Hill is noted as a humanitarian, and in 1996 she received an Essence Award for work which has included the 1996 founding of the Refugee Project, an outreach organization that supports a two-week overnight camp for at-risk youth, and for supporting well-building projects in Kenya and Uganda, as well as for staging a rap concert in Harlem to promote voter registration.
In 1999's Grammy Awards, Hill was nominated eleven times and won Album of the Year (beating Madonna's critically acclaimed album Ray of Light), Best New Artist, Best Female R&B Vocal Performance, Best R&B Song, Best R&B Album, setting a new record for a female performer.
Hill has four children with retired (American) football player Rohan Marley, son of the late reggae music icon, Bob Marley: Zion David Marley, born 1997, Selah Louise Marley, born 1998, and second son Joshua, born 2002. A fourth child, John, was born in 2003 and the couple married soon after.
Early life
Lauryn Hill was born in East Orange, New Jersey. Hill was the second of two children born to high school English teacher Valerie Hill and computer programmer Mal Hill. As a child, Hill incessantly listened to her parents' Motown and 1960s soul records. Music was a central part of the Hill home. Mal Hill sang at weddings, Valerie played the piano, and Lauryn's older brother Melaney played the saxophone, guitar and drums.
Hill graduated from Columbia High School (New Jersey) in Maplewood, New Jersey. Hill was an active student, cheerleader, and performer. She began her acting career at a young age, and started performing music in 1987. In 1988, 13-year old Hill appeared as an Amateur Night contestant on It's Showtime at the Apollo. Hill sang her own version of William "Smokey" Robinson's song "Who's Lovin' You?". A nervous Hill sung far away from the mic and was heckled at first; but persisted and finished her song to a standing applause, though she did not win.
Hill was childhood friends with actor Zach Braff and they both graduated from Columbia High School in 1993. Braff mentions inviting Hill to his bar Mitzvah in 1988.[1]
Hill appeared on the soap opera, As The World Turns as Kira Johnson. In December 1993, she starred in "Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit" as Rita Louise Watson. In the film, she performed the songs "His Eye Is on the Sparrow" (a duet with Tanya Blount) and "Joyful,Joyful" . It was in this role, as Rita, that she first came to national prominence, with Roger Ebert calling her "the girl with the big joyful voice". Although Sister Act I and II were originally conceived as vehicles for comedian Whoopi Goldberg, the second installment won Lauryn equal notice.
Her other acting work includes the play Club XII with MC Lyte, and the motion pictures King of the Hill (as Arletta the Elevator Operator), Hav Plenty (1997), and Restaurant (1998). She appeared on the soundtracks to Conspiracy Theory in 1996 (on the track "Can't Take My Eyes Off You") and Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood in 2002 (on the track "Selah").
Her most recent album (mixtape) entitled "The Re-Education of Lauryn Hill" was released in 2007.
Can't Take My Eyes Off of You
Lauryn Hill Lyrics
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Can't take my eyes off you
You'd be like heaven to touch (heaven to touch)
I wanna hold you so much (hold you so much)
At long last love has arrived
And I thank God I'm alive (I'm alive)
You're just too good to be true
Can't take my eyes off you (a one two, a one two)
Pardon the way that I stare (the way that I stare)
There's nothing else to compare
The sight of you leaves me weak
There are no words left to speak (words left to speak)
But if you feel like I feel
Please let me know that is real
You're just too good to be true
Can't take my eyes off you (a one two, a one two)
I need you, baby (word)
And if it's quite all right
I need you, baby
To warm the lonely nights (word)
I love you, baby
Trust in me when I say okay (when I say, it's okay)
Oh, pretty baby (oh word)
Don't let me down I pray (oh word)
Oh, pretty baby (oh word)
Now that I've found you stay (oh word)
And let me love you, oh baby
Let me love you, oh baby
You're just too good to be true
Can't take my eyes off you (eyes off of you)
You'd be like heaven to touch
I wanna hold you so much (hold you so much)
At long last love has arrived
And I thank God I'm alive
You're just too good to be true
Can't take my eyes off of you (a one two, a one two)
I need you, baby (baby)
And if it's quite all right (quite all night)
I need you, baby
To warm the lonely nights (lonely nights)
I love you, baby
Trust in me when I say it's okay
Oh, pretty baby
Don't let me down I pray
Oh, pretty baby
Now that I've found you, stay
And let me love you, oh baby
Let me love you, oh baby
I need you, baby (baby)
And if it's quite all right
I love you, baby (baby, baby, baby)
You warm the lonely nights
I need you, baby
Trust in me when I say it's okay
Oh, oh, pretty baby
Don't let me down I pray
Oh, pretty baby
Now that I've found you, stay
And let me love you, oh baby
Let me love you, oh baby
Lauryn Hill's "Can't Take My Eyes Off You" is a love song that expresses the singer's admiration of her significant other. The lyrics convey the singer's inexplicable infatuation with her partner and the way she feels when she looks at him. The song starts with Lauryn gushing about how her partner is "too good to be true" and confessing that she "can't take [her] eyes off [him]." She then goes on to describe how being near him is like being in heaven and how much she wants to hold him. The chorus repeats this sentiment, expressing the singer's amazement that such a perfect partner exists.
