Mariah Carey - Dedicated Lyrics






I'll just sit right here and sing that good old school shit to you
I won't fool you, I won't make you be my own
And oh baby you know, all that love-making we did
Boy, it was so real, I wanna feel that again
Long lost friend from way back when
Eric B. was president
Tell me where the melody went
And if you still care say "yeah, yeah, yeah"
Sing it like they used to do
This one's for me and you, oh

[Chorus:]
La-di-la-di-da
That's how you do it
That's how to make it okay
And oh baby you know, make love
That's how you do it
Just like we did it back then
And this is dedicated to you

I'll just sit right here and sing that good old school shit to you
I won't fool you, I won't make you be my own
Oh baby you know, all that love-making we did
Boy, it was so real, I wanna feel that again
And all your friends from way back then
Tell me can you visualize
36 chambers high
Feels like we're there, yeah yeah yeah
The remix of a fantasy, I hear 'em singing back to me

[Chorus]

[Nas:]
Nah, we don't wish today's game was old again
We just wish it wasn't full of Draconian, Babylonian, phony men
FOH my summation fascinates, we have debates
Who's the greatest living or passed away
I ask MC, see what she has to say
Eric B or Master P, some see it differently
'87 meant to me? I try to describe it, you try to relive it
I try to revive it hoping that you get it, yeah
Something about La Di Da Di got inside our bodies
Something about My Adidas coming out the speakers
Used to do doo-wop or the Pee-Wee Herman
Rest in peace Heavy D, Money Earnin' Mt Vernon
Let's go

[Chorus]

Oh baby you know
Dedicated to you
Dedicated to you
Dedicated to you
[6x]





Other Lyrics by Artist

Rand Lyrics

Last Posts

Mariah Carey Dedicated Comments
  1. D.... P....

    I love this song.

  2. #.... ....

    2019 first time hearing this one. They exposed the Illuminati on this song.

  3. G.... C....

    Island records fucked up the album with its multiple delays in its release and consequently masterpieces like this never received there recognition

  4. a.... d....

    Mariah Carey is the best

  5. C.... ....

    3:30: THIS IS LIFE

    3:40: YOUUUUU’RE MY FANTASY ❤️❤️❤️

  6. C.... ....

    Underrated

  7. M.... M....

    Legend!!! Diva👑 I love you Mariah Carey❤❤❤ thank you for your music...you saved my life and I'll never thank you enough for this.

  8. B.... L....

    For the nostalgia 🔥🔥🔥

  9. F.... F....

    Nas killed it! Salute MC & NaS!
    Rest In Peace Heavy D!

  10. m.... ....

