This song is written as the perspective of the boys in the street, as a whole, and what path they are going to choose as they get older and grow into men. (This is why the music video takes place in an orphanage.) The seen, and unseen collective suffering is imbedded in the boys’ mind, consciously or subconsciously, and is haunting them. Which path will the boys choose? Issac Hayes is the voice of reason, maybe God, the angel on his shoulder, or the voice of his forefathers from beyond the grave who can see the big picture and are pleading with the boys not to continue the violence and pattern of killing their brothers, but to rise above. The most beautiful song and has so many levels. Racism towards African Americans in America would not exist if everyone sat down and listened to this song and understood the history behind the words. The power, fear, pleading in RZA and Ghostface voices are genuine and powerful. Issac Hayes’ strong voice makes the perfect strong father figure, who is possibly from beyond the grave.
Hey
Oh yeah
Come on
Oh-oh-oh, yeah
If you ever
Hey
My, my, my, my
The very first time that I saw your brown eyes
Your lips said hello and I said hi
I knew right then you were the one
But I was caught up in physical attraction
But to my satisfaction
Baby you were more than just a friend
And if you ever fall in love again, now baby
You must make sure that the lady is a friend
And if you ever (ever fall) fall in love so true, now baby (so true)
You must be sure that she feels the same way too
If I said that I would be your one and only
Promise that you'd never leave me lonely
I just want to be the one you need
I just want to be the one to serve you
Sometimes I feel as if I don't deserve you
I cherish every moment that we share
And if you ever fall in love again, now baby (ever fall in love again)
You must be sure that the lady is a friend (ooh-oho-oho-oho)
And if you ever (ever fall) fall in love so true, now baby (so true)
You must be sure that she feels the same way too
The very first time that I saw your brown eyes
Your lips said hello and I said hi
I knew right then you were the one
And I was caught up in physical attraction
But to my satisfaction
Baby you were more than just a friend
And if you ever fall in love again, now baby (ever fall in love again)
You must make sure that the lady is a friend (friend)
And if you ever (ever fall) fall in love so true, now baby (so true)
You must be sure that she feels the same way too
And if you ever fall in love again, now baby (ever fall in love again)
You must make sure that the lady is a friend
And if you ever (ever fall) fall in love so true, now baby (so true)
You must be sure that she feels the same way too
And if you ever fall in love again now baby (ever fall in love again)
You must make sure that the lady is a friend
And if you ever (ever fall) fall in love so true, now baby (so true)
You must be sure that she feels the same way too
Oh yeah
Come on
Oh-oh-oh, yeah
If you ever
Hey
My, my, my, my
The very first time that I saw your brown eyes
Your lips said hello and I said hi
I knew right then you were the one
But I was caught up in physical attraction
But to my satisfaction
Baby you were more than just a friend
And if you ever fall in love again, now baby
You must make sure that the lady is a friend
And if you ever (ever fall) fall in love so true, now baby (so true)
You must be sure that she feels the same way too
If I said that I would be your one and only
Promise that you'd never leave me lonely
I just want to be the one you need
I just want to be the one to serve you
Sometimes I feel as if I don't deserve you
I cherish every moment that we share
And if you ever fall in love again, now baby (ever fall in love again)
You must be sure that the lady is a friend (ooh-oho-oho-oho)
And if you ever (ever fall) fall in love so true, now baby (so true)
You must be sure that she feels the same way too
The very first time that I saw your brown eyes
Your lips said hello and I said hi
I knew right then you were the one
And I was caught up in physical attraction
But to my satisfaction
Baby you were more than just a friend
And if you ever fall in love again, now baby (ever fall in love again)
You must make sure that the lady is a friend (friend)
And if you ever (ever fall) fall in love so true, now baby (so true)
You must be sure that she feels the same way too
And if you ever fall in love again, now baby (ever fall in love again)
You must make sure that the lady is a friend
And if you ever (ever fall) fall in love so true, now baby (so true)
You must be sure that she feels the same way too
And if you ever fall in love again now baby (ever fall in love again)
You must make sure that the lady is a friend
And if you ever (ever fall) fall in love so true, now baby (so true)
You must be sure that she feels the same way too
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If You Ever Lyrics as written by Carl E. Martin
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