Uploaded May 2008 | Updated September 2026, 6 hours ago

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Her career peaked with the 1991 release of "How Can I Ease the Pain" from her album So Intense, which won her a Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance in 1992. The album So Intense spawned three Top 20 R&B hits and peaked at #5 on The Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums chart. Also it peaked at #100 on the Billboard 200 chart.


Lyrics...

All alone, on my knees I pray
For the strength to stay away
In and out, out and in you go
I feel your fire
Then I lose my self control

Chorus:
How can I ease the pain
When I know your coming back again?
How can I ease the pain in my heart?

Every time that I let you in
You take away something deep within
A fool for love is a fool for pain
But I refuse to love you again

Chorus

If it's not love you've come here for
Tell me baby why you're here
Knock, knock, knockin' at my door
I can't take it
No more, no more, no more, no more baby
Give me all or nothing at all

Chorus

I need to know how
How can I.... ease it
How can I ease the pain
I need to know baby
How can I ease the pain
I need to know how to ease it
How can I ease the pain