From the recording What If I Told You
Drums: Tony “Raffa Dean” White
Lead guitar: Ras Kawintseb Sellassie
Rhythm guitar: Derrick “Jah D” Lambert
Keyboards: Andru Branch
Percussion: Andru Branch, Antonio Jardim
Trumpet: Clark McLeod
Trombone: Art Gold
Saxophone: Jonno Lightstone
Backing vocals: Marcia-Lynn
Words and music by Andru Branch © 1996, The Berlin Limited.
Engineered by Jim Zolis and Terrance Lee. Mixed by Paul Hussey and Otto Lee Wilson. Mastered by Noah Mintz. Produced by Andru Branch.
Lyrics
WHEN I SAY I LOVE YOU
Words and music by Andru Branch © 1996
When I say I love you
You must believe that I do
And when I say I love you
You must know that it’s true
‘Cause baby, we’re all in this together
I said baby, we’re all in this together
When the world took my son
And nailed him ‘pon a cross
You loved me and gently told me
You said “all is not lost”
When mustard gas made the world’s eyes blind
Closed up in pain
You took me and loved me,
Embraced me so tight
And picked me up again
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When prisoner camps stole away
A whole entire race
You held me close and wiped away
Those tears from on my face
And when the radio told the world
“Here comes the bomb”
You took me and loved me,
Embraced me so tight
In your sweet arms
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When the world shot him down
Poor Doctor King
You touched my heart when you said to me
“Don’t you worry about a thing”
And when the land once so green cried out
“Famine across the land”
You covered my eyes and turned my head
And led me by the hand
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