The Scott sisters' father, Rev. Randolf Scott, was part of the 1970s R&B group Scott Three. The sisters sang at church throughout their childhoods while being trained by their father. In 1990, they met the other two members, Burruss and Cottle, in College Park, Georgia, a suburb of Atlanta.
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Music career
They first sang at Jermaine Dupri's birthday party in 1991 and later signed to his label, So So Def Recordings. They released their debut album, Hummin' Comin' At 'Cha, in October of 1993. The album featured their debut single, "Just Kickin' It", which reached #2 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 singles chart, along with the other singles "Tonight", "Understanding", and "Love On My Mind".
Xscape's sophomore album, Off the Hook, was released in July of 1995. It featured the #1 hit "Who Can I Run To" (a cover of the song originally recorded by The Jones Girls) along with singles "Feels So Good", "Can't Hang", and "Do You Want To". During the next few years, they collaborated with different artists such as female rapper MC Lyte on the song "Keep On Keepin' On" and pop/R&B singer Mariah Carey on the Mr. Dupri Mix of her #1 song, "Always Be My Baby", which also featured rapper Da Brat.
They released their third album, Traces of My Lipstick, in May of 1998. It featured the singles "The Arms Of The One Who Loves You", "My Little Secret", "Am I Dreamin'", and "Softest Place on Earth". After the release of this album, the group parted ways.
Then after a five year hiatus Xscape returned to the radio airwaves. With three platinum albums and a slew of top 40 singles under their belt, the sultry R&B quartet, Xscape, is ready to release yet another spicy, seductive album, currently entitled Unchained. Sisters LaTocha and Tamika Scott have reunited with Tameka “Tiny” Cottle, and have added a new member, Keisha Miles, to round out their signature sound.
Xscape has been busy booking live performances across the nation following the growing success of “What’s Up”, the first single off the new album. The group recently opened for Alicia Keys in Houston and just performed on 100.3 The Beat’s 15th Anniversary Birthday Bash at the Universal Amphitheater.
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Hard to Say Goodbye
Xscape Lyrics
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So I can't help but think,
Of how things between us used to be.
You were a piece of my heart,
And I thought we were swell,
Until you told me you were leaving,
To find a better life for yourself.
Oh I...
I wish we were together again,
Loving the way we used to love,
Boy I miss you much.
I wish we were together again,
Oh how I'm missing you,
It's so hard for me to say goodbye.
You know that I love you,
And for you there ain't nothing in this world,
That I won't do.
If you would only come back to me,
And let me show you how loving me could be.
I, I've got feelings,
But you act like you don't care,
You treat me so unfair.
Love has no meaning,
Since you walked right out my life.
You've touched a part of me,
Can't you see that I'm in need of you?
I wish we were together again,
Loving the way we used to love,
Boy I miss you much.
I wish we were together again,
Oh how I'm missing you,
It's so hard for me to say goodbye.
I wish we were together again,
Loving the way we used to love,
Boy I miss you much.
I wish we were together again,
Oh how I'm missing you,
It's so hard for me to say goodbye.
The lyrics of "Hard To Say Goodbye" by Xscape describe the feelings of missing someone who was once a significant other. The singer expresses how time has been short since they left her, and she cannot help but think about how things were between them. She admits how much he meant to her and that she thought they were swell until he told her he was leaving to find a better life. The singer then explains how she wishes they were together again, loving the way they used to. She misses him, and it is hard for her to say goodbye.
The lyrics are emotional and filled with heartache that anyone who has been through a breakup can relate to. The singer's longing for her lost love is palpable, and the lyrics are relatable for anyone who has experienced that same feeling. As the lyrics progress, the singer expresses how much she loved him and that there is nothing she wouldn't do for him. However, he treats her unfairly, and her love has lost its meaning since he left. She pleads for him to come back to her and see how well she could love him.
Overall, the lyrics of "Hard To Say Goodbye" are a classic representation of R&B music, full of heart and soul. The singer's emotions are raw and genuine, and the lyrics are relatable to anyone who has lost someone they loved.
Line by Line Meaning
Time has been short since you left me,
It hasn't been very long since you left me, and it feels like I haven't had enough time to process everything that has happened.
So I can't help but think,
I find myself constantly thinking about how things used to be between us and what went wrong.
Of how things between us used to be.
I'm remembering the happier times we shared together and I miss those moments.
You were a piece of my heart,
You were very special and important to me, and losing you has been difficult.
And I thought we were swell,
I believed that we had a great relationship and that we would stay together forever.
Until you told me you were leaving,
When you told me that you were leaving me, it came as a shock and it was very hard to accept.
To find a better life for yourself.
I understand that you wanted to find something better for yourself, but I wish that we could have worked it out together.
Oh I...
I have a lot of emotions and thoughts about what happened between us, and it's hard to express them.
I wish we were together again,
I really want to be with you again, and have things go back to the way they used to be when we were happy together.
Loving the way we used to love,
I miss the love we used to have for each other, and I long for us to feel that way again.
Boy I miss you much.
I miss you so much that it hurts, and I can't stop thinking about you.
You know that I love you,
I want you to know how much I love you, and how important you are to me.
And for you there ain't nothing in this world,
There is nothing in this world that I wouldn't do for you, and I would do anything to make things work between us again.
That I won't do.
I am willing to go above and beyond to show you how much I love you and how much you mean to me.
If you would only come back to me,
If you would just give us another chance and come back to me, I would do everything in my power to make it work and make you happy.
And let me show you how loving me could be.
I want to prove to you that I am capable of loving you deeply and giving you everything that you need.
I, I've got feelings,
I have a lot of feelings about what happened between us, and I can't ignore them no matter how hard I try.
But you act like you don't care,
I feel like you are not acknowledging my feelings and that you don't care about me or what I am going through.
You treat me so unfair.
It feels like you are being unfair to me and that you are not treating me with the love and respect that I deserve.
Love has no meaning,
Since you left me, it feels like love doesn't have the same meaning or value as it used to.
Since you walked right out my life.
Since you left me, it feels like a part of me is missing and that I can't function properly without you in my life.
You've touched a part of me,
You have left a lasting impact on me and have touched a part of my heart that I can't ignore or forget.
Can't you see that I'm in need of you?
I need you in my life, and I want you to know how much I miss you and how much I want you back.
It's so hard for me to say goodbye.
Saying goodbye to you is one of the hardest things I have ever had to do, and I can't imagine my life without you.
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: JERMAINE DUPRI, KANDI BURRUSS, KANDI L BURRUSS, MANUEL LONNIE SEAL, TAMEKA COTTLE, TAMEKA D COTTLE
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