Lately

Album

Fairy Tales

Label

Red Ant Entertainment

Genre

Rhythm & Blues

Composer(s)

Christopher Kelly,;Will Baker

Entered Chart

Sep 12, 1998

Peak Date

Nov 28, 1998

Released

August 25, 1998

Recorded

Unknown

Catalog #

Red Ant 15316

B-Side

"My Love"

"Lately" is a song by American R&B girl group Divine, released as the group's debut single on August 25, 1998, from their only studio album, Fairy Tales. Written by Christopher Kelly and Will Baker, the Hammond organ-driven R&B song is a pensive reflection on lost love produced by John Howcott and Donald Parks. "Lately" peaked at number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 for one week in November 1998. Music critics responded favorably to the track, praising the group's vocal performance. "Lately" was eventually released to international markets, but it failed to make as big of an impact as it did in the US. In 2001, a cover version by Irish singer Samantha Mumba found chart success in Ireland and the United Kingdom.

Lately (I've been watching you)
Been thinkin bout you baby
(And everything you do)
Just sittin' away watching the days go by
Lately (I've been watching you)
Been thinkin bout you baby
Just sittin' away watching the days go by
Have you ever felt a breeze hit your heart
Like the wind was blowing it apart
As you're spinning like a merry-go-round
Indications of a storm touching down
I wish that I could weather any storm
But I guess it was a heart break from the norm
Was a day I will always remember
The saddest day in sweet November
Lately (I've been watching you)
Been thinkin bout you baby
(And everything you do)
Just sittin' away watching the days go by
(Watching the days go by, oh)
Lately (I've been watching you)
Been thinkin bout you baby
(And everything you do)
Just sittin' away (sitting away)
Watching the days go by (watching the days go by)
Baby I'm on my knees, praying to God help me please
Bring my baby back, right back to me, mmm
If lovin' you is right
Then I don't wanna go wrong
So I drown myself with tears
Sittin' here singin' another sad love song
Lately (I've been watching you)
Been thinkin bout you baby
Just sittin' away watching the days go by
Lately (I've been watching you)
Been thinkin bout you baby
Just sittin' away watching the days go by
Lately I've been torn apart
I wish you hadn't broke my heart
I'm missing you babe, missing you everyday
Lately I've been torn apart
I wish you hadn't broke my heart
I'm missing you babe missing you everyday
Lately (I've been watching you)
Been thinkin bout you baby
(And everything you do)
Just sittin' away watching the days go by
Lately (I've been watching you)
Been thinkin bout you baby
(And everything you do)
Just sittin' away watching the days go by
Lately (I've been watching you)
Been thinkin bout you baby
(And everything you do)
Just sittin' away watching the days go by
Lately (I've been watching you)