I won't forget The way you held me up when I was down And I won't forget the way you said "Darling I love you" You gave me faith to go on Now we're there and we've only just begun And this will be our year Took a long time to come Yeah this will be our year Took a long time to come

I think it's gonna be a hell of a night, hmm A hell of a night So we could do whatever you like, hey Hey It took me all day to find some inspiration It just hit me like a ton of bricks, no renovation Problem with the game now, there ain't no innovation I see my shit all in your shit, we call that imitation And they say that's flattering, but I ain't flattered at all Matter fact y'all need to practice that more See my man Nate asked me if I gained weight I said, "Nah, my pockets got fatter, that's all" Money was an issue, but now that that's solved I ball, I ball, like Kobe in the fall Put trophies on wall, rather trophies on my mantle Dog my shows be off the handle, take the proceeds go to gamble Ha! Bet it on black and pray, I quadruple my salary If I win, maybe then I could pay Sallie Mae Told her I be dealin' with some real-life shit She be askin' when?, bitch! When I feel like it Cole World, Cole life, cold-blooded I be on my shit, and look at, all the hoes love it Got a hundred fifty bitches in the club starin' at me How that feel? Very happy! Hey, I got what you need right here, right here I got, I got what you need right here, right here I got, I got what you need right here, right here I got, I got what you need right here, right here, hey Uh, turn up the 808's for me Back when I was starvin' no one made a plate for me Now I do it big and that's my day-to-day story I got the type of shit that make a hater say sorry Bitch, I made this in the crib, watchin' Belly Eatin' peanut butter jelly, what the fuck the niggas tell me They say I'm takin' long, I tell 'em patience is a virtue I'm goin' all out and bitch I never had a curfew See, when you're spittin' so real Suddenly these phony niggas lose they appeal Got 'em feelin' like my niggas when they lose, they appeal Then it's back to the cell, back to the hell At times, I watch the news and see they talkin' 'bout diplomacy And they ain't got a clue my niggas ain't got they diplomas, see Rappers show me love, I wonder what it could be I think they scared of me, and they should be Cole World, Cole life, cold-blooded I be on my shit, and look at, all the hoes love it Got a hundred fifty bitches in the club starin' at me How that feel? Very happy! Hey, I got what you need right here, right here I got, I got what you need right here, right here I got, I got what you need right here, right here I got, I got what you need right here, right here, hey Okay, we outta here I think it's safe to say we outta here We outta here I think it's safe to say we outta here I think it's gonna be a hell of a night, hmm A hell of a night So we could do whatever you like, hey

I won't let it out until you let me know if you love it Ayy, baby, I'ma take it low I'm on my night job, my niggas riding my city understand us See a hundred bandits, each put a hundred bands up They can't call us bandits no more Same hood, same corner store But them same old hoes ain't wearing panties no more I'm on my night job, slim waist with them fat thighs Never been baptized, but she soak me all in her holy water I'm one of five, she the only daughter She ain't used to sharing, I ain't used to caring Let's play truth or dare 'Cause lately my lifestyle's like dynamite I'ma go lights out, Black Dynamite Smoke one, that I might I'm on my night job, always knew how to play these cards of mine Fuck rap, we seen harder times Jump back like Vinny Carter prime I'm on mine I won't let it out until you let me know if you love it Aye, baby, I'ma take it low I'm on my night job, y'all niggas jivin', I'm back up in position Earnhardt, I'ma catch some nigga slippin' Burn hard on a track and get to whippin' I'm on my night job, why is it always blacks that get detention? For my nigga with the pass to get the flip in Boy that trap is a accurate description I'm on my night job, finally got Bassy off the corner '010 niggas thought he was a gonner He ducked shots, now it's "Bas, we gotta phone her" I'm on my night job, flew the posse out to Rome and Won't tell you 'bout no Basquiats don't want 'em Nigga word to Selassie, I'm zonin' I'm on my night job Got old niggas tryna bite 'cause they can't capture The feeling from days 'fore the game passed 'em Niggas out here lookin' like a bunch of Dame Dash's Nicorette, that's patchwork That ain't better than your last work Cigarette, let the ash burn Omen said don't worry 'bout the last word I'ma hit the gas swerve on 'em, skrrr Too high to riot, that's my best excuse for being lazy Being an artist, that's the best excuse for being crazy I've been so infatuated, went to Clark and graduated Now she on my FaceTime and, my nigga, she just masturbated Fuck a album release party, I'm out in the streets, shawty How many rappers I killed? Counted at least 40 Nah, I ain't God, but shawty down on her knees for me I'm horny like that Coltrane album A Love Supreme, that's Cole fav' album Lately, I've been dancing like a Soul Train album Lately, silly making songs talkin' 'bout how they hate me They've been loving me this whole time My only adversary was my own mind Killed my ego now I'm snappin' like it's '09 With a gold mine of inspiration for y'all Fuck your co-sign, that nigga can't fuck with Cole neither Don't ask for a feature, we bring a whole liter of ether to eat ya We gotta heat for niggas, keep reachin' If these bullets was heat-seeking they wouldn't even reach you niggas I'm on my

