Knock You Down – English Lyrics

• By: Keri Hilson, Kanye West, Ne-Yo

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the story behind Keri Hilson's hit song "Knock You Down," a collaboration with Kanye West and Ne-Yo that explores the ups and downs of love. Unpack the song's emotional core and learn about its creation, cultural impact, and lasting message of resilience, perfect for understanding the nuances of love through music.

[English]

(WIND WHOOSHING)

(SOFT MUSIC BEGINS)

♪ HAHA, NOT AGAIN ♪

♪ OH, THIS AIN'T SUPPOSED TO HAPPEN TO ME ♪

♪ KEEP ROCKING, AND KEEP KNOCKING ♪

♪ WHETHER YOU LOUBOUTIN IT UP OR REEBOKIN' ♪

♪ YOU SEE THE HATE THAT THEY'RE SERVING ON A PLATTER ♪

♪ SO WHAT WE GONNA HAVE, DESSERT OR DISASTER ♪

♪ I NEVER THOUGHT I'D BE IN LOVE LIKE THIS ♪

♪ WHEN I LOOK AT YOU, MY MIND GOES ON A TRIP ♪

♪ THEN YOU CAME IN AND KNOCKED ME ON MY FACE ♪

♪ FEELS LIKE I'M IN A RACE, BUT I ALREADY WON FIRST PLACE ♪

♪ I NEVER THOUGHT I'D FALL FOR YOU AS HARD AS I DID ♪

♪ AS HARD AS I DID, YEAH ♪

♪ YOU GOT ME THINKING 'BOUT OUR LIFE ♪

♪ OUR HOUSE, OUR KIDS, YEAH ♪

♪ EVERY MORNING, I LOOK AT YOU AND SMILE ♪

♪ 'CAUSE BOY, YOU CAME AROUND ♪

♪ AND YOU KNOCKED ME DOWN, KNOCKED ME DOWN ♪

♪ SOMETIMES, LOVE COMES AROUND ♪

♪ AND IT KNOCKS YOU DOWN ♪

♪ JUST GET BACK UP WHEN IT KNOCKS YOU DOWN, KNOCKS YOU DOWN ♪

♪ SOMETIMES, LOVE COMES AROUND ♪

♪ AND IT KNOCKS YOU DOWN ♪

♪ JUST GET BACK UP WHEN IT KNOCKS YOU DOWN, KNOCKS YOU DOWN ♪

♪ I NEVER THOUGHT I'D HEAR MYSELF SAY ♪

♪ Y'ALL GO 'HEAD ♪

♪ I THINK I'M GONNA KICK IT WITH MY GIRL TODAY ♪

♪ KICK IT WITH MY GIRL TODAY ♪

♪ I USED TO BE COMMANDER IN CHIEF ♪

♪ ON MY PIMP SHIT, FLYING HIGH, FLYING HIGH ♪

♪ 'TIL I MET THIS PRETTY LITTLE MISSILE, OH ♪

♪ THAT SHOT ME OUT THE SKY, OH, SHOT ME OUT THE SKY ♪

♪ HIT, SO NOW, I'M CRASHING, DON'T KNOW HOW IT HAPPENED ♪

♪ BUT I KNOW IT FEELS SO DAMN GOOD ♪

♪ SAID IF I COULD GO BACK AND, MAKE IT HAPPEN FASTER ♪

♪ DON'T YOU KNOW I WOULD, BABY, IF I COULD, OH ♪

♪ MISS INDEPENDENT, TO THE FULLEST ♪

♪ THE LOAD NEVER TOO MUCH, SHE HELPING ME PULL IT ♪

♪ SHE SHOT THE BULLET THAT ENDED THAT LIFE ♪

♪ I SWEAR TO YOU, THE PIMP IN ME JUST DIED TONIGHT ♪

♪ GIRL, SOMETIMES, LOVE COMES AROUND ♪

♪ OH, IT COMES AROUND ♪

♪ AND IT KNOCKS YOU DOWN ♪

♪ JUST GET BACK UP WHEN IT KNOCKS YOU DOWN, KNOCKS YOU DOWN ♪

♪ OOH, WHEN IT KNOCKS YOU DOWN, OH ♪

♪ SOMETIMES, LOVE COMES AROUND ♪

♪ AND IT KNOCKS YOU DOWN ♪

♪ JUST GET BACK UP WHEN IT KNOCKS YOU DOWN ♪

♪ KNOCKS YOU DOWN ♪

♪ TELL ME NOW, CAN YOU MAKE IT PAST YOUR CASPERS ♪

♪ SO WE CAN FINALLY FLY OFF INTO NASA ♪

♪ YOU WAS ALWAYS THE CHEERLEADER OF MY DREAMS ♪

♪ THAT SEEMED TO ONLY DATE THE HEAD OF FOOTBALL TEAMS ♪

♪ AND I WAS THE CLASS CLOWN THAT ALWAYS KEPT YOU LAUGHING ♪

♪ WE WERE NEVER MEANT TO BE, BABY, WE JUST HAPPENED ♪

♪ SO, PLEASE, DON'T MESS UP THE TRICK ♪

♪ HEY, YOUNG WORLD, I'M THE NEW SLICK RICK ♪

♪ THEY SAY I MOVE TOO QUICK ♪

♪ BUT WE CAN'T LET THIS MOMENT PASS US ♪

♪ LET THE HOURGLASS PASS RIGHT INTO ASHES ♪

♪ LET THE WIND BLOW THE ASH RIGHT BEFORE MY GLASSES ♪

♪ SO I WROTE THIS LOVE LETTER RIGHT BEFORE MY CLASSES ♪

♪ HOW COULD A GODDESS ASK SOMEONE ♪

♪ THAT'S ONLY AVERAGE FOR ADVICE ♪

♪ OMG, YOU LISTEN TO THAT BITCH ♪

♪ WOE IS ME, BABY, THIS IS TRAGIC ♪

♪ 'CAUSE WE HAD IT, WE WAS MAGIC ♪

♪ I WAS FLYING, NOW, I'M CRASHING ♪

♪ THIS IS BAD, REAL BAD, MICHAEL JACKSON ♪

♪ NOW I'M MAD, REAL MAD, JOE JACKSON ♪

♪ YOU SHOULD LEAVE YOUR BOYFRIEND NOW, I'MA ASK HIM ♪

♪ SOMETIMES LOVE COMES AROUND ♪

♪ AND IT KNOCKS YOU DOWN ♪

♪ JUST GET BACK UP WHEN IT KNOCKS YOU DOWN, KNOCKS YOU DOWN ♪

♪ SOMETIMES LOVE COMES AROUND ♪

♪ AND IT KNOCKS YOU DOWN ♪

♪ JUST GET BACK UP WHEN IT KNOCKS YOU DOWN, KNOCKS YOU DOWN ♪

♪ KNOCKS YOU DOWN ♪