Donny Hathaway - I Love You More Than You'll Ever Know

Donny Edward Hathaway (October 1, 1945 -- January 13, 1979) was an American soul musician.

Hathaway contracted with Atlantic Records in 1969 and with his first single for the Atco label, "The Ghetto, Part I" in early 1970, Rolling Stone magazine "marked him as a major new force in soul music."His collaborations with Roberta Flack scored high on the charts and won him the Grammy Award for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal for the duet, "Where Is the Love" in 1973. Six years later, his body was found outside the luxury hotel Essex House in New York City; his death was ruled a suicide.

Lyrics

If I ever leave you....you can say I told you so!
And if I ever hurt you baby..... you know I hurt myself as well.

Is that any way for a man to carry on
Do you think I want my loved one gone
Said I love you
More than you'll ever know
More than you'll ever know

When I wasn't making much money
You know where my paycheck went
You know I brought it home to baby
And I never spent a red cent

Is that any way for a man to carry on
Do you think I want my loved one gone
Said I love you
More than you'll ever know
More than you'll ever know

I'm not trying to be
just any kind of man
I'm just trying to be somebody
You can love, trust and understand
I know that I can be
yeaaahhhh
A part of you that no one else could see

I just wanna hear,a hear ya say
its allright
yeahhh yeahhh

I'm only flesh and blood
But I can be everything that you demand
I can be king of everythang
Or just a tiny grain of sand

Is that anyway for a man to carry on
Do you think he wants his little loved one gone
I love you baby, i love you baby
i love youMore than you'll ever know

If I ever leave you....you can say I told you so!
And if I ever hurt you ..... you know I hurt myself as well.

Is that anyway for a man to carry on
Do you think he wants his little loved one gone
I treid to tell ya I love you baby, i love you baby
yea i love you baby
i love you More than you'll ever know

i love you
i love you
i love you baby!!

i told you so many times before
I love you
I love

[Greyareas]

When most singers sing a song, you hear it. When Donny Hathaway sings a song, you *_feel_* it.

[goddessblack]

He truly passed his gift down to his daughter she’s just a replica of her dad ❤❤❤

[g.a.b.]

Any thumb down, get the f*%k outta here. This is real muzik! Real MFukkahs know the deal, Praise Be to God for blessing us with this legendary musician, composer, producer, songwriter, and performer.

[gwynnielsen]

This classic has the tone of a confession. There is something so incredibly honest about it. Every woman on the planet wants a man to sing her this one.

[saifullahpowell]

I’m only flesh and blood but I can be anything you demand I can be king of everything or a tiny grain of sand
That’s some real shit there

[opemilekanadesunloye]

I'm 17 and I don't know how I found out about Donny Hathaway but I love him. Wish more of my peers would understand actual art.

[aajaylee]

Glad to be a part of a generation that heard these legends such as Donny Hathaway first hand. True talent has died in this day and age. How is it you can listen to a song from back in the day and it still sounds as good now as it did then? Tunes today if you’re lucky, last a few weeks and it goes and collects dust in the recesses of your Spotify. Today’s artists have no staying power. The 90’s was the last of it, after that everything turned to 💩💩💩

[CatKonk]

His music rolls over me like a warm blanket.

[b_f_d_d]

Who else likes to hear old songs over and over again ?

[angelmaree]

Drinking wine by myself and listening to this piece of pure heaven. Hits my soul to the core. Timeless and purely precious. Thank you Jesus for the magic of Donny 🙏❤️

[joevokey]

Donny could sing the phone book & still sound phenomenal!!

[abcedfgful]

arguably one of the purest voices in music, bar none.

[musizlovva]

This is the true definition of when a man really.loves a woman and.is not scared to express it.

[janedow]

This song makes me and my husband become one person. We love listening to Donny. Donny nailed it. What passion. What delivery. What a voice.

[TheSanni]

Damn this voice hits every spot inside my body 🔥

[jasonchitty]

Is it just me or does anyone else get chills to the soul when Donny sings? To the soul baby, to the soul...

[mannswifee]

Donny had that voice that made you reflect and think, nothing left to do when listening but turn off the lights, light candles and incense, sip your drink of choice, and cry..so melodic and sexy

[calhounmoose]

I love Donny Hathaway. This man saved my life.

[lionheartroar]

Astounding depth and control. Donny is an under celebrated legend. R.I.P. great man.

[chevydude]

Donny Hathaway was pure musical genius.