Ever since the day you went away and left me lonely and cold My life just hasn't been the same ohh baby, nooo When I looked into your eyes, the moment that I let you go I just broke down (down) Baby if I ever get the chance to be with you again I would sacrifice 'Cause the feeling that I feel within No other man would ever make me feel so right It's nice to smile when I get your phone call at night But I'd rather have you here with me, right next to me I miss the way you hold me tight I gotta let you know I feel so weak without your touch I never thought that I could ever love a man so much I gotta let you know I think that we are destiny For you I'd cross the world, for you I'd do anything That's right baby I'm going crazy I need to be your lady I've been thinking lately That you and me, yes we can make it Just ride with me, roll with me, I'm in love with you baby That's right baby I'm going crazy I need to be your lady I've been thinking lately That you and me, yes we can make it Just ride with me, roll with me I'm in love with you baby Break it down now, I'll tell you what I feel From the moment that I met you its been so damn real My heart seems to skip another beat Every time we speak, I can't believe I feel so weak Tell me that you really need me, and you want me, and you miss me And you love me, I'm your lady I'll be around waiting for you, I'll put it down be the woman for you I'm falling so deep for you crazy over for you I'm calling, calling out to you what am I going to do? It's true, no fronting It's you and no other, I can no longer go on without you I'll just break down (down) I gotta let you know I feel so weak without your touch I never thought that I could ever love a man so much I gotta let you know I think that we are destiny For you I'd cross the world, for you I'd do anything That's right baby, I'm going crazy I need to be your lady I've been thinking lately That you and me, yes we can make it Just ride with me, roll with me, I'm in love with you baby That's right baby, I'm going crazy I need to be your lady I've been thinking lately That you and me, yes we can make it Just ride with me, roll with me, I'm in love with you baby Ohhh Crazy, lady, lately Ohhh ohhh Baby Ohh ohhh ohhhhhh Baby That's right baby, I'm going crazy I need to be your lady I've been thinking lately That you and me, yes we can make it Just ride with me, roll with me, I'm in love with you baby

I can't wait I can't wait until tonight Where we can be alone I'm gonna make you feel so right Can't wait to turn you on – oh, oh I can't wait until tonight Where we can be alone I'm gonna make you feel so right Can't wait to turn you on – oh, oh See me walking in Yes, I'll be turning heads Smelling so simply sweet And making my favorite dance I see you over there In the corner standing down Boy get outta your chair and follow me through the crowd, yes Oh, oh, oh, oh... I wanna feel your body next to mine I kinda wanna meet, can you take? I really wanna know whats on your mind 'Cause you know that I can't I can't wait I cant wait until tonight Where we can be alone I'm gonna make you feel so right Can't wait to turn you on – oh, oh I can't wait until tonight Where we can be alone I'm gonna make you feel so right Can't wait to turn you on – oh, oh Let's take a break Sit down and have a drink There's plans to make That I know you're coming with me I know it seems A little bit our of this world I've seen things I like about you Come show this girl, yes Oh, oh, oh, oh... From these sexy hips To these sexy eyes Full lips Don't you want to take? When we hit the spot Boy it's in tonight 'Cause you know that I can't I can't wait I can't wait until tonight Where we can be alone I'm gonna make you feel so right Can't wait to turn you on – oh, oh I can't wait until tonight Where we can be alone I'm gonna make you feel so right Can't wait to turn you on I can't wait until tonight Where we can be alone (where we can be alone) Boy you make me feel so right Cant wait to turn you on (can't wait to turn you on) I wanna feel your body next to mine I kinda wanna meet, can you take? I really wanna know what's on your mind 'Cause you know that I can't I can't wait I can't wait until tonight Where we can be alone I'm gonna make you feel so right Can't wait to turn you on – oh, oh I can't wait until tonight Where we can be alone I'm gonna make you feel so right Can't wait to turn you on - oh, oh