    Such a cute song

  11. R.... L....

    You think I wanted the fame u think I wanted your glory you think I wanted your money... NO NO NO YOU GOT IT TWISTED MARIAH... ALL I WANTED WAS GIVE YOU BACK THE KIND LOVE YOU STARTED WHEN I INTERRUPTED THAT SWEET ONE SONG N I WANTED FOR THE WORLD TO KNOW THAT YOU LOST APART OF YOU ALL READY OF A PAST RELATIONSHIP SO I THOUGHT I LIGHTED THE SKY FOR YOU N TELL THE WORLD TO SO DEARLY LOVES ME MY SECRET SENT BY THE FATHER N THAT YOU DID GET HURT IN THOSE DAY OF BEING APART N WITH THE EX MAN I NO HOW THAT FEELS N I WANTED MY GIRL TO KNOW THAT I FALLEN IN LOVE WITH YOU FROM THE HEAVEN I FALLEN FROM TO A WORLD I INTERRUPTED YOU FROM TO LET KNOW HOW I FEEL N ANY WOMAN WOULD NOT EVER RESPOND TO WHAT I HAD TO SAY NO THEY WOULDN'T KNOW HOW TO BUT FULL ON GET AT ME BUT U KEPT SILENT TO ME N WHEN I ASK YOU TO MERRY ME YOU SAID YES BUT WHERE ARE YOU AT THOU CLEARLY ACROSS THE WORLD I THOUGHT YOU WERE IN LA BUT U FOOLED ME BUT ITS OK CAUSE WHEN YOUR IN LOVE I TAUGHT YOU HOW TO RECIEVED TRUE LOVE ... BUT THAT WHEN SOME BODY LOVES THEY CAN'T SEE WITH THERE EYES THEY ONLY SEE THE GOOD IN THERE LOVE N WHAT EVER FAILURES THAT PERSON HAS COMES FLAWLESS TO THAT PERSON BECAUSE THEY TRUE LOVE THEM N I SEARCH FOR YOU FROM TOP TO BOTTOM IN THE WORLD I THOUGHT U WERE BUT ONLY STILL I SANG YOU SHOWED UP... I THOUGHT I WAS GOING CRAZY FOR A MINUTE BUT I REALIZED I WAS IN LOVE WIT A WOMAN THAT DON'T EVEN KNOW MY MIDDLE SO I POSTED MY FULL SO SHE CAN UNDERSTAND ME BUT IT PULLED HER OFF MY HER BUT TO GET AT ME WIT A SONG SHE SANG DOWN TOWN UNION STATION SHE PULLED ME TO THE SQUARE GARDENS OF THE LA FINEST PART WHERE SHE WOOD RECOVERED HIS LOVE NO BUT ALL HER FRIENDS SAW THAT MAN CAN N WAS WAKING UP THE CITY LIGHTS TO ENTERTAINMENT OF HIS VOICE SO HER FRIENDS KNEW WHO HE WAS AND TRIED TO TEST HIM BUT HE GAVE THEM NO ATTENTION THE SOME GOT BOLD AT TRIED TO GET AT ME ON TOP N STILL GOT PUSHED DOWN BECAUSE HE BELIEVED NO ONE CAN DESERVE HIS ATTENTION BUT HER THAT STOLE HIS HEART SO THEY WHO DO YOU SING TO HE STOOD QUITE N THEN GOT BRAVE ENOUGH TO TELL THE WORLD LIVE THAT HE WAS SINGING TO HER IN RAIN COLD DARK... BUT IT LEAK OUT THAT SHE HAD BEEN APPEARING UP TO HIS CALL IN SECRET CAUSE EVERY ONE WAS LIKE WHO IS THIS GUY BUT SHE KNEW WHO HE WAS... THEN IT CAME TO A PLACE WHERE SHE STARTED RECORDING HIM N PUTTS HIS LOVE ON BLASTED WITH OUT NO DOUBT SHE SO DOES BUT HE REACHED THE HIGHEST APPLAUDS FOR TRUE LOVE AT FIRST SITE WRITING A STORY ON HOW HE LOVES HER MAKES WORLD WANTED TO KNOW WHAT IT TO BE BETTER THEN ROMEO N JULIET AS IT MAKES SING BACK TO HIM N NOT JUST LEAVE HIM IN THE MIST OF HER BEING SHE FALLS IN LOVE ... I DON'T WANNA KILL THE ENDING OF THE STORY.
    BUT I ASK HER IF YOU REALLY LOVE THIS MAN N HAVE EXCEPTED HIS HAND THEN WHY DOES HE FEEL SUCH ALONE N BRUISED UP FROM THE WORLD THAT DIDN'T WANT HIM TO BE WITH LOOSING EVERYTHING HE HAS JUST TO LOVE BY HER THAT CAUGHT HIS EYED ... ITS WAS ALL SILENCE FROM HER THAT HE CARED FOR ... THE ? IS NEXT THAT IF SHE LOVES HIM WHY WOOD SHE ALLOW HIM TO WALK AWAY INSTEAD OF KISSING HIS LIPS TO SHOW HIM SHE LOVES HIM CAUSE THAT HE EVER WANTED ... THE ? STILL REMAIN AT LARGE N A WORLD SHE CAN ONLY ANSWER LOVE SHY NASTY BOY LOCO FROM LA PUENTE

  12. R.... L....

    Lol u got jokes huh Mrs. Thang

  13. B.... B....

    my fav from the album. smooth track. underrated gem

  14. T.... A....

    WHY IS THIS SONG SOOOO SLEPT ON?!!

    T.... A....

    The entire album was slept on and had so many bops. smh

  15. t.... ....

    One of my favorite songs ever!! When this album came out You cont tell me anything 😆

  16. C.... A....

    Really looove this song.

