[Intro] Ooh, hey Oh yeah [Verse 1] It's almost 4 AM And I'm all by myself I'm wondering when you've been And are you in love with someone else It's such a fine affair We almost had it all We grow old once and then It's colder now in any weather [Pre-Chorus] I've been waiting Here at the gates of heaven Waiting for us To forgive and get together [Chorus] (Gotta get back to paradise) Tell me what do I need to do (Gotta get back to paradise) 'Cause I'm so in love with you Can we find a way to put the past away To start it all anew (Gotta get back, gotta get back) Yeah [Verse 2] Distant as a star Come on talk to me And take me to your heart 'Cause I've been waiting paitently We can start a fire Warm it by degrees 'Til we build it up To the love we had together [Pre-Chorus] I've been waiting Here at the gates of heaven Waiting for us To forgive and get together [Chorus] (Gotta get back to paradise) Tell me what do I need to do (Gotta get back to paradise) 'Cause I'm so in love with you Can we find a way to put the past away And start it all anew (Gotta get back, gotta get back) Ooh, yeah [Bridge] (Find a way) I got to find a way (To your heart) To your heart, my darling (Let's retrace our steps) Along the way And find the place where we went wrong We gotta get back to where we belong Oh, oh, we gotta find a way to get back to where, where we belong [Scatting] Oh [Chorus] (Gotta get back to paradise) Tell me what do I need to do, yeah (Gotta get back to paradise) 'Cause I'm so in love with you Can we find a way to put the past away And start it all anew (Gotta get back to paradise) Gotta get back, gotta get back, ah, hey (Gotta get back to paradise) Tell me what am I gonna do, my baby Can we find a way to put the past away And start it all anew (Gotta get back, gotta get back) Ooh [Outro] (Gotta get back to paradise) I gotta get back, gotta get back (Gotta get back to paradise) Tell me what we're gonna do (Gotta get back to paradise) I gotta get back, my baby, gotta get back, baby (Gotta get back to paradise) Tell me what do I need to do (Gotta get back to paradise) Gotta get back to paradise (Gotta get back to paradise) Tell me what do I need to do (Gotta get back to paradise) I'm so in love with you (Gotta get back to paradise) Yeah, oh (Gotta get back to paradise)
Read the complete lyrics to "Back to Paradise" by Phyllis Hyman from the album "I Refuse to Be Lonely" in 1995. On Lyrks you can follow along with the full text, explore the artist's discography, and discover related songs. The track is often categorized under Adult Contemporary, Soul, R&B.
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