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Artist: Jennifer Lopez
Canonical path: /jennifer-lopez/gotta-be-there
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Gotta Be There
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Gotta Be There
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I wanna be where you are...
(Baby I stayed away too long...)
I wanna be where you are...
I remember us saying we should split
Had a lot goin on
And you weren't part of it
You tryin to reason with me
I admit but I did
Now I walk around so, so sick!
And now I'm feenin for you, that's a fact!
Got me missin you like LA misses Shaq
What I gotta do... on a mission to get you back!
Cause I'm just that whack without you...
Baby, baby I...
Really didn't mean it when I said it
I'll admit , I was trippin, flippin out about some non-sense!
I was on a whole nother level
Now I got it all together, I was sick, now I'm better!
I was trying to push you away
Really wanted you to stay
Didn't that was the case
I'm just plain crazy
Cause round here lately
Been thinkin bout nothin but my baby!
If you're in Houston (Baby I gotta be there)
Hostin in Atlanta (Baby I gotta be there)
Chillin in New York (Baby I gotta be there)
Somewhere 'round Puerto Rico (Baby I gotta be there)
If you're Chicago (Baby I gotta be there)
Hangin out in the M.I.A (Baby I gotta be there)
Baby you could be in L.A (Baby I gotta be there)
I just wanna be your lady (Baby I gotta be there)
I wanna be where you are...
(Baby I stayed away too long...)
I wanna be where you are...
What's gone is gone
And I wanna take it back
I'm not living in the past but
But now I want you back!
Gotta get you, gotta get you here
I've been lookin... following you everywhere!
Eveywhere baby!
I'd apologize 1,000 times to you if I can prove
Prove baby I'm wrong and out of breath
I been around the world tryin to get to you!
Baby, baby I...
Really didn't mean it when I said it
I'll admit, I was trippin, flippin out about some non-sense!
I was on a whole nother level
Now I got it, all together, I was sick, now I'm better!
I was trying to push you away
Really wanted you to stay
Didn't that was the case
I'm just plain crazy
Cause round here lately
Been thinkin bout nothin but my baby!
If you're in Houston (Baby I gotta be there)
Hostin in Atlanta (Baby I gotta be there)
Chillin in New York (Baby I gotta be there)
Somewhere 'round Puerto Rico (Baby I gotta be there)
If you're Chicago (Baby I gotta be there)
Hangin out in the M.I.A (Baby I gotta be there)
Baby you could be in L.A (Baby I gotta be there)
I just wanna be your lady (Baby I gotta be there)
I wanna be where you are...
(Baby I stayed away too long...)
I wanna be where you are...
Baby...
Come on back to me...
If you're in Houston (Baby I gotta be there)
Hostin in Atlanta (Baby I gotta be there)
Chillin in New York (Baby I gotta be there)
Somewhere 'round Puerto Rico (Baby I gotta be there)
If you're Chicago (Baby I gotta be there)
Hangin out in the M.I.A (Baby I gotta be there)
Baby you could be in L.A (Baby I gotta be there)
I just wanna be your lady (Baby I gotta be there)
If you're in Houston (Baby I gotta be there)
Hostin in Atlanta (Baby I gotta be there)
Chillin in New York (Baby I gotta be there)
Somewhere 'round Puerto Rico (Baby I gotta be there)
If you're Chicago (Baby I gotta be there)
Hangin out in the M.I.A (Baby I gotta be there)
Baby you could be in L.A (Baby I gotta be there)
I just wanna be your lady (Baby I gotta be there)
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