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I Wanna Be Lyrics — Kehlani | Dork

Lyrics
Kehlani
I Wanna Be Lyrics

Lyrics

I Wanna Be

From SweetSexySavage (Deluxe)2017

Written by Bryan “Composer” Nelson, Ester Dean, Karen Chin, Kehlani, P-LO, Starrah, Tony Kelly

Produced by Bryan “Composer” Nelson, P-LO

Lyrics

I Wanna Be

Tell me what I gotta do to make you fall in love Tell me what I gotta do to make you want this love Tell me what I gotta do to keep you coming my way Tell me what I gotta do, I'll come and pick you up Oh, I would like (oh, I would like) To get to know (to get to know) If this could be (if this could be) Be what we want (be what we want) Oh, I would like (oh, I would like) To get to know (to get to know) If I could have (if I could have) You for my own now I wanna be (I wanna be) the only girl that you ever need (I wanna be) I wanna be the only place that you wanna be (I wanna be) I want this to be for forever I know that you're with it but you can do better I want a lifetime love, I want a guarantee Baby Tell me what I gotta do to keep laying down my lane Tell me how you like it, I'ma put them hoes to shame I'll do what I gotta do to keep you coming my way I know what I gotta do to make you call my name Oh, I would like (oh I would like) To get to know (to get to know) If this could be (if this could be) Be what we want (be what we want) Oh, I would like (oh I would like) To get to know (to get to know) If I could have (if I could have) You for my own now I wanna be (I wanna be yeah, I wanna be) the only girl that you ever need (I wanna be) I wanna be the only place that you wanna be (I wanna be) I want this to be for forever I know that you're with it but you can do better I want a lifetime love, I want a guarantee Baby I wanna be, I wanna be, I wanna be Who you pull up and slide in for, yeah I wanna be, I wanna be, I wanna be Be the one that you riding for Needing love, I'll be the one who you providing for (know) Know I'm the one, what they trying for? Yeah What you want, what you hiding for? Pull up, let me get you in the zone (and I wanna be) I wanna be the only girl that you ever need (I wanna be the only girl that you ever need) (I wanna be) I wanna be the only place that you wanna be (I wanna be the only place na na na) (I wanna be) I want this to be for forever I know that you're with it but you can do better I want a lifetime love, I want a guarantee baby Oh, oh Yeah, yeah Uh, huh

Lyrics provided by LRCLIB

About this track

"I Wanna Be" is a song by Kehlani from the album SweetSexySavage (Deluxe), released in 2017. The song was written by Bryan “Composer” Nelson, Ester Dean, Karen Chin, Kehlani, P-LO, Starrah, Tony Kelly. It was produced by Bryan “Composer” Nelson, P-LO.

Kehlani profile →SweetSexySavage (Deluxe) album →Track profile →

Track 18 of 37TSNMI / Atlantic

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David Nakaji— 411 credits as producer →
MaddMix— 458 credits as assistant mixing engineer →
Jeff Vaughn— 7 credits as songwriter →
Chris Athens— 3,655 credits as songwriter & producer →
Jaycen Joshua— 2,535 credits as songwriter & producer →
Bryan “Composer” Nelson— 26 credits as songwriter & producer →
P-LO— 112 credits as songwriter & producer →

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