Promises Lyrics - Acoustic Soul - India Arie

When I think about the turn my life has taken 

I know it's because of you, that I receive so many blessings 

I had a home but no privacy, I didn't know a thing about my legacy 

When I realized you were there for me, I called on your name and you came 

And you did, just what you said, for that I'll love you forever 

You kept, your word to me, for that I'll love you forever 

A promise, is a promise in my eyes 

Can't say you're gonna just to compromise 

The very thing that keeps two hearts intertwined 

A promise is a promise you can't deny, there's no way 

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I think of when there was a young boy, not even two years old 

Blessed with a mother who loved him so, she abandoned her dreams to nourish his own 

It wasn't easy for the two of them, but she knew she had to give him a chance 

At a better life, it was only right, so she worked and she prayed 

And she did, just what she say, for that he'll love her forever 

She kept her word to him, for that he'll love her forever 

A promise is a promise, in my eyes 

Can't say you're gonna just to compromise 

The very thing that keeps two hearts intertwined 

A promise is a promise you can't deny, there's no way 

A man's only as good as his word 

Her wedding day and she's thinking 'bout the way he won her affection 

She was so cynical about love 'cause she didn't want to be heart broken again 

He looked her in her eye with sincerity, said he only wanted to protect her so she 

Took a chance on him and she's glad she did because he came for real 

And he did, just what he said, for that she'll love him forever 

He kept his word to her, for that she'll love him forever 

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A promise is a promise, in my eyes 

Can't say you're gonna just to compromise 

The very thing that keeps two hearts intertwined 

A promise is a promise you can't deny, there's no way 

No way, there ain't no way 

A man's only as good as his word