Whitney Houston Album

[Unidentified male intro:]
It's time for you to strike back
They're lookin' at you
Whitney Houston
Muhammad 2 G
They're watching your every move

[Whitney:]
Bobby

[Unidentified male:]
They're watching you

[Chorus:]
Why you lookin' at me
Don't get mad at me
'Cause I'm still gonna be me
(Tell me, Tell me, Tell me)
Whatchulookinat
(Tell me, Tell me, Tell me)
Whatchulookinat
I feel your eyes on me
You been telling lies on me
(Tell me, Tell me, Tell me)
Whatchulookinat
(Tell me, Tell me, Tell me)

See I don't understand
Why you keep peepin' me
When you don't even like me
You're after me and my man
Don't think you're stressing me
'Cause your lies don't excite me, no no

(Never thought)
Never thought, Never thought
(Never knew)
Never knew that you would do this to me
Do this to me
(Try to ruin me) Ruin me
(Be my enemy) Be my enemy
(Never thought)
Never thought, Never thought, Never thought
(That you) That you
Would act as if you're cool with me
So why you lookin' at me

Why you lookin' at me
(Don't get mad at me)
Don't get mad
('Cause I'm still gonna be) Gonna be me
(Tell me, Tell me, Tell me)
(Whatchulookinat)
Me, Me, Me
(Tell me, Tell me, Tell me)
(Whatchulookinat)
Tell me whatchulookinat
(I feel your eyes on me)
Feel your eyes
(You been telling lies on me)
Telling lies
(Tell me, Tell me, Tell me)
Tell me
(Whatchulookinat)
(Tell me, Tell me, Tell me)
Whatchulookinat

Oh you know you're wrong
Don't wanna respect my song
But it's okay 'cause either way
My following is real strong
You try so hard to show the whole world what I do
Now I'm turning the cameras back on you
Same spotlight that once gave me fame
Trying to dirty up Whitney's name

(Never thought)
Never thought, Never thought, Never thought
(Never knew)
Never knew that you would do this to me
Do this to me
(Try to ruin me) Try to ruin me
(Be my enemy) Be my enemy
(Never thought)
Never thought, Never thought, Never thought
(That you) That you
Would act as if you're cool with me
Why you lookin' at me

[Chorus (2x)]

Messing with my reputation
Ain't even got no education
Trying to mess with my concentration
Don't even have a clue of what I'm facing
All you know you need to stop it
Defaming my name for a profit
God is the reason my soul is free
And I don't need you looking at me

[Chorus (2x)]

[Unidentified male:]
Look atcha self

Reaching for my dreams
And you're so quick to say what I can't do
You criticize my action
But I don't see you standing in my shoes
I'm going the wrong way
I'm doing the wrong things
Every word just gives me fuel
So come on come on come on come on come on come on

[Chorus:]
And tell me no
And I'll show you I can
And tell me no
I sink my feet right in
Tell me no
Just tell me that I can win
Come on
I'm sure I'll prove you wrong
Go on and go
Tell me no

Every step I take you're right there trying to block my next move
If you're making me feel bad, then tell me then do you feel good
I'm just human I know what I'm doing
That's what my heart tells me I should
So come on come on come on come on come on come on

[Chorus]

No no no no no no no
You motivates me more and more
And I think it's time that you know
Giving me something to afford
And I can't wait for the day
I can rock things in your place
I ain't gonna stop til I'm done
I reach the top I'm the No.1
For everytime you try and tell me no
Oh you makes me keep on keep it all

[Chorus x2]

Ah, ah, ah
Things just ain't the way that they used to be
Back in the day when a man meant security
He'd be working hard all week
Baby kick back and throw up your feet
Let me fix you a treat
So it might be love and sweet

But he's worth it
He deserves it
May not be perfect
But he's all the man I need
He's ready and willing
Gives me the feeling, ah
And whenever we're together
I know where I belong

