Blue - Lyrics

ABOUT

Blue have proven to be the success story of 2001.

Their debut single "All Rise" entered the UK chart at No. 4, becoming a major radio hit and staying in the top ten for five weeks. Their second single "Too Close" went on to be an even bigger hit, crashing into the chart at No. 1 at the beginning of September. Both singles have gone silver, selling in excess of 200,000 copies. This November they release a third single, a beautiful pop/r'n'b classic entitled "If You Come Back", followed by their long awaited debut album "All Rise".

Blue comprises of London based lads Duncan James (22), Antony Costa (20), Lee Ryan (18) and Simon Webbe (22). The boys got together early last year when Duncan and Antony decided to form a vocal group, enlisting Lee (whom they had seen on the audition circuit and regarded as the best singer around) and his flatmate Simon to make up the numbers. Vocally, the four soon realised they had something special going on, and both management and a deal with Virgin's Innocent Records quickly followed.

Their debut album "All Rise" is a confident collection of classic r'n'b tunes that is sure to cement their position as the hottest new act to emerge from the UK in 2001.

The album was recorded in the UK and Norway with a variety of top producers including the inimitable Stargate and Ray Ruffin (son of Motown legend Jimmy Ruffin). The album showcases the boy's amazingly mature vocal delivery. Tracks range from the infectious and hook laden swing of "All Rise", "Fly By" and "This Temptation", to the heartfelt smooth grooves of "Long Time" and "Best In Me".

Duncan says: "This has been a crazy and exciting year for Blue and we're totally blown away by the success we've had so far. We've worked really hard to produce an album that we are all proud of. All we want to do is perform decent songs with tough grooves and soulful vocals."

Individual Biographies
Duncan 'Dunk' James
Duncan was born on 7th April 1979 and lived in Dorset with his mother until he was thirteen, when they relocated to Sidmouth in South Devon. After studying drama for 'A' Level, Duncan realised he 'had a voice' and took his newly discovered singing talents to holiday resorts where he performed with a spate of embryonic bands, which he says were 'perfect for cutting your teeth on but no more than that!' Thankfully, Duncan left the world of 'average' bands when he met fellow Blue member Antony.

Antony Costa
Born on 23rd June 1981 and brought up in Middlesex and North London respectively, Antony had a very impressive CV (for a nineteen year old) before he joined Blue. He previously had roles in Grange Hill and The Bill ('for some reason I always seem to play the parts of cheeky little thugs!') and played the lead in the hit BBC sitcom Chalk. Although Antony had a natural singing voice, he had never deemed it a serious career option until he met Duncan.

Lee Ryan
Lee, the youngster of the band was born on 17th June 1983 and is a South East London boy. Brought up in Blackheath, he studied at drama school, but hated his teachers, 'They're always trying to steer you towards West End musicals - and the last thing I wanna do is some cheesy big band number!' Having decided this, Lee began to attend auditions and after bit parts in Holby City, met Duncan and the others.

Simon Solo Webbe
Simon, the oldest of the band, was born on 30th March 1979 in Manchester. For years, Simon had his heart set on being a professional footballer and was signed to Port Vale, before being poached by Stoke City. This was after he'd been approached by Derby County, Birmingham City, Liverpool and Shrewsbury Town. Musically, Simon had occasionally rapped with Birmingham-based hip hop group 'Criminal Damage', before he eventually decided to quit the football industry and move down to London to join Blue.

ALL RISE

Yo, yo,


Your honour please,
Gotta believe what I say,
What I will tell,
Happened just the other day.

I must confess,
Cause I've had about enough,
I need your help,
Gotta make this here thing stop.

Baby I swear I'll tell the truth,
About all the things you used to do,
And if you thought you had me fooled.
I'm telling you now, objection overruled.

Here we go,
Oh baby.

One for the money and the, free rides,
It's two for the lie that you, denied,
All rise, All rise.

Three for the calls that you've, been making,
It's four all the times you've been faking,
All rise, All rise.

I'm gonna tell it to your face,
I rest my case.

You're on the stand

With your back against the wall,
Nowhere to run,
And nobody you can call. (oh no)

I just can't wait,
Now the case is open wide,
You'll try to pray,
But the jury will decide.