  17. J.... ....

    I like to be pregnant

  18. S.... C....

    I never realized how good this song actually was until now wow

  19. i.... ....

    [Intro: Steve Stoute + Mariah Carey]
    That summer... the summer '88 is the best...
    But that's your nostalgia though
    "Just for the nostalgia," you gotta say
    That's my most nostalgic moment of hip-hop music ever
    Right

    [Verse 1: Mariah Carey]
    I'll just sit right here and sing that good, old-school shit to you
    I won't fool you, I won't make you be my own
    Oh baby you know
    All that lovemaking we did
    Boy, it was so real, I wanna feel that again
    Long lost friend from way back when
    Eric B was president
    Tell me where the melody went
    And if you still care, say ''yeah, yeah, yeah''
    Sing it like I used to do
    This one is for me and you, oh

    [Chorus: Mariah Carey]
    La-di-da-di-da-di-da
    That's how you do it
    That's how to make it okay
    And oh baby, you know
    Make love
    That’s how you do it
    Just like you did it back then
    This is dedicated to you
    [Verse 2: Mariah Carey]
    I'll just sit right here and sing that good old school shit to you
    I won't fool you, I won't make you be my own
    Oh baby you know, that love making we did
    Boy, It was so real, I wanna feel that again
    Loyal friends from way back then
    Tell me can you vision us
    36 Chambers high
    Feels like we’re there, yeah yeah yeah
    Remix of a fantasy, I hear ‘em singing back to me like...

    [Chorus: Mariah Carey]
    La-di-da-di-da-di-da
    That's how you do it
    That's how to make it okay
    And oh baby you know. make love
    That’s how you do it
    Just like you did it back then
    This is dedicated to you

    [Verse 3: Nas]
    Nah, we don’t wish today’s game was old again
    We just wish it wasn’t full of Draconian, Babylonian, phony men
    FOH my summation fascinates, we have debates
    Who’s the greatest living or passed away
    I ask MC, see what she has to say
    Eric B or Master P, some see it differently
    ‘87 meant to me? I try to describe it, you try to relive it
    I try to revive it hoping that you get it, yeah
    Something about La Di Da Di got inside our bodies
    Something about My Adidas coming out the speakers
    Used to do the Wop or the Pee-Wee Herman
    Rest in peace Heavy D, Moneyearnin’ Mount Vernon
    Let’s go

    [Chorus: Mariah Carey]
    La-di-da-di-da-di-da
    That's how you do it
    That's how to make it okay
    And oh baby you know
    Make love
    That’s how you do it
    Just like you did it back then
    This is dedicated to you

    [Outro: Mariah Carey]
    Oh baby you know
    This is dedicated to you
    This is dedicated to you
    This is dedicated to you

  20. K.... ....

    Best on this album.

  21. P.... Y....

    2:39 until the end was great

  22. R.... M....

    This is the 1st time I hear the "you're my fantasy" part on the background !! And I have been snatched !! 😍😍😍😍😍💖👑🐑🦋

  23. T.... J....

    Such a good old school song.  Come through Mariah and Nas.

  24. T.... ....

    MY TUNE forever

  25. N.... G....

    Draconian, Babylonian... The evil Illuminati. It's sad! Some of the greatest music is recorded by these evil record companies.

    N.... G....

    Nathan Grundler what is draconian?

  26. N.... G....

    This music is so amazing. I grew up on her stuff when I was a kid. I loved R&B. Still do. Soul.

  27. J.... E....

    MC.....B.I.G./NYC
    ....aka..big apple....get it?

  28. z.... c....

    great album

  29. J.... L....

    Nobody knows about this song...let's change that.

  30. D.... N....

    best song on the album

  31. P.... S....

    💙💙💙💙💙💙💙

  32. c.... ....

    Holy shit, how have I never heard this one? It's so dreamy.

    c.... ....

    I luv ur pic. :3

  33. M.... B....

    My joint son I remember the 80's like yesterday

  34. L.... ....

    I bought "Me I AM Mariah" CD to hear Mariah CD in every car.I like this.Especially,this "Dedicated" is so sweet that I can be in good condition of sweetness with speed and nice handling of car.

  35. d.... t....

    why didnt she release any of the great songs off of this album.

