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Lately Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Lately, I have had the strangest feeling
With no vivid reason here to find
Yet the thought of losing you's been hanging
'Round my mind
Far more frequently you're wearing perfume
With, you say, no special place to go
But when I ask, "Will you be coming back soon?"
You don't know, never know
[Chorus]
Well, I'm a man of many wishes
I hope my premonition misses
But what I really feel my eyes won't let me hide
‘Cause they always start to cry
‘Cause this time could mean goodbye
[Verse 2]
Lately I've been staring in the mirror
Very slowly picking me apart
Trying to tell myself I have no reason
With your heart
Just the other night while you were sleeping
I vaguely heard you whisper someone's name
But when I ask you of the thoughts you're keeping
You just say nothing's changed
Lately, I have had the strangest feeling
With no vivid reason here to find
Yet the thought of losing you's been hanging
'Round my mind
Far more frequently you're wearing perfume
With, you say, no special place to go
But when I ask, "Will you be coming back soon?"
You don't know, never know
[Chorus]
Well, I'm a man of many wishes
I hope my premonition misses
But what I really feel my eyes won't let me hide
‘Cause they always start to cry
‘Cause this time could mean goodbye
[Verse 2]
Lately I've been staring in the mirror
Very slowly picking me apart
Trying to tell myself I have no reason
With your heart
Just the other night while you were sleeping
I vaguely heard you whisper someone's name
But when I ask you of the thoughts you're keeping
You just say nothing's changed
[Chorus]
Well, I'm a man of many wishes
I hope my premonition misses
But what I really feel my eyes won't let me hide
‘Cause they always start to cry
‘Cause this time could mean goodbye, goodbye
Oh, I'm a man of many wishes
I hope my premonition misses
But what I really feel my eyes won't let me hide
‘Cause they always start to cry
‘Cause this time could mean goodbye
Well, I'm a man of many wishes
I hope my premonition misses
But what I really feel my eyes won't let me hide
‘Cause they always start to cry
‘Cause this time could mean goodbye, goodbye
Oh, I'm a man of many wishes
I hope my premonition misses
But what I really feel my eyes won't let me hide
‘Cause they always start to cry
‘Cause this time could mean goodbye
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“Lately” is the ninth track on Stevie’s album Hotter Than July. It is also one of Stevie’s most know hit songs. The song is a hit and was famously covered by the legendary R&B group Jodeci.
The song is about the wonders of a person feeling that your woman or man is cheating or seeing someone else.
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Recorded At
Wonderland Studios, Los Angeles, California
Release Date
September 29, 1980
Songs That Sample Lately
Lately Covers
Lately by Jodeci, Lately (Studio Version) by Jodeci, Nada Mais / Lately by Lisa Ono, Lately by Nnenna Freelon, Lately by The Twilight Orchestra, Lately by The Gary Tesca Orchestra, Nada Mais (Lately) by Gal Costa, Lately (World Beat Peace Mix) by Jodeci, Lately by Carl Anderson, Bilitis/Lately by Des O'Connor, Lately by RJ Helton, Lately by Operación Triunfo 2020 (Ft. Bruno Alves (ESP)), Lately by Colton Dixon, Lately (Stevie Wonder) by Smooth Jazz All Stars, Lately by Karima Ammar & Lately by S Club
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