Baby I swear I'll tell the truth,
About all the things you used to do,
And if you thought you had me fooled,
I'm telling you now, objection overruled.
Oh baby.

One for the money and the, free rides,
It's two for the lie that you, denied,
All rise, All rise.

Three for the calls that you've, been making,
It's four all the times you've been faking,
All rise, All rise.

I'm gonna tell it to your face,
I rest my case.

So step back,
Cos you don't know this cat.
I know deep down to that,
You don't want me to react.
I'll lay low,
Leaving all my options open,
The decision of the jury,
Has not been spoken.

Step in my house,
You find that your stuff has gone,
But in reality,
To whom does the stuff belong.
I bring you into court,
To maybe preach my order,
Any you know that,
You overstepped the border.

One for the money and the, free rides,
It's two for the lie that you, denied,
All rise, All rise.
Three for the calls that you've, been making,
It's four all the times you've been faking,
All rise, All rise.

What you say,
Games you play,
What you've done.

What you say,
Games you play,
What you've done,
Where you've gone.

One for the money and the, free rides,
It's two for the lie that you, denied,
All rise, All rise.
Three for the calls that you've, been making,
It's four all the times you've been faking,
All rise, All rise.
I rest my case

BEST IN ME

From the moment I met you I just knew you'd be mine
You touched my hand
And I knew that this was gonna be our time
I don't ever wanna lose this feeling
I don't wanna spend a moment apart

Chorus:
'Cos you bring out the best in me, like no-one else can do
That's why I'm by your side, and that's why I love you

Every day that I'm here with you
I know that it feels right
And I've just got to be near you every day and every night
And you know that we belong together
It just had to be you and me

Chorus...

And you know that we belong together, It just had to be you and me

'Cos you bring out the best in me, like no-one else can do
That's why I'm by your side
'Cos you bring out the best in me, like no-one else can do
That's why I'm by your side, and that's why I love you
'Cos you bring out the best in me, like no-one else can do
That's why I'm by your side, and that's why I love you

BUBBLIN`

I think you´re right about it
No man could ever doubt it
You´re looking so delicious
Could this be the night that we are

Get closer just a little
Take it up another level
Look, it´s just plain and simple
Could this be the night that we are

Don´t fight it, can´t hide it
Let´s ride this

It just feels so right

Chorus
Girl you got the perfect body
Love the way you´re shakin it for me
Can we take it upstairs from the lobby
I don´t see nothing in
You and me bubblin´

How do we get started
How do we get private
Once we get inside
It´s gonna be troublin´
You and me bubblin´

Why don´t we get this poppin´
Top floor with no disturbing
Room service in the morning
This will be the night that we are

Elevator´s waiting open
Don´t you think it´s time we go in
Can´t keep the pen house waiting
This will be the night that we are

Clock´s tickin´, time´s wasting
you´re amazing

This just feels so right

Chorus x 1

I Got a body like woa!!!
Why you waiting over there let´s roll
Take it all the way to the top floor
and let´s get bubblin´, bubblin´ (x2)

whoa...whoa...whoa..whoa....

Chorus x 2

FLY BY

All dressed up you're good to go
Checkin your style from head to toe
Hooked up and natural
You're feelin beautiful
9 times out of 10 you know
Late night club like a video with the
Hot stuff - top stuff - we got stuff oh

What a night (night)
So far (far)
Pullin up curb side in your car (your car)
What a sight (sight)
You are (are)
Think I know somewhere we can park
After dark

Chorus:
System up with the top down
Got the city on lockdown
Drive by in the low ride
Hands high when we fly by

System up with the top down
Got the city on lockdown
Drive by in the low ride
Hands high when we fly by
Fly by, fly by, fly by, fly by

Girl it's time to let you know
I'm down if you wanna go
We can take it nice and slow
We got until tomorrow
UK style UK flow
We got you hot like Whoa
With the hot stuff - top stuff - we got stuff

What a night (night)
So far (far)
Pullin up curb side in your car (your car)
What a sight (sight)
You are (are)
Think I know somewhere we can park
After dark

Chorus...