Later in the song, Lauryn reveals that she is aware of how she may come across, acknowledging that she might be staring too much or being too forward. However, she can't help it because she is so mesmerized by her partner. She even asks her partner to let her know if he feels the same way because it would be too good to be true.
The song ends with Lauryn expressing how much she needs her partner and that she wants him to stay with her forever. Overall, the song is a beautiful expression of love and admiration, and it highlights how amazing it feels to have a partner that makes you feel complete.
Line by Line Meaning
You're just too good to be true
You are so perfect that I can hardly believe you are real.
Can't take my eyes off you
I cannot stop looking at you because of how amazing you are.
You'd be like heaven to touch (heaven to touch)
Being able to touch you would be like experiencing heaven on earth.
I wanna hold you so much (hold you so much)
I desire to hold you with all my heart.
At long last love has arrived
After waiting for so long, true love has finally come into my life.
And I thank God I'm alive (I'm alive)
I feel so grateful to be alive and to have found such incredible love.
Pardon the way that I stare (the way that I stare)
Please excuse me for staring at you so intensely.
There's nothing else to compare
There is no one else as amazing as you.
The sight of you leaves me weak
Just seeing you makes me feel overwhelmingly weak with love.
There are no words left to speak (words left to speak)
I am at a loss for words because of how much you mean to me.
But if you feel like I feel
If you love me back and feel the same way I do,
Please let me know that is real
Please tell me that our love is genuine and true.
I need you, baby (word)
I require you in my life.
And if it's quite all right
If it is okay with you,
To warm the lonely nights (word)
To be by my side and help me through my lonely nights.
I love you, baby
I am deeply in love with you.
Trust in me when I say okay (when I say, it's okay)
Believe in me and trust me when I give you my word that everything will be okay.
Oh, pretty baby (oh word)
Oh, beautiful darling,
Don't let me down I pray (oh word)
Please do not disappoint me.
Now that I've found you stay (oh word)
Now that I have found you, please stay with me forever.
And let me love you, oh baby
Let me show you how much I love you.
You warm the lonely nights
Your love helps to alleviate my feelings of loneliness.
