Mary J. Blige
Mary J. Blige
Mary J. Blige
Mary J. Blige
Mary J. Blige
Mary J. Blige
Mary J. Blige
Mary J. Blige
Mary J. Blige & Sam Smith
Mary J. Blige
Mary J. Blige & Disclosure
Mary J. Blige
In this song, Mary J focuses in on the emotions associated with the recovery period after a breakup. However, the impact of the past breakup is increased when she confronts her new man.
[Verse 1]
Tryna find a way to explain this
Why you can't touch me tonight
I can feel you gettin' impatient
But I really can't let you inside
Bad, how deep the pain is
Ooh, you just couldn't believe
And yeah I seem good on the surface
But I'm a mess, I'm a mess underneath
[Refrain]
See, winter took most of my heart
And spring punched me right in the stomach
Summer came lookin' for blood
And by autumn I was left with nothin'
[Chorus]
It took a whole damn year to repair my body
It took a whole damn year
It took a whole damn year to repair my body
It's been a bad five years
Gon' take a long, long year for me to trust somebody
Gon' take a long, long year
Gon' take a long, long year for me to touch somebody
It's been a bad five years
[Verse 2]
Not tryna do this on purpose
Boy, I really wish I could
Don't act like you never heard this
I know you haven't misunderstood
But the others just wouldn't respect it
Don't tell me you as well
I thought we were headed for Heaven
But you're 'bout to take me back to Hell
[Refrain]
See, winter took most of my heart
And spring punched me right in the stomach
Summer came lookin' for blood
And by autumn I was left with nothin'
[Chorus]
It took a whole damn year to repair my body
It took a whole damn year
It took a whole damn year to repair my body
It's been a bad five years
Gon' take a long, long year for me to trust somebody
Gon' take a long, long year
Gon' take a long, long year for me to touch somebody
It's been a bad five years
It took a whole damn year to repair my body
It took a whole damn year
It took a whole damn year to repair my body
It's been a bad five years
Gon' take a long, long year for me to trust somebody
Gon' take a long, long year
Gon' take a long, long year for me to touch somebody
It's been a bad five years
[Outro]
Bad to the liver, bad to the bone
Bad to the liver, bad to the bone
Bad to the liver, bad to the bone
It's been a bad five years
Whole Damn Year was written by Mary J. Blige & Emeli Sandé & Knox Brown.
Whole Damn Year was produced by Knox Brown.
Mary J. Blige released Whole Damn Year on Mon Dec 01 2014.