  36. R.... ....

    Damn, I was born in 1989, but this song makes me nostalgic, as if was cruising through the streets of New York listening to some good Hip Hop music back in Summer 1988!

  37. C.... W....

    It was in my Nas playlist

  38. J.... ....

    the melody and her voice is just classy

  39. D.... J....

    Such a great song and perfect for radio. This album was another masterpiece with songs such as Camouflage, Dedicated (this song), Supernatural and Faded...all #1 worthy songs. Someone dropped the ball with the promo of this album but i'm sure Mariah got rid of them...I hope.

    D.... J....

    The label just prefers to invest in new artists and, to tell you the truth, there's nothing wrong with that, only when they are not trying to ruin the potential of an established artist

  40. A.... S....

    "You're my fantasy..." I love this little motif so much. ^-^

  41. O.... G....

    😍😍😍😍😍

  42. v.... ....

    i feel it's the best song of the underrated last album of mariah carey : so smooth, sexy and melodic !

    v.... ....

    my favorite too!!!!!!!!!!!

  43. S.... 1....

    This is yet another song that should have been released as a single...this, and Make it look good were both single worthy possible hits for Mariah, and once again...blown right out the window.Whoever picks her singles for her needs to be fired. They really dropped the ball with this album. I felt like strong singles for her were definitely Dedicated, Faded, and Make It Look Good. All it took was just a LITTLE promotion, which was more than what this album got.

    S.... 1....

    Agreed.

    S.... 1....

    Agreed, love this song

    S.... 1....

    Totally agreeing with you! This song is so beautiful.

    S.... 1....

    SFFL 1996 yess!!

  44. S.... W....

    i cried the 1st time i heard it... low key

  45. A.... V....

    dustin utt this is all you boo... she's always been your fave

  46. A.... S....

    I seriously cannot pick a favorite from this album. I'm surprised it didn't get much recognition on a grander scale. It's a fantastic work of art.

    A.... S....

    Ambrosial Songbird i agree. this album was amazing

    A.... S....

    They’re exposing the music industry if you listen closely that’s why it didn’t get much play

  47. B.... 9....

    The whistles and harmonies. omg they go together perfectly. this song should have got way more attention than beautiful. in my opinion

  48. S.... ....

    Love Mariah. She was so drunk lol.

  49. a.... ....

    I'll just sit right here and sing that good old school shit to you
    I won't fool you, I won't make you be my own
    And oh baby you know, all that love-making we did
    Boy, it was so real, I wanna feel that again
    Long lost friend from way back when
    Eric B. was president
    Tell me where the melody went
    And if you still care say "yeah, yeah, yeah"
    Sing it like they used to do
    This one's for me and you, oh

    La-di-la-di-da
    That's how you do it
    That's how to make it okay
    And oh baby you know, make love
    That's how you do it
    Just like we did it back then
    And this is dedicated to you

    I'll just sit right here and sing that good old school shit to you
    I won't fool you, I won't make you be my own
    Oh baby you know, all that love-making we did
    Boy, it was so real, I wanna feel that again
    And all your friends from way back then
    Tell me can you visualize
    36 chambers high
    Feels like we're there, yeah yeah yeah
    The remix of a fantasy, I hear 'em singing back to me

    Nah, we don't wish today's game was old again
    We just wish it wasn't full of Draconian, Babylonian, phony men
    FOH my summation fascinates, we have debates
    Who's the greatest living or passed away
    I ask MC, see what she has to say
    Eric B or Master P, some see it differently
    '87 meant to me? I try to describe it, you try to relive it
    I try to revive it hoping that you get it, yeah
    Something about La Di Da Di got inside our bodies
    Something about My Adidas coming out the speakers
    Used to do doo-wop or the Pee-Wee Herman
    Rest in peace Heavy D, Money Earnin' Mt Vernon
    Let's go

    Oh baby you know
    Dedicated to you
    Dedicated to you
    Dedicated to you
    [6x]

  50. A.... D....

    This is everything. It deserves so much more recognition.
    Honestly, I think if they had made this a single, this would've been Mariah's comeback song. It's peaceful. It's nostalgic. Yet it doesn't hate on the new generation at all.

    A.... D....

    Exactly!!

    A.... D....

    Right! I see her really like riding this beat while singing it live lol. I really hope she's back in the studio

    A.... D....