I'll tell you this for a fact, fact
A lot of ladies step up on a fat track
Leave ya fella in the corner
With his starter cap,
Show him how to act
Show me love
Where you at?

What a night
So far
Pullin up curb side in your car
What a sight
You are
Think I know somewhere we can park
After dark

Chorus x 2

GUILTY

VS 1 - (DUNCAN)

I never want to play the games that people play
I never want to hear the things they gotta say
I've found everything I need
I never wanted anymore than I can see
I only want you to believe

CHORUS - (LEE)
If it's wrong to tell the truth
What am I supposed to do
All I want to do is speak my mind (speak my mind) - [ALL]
If it's wrong to do what's right
I'm prepared to testify
If loving you with all my heart's a crime - [ALL]

Then I'm guilty

VS2 - (SIMON)
I wanna give you all the things you never had
Don't try to tell me how he treats you isn't bad
I need you back in my life
I never wanted just to be the other guy (be the other guy - LEE)
I never wanted to live a lie

CHORUS - (LEE)
If it's wrong to tell the truth
What am I supposed to do
All I want to do is speak my mind (speak my mind) - ALL
If it's wrong to do what's right
I'm prepared to testify
If loving you with all my heart's a crime - ALL

Then I'm guilty

BRIDGE - (ANTONY)
Girl I followed my heart
Followed the truth
Right from the start it led me to you
Please don't leave me this way
I'm guilty now all I have to say

CHORUS - (LEE)
If it's wrong to tell the truth
Then what am I supposed to do
When all I want to do is speak my mind (speak my mind) - ALL
If it's wrong to do what's right
I'm prepared to testify
If loving you with all my hearts a crime - ALL

Then I'm guilty

OUTRO
What am I supposed to do (Duncan)
Then I'm guilty (Lee)
All I wanna do is speak my mind (All)
Gulity (Lee)
Then I'm guilty (Lee)
I'm prepared to testify (Duncan)
If it's wrong to do what's right then tell me about this feeling inside (Lee)
If loving you with all my hearts a crime (All)
I'm Guilty (Duncan)

IF YOU COME BACK

Check it out

For all this time
I've been loving you girl
Oh yes I have
And ever since the day you left me here alone
I've been trying to find
Oh the reason why

So if I did something wrong please tell me
I wanna understand
Cos I don't want this love
To ever end

Chorus:
And I swear
If you come back in my life
I'll be there til the end of time (back to me, back to me, back to my life)
And I swear
I'll keep you right by my side
Cos baby you're the one I want (back to me, back to me, back to my life)

I watched you go
You've taken my heart with you
Oh yes you did
Everytime I tried to reach you on the phone
Baby you're never there
Girl you're never home

So if I did something wrong please tell me
I wanna understand
Cos I don't want this love
To ever end
No no no no

Chorus...

Maybe I didn't know
How to show it
And maybe I didn't know
What to say
But this time I won't disguise
Then we can build our lives
And we can be as one

Chorus x 2

ONE LOVE

Yeahhh Alright!!
It's kind a funny how life can change
Can flip 180 in a matter of days
Sometimes love works in mysterious ways
One day you wake-up gone with-out a trace

[bridge]
I refused to give up
I refused to give in (yeah)
You're my everything
I don't wanna give up
I don't wanna give in, oh so
Everybody sing

Common
[chorus]
One love - for the mother's pride
One love - for the times we cried
One love - gotta stay alive
I will survive
One love - for the city streets
One love - for the hip-hop beats
One love, Oh I do believe
One love is all we need

Common
Late at night I'm still wide awake
Feel this is far more than I can take
I felt my heart could never break (never break)
Now I know that's one big mistake

[bridge]
I refused to give up
I refused to give in ohh now
You're my everything
I don't wanna give up
I don't wanna give in, oh no
Everybody sing

[chorus]
One love - for the mother's pride
One love - for the times we cried
One love - gotta stay alive
ooo...)
I will survive
One love - for the city streets
One love - for the hip-hop beats
One love (one love), Oh I do believe
One love is all we need

That's right
Baby, just love me love me love me
Baby, just hold me hold me hold me
Oh.., love me love me love me, Oooh one love
Baby, just love me love me love me
Baby, just hold me hold me hold me
Oh.., love me love me love me, Oooh

