Joe is an American R&B singer. Born and raised in Columbus, Georgia, he lat… Read Full Bio ↴Joe is an American R&B singer. Born and raised in Columbus, Georgia, he later relocated to Atlanta, Georgia, and signed a record deal with Polygram Records in 1992. He rose to prominence after releasing his debut album Everything the following year. He followed it with a series of successful albums under Jive Records, including All That I Am (1997), the international bestseller My Name Is Joe (2000) as well as the multi-certified albums Better Days (2001) and And Then... (2003). Several songs from these albums became hit singles on the pop and R&B record charts, including the number-one hit "Stutter", the top ten entries "All the Things (Your Man Won't Do)", "Don't Wanna Be a Player", and "I Wanna Know" as well as his collaborations "Faded Pictures", "Thank God I Found You" and "Still Not a Player".

Testify
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Lady I use to be the type
To share all my lonely nights
And wake up in the morning to a woman I barely knew or liked and,
Then you came along and changed my life
And only now I realize
I would never wanna jeopardize your heart and our love that's why
La la la da la la
I got to testify

La la la da la la da
La la la da la la la
Cause you are so special lady
Testify yeah.
I'm so glad that I found you..
I'm so glad that you choose me

I just love the fact that your,
Your so spiritually grounded,
When I thought I lost my faith it was you who helped me find it baby
And through all my hopes and dreams
You always supported me
Never once did you doubt me
You just cheered me on and told me to be strong and that's why
La la la da da la la
I got to testify

No matter how hard it gets your always by my side lady
That's why I got love for you
That's why I got trust for ya
No matter how lost I get
I still some how find my way back to you and
And I promise I promise always trust and be true to you girl
And that's why
That's why I got to testify
Cause you are so wonderful to me
You are my precious queen lady
And I love how you always got my back lately
Whether I'm wrong or right
And your always always by my side
That's why I love ya
Ill do the same for ya

To the day I die da da da
La la la la la la na na

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Joe's song Testify are about a man who has experienced a transformation in his life and relationships. He used to be the kind of guy who would have shallow relationships with women he barely knew or liked, but meeting his current partner changed everything for him. He realizes that he doesn't want to put their relationship in jeopardy by treating it the way he treated past relationships. The man goes on to express his love and gratitude for his partner, commending her for her spiritual grounding and unwavering support. He promises to always be true to her and love her the way she deserves to be loved.

Line by Line Meaning

Lady I use to be the type
I used to be the type of person who shares my lonely nights with someone random

To share all my lonely nights
To confide in someone who won't be there when I wake up

And wake up in the morning to a woman I barely knew or liked and,
And wake up beside a stranger I felt nothing for

Then you came along and changed my life
But then you came into my life and changed everything

And only now I realize
And now I finally see

I would never wanna jeopardize your heart and our love that's why
That I would never want to put your heart or our love in danger, and that's why

La la la da la la
La la la

I got to testify
I have to speak the truth

La la la da la la da
La la la

Cause you are so special lady
Because you are an extraordinary woman

Testify yeah.
I have to speak the truth

I'm so glad that I found you..
I'm so happy that I met you

I'm so glad that you choose me
I'm grateful that you chose me

I just love the fact that your,
I just adore that you're

Your so spiritually grounded,
You are so deeply connected with a higher power

When I thought I lost my faith it was you who helped me find it baby
When I had lost my faith, you helped me get it back

And through all my hopes and dreams
Despite all my aspirations

You always supported me
You were always there for me

Never once did you doubt me
You never once questioned me

You just cheered me on and told me to be strong and that's why
You always encouraged me to be strong, and that's why

La la la da da la la
La la la

I got to testify
I have to speak the truth

No matter how hard it gets your always by my side lady
You are always by my side no matter how tough it gets, my dear woman

That's why I got love for you
That is why I have love for you

That's why I got trust for ya
That is why I trust you

No matter how lost I get
Regardless of how astray I go

I still some how find my way back to you and
I always manage to find my way back to you somehow and

And I promise I promise always trust and be true to you girl
And I promise I will always trust and be honest with you, girl

And that's why
And that is why

That's why I got to testify
That's why I have to speak the truth

Cause you are so wonderful to me
Because you are amazing to me

You are my precious queen lady
You are my valuable queen, my dear woman

And I love how you always got my back lately
And I love how you always support me, lately

Whether I'm wrong or right
Whether I'm correct or not

And your always always by my side
And you're always by my side

That's why I love ya
That's why I love you

Ill do the same for ya
I will do the same for you

To the day I die da da da
Until I pass away, da da da

La la la la la la na na
La la la

Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Royalty Network
Written by: FRANK ROMANO, IVAN BARIAS, TROY COBIN, CARVIN HAGGINS, TROY KIRK CORBIN

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