[chorus:]
It's just the way he looks into your eyes
Love that man
It's the love he gives that makes you fantasize
Love that man
It's the time he takes to show you that he cares
And he's always there (He's always always there)
Don't you love that man (I know)

Things they ain't the way they used to be
When a woman and a man work hard to be
Happy in love and stand together ooh
(Let's stay that way forever)

Never give in to a fight
Just trying work it out
Never give up on him
That's not what love's about
Stay true to your feelings
And remember
All the things he's done for you

[Repeat Chorus]

You'd better know I'm talking about that old-school love
That everlasting feeling can never be too much
Somebody loves you heart and soul
Hold on, don't stop
And never let him go

[Repeat Chorus]

Oh baby oh baby yeah yeah yeah
Such a pleasure loving you
It's all mine

I feel better knowing you
Ooh you've got me thinking
It's better to give and take
I don't have to beg you too
You're so good to me
Carries me from day to day
I appreciate the things you do
Ooh but there's one thing I had to tell you boy
I dig your actions
But a lot of things you say

I listen to the things you say
Who you're calling me oh oh
I listen to the things you say
To me baby
In a poem on a card
Serenade my heart
I listen to the things you say
Who you're calling me oh oh
I listen to the things you say
To me baby
In a card of a song
Say my name please

Lovely letters come at times I know I don't deserve it
Any weather you'll come through
Ooh you've got me gleaming
I feel more than I worth
You're my treasure
I'll take you
Over anything
That's pleasing on this earth
I appreciate the things you do
But there's one thing I had to tell you boy
I dig your actions
But I love your words

[Chorus]

Every word that you say
Makes a day much brighter
Melody that you play
I hear by the way and the love is lighter
Speak to me

[Chorus]

My love
Some girl just wanna spend guys money
Live their lives chasing the milk or honey
Silver lives are their fantasy
But you're lucky cause that ain't me

Most girls think guys are all the same
Not you so I can take the blame
I love you through the joy and pain
Even the coldest Georgia rain

[Chorus:]
See my love is like a open sky
See my heart is like the river wide
No my world would never ever run dry
It runs over for you and I
See my love is deeper than the sea
And sweeter than a pretty melody
So tell everybody that you're glad you got me
You can trust in my love
My L-O-V-E
(My love, My love, My)

Some think that love is just a word
Because of all the things they've heard
They think they're gotta close their hearts
Can't see the light, the soul in the dark
But I know I got a real good man
Who loves me the best as he can
That's why I'm here faithfully
Cause you'll do the same for me

[Chorus]

You gotta go through
The fire (the pain)
The rain (the joy)
Take the joy and do it in pain
(Never give in)
Give in
Don't give up
(Don't give up)
We can try but it will never never break my love

Sweet, sweet love
Sweet, sweet love
See my love

[Chorus]

[Ad-libs] Ohh. This is just for me.
[Laughs]
Kick off my shoes and relax my feet
Hit the kitchen grab a bite to eat
It's been one of those crazy weeks
And I gotta do something special for me

See, hit the salon get a mani and a pedi
Have a massage, get a sip and then I'm ready
Gotta take time out
And my real ladies know what I'm talking about

[Sing] Oooooooh, baby baby
You don't know what I've been going through
Sing it again now. Oooooooh, baby baby
It's obvious to see exactly what I need

One of those days
When the sun is shining bright
And my life is going right
And the simple things are not wasted

One of those days
When you're cruising in your car
And you're out to see the stars
And it's warm outside and beautiful

Tonight, it's all about me
Just wanna set my body free
Never mind the TV
Tonight I'll just let a little TV watch me
Light the candles, aroma therapy
Hot tub bubbles surrounding me
Mr. Big is in the background
The Isley Brothers gonna hold it down... sing

[Chorus]

[Ad-libs at the end, singing hello... hello... (friendly)]
I need one of those days
you don't know what...
warm and beautiful
[Laughs again.]

