He was born in New Orleans, Louisiana on January 3, 1986, to Robin Polite and Lloyd Polite Sr. His father died when he was at the age of two, and he moved with his mother and older sister Brandy to Atlanta, Georgia.
Lloyd was discovered by Joyce Irby in 1996 and at the age of 14 was in the pre-teen group N-Toon, alongside younger brother Chuckie. The group won Nickelodeon's cancelled show Double Dare 2000 against No Authority, and the group was signed to DreamWorks Records. Although two singles were released ("Ready" and "Shoulda Been My Girl"), their debut album Toon Time went unnoticed due to a lack of promotion from the label. The group eventually disbanded, and Lloyd began shopping around for a solo deal. He was soon signed to MCA Records with his first single to be "Young Girl". Unfortunately, as MCA Records dissolved into its parent company, Geffen Records, many of the artists on its roster were let go, including Lloyd. However, using "Young Girl" as a demo, he landed a new recording contract with Irv Gotti at The Inc./Def Jam Records.
"Southside", a duet with label mate Ashanti, became Lloyd's debut single and an R&B hit. The video was number one on BET's 106 & Park, where Lloyd and Ashanti performed the song live. The follow-up single was "Hey Young Girl", which wasn't as successful as "Southside". His childhood friend Ciara was in the video, and he is in the video of her hit "1, 2 Step". Both singles appeared on his 2004 debut album, titled Southside, which performed relatively poorly. A third single was never announced. After that, Lloyd appeared singing hooks on singles for label mate Ja Rule on "Caught Up" as well as on rapper Tango Redd's "Let's Cheat". He also made an appearance in R&B singer Sammie's video "You Should Be My Girl".
In 2006, a newly-recorded track titled "You" surfaced, featuring Lil Wayne (an alternate version featured Tango Redd). The single gained airplay on BET Late and it was #1 on 106 & Park. Lloyd's second studio album, titled Street Love, was released on March 13, 2007. The second single "Get It Shawty" was also very successful, reaching the top twenty on the pop charts. By the time the third single "Player's Prayer" was released, interest in the album had diminished. and with lack of promotion the song proved to be unsuccessful.
Lloyd's third album Lessons in Love was released in August 2008. The song "How We Do It (Around My Way)" was promoted as a single in early 2008, but only appeared on select versions of the album. "Girls Around the World" was the next single, another collaboration with Lil Wayne.
Lloyd has made guest appearances on television shows, most notably on the hit show One On One, an episode of Wild 'N Out on June 21, 2007 and on a show called Gotti's Way on VH-1. In an interview Lloyd indicated that he has about twenty tattoos, which include a picture of his father, the logo of his company Young Goldie Music and a "rebel baby angel".
2. Lloyd was a Christian modern rock/pop group who blended vocals with acoustic and electric guitars. Lloyd was formed when two original members of the rock/funk/pop group "Imagine This" teamed up with a new guitarist (who also was with I.T. for a time) and bassist to form Lloyd. The name change is necessary as Lloyd strays quite a distance from the Imagine This.
Take Me Away
Lloyd Lyrics
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I say to myself you're such a lucky guy,
To have a girl like her is truly a dream come true
out of all the fellows in the world she belongs to me.
But it was Just my imagination,
once again runnin' away with me.
It was just my imagination runnin' away with me. Oo
A cozy little home out in the country with two children maybe three.
I tell you I can visualize it all
this couldn't be a dream for too real it all seems;
But it was Just my imagination once again runnin' way with me.
Tell you it was just my imagination runnin' away with me.
Ev'ry night on my knees I pray Dear Lord, Hear my plea;
Don't ever let another take her love from me or I would surely die.
Her love is heavenly, when her arms enfold me,
I hear a tender rhapsody; but in reality she doesn't even know me.
Just my imagination once again runnin' way with me.
Tell you it was just my imagination runnin' away with me.
no, no, no, no, no, no, no, can't forget her
Just my imagination once again runnin' way with me.
Tell you it was just my imagination runnin' away with me.
The lyrics to Lloyd Charmers's song Just My Imagination describe the fantasies of a man who has a crush on a woman he sees passing by his window every day. He considers himself lucky to have a girl like her, and dreams of a future together where they are married with children in a cozy home in the country. He even prays to keep her love and cannot bear the thought of another taking her away from him.
However, in the end, the man realizes that it is all just his imagination. His dreams are not rooted in reality, and the woman doesn't even know him. The repetition of the phrase "just my imagination running away with me" emphasizes the idea of fantasy and highlights the man's inability to separate his dreams from reality.
Line by Line Meaning
Each day through my window I watch her as she passes by
Every day I watch the woman I desire as she walks past my window
I say to myself you're such a lucky guy,
I think to myself how fortunate I am to have her
To have a girl like her is truly a dream come true
Having a woman like her is a wish come true
out of all the fellows in the world she belongs to me.
Out of all the men in the world, she is mine
But it was Just my imagination,
However, my thoughts were just a fantasy
once again runnin' away with me.
Once again, my thoughts were running wild
Soon we'll be married and raise a family (Oh yeah)
We will soon be wed and have children together
A cozy little home out in the country with two children maybe three.
We will live in a comfortable rural house, perhaps with two or three children
I tell you I can visualize it all
I can envision this future clearly
this couldn't be a dream for too real it all seems;
It doesn't feel like a dream because it seems so tangible
Ev'ry night on my knees I pray Dear Lord, Hear my plea;
Every night I pray to God, begging for His mercy
Don't ever let another take her love from me or I would surely die.
Please never let someone else have her love or I could not bear it
Her love is heavenly, when her arms enfold me,
Her love is divine, especially when she hugs me
I hear a tender rhapsody; but in reality she doesn't even know me.
I hear a sweet melody, but in truth, she doesn't know me at all
no, no, no, no, no, no, no, can't forget her
No, I can't forget her
Just my imagination once again runnin' way with me.
It was just my imagination running wild again
Tell you it was just my imagination runnin' away with me.
I am telling you it was just my fantasy taking over
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: Norman Whitfield, Barrett Strong
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