    Yes. This entire album is underrated. This is some of her best work.

  51. S.... ....

    IF ONLY THIS TRACK "HAD" ACTUALLY BEEN RECORDED & MIXED IN SUMMER 1988. WUD HAV TURNED THIS GOOD TRACK INTO TIMELESS MAGIC.
    =)

  52. G.... ....

    This song and faded shoud have been the singles from MIAM after #Beautiful

  53. b.... 1....

    One of my favs songs of mimi <3 <3 i love it!! OHH BABY YOU KNOW MAKE LOVE

  54. n.... ....

    in the beginning 'you don't know what to do' and 'beautiful were my favourite tracks off the album, but now this, 'Money' and 'Thirsty' are my JAM.

  55. C.... t....

    that whistle is life

  56. V.... A....

    90's rules !

  57. d.... ....

    She is still incredibly fucking hot! Faptastic as always!

  58. T.... N....

    I love how her and James Fauntleroy's vocals sound together! Her best song for me right now! :)

  59. H.... ....

    FOR EVERY fucking song of this new album I see: My favorite song in the album. So I guess that ME I AM MARIAH it's a beautiful album. Personally I REALLY LOVE this new album (sorry for my english but I'm an Italian Guy), and think too that it's one of the best. Before We've listen always the same songs (but always beautiful) like We belong togheter, It's like that, get your number etc. This ALBUM IS AMAZING, and Mariah has done an incredible JOB, LOVE YOU MIMI

  60. R.... ....

    This is the video with most views of Dedicated? OK. Stop the train. I'm OFF.

    PS.: Can someone help me? In the end, does she sing "this is dedicated to ME" or "this is dedicated to THEE"? or none? It's not to YOU, for sure...

    R.... ....

    It seems she sings 'thee'...or she is singing 'you', but shortened it.

    R.... ....

    +Andressa C. Pois é, mas seria muito esquisito algo tipo "yee" rsrs vai saber né

    R.... ....

    HAHAHAHA e eu aqui falando em ingleeees! 

  61. S.... H....

    awesome song. Mariah's voice and Nas = Awesome. Loved the sample of Inspectah Deck off Mystery of Chessboxin' "rap styles vary and carry like Mariah" 

  62. P.... ....

    I guess the reason why the album wasn't as big is that Mimi (thankfully) won't compromise her sound and is rather "dated". This album has some really good songs in all truth and this is one of them

    P.... ....

    Decent but def not on par production wise like in the past, well if you are cheap you get a mediocre album is what it is, mariahs mediocre is still very good though

    P.... ....

    She went to the hottest producers at that point in the game and collaborated with them. This album was cultivating for a few years so she definitely didn't bullshit this album at all. She put in tons of work.

  63. B.... Y....

    Mariah's voice + hiphop beats = eargasm

  64. C.... F....

    I love this song. Its perfect.

  65. B.... 1....

    This is my favorite song from MIAMTEC! Mariah and Nas!!!

    B.... 1....

    I shift from this to Faded as my fav...

    B.... 1....

    This and make it look good.

  66. k.... j....

    Nas ♡♡♡ oh baby you know

  67. A.... R....

     i think mariah is terribly talented, her  lyric's and her range  she sings like a bird. 

  68. V.... ....

    "Dedicated" my favorite song from the album, has that 90's vibe to it but all the songs are amazing. Buyed this album from itunes after her concert here in Tokyo and I'm very happy that I did. 

  69. B.... ....

    "Dedicated" makes no secret of being a throwback: The song opens with her and label executive Steve Stoute waxing nostalgic and she sings, "I'll just sit right here and sing that good old school shit to ya," while sampling Wu Tang. She sounds wistful, longing for and sweetly remembering a different time in music (and life): "Long lost friend from way back when / Eric B. was president /Tell me where the melody went.” Twenty-four years after she put out her first album, "Dedicated' feels like a well-earned walk down memory lane.
    Source: Buzzfeed

    B.... ....

    Butterfly12 ƸӜƷ I was actually liking the review until I saw the source

    B.... ....

    Kelvin Singing Channel that’s not randy Jackson. That’s Nas.

  70. P.... P....

    4 that 2 that 2 person Dedicated that song 4 2 replay just 2 heart more  this is 4 sure real hit star track MC back ...
     