I'm wiser now
I'm not the foolish girl you used to know
So long ago
I'm stronger now
I've learned from my mistakes which way to go
And I should know
I put myself aside to do it your way
But now I need to do it all alone

And I am not afraid to try it on my own
I don't care if I'm right or wrong
I'll live my life the way I feel
No matter what I'll keep it real you know
Time for me to do it on my own
Yeah yeah, mmm, yeah yeah

It's over now
I can't go back to living through your eyes
Too many lines
And if you don't know by now
I can't go back to being someone else
Not anymore
I never had a chance to do things my way
So now it's time for me to take control

And I am not afraid to try it on my own
I don't care if I'm right or wrong
I'll live my life the way I feel
No matter what I'm gonna keep it real you know
Time for me to do it

Oh I start again go back to one
I'm running things my way
Can't stop me now, I've just begun
Don't even think about it
There ain't no way about it
I'm taking names, the ones of mine
Yes I'm gonna take my turn
It's time for me to finally stand alone, stand alone

I am not afraid to try it on my own
And I don't care if I'm right or wrong
I'll live my life the way I feel
No matter what I'm gonna keep it real you know
It's time for me to do it
See I'm not afraid

Written by Kevin "She'kspere" Briggs, Patrice "Buttaphly" Stewart, Dwight "Lil'
Skrapp" Reynolds

I'm sitting here,
In my own head thinking
how you could be staring in
got my number too
and I'm writing you
contemplating on the paper what I should do
On the fireplace with the mail man
should I tell you or should I hold it in
If my heart wasn't in it
baby you could just forget it
I'd be gone in a New York minute

You never give me attention
I know you never had bad intentions for us
so I'm writing you but I always fail to mention
cause you know I really don't like to fuss
so I'm gonna hold it in

Chorus:
(I'm writing you a) Dear John letter
I tried to stay but it never got better
I couldn't tell you face to face but I,
I had to let you know
Sometimes I wanna hit the door
(I'm writing you Dear John)
Sometimes I think that I've had enough
my hands freeze and I can't write fast enough,
I wanna get away but I can't obey when my heart speaks,
you know I'm listening
some days I'm really touchy and
some days I'm willing to forget and
some days I'm still in love with you
some days I'm sad and blue

When I don't check myself
I get frustrated with you
And I don't know what I'm gonna do
I know that it's not just you
It's some of my negligence too
And I can't go through with mailing this to you

Chorus (2x)
When I don't check myself
I get frustrated with you
And I don't know what I'm gonna do
I know that it's not just you
It's some of my negligence too
And I can't go through with mailing this to you

Chorus (2x)
I'm writing this letter
because it makes me feel better

Written by Troy Taylor, Stephanie Salzman, Darius Good, Luke Paterna

If I changed my mind,
if I changed my faith,
every time a stop light signaled
each time I made mistakes
I don’t think that I
would be where I am today
I live my life without regrets
what you see is
what you see is
what you see is what you get
And I'm

Chorus:
Unashamed of the life I lead
unashamed of the strength on my knees
of choices I’ve made,
of the love that I’ve saved
of the things I've done,
my belief in the One
Unashamed of the words of my friends,
i know who they are
make mistakes, make amends
follow my instincts, my star
on my sleeve i wear my heart
unashamed

Adding up my life, it totals all my dreams
I'm counting all my blessings
and the gifts I have received
Still there's always someone
something to overcome
Took all my life to understand
that I am what I am, who I am
unashamed

Chorus

(Do you)
do you wanna know how it goes?
Do you wanna control how I feel?
Do you wanna stay in my life?
Then listen here, and listen good,
you got to get it,
got to get it,
got to get it right!
Unashamed

Chorus (say what you want)

So many nights I sit by my window
Waiting for someone to sing me his song
So many dreams I kept deep inside me
Alone in the dark but now
You've come along

And you light up my life
You give me hope
To carry on
You light up my days
and fill my nights with song

