Aaron Neville (born January 24, 1941, New Orleans, Louisiana) is an America… Read Full Bio ↴Aaron Neville (born January 24, 1941, New Orleans, Louisiana) is an American soul and R&B singer and musician. He made his debut in 1966 with the hit single Tell It Like It Is, a Number One hit on the Billboard R&B charts. From 1977 he performed as part of The Neville Brothers with his siblings, Art Neville, Charles Neville, Cyril Neville & Ivan Neville.

Neville charted again, in 1989, when he collaborated with Linda Ronstadt on three consecutive duets: Don't Know Much, All My Life, and When Something Is Wrong with My Baby, the first two reached Number One on the Adult Contemporary charts. Neville has released more than 20 singles, including three Number Ones on the Adult Contemporary format, and a fourth on the R&B format.

His other hits have included Everybody Plays the Fool, his successful 1991 cover of the 1972 Main Ingredient song, that reached #8 on the Hot 100; Don't Take Away My Heaven, Hercules and Can't Stop My Heart From Loving You (The Rain Song). Neville's biggest solo successes have been on the Adult Contemporary chart, where "Don't Know Much," "All My Life," and "Everybody Plays the Fool" all reached Number One.

Aaron signed to SonyBMG's new Burgundy Records label in late 2005 and recorded an album of songs by Otis Redding, Marvin Gaye, Curtis Mayfield, Sam Cooke and others for Bring It On Home...The Soul Classics, released on September 19, 2006. The album, produced by Stewart Levine, features collaborations between Neville and Chaka Khan, Mavis Staples, Chris Botti, David Sanborn, Art Neville, and others. The album's first single was a remake of The Impressions' 1963 classic It's All Right.

On October 27, 2006, Neville made a guest appearance on an episode of the soap opera The Young and the Restless. He sang Stand By Me" and Ain't No Sunshine, from his album, Bring It on Home … The Soul Classics. In 2008 he released Gold, which includes a double album of his hits.

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Say What's In My Heart
Aaron Neville Lyrics

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My eyes can't lie to you
My kiss my kiss can only tell you true now
You say you have your doubts
But I say I don't know what that talks about now

My world, I have given you
I never gave myself the way I gave myself to you
What have I gotta do

To make you believe I love you
What have I gotta say
To make you believe you're the one for me

Didn't you hold me last night
Didn't you look in my eyes
Didn't I, didn't I say what's in my heart
Didn't my heart tell you true,
That I could only love you
Didn't I, didn't I say what's in my heart
When I say I love you,
I say what's in my heart

There is no other love
I know that God knows you're the only one so
Why can't you believe when I tell you
There ain't nobody
There ain't nobody but you in my heart

Long as we've been together
You should know by now the love I feel,
I feel forever

What have I gotta do
To make you believe I love you
What have I gotta say
To make you believe you're the one for me,
Didn't you hold me last night
Didn't you look in my eyes
Didn't I, didn't I say what's in my heart
Didn't my heart tell you true,
That I could only love you
Didn't I, didn't I say what's in my heart
When I say I love you I say what's in my heart

I'll never walk away, I'll never leave your side,
I'll never break your heart
Looking in someone else's eyes
Your the one I need, the air that I breathe
I won't live one day without you, believe me

Didn't you hold me last night,
Didn't you look in my eyes,
Didn't I, didn't I say what's in my heart,
Didn't my heart tell you true,
That I could only love you
Didn't I, didn't I say what's in my heart
When I say I love you I say what's in my heart

Didn't you hold me last night,
Didn't you look in my eyes,
Didn't I, didn't I say what's in my heart,
Didn't my heart tell you true,
That I could only love you
Didn't I, didn't I say what's in my heart,
Didn't you hold me last night

Didn't you look in my eyes
Didn't I, didn't I say what's in my heart

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Aaron Neville's "Say What's In My Heart" speaks of reassurance and commitment in a relationship. The singer seemingly can't convince his partner of his love and devotion, and is pleading with her to believe in him. He assures her that his eyes and his kiss speak the truth, and that he has given her his world, but it seems like it's not enough to convince her. The singer asks what more he can do or say to make her believe that she's the only one he wants and needs, and that he'll never walk away from her. He concludes by telling her that he loves her with all his heart, and everything he says is straight from his heart.

The lyrics can be interpreted in different ways, but one possible interpretation is that the singer is trying to overcome insecurity and trust issues in the relationship. He is frustrated that his partner doubts his love, despite his efforts to prove it to her. He's practically asking for acknowledgement from here to believe he loves her through his words, kiss or even his eyes whenever they make eye contact. As he sings "What have I gotta say, to make you believe you're the one for me" and "What have I gotta do, to make you believe I love you", it shows that he genuinely cares about their relationship and is willing to do anything to make it work.

Line by Line Meaning

My eyes can't lie to you
I can't fake my feelings for you

My kiss my kiss can only tell you true now
My actions show my love

You say you have your doubts
You have uncertainty

But I say I don't know what that talks about now
I don't understand why you doubt me

My world, I have given you
I've given you everything

I never gave myself the way I gave myself to you
I've never loved anyone as deeply as I love you

What have I gotta do
What must I do

To make you believe I love you
To convince you of my love

What have I gotta say
What must I tell you

To make you believe you're the one for me
To make you understand you're the only one for me

Didn't you hold me last night
We were close last night