  71. R.... ....

    0:40-0:43 that break is to smooth man!

  72. R.... ....

    i swear they need to make a video of this song!

  73. R.... ....

    i love this jam. i couldnt stop dancing when i first heard it. They need to release this as a single

  74. M.... N....

    Love it.  Makes me want to light some candles

  75. t.... ....

    I'm sure Mariah can give you hip hop/ rap's history if you asked her. You can hear that she's very passionate about the genre and is not just doing it for the sake of it!

    t.... ....

    I agree.  I miss her ballads, but I love she has passion for hip hop.  I love ballads and hip hop, so I'm good.

    t.... ....

    +tremaine861 There are a lot of video clips of Mariah reciting incredible old school and new school rap lyrics. I think she has such an hear for music. We all struggle to hear what rappers are saying and what the meanings are. Mariah knows what it all is and no doubt can lyricize with the best.

    t.... ....

    she can coz she paved the way for it hahahahaha damn legend

    t.... ....

    coquiangel I like her R&B a lot more

    t.... ....

    tremaine861 I didn’t even know “Da Mystery of Chessboxin’” until this.
    JD was right, she damn near a member of Wu Tang Clan

  76. M.... R....

    Guy's there are A LOT of songs on this album that "should be the next single." I'm hoping for a music video album of this CD now. She has the same manager as Jay-Z..

  77. J.... P....

    Go buy her album everyone: ))))))

  78. t.... ....

    What? Nas is perfect for this song!

    t.... ....

    @zMawzz lol, don't be insulting Mariah's Songwriting. Clearly you haven't heard her other songs and her lyrics.

    t.... ....

    @zMawzz looking in, outside, petals, close my eyes, vanishing, I wish you well, portraits, clown, breakdown, whenever you call, babydoll, fourth of july and many more with lyrics that shows shes one of the greatest Songwriters of the last 30 or more years.

    t.... ....

    Cody Walsh I think you need to do a little more research. Mariah is great for her class, but Nas is levels above. Honestly.

    t.... ....

    @zMawzz no, you're the one that needs to do some research.

    t.... ....

    @XforeverlongingX stfu dickhead u sound dumb

  79. Z.... W....

    My favourite song off this new album from Mariah Carey!!! Well done Mariah!!!

    Your fan since 1990 from Singapore.

  80. k.... ....

    FAV song on the album

  81. P.... ....

    La di da di daaaa   
    Oh baby you know!  <3

  82. K.... S....

    This song is amaaaaaaaaaaaaaaazing 

  83. C.... L....

    I'm in love  :*

  84. a.... ....

    Jammmm yo summer hit cant stp playn this with my spliffff
    MARIAH CAREY :-P

    a.... ....

    Same here!!!

  85. M.... ....

    The beat that they played in the background when Nas came on, didn't really fit the song.

    M.... ....

    At first it sounded like but once you actually listen to realize that it go together perfectly.😄😄😄

    M.... ....

    @Kenneth Mack True. After I listened to it a number of times, I have gotten used to it. 

  86. M.... ....

    Was the beginning apart of the song or a radio interview ?

  87. l.... h....

    I really like this song :) 

  88. D.... ....

    Carry like Mariah..Inspectah Deck <3

  89. s.... ....

    YEAH YEAH YEAH

    s.... ....

    no..i can get it for free

  90. c.... b....

    I love this song

  91. N.... ....

    this should of been the next single.

    N.... ....

    I think this could've been a "lead" single.  It's so good.  : )

    N.... ....

    @PluckySmurf Can't agree more!!!

    N.... ....

    @PluckySmurf I agree it's a great song with a hot video

  92. W.... E....

    love dis shit!!!!!! and if u still care.. say yea yea yeaaaa!!! la di da di dahhhh

  93. D.... S....

    I like this 

  94. J.... L....

    dont care what any1 says i dig this !

  95. s.... ....

    My FAVOURITE off the new album. there's just something so magical and relaxing about it. yet it goes HARD!!

  96. 1.... ....

    Love this song

  97. L.... N....

    This is one of the ones... oh baby you know.. ;)

  98. L.... S....

    This is my jam, so old school, classy, love it love it so ! <3