On Bended Knee

Album: II (1994)
Charted: 20 1
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  • Darlin' I, I can't explain
    Where did we lose our way?
    Girl it's drivin' me insane
    And I know I just need one more chance
    To prove my love to you
    And if you come back to me
    I'll guarantee
    That I'll never let you go

    Can we go back to the days our love was strong?
    Can you tell me how a perfect love goes wrong?
    Can somebody tell me how to get things back
    The way they used to be?
    Oh God, give me a reason
    I'm down on bended knee

    I'll never walk again until you come back to me
    I'm down on bended knee

    So many nights I dream of you
    Holding my pillow tight
    And I know that I don't need to be alone, yeah
    When I open up my eyes
    To face reality
    Every moment without you
    It seems like eternity
    I'm begging you, begging you come back to me

    Can we go back to the days our love was strong?
    Can you tell me how a perfect love goes wrong?
    Can somebody tell me how to get things back
    The way they used to be?
    Oh God, give me a reason
    I'm down on bended knee

    I'll never walk again, until you come back to me
    I'm down on bended knee

    Baby, I'm sorry
    Please forgive me for all the wrong I've done
    Please come back home, girl
    I know you put all your trust in me
    I'm sorry I let you down
    Please forgive me

    I'm gonna swallow my pride
    Say I'm sorry
    Stop pointing fingers, the blame is on me
    I want a new life
    And I want it with you
    If you feel the same
    Don't ever let it go
    You gotta believe in the spirit of love
    It'll heal all things
    It won't hurt anymore
    No I don't believe our love's terminal
    I'm down on my knees, begging you please come home

    Can we go back to the days our love was strong?
    Can you tell me how a perfect love goes wrong?
    Can somebody tell me how to get things back
    The way they used to be?
    Oh God, give me a reason
    I'm down on bended
    Down on bended knee

    Can we go back to the days our love was strong?
    Can you tell me how a perfect love goes wrong?
    Can somebody tell me how to get things back
    The way they used to be?
    Oh God, give me a reason
    I'm down on bended knee

    I'll never walk again
    'Til you come back to me
    I'm down on bended knees Writer/s: James Samuel Harris, Terry Steven Lewis
    Publisher: Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
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Comments: 2

  • Barry from Sauquoit, NyOn this day in 1994 {November 19th} Boyz II Men performed "On Bended Kneer" on the nationally syndicated television program, 'Soul Train'...
    At the time "On Bended Knee" was at position #12 on Billboard's Hot R&B Singles chart, six weeks later it would peak at #2 {for 2 non-consecutive weeks}, the two weeks it was at #2, the #1 record for both those weeks was "Creep" by TLC...
    And on December 28th, 1994 it reached #1 {for 2 weeks} on Billboard's Top 100 chart...
    Between 1991 and 2011 the Philadelphia, PA group had twenty-four records on the Hot R&B Singles chart, eleven made the Top 10 with five* reaching #1, "It's So Hard To Say Goodbye To Yesterday" for 1 week in 1991, "Uhh Ahh" for 1 week in 1992, "End of the Road" for 4 weeks in 1992, "I'll Make Love To you" for 9 weeks in 1994, and "A Song For Mama" for 2 weeks in 1997...
    Three of their twenty-four records were duets, one each with Brian McKnight, Faith Evans, and Charlie Wilson...
    May Don Cornelius {1936 - 2012} R.I.P.
    * They just missed having two more #1 records when both their above "On Bended Knee" and "4 Seasons of Loneliness" {1997} peaked at #2 on the Hot R&B Singles chart...
  • Nancy from VenturaLove Wayna and Kim Fields on Dancing With the Stars.
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