There are at least three artists known as Case.

1. an R&B performer … Read Full Bio ↴There are at least three artists known as Case.

1. an R&B performer from New York, NY, United States.
2. a British punk / ska / oi! band of the early 1980's (reformed in 2011)
3. a rapper, skateboarder and drummer from San Francisco, CA, United States

1. Case Woodard was born in New York City and was signed to Def Soul records. He first started working in the R&B industry as a backup singer, working with big name R&B artists like Usher. In 1996, Case released his self-titled debut album. The album featured "Touch Me Tease Me" with rapper Foxy Brown and R&B singer Mary J. Blige, the hit single from "The Nutty Professor". The single went gold, reaching #4 on the R&B charts and #14 on the Hot 100.

Case's second album,Personal Conversation, was released in 1999 and went gold. The album featured the hit single "Happily Ever After" which reached #3 on the R&B charts and #15 on the Hot 100. The album's other single, "Think Of You" failed to do well on the charts, managing to only reach #50 on the R&B charts.

Open Letter, Case's most well-known album was released in 2001. The album went gold, likely a result of the single "Missing You." "Missing You" is Case's only #1 single to date as it topped the R&B charts and reached #4 on the Hot 100.

After the success of “Open Letter”, Case moved to Atlanta to be closer to his children, and has over the last several years proven to be a real survivor. To say his seven years “away” from music have been interesting would be an understatement. In 2002 his true determination to survive was witnessed when Case accidentally shot himself in the throat. The bullet that went in through his throat and came out of the back of his neck was miraculously less than a centimeter away from paralyzing and killing him. To the shock of everyone around, Case was out of the hospital in four hours with just bandages around his neck.

With no damage done to his vocal chords Case continued to work on completing his fourth album, but due to professional differences Case asked to be released from Def Jam Records in 2004. He has since worked through the challenges of a changing music industry and partnered with manager Blue Williams to create and independent record label, Indigo Blue. Case is now poised to release his much anticipated album, The Rose Experience in Fall 2008.

A great deal of Case's success has been due to his appearance on movie soundtracks. Many of Case's most popular tracks appear on the soundtracks for Nutty Professor, Rush Hour, Nutty Professor II and The Best Man. These singles were "Touch Me Tease Me" (Nutty Professor), "Faded Pictures" (Rush Hour), "Best Man I Can Be" (The Best Man) and "Missing You" (Nutty Professor II).

2. Hailing from South London, United Kingdom, Case were a five-piece punk (sometimes ska-tinged) outfit led by vocalist Matthew Newman. Their best known line-up featured drummer Derwent, sax players Neil Pyzer and Micky Donnelly, guitarist Rob Brooks and bassist Marc Adams. Their only official release was the Wheat From The Chaff EP (1983), until all of their demo recordings were gathered up on the compilation CD, Ain't Gonna Dance (2011).

Already Have
Case Lyrics

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You seem to think my love
For you could some how pass
Cause I was told by friends
About your scandalous past
Wish you could see inside
And know just how I feel
We said the past was dead
And I feel that way still

1 - And through this life we'll
Walk together
And I no longer search to try to find
Cause I already have you baby.

2 - I already have what I want
I already have what I need
You're beautiful inside and out
And baby you've got to believe
I already have what I want
I already have what I need
You're my number one, the only one
And baby you've got to believe

Lady I know that I am not a perfect man
But show what's best I can exactly where you stand girl
I can't even look no more
I know I found true love
So sorry if I made it seem like love has faded
You will never walk alone baby

[Repeat 1]

[Repeat 2]

Leaving you alone
Sending you without your love
Its not an option I could see
A choice that's right for me
Cause lady you know I belong to you
Don't want to live no more
Cause living is that you are gone
You're in my heart, you're in my soul
I feel you deep down, way down deep in my soul

[Repeat 2 until fade]

Overall Meaning

In the song "Already Have" by Case, the singer opens up about his feelings towards his lover who has a scandalous past. He acknowledges that his lover might think that his love for her could pass due to her past, but he already has her, and he no longer seeks to find someone else. The singer wishes that she could see inside his heart and understand just how much he loves her. He also refers to a pact they made in the past that the past is dead, and he still feels that way even though he has heard about her scandals. The song emphasizes that they will walk together through life.

In the following verse, the singer tells his lover that he is not perfect, but he does the best he can to show her exactly where she stands in his life. He apologizes if he has ever made it seem like his love for her has faded because he has found true love and will never walk alone again. In the chorus, Case says that he already has everything he wants and needs because his lover is beautiful inside and out. He tells her that she's his number one and that she must believe it.

The song's last verse talks about the singer's decision never to leave his lover. He cannot envision a life without her, and he is in love with her heart and soul. He says that she's in his heart and soul, and he feels her deep down in his being. The song "Already Have" expresses the singer's deep love and devotion to his lover, no matter what her past may be.

Line by Line Meaning

You seem to think my love For you could some how pass Cause I was told by friends About your scandalous past
You believed that my love for you would disappear because I found out about your past from friends

Wish you could see inside And know just how I feel We said the past was dead And I feel that way still
I wish you understood the depth of my feelings for you; we agreed to move on from the past and I still feel the same way

And through this life we'll Walk together And I no longer search to try to find Cause I already have you baby.
We will walk together in this life, and I don't need to search for anything else because I already have you

I already have what I want I already have what I need You're beautiful inside and out And baby you've got to believe I already have what I want I already have what I need You're my number one, the only one And baby you've got to believe
I have everything I could ever want or need with you; you're beautiful both inside and out, and you need to believe that you're my one and only

Lady I know that I am not a perfect man But show what's best I can exactly where you stand girl I can't even look no more I know I found true love So sorry if I made it seem like love has faded You will never walk alone baby
I'm not perfect, but I'll do my best to show you exactly where you stand with me; I don't need to look for love anymore because I know I found it with you, and I'm sorry if I ever made you doubt that; I'll always be by your side

Leaving you alone Sending you without your love Its not an option I could see A choice that's right for me Cause lady you know I belong to you Don't want to live no more Cause living is that you are gone You're in my heart, you're in my soul I feel you deep down, way down deep in my soul
Leaving you alone and without my love is not something I could ever do, because you're the right choice for me; I belong to you and can't imagine life without you; you're always in my heart and soul

Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: SHEP CRAWFORD, ERITZA LAUES, CASE E WOODARD

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