Rollin' at sea, adrift on the water
Could it be finally I'm turning for home?
Finally, a chance to say hey,
I love you
Never again to be all alone

Cause you
You light up my life
You give me hope
To carry on
You light up my days
And fill my nights with song

And you
You light up my life
You give me hope
To carry on
You light up my days
And fill my nights with song
With song
You give me hope
To carry on
You light up my days
And fill my nights with song

It can't be wrong
When it feels so right
'Cause you
You light up my life, my life, my life, my life oooh

Written by Whitney Houston, Andre Lewis, Jerry Muhammad, Tammie "Taboo" Harris,
and P. Diddy

P. Diddy:
You're ready?
It's time for you to speak up!
Bad Boy, baby
Whitney Houston
As we proceed!

Chorus:
Why you lookin' at me
Don't get mad at me
'Cause I'm still gonna be... me
Tell me, Tell me, Tell me
Whatchulookinat?
Tell me, Tell me, Tell me
Whatchulookinat?
I feel your eyes on me
You've been telling lies on me
Tell me, Tell me, Tell me
Whatcha lookin' at
Tell me, Tell me, Tell me
Why you lookin' at me


See I don't understand
Why you keep peepin' me
When you don't even like me
You're after me and my man
Don't think you're stressing me
'Cause your lies don't excite me,
no no


(Never thought)
Never thought, Never thought
(Never knew)
Never knew that you would do
this to me
Do this to me
(You'd try to ruin me) Ruin me
(Be my enemy) and be my enemy
(Never thought)
Never thought, Never thought,
Never thought
(That you) That you
Would act as if you're cool (with) me
So why you lookin' at me


Why you lookin' at me
(Don't get mad at me)
Don't get mad
('Cause I'm still gonna be)
Gonna be me
(Tell me, Tell me, Tell me)
(Whatcha lookin' at)
Me, Me, Me
(Tell me, Tell me, Tell me)
(Whatcha lookin' at)
Tell me whatcha lookin' at
(I feel your eyes on me)
Feel your eyes
(You been telling lies on me)
Telling lies
(Tell me, Tell me, Tell me)
Tell me
(Whatcha lookin' at)
(Tell me, Tell me, Tell me)
Whatcha lookin' at
Why you lookin' at me


Oh you know you're wrong
You don't wanna respect my song
But it's OK 'cause either way
My following is real strong
You try so hard to show
the whole world what I do
But now I'm turning the
cameras back on you
The same spotlight
that once gave me fame
is trying to dirty up Whitney's name
no no


(Never thought)
Never thought, Never thought,
Never thought
(Never knew)
Never knew that you would
do this to me
Do this to me
(Try to ruin me) Try to ruin me
(Be my enemy) Be my enemy
(Never thought)
Never thought, Never thought,
Never thought
(That you) That you
Would act as if you're cool with me
Why you lookin' at me


Chorus
(look at you, well well)


Messing with my reputation
Ain't even got no education
Tryna mess with my concentration
Don't even have a clue of what I'm facing
Oh you know you need to stop it
Defaming my name for a profit
God is the reason my soul is free
And I don't need you looking at me


P. Diddy Rap:
Houston, we have a problem
turn me up up
I think you're mad if you look at me
Cause on the real, look at me
Y'all don't know what it took for me
or what it took to beat
On top of the way how hard for me
Public Enemy No. 1, you've been one
The victory in it human funk
It's only wise that you move along
Bad Boy, yo, we may be some
Think not to prove me wrong
Too many girls wanna earn the rest, c'mon
It's Combs and I earn respect
That's the difference
The trick is I'm hard to manage
The only one that can judge me in styles is jazz
(I love you mama)
It's the man won't stop, the girl won't quit
Diddy-Whitney is an instant hit, yeah
Why you lookin'at me

Chorus

P. Diddy:
I'm only human
Feel me
Just like you
I make mistakes too
God's child
I like this right here
Whitney Houston
(Why you lookin'at me)
We love you
You strong black woman you
Yeah