1) Fra… Read Full Bio ↴There is more than one artist that goes by the name Frankie:
1) Frankie is the solo project of musician Franziska Aigner, who released her debut EP Styx in 2022. She is cello player and studied at P.A.R.T.S. the school of choreography and dance. She appears on Okay Kaya' song Inside of a Plum.
2) Frankie is the kind of artist Bangkok Blend was created for—a songwriter’s songwriter and performer’s performer blessed with a golden voice and universal appeal—a singer who understands the vision and brings an undeniable talent to the process. She’s a joy for any listener to discover—a lover and a fighter and old-soul trader in genuine energy, aiming straight for the heart. Frankie turns a sly eye to the pageantry of emotion, the drama of love and the mysteries of everyday life with a disarming mixture of sincerity and cosmic insolence, unapologetically romantic, spinning golden threads of lyric and melody, each inflection and melisma planned and considered, each word tailored for meaning and effect—the pop gesture as artform. She delivers it all with carefree charm and nearly divine intuition.
Born in Maryland, in the heart of the 1990s, Frankie entered the teenage slipstream back on the east coast, past the haunted houses, surf shops, and burger joints of Salisbury, a mid-tier, rough-around-the-edges resort town. There is an inevitability to every biography, a myriad of strange narrative palm lines that twist and intersect, and she followed hers bravely to a seam of alternative beach culture, living close to the Atlantic Ocean but studying a less bronzed way of life.
If I Had You
Frankie Lyrics
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Baby if I told you once
I told you a thousand times
Every chance I get I'm dreaming of you (I do)
But if you'd only start thinking
And give love a try (give love a try)
There be nothing I wouldn't do
If I had you (all I would do)
If I had you (Is love you 'cause I wanna be with you)
A lover you want I'll be (whatever)
I'll give you everything you need if I
If I had you (If I had you, yeah)
And there ain't no other man
Who can be there like I can
Who can love you stronger and be longer
And I hope you understand
What you're doing to me
You are my everything (everything)
Baby I hope you are listening, if I
(Repeat 1)
(Jadakiss)
Uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh
If I had you
Then I wouldn't have to dream
But since I don't
Now all I do is stash my cream
Sip Cask and Cream
Mix hash with lime green
Then I try to think about
Somebody half as mean
But I can't and it's hard to
I even ask God to respond
So maybe me and you can bond
Be like Xscape and just kick it with understanding
Couple of drinks
Hit it off like companions
After that we could fly to the Grand Canyon
And have kids, half black and half Spanish
Long as we both know what's wrong and what's right
And if the Joint's hot, it's Bad Boy or Chuck Life
All you gotta do is work wit me
Rock matchin' shirts wit me
When we drive stick shift, skirt wit me
You know how the kids do
Make every wish true
After all them Lox fella's, it's official
(Repeat 1 until fade)
The song "If I Had You" by Frankie featuring Jadakiss of The Lox is about longing for someone whom the singer cannot have. Frankie sings repeatedly that every chance he gets he is dreaming of this person and wishing that they would give love a chance. He wants to be with this person so much that he would do anything for them if only they felt the same way.
Jadakiss's verse further emphasizes the idea of longing and dreaming. He raps about how he tries to distract himself from his love for this person by drinking and getting high, but ultimately, he still thinks about them all the time. He expresses a desire to connect with this person, to have a deep understanding of one another, and to build a life together.
Overall, "If I Had You" is a song about the intense longing and desire that can come with unrequited love. The lyrics are emotional and heartfelt, and the addition of Jadakiss's rap verse adds a layer of complexity to the song.
Line by Line Meaning
Baby if I told you once
I have told you many times before
I told you a thousand times
I have told you frequently and urgently
Every chance I get I'm dreaming of you (I do)
I can't stop thinking about you
But if you'd only start thinking
If you would just consider
And give love a try (give love a try)
And attempt to love me back
There be nothing I wouldn't do
I would do anything
If only I, if only I
If only I could have you
If I had you (all I would do)
If I had you, all I would do is love you
If I had you (Is love you 'cause I wanna be with you)
If I had you, I would love you because I want to be with you
A lover you want I'll be (whatever)
I will be the lover you desire, no matter what
I'll give you everything you need if I
I would give you everything you need if I had you
And there ain't no other man
No other man compares
Who can be there like I can
No one can be there for you like I can
Who can love you stronger and be longer
I can love you longer and stronger than anyone else
And I hope you understand
I hope you realize
What you're doing to me
How you're affecting me
You are my everything (everything)
You mean everything to me
Baby I hope you are listening, if I
I hope you are paying attention
If I had you
If I had you
(Jadakiss)
Uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh
If I had you
If I had you
Then I wouldn't have to dream
I wouldn't have to imagine or wish for you
But since I don't
But I don't have you
Now all I do is stash my cream
Now all I do is save my money
Sip Cask and Cream
Drink Cask and Cream liquor
Mix hash with lime green
Combine hash with a type of marijuana
Then I try to think about
Then I attempt to think of
Somebody half as mean
Someone who is not as cruel
But I can't and it's hard to
But it's difficult to find someone else like you
I even ask God to respond
I ask God to answer my prayers
So maybe me and you can bond
So maybe we can connect
Be like Xscape and just kick it with understanding
Be like the R&B group Xscape and just spend time together with mutual understanding
Couple of drinks
Have a few drinks
Hit it off like companions
Connect like close friends
After that we could fly to the Grand Canyon
After that we could travel to the Grand Canyon
And have kids, half black and half Spanish
And have children who are bi-racial
Long as we both know what's wrong and what's right
As long as we both understand morality
And if the Joint's hot, it's Bad Boy or Chuck Life
And if the music is good, it's either from Bad Boy Records or Chuck Phillips' radio show
All you gotta do is work wit me
All you have to do is cooperate with me
Rock matchin' shirts wit me
Wear matching shirts with me
When we drive stick shift, skirt wit me
When we drive a manual shift car, wear a skirt with me
You know how the kids do
You understand current trends and culture
Make every wish true
Make every desire reality
After all them Lox fella's, it's official
After all of The Lox members, it's certain
(Repeat 1 until fade)
Contributed by Sadie C. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@heygoldenn
it’s 2023 now and this song/album stillllll has me in a chokehold ! ✨
@mujahidcarter3885
Whats the name of this album
@thelunaalchemist
Finally found it on vinyl. It’s coming in a week!
@SL504NYY26
I was 18 the first time I heard this song and I told myself one day i'm gonna make love to this song. So fast forward to 2001 i'm 21 and in love with this one girl and I couldn't put into words how i felt about her. Then I heard this song again and i had to let her hear it. So when I finally got the chance to play it for her, she was speechless. She pressed repeat and we wound up makin love to this song. Now we married with two kids........lol THANK YOU FRANKIE lol
@user-pd9fe1vx3i
10 years late but this is so sweet🥺
@Nada-ji9ou
aww yall so cute 🙃 #GOALS
@user-kf1it7fk9s
Now that's a LOVE SONG STORY!!! 🙌🏽💯🔥👏🏽 Timeless music + Impact! I love it. Frankie, receive your medals 🥇🏅
@storyofmylife7080
You had no business having sex outside of marriage…her daddy should have came in and bopped yo head!!!!!!
@msaawillis
Aww that is amazing.. I had similar feelings for this song during the same years.. (we are obviously the same age) my sons father were so in love with this song.. but we didn't last.. now we are good friends and have definitely marked this song as ours and in the history books of music we fell in love with together.. his wife doesn't know this.. but shes a great woman all the same..
@kasinomills
He's doing well.. he's my cousin, he's still singing and doing music!!!