Oh, oh, pretty baby
Oh, beautiful darling,
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Broma 16
Written by: Bob Crewe, Robert Gaudio
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@SunnyBee626
You're just too good to be true
I can't take my eyes off you
You'd be like heaven to touch
I wanna hold you so much
At long last love has arrived
And I thank God I'm alive
You're just too good to be true
Can't take my eyes off you
Pardon the way that I stare
There's nothing else to compare
The sight of you leaves me weak
There are no words left to speak
But if you feel like I feel
Please let me know that is real
You're just too good to be true
I can't take my eyes off you
I need you baby
And if it's quite all right
I need you baby
To warm the lonely nights
I love you baby
Trust in me when I say okay
Oh pretty baby
Don't let me down I pray
Oh pretty baby
Now that I've found you stay
And let me love you, oh baby
Let me love you
You're just too good to be true
I can't take my eyes off you
You'd be like heaven to touch
I wanna hold you so much
At long last love has arrived
And I thank God I'm alive
You're just too good to be true
Can't take my eyes off of you
I need you baby
And if it's quite all right
I need you baby
To warm the lonely nights
I love you baby
Trust in me when I say it's okay
Oh pretty baby
Don't let me down I pray
Oh pretty baby
Now that I've found you stay
And let me love you, oh baby
Let me love you, oh baby
I need you baby
And if it's quite all right
I love you baby
You warm the lonely nights
I need you baby
Trust in me when I say it's okay
Oh pretty baby
Don't let me down I pray
Oh pretty baby
Now that I've found you stay
And let me love you, oh baby
Let me love you, oh baby
@laaizoliveira7850
You're just too good to be true
Can't take my eyes off you
You'd be like heaven to touch
I wanna hold you so much
At long last love has arrived
And I thank God I'm alive
You're just too good to be true
Can't take my eyes off you
Pardon the way that I stare
There's nothing else to compare
The sight of you leaves me weak
There are no words left to speak
But if you feel like I feel
Please, let me know that is real
You're just too good to be true
Can't take my eyes off you
I love you, baby
And if it's quite all right
I need you, baby
To warm the lonely nights
I love you, baby
Trust in me when I say
Oh, pretty baby
Don't let me down, I pray
Oh, pretty baby
Now that I've found you, stay
And let me love you, baby
Let me love you
You're just too good to be true
Can't take my eyes off you
You'd be like heaven to touch
I wanna hold you so much
At long last love has arrived
And I thank God I'm alive
You're just too good to be true
Can't take my eyes off You
I love you, baby
And if it's quite all right
I need you, baby
To warm the lonely nights
I love you, baby
Trust in me when I say
Oh, pretty baby
Don't bring me down, I pray
Oh, pretty baby
Now that I've found you, stay
Oh, pretty baby
Trust in me when I say
I need you, baby
Well, won't you come my way?
Oh, pretty baby
Now that I've found you, stay
And let me love you, baby
Let me love you
@jennyduan77
You're just too good to be true.
Can't take my eyes off of you.
You'd be like heaven to touch.
I wanna hold you so much.
At long last love has arrived.
And I thank God I'm alive.
You're just too good to be true.
Can't take my eyes off of you.
Pardon the way that I stare.
There's nothing else to compare.
The sight of you leaves me weak.
There are no words left to speak.
But if you feel like I feel.
Please let me know that it's real.
You're just too good to be true.
Can't take my eyes off of you.
I need you baby, if it's quite all right,
I need you baby to warm a lonely night.
I love you baby.
Trust in me when I say, "OK." (it's OK)
Oh pretty baby, "Don't let me down," I pray.
Oh pretty baby, now that I found you, stay.
And let me love you, oh baby let me love you, oh baby...
You're just too good to be true.
Can't take my eyes off of you.
You'd be like heaven to touch.
I wanna hold you so much.
At long last love has arrived.
And I thank God I'm alive.
You're just too good to be true.
Can't take my eyes off of you (I want you, I want you).
I need you baby, and if it's quite all right,
I need you baby to warm a lonely night.
I love you baby.
Trust in me when I say, "It's OK."
Oh pretty baby, "Don't let me down," I pray.
Oh pretty baby, now that I found you, stay.
And let me love you, oh baby let me love you, oh baby....
I need you baby, if it's quite all right,
I love you baby, you warm a lonely night.
I need you baby.
Trust in me when I say, "It's OK."
Oh, oh pretty baby, "Don't let me down," I pray.
Oh, pretty baby, now that I found you, stay.
And let me love you, oh baby let me love you, oh baby....
@jenf7309
Been singing this to my daughter since she was born (3 years ago) and she just started singing it back to me 😭💚
@itseliiii3883
Jen F so cute :’)
@bzrmagik912
that's so cute
@Kelkelly22
Aww mother daughter goals ❤️
@dianachophy
@@Kelkelly22 same here 📍 😂
@faizalnor6694
Queen of soul
@marilynvillanelle7836
I lost my bestfriend Kennya 17 years ago, she had a terminal sickness. She was 15 years old, on the day of her funeral she had on her 15-year-old dress, she looked so beautiful and all that time I had this song in my mind and I have never stopped thinking about her, Kennya had leukemia, Im sure that wathever you are, you also think about me I love you my bestfriend. ❤
@nqobilebillyngwenya2619
May her soul rest in eternal peace ...
@dawndefelice6129
I’m so sorry to hear this what a sad story I’m sure she is at peace ❤️
@boobubbollu
Sending love