Promises (Mono)-Steve Conway

[00:00.00]India.Arie [00:05.57]Promises [00:09.54] [00:20.53]When i think about the turn my life has taken [00:28.73]I know it's because of you, [00:33.30]that i receive so many blessings [00:37.94]I had a home but no privacy, [00:42.30]i didn't know a thing about my legacy [00:46.38]When i realized you were there for me, [00:51.12]i called on your name and you came [00:53.76]And you did, just what you said, [00:58.71]for that i'll love you forever [01:02.10]You kept, your word to me, [01:07.00]for that i'll love you forever [01:10.92]A promise, is a promise in my eyes [01:15.43]Can't say you're gonna just to compromise [01:19.40]The very thing that keeps two hearts intertwined [01:23.33]A promise is a promise you can't deny, there's no way [01:34.60] [01:36.25]I think of when there was a young boy, not even two years old [01:44.28]Blessed with a mother who loved him so, [01:47.73]she abandoned her dreams to nourish his own [01:52.71]It wasn't easy for the two of them, [01:56.88]but she knew she had to give him a chance [02:00.60]At a better life, it was only right, [02:06.44]so she worked and she prayed and she did, just what she said, [02:13.65]for that he'll love her forever [02:17.04]She kept her word to him, [02:21.96]for that he'll love her forever [02:25.90]A promise is a promise, in my eyes [02:30.27]Can't say you're gonna just to compromise [02:34.47]The very thing that keeps two hearts intertwined [02:38.33]A promise is a promise you can't deny, there's no way [02:47.06]A man's only as good as his word [03:08.18]Check this out [03:10.28]Her wedding day and she's thinking about the way he won her affection [03:18.32]She was so cynical about love because she didn't want to be heart broken again [03:26.70]He looked her in her eye with sincerity, said he only wanted to protect her so [03:34.10]She took a chance on him and she's glad she did because he came for real [03:42.61]And he did, just what he said, [03:47.41]for that she'll love him forever [03:50.93]He kept his word to her, [03:55.70]for that she'll love him forever [03:59.64]A promise is a promise, in my eyes [04:03.94]Can't say you're gonna just to compromise [04:08.11]The very thing that keeps two hearts intertwined [04:12.07]A promise is a promise you can't deny, there's no way [04:20.17]No way, no, there ain't no way [04:29.18]A man's only as good as his word