[chorus]

One love-for the mother's pride
One love-for the times we cried
One love-gotta stay alive (ohhh)
I will survive
One love-for the city streets
One love (One love)-for the hip-hop beats
One love (One love),oh I do believe
One love is all we need

One love-for the mother's pride
One love-for the times we cried
One love-gotta stay alive (ohh yeaah)
I will survive
One love (One love)-for the city streets
One love (One love)-for the hip-hop beats
One love (One love),oh I do believe
One love is all we need

You Make Me Wanna

You know you make me wanna.
You know you make me wanna.

To start it off I know you know me
To come to think of it, it was only last week.
That I had a dream about us, oh oh.
That's why I am here, I'm writing this song.
To tell the truth you know I have been hurting all along,
Someway let me know, you want me girl.

Everytime you see me what do you see?
I feel like I'm a poor man and you're the queen.
Oh baby, you're the only thing I really need.
Baby that's why:

You make me wanna call you in the middle of the night.
You make me wanna hold you till the morning light.
You make me wanna love, you make me wanna fall.
You make me wanna surrender my soul.
I know this is a feeling that I just can't fight.
You're the first and last thing on my mind.
You make me wanna love, you make me wanna fall.
You make me wanna surrender my soul.

Well I know that these feelings won't end, and I..
They'll get stronger if I see you again.
Baby I'm tired of being friends, oh.
I wanna know if you feel the same.
And could you tell me do you feel my pain?
Don't leave me in doubt, babe.

Everytime you see me what do you see?
I feel like I'm a poor man and you're the queen.
Oh baby, you're the only thing I really need.
And baby that's why:

You make me wanna call you in the middle of the night.
You make me wanna hold you till the morning light. (Morning light)
You make me wanna love, you make me wanna fall.
You make me wanna surrender my soul.
I know this is a feeling that I just can't fight. (Just can’t fight)
You're the first and last thing on my mind.(On my mind)
You make me wanna love, you make me wanna fall.
You make me wanna surrender my soul.

I'll take you home real quick
And sit you down on the couch
Pour some Dom Perignon and hit the lights out.
Baby we can make sweet love, wooh.
Then we'll take it nice and slow.
I'm gonna touch you like you've never known before
We're gonna make love , oooh!

You make me wanna call you in the middle of the night.
You make me wanna hold you till the morning light.
You make me wanna love, you make me wanna fall.
You make me wanna surrender my soul.
I know this is a feeling that I just can't fight.
You're the first and last thing on my mind.
You make me wanna love, you make me wanna fall.
You make me wanna surrender my soul. (Surrender my soul)..

You make me wanna call you in the middle of the night.
You make me wanna hold you till the morning light.
You make me wanna love, you make me wanna fall.
You make me wanna surrender my soul.
I know this is a feeling that I just can't fight.
You're the first and last thing on my mind.
You make me wanna love, you make me wanna fall.
You make me wanna surrender my soul.(Surrender my soul)

SORRY SEEMS TO BE THE HARDEST WORD

Sorry seems to be the hardest word

What I got to do to make you love me?
What I got to do to make you care?
What do I do when lightning strikes me?
And I wake to find that you're not there?

What I got to do to make you want me?
What I got to do to be heard?
What do I say when its all over? (babe)
Sorry seems to be the hardest word

It's sad, so sad
It's a sad, sad situation
And it's getting more and more absurd
It's so sad so sad
Why can't we talk it over?
Oh it seems to me
Sorry seems to be the hardest word

What I do to make you want me?
What I got to do to be heard?
What do I say when it's all over?
Sorry seems to be the hardest word

(Elton John)
It's sad, so sad
It's a sad sad situation
And it's gotten more and more absurd
It's sad, so sad
Why can't we talk it over?
Oh it seems to me
Sorry seems to be the hardest word

Yeh.....sorry
Nah.......
Sorry

What do I do to make you love me?
What I got to do to be heard?
What do I do when lightning strikes me?
Yeah.....What do I got to do?
What do I got to do?
When sorry seems to be the hardest word