Cover art for I Gotta Be by Jagged Edge

I Gotta Be

Feb. 7, 19981 viewer23.6K views

I Gotta Be Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Don't wanna make a scene
I really don't care if people stare at us
Sometimes I think I'm dreamin'
I pinch myself just to see if I'm awake or not (Oh)

[Pre-Chrous]
Is it real, what I feel? Could it be
You and me 'til the end of time
Never part, take my heart, hold it tight
It's true love, you know I gotta be

[Chorus]
I gotta be the one you touch (Oh)
Baby, I gotta be the one you love (I'm tellin' you that)
I gotta be the one you feel
And I gotta be the one to fill your life with sunshine
I gotta be the one you know
'Cause I will always love you so (I'm lovin' you, girl)
I gotta be the one you need
I'm just tellin' you that I gotta be

[Verse 2]
I picture you and me
Startin' a life together, we could be
We'll take this vow to love one another
Make this thing a reality, ooh
[Pre-Chrous]
Is it real, what I feel? Could it be (Ooh)
You and me 'til the end of time
Never part, take my heart, hold it tight
It's true love, I just gotta be

[Chorus]
I gotta be the one you touch (I'll be the one you touch, babe)
Baby, I gotta be the one you love (I'll be the one you love)
I gotta be the one you feel (Oh, yeah)
And I gotta be the one to fill your life with sunshine (Gotta be your—)
I gotta be the one you know
'Cause I will always love you so (I'll be the one you love, I'll be the one you love, oh, yeah)
I gotta be the one you need
I'm just tellin' you that I gotta be, oh

[Outro]
You make me whole, you make me right (Ooh)
Don't ever wanna think about you leaving my life (Don't you ever go nowhere)
You make me whole, you make me right (Baby, you're right here in my life, oh)
Don't ever wanna think about you leaving my life
You make me whole, you make me right (Baby)
Don't ever wanna think about you leaving my life (Baby, baby, baby)
You make me whole, you make me right (Oh-woah)
Don't ever wanna think about you leaving my life

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Jagged Edge is an American R&B group from Atlanta, Georgia. The group, initially signed to record producer Jermaine Dupri’s So So Def Recordings, is best known for their string of hit singles including “Let’s Get Married” and “Where the Party At” (featuring Nelly), most of which were produced by Dupri. The group’s members include identical twin lead singers Brian and Brandon Casey as well as Richard Wingo and Kyle Norman. The group’s debut album, (1997), performed poorly at the time of its release, however, their subsequent albums until 2007 all became commercial successes—debuting within the top 10 of the 200.Wingo was a late addition to the group, added after a recommendation from Kandi Burruss of Xscape. Burruss was also the one who brought the group to the attention of Dupri, who signed them to his Columbia Records distributed imprint, So So Def Recordings. The name is derived the song “Snake” by rapper Ol' Dirty Bastard’s debut album , more specifically, the beginning of RZA’s verse, which states, “Jagged Edge, Rockhead God, hard as Stonehenge…”

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How did the single chart?
Genius Answer

“I Gotta Be” peaked at #23 on the Hot 100 chart the week of August 15, 1998, and spent a total of 16 weeks in the chart.

Are there any live performances of the track?
Genius Answer

Yes!

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