Michelle Williams - Yes Lyrics
Lyrics
Wait a minute, bring it back
Wait a minute, bring it back
Wait a minute, bring it back
Wait a minute, bring it back
Wait a minute, bring it back
Wait a minute
When Jesus say, "Yes," nobody can say, "No."
(When Jesus say, "Yes," nobody can say, "No.")
When Jesus say, "Yes," nobody can say, "No."
(When Jesus say, "Yes," nobody can say, "No.")
Michelle:
I'm not worried 'bout a thing
'Cause I know You are guiding me
Where You lead me, Lord, I will go
I have no fear 'cause I know who's in control
There's no limit to what You can do
'Cause it all belongs to You
Yes, it all belongs to You
(The world should know)
You're almighty and all powerful
And it all belongs to You
Yes, it all belongs to You
When Jesus say, "Yes," nobody can say, "No."
(When Jesus say, "Yes," nobody can say, "No.")
When Jesus say, "Yes," nobody can say, "No."
(When Jesus say, "Yes," nobody can say, "No.")
Beyonce:
I'm not worried 'bout a thing
'Cause I know You are guiding me
Where you lead me, Lord, I will go
I have no fear 'cause I know who's in control
There's no limit to what you can do
'Cause it all belongs to you
Yes, it all belongs to you
(The world should know)
You're almighty and all powerful
And it all belongs to you
Yes, it all belongs to you
When Jesus say, "Yes," nobody can say, "No."
(When Jesus say, "Yes," nobody can say, "No.")
When Jesus say, "Yes," nobody can say, "No."
(When Jesus say, "Yes," nobody can say, "No.")
When Jesus say, "Yes," nobody can say, "No."
(When Jesus say, "Yes," nobody can say, "No.")
When Jesus say, "Yes," nobody can say, "No."
(When Jesus say, "Yes," nobody can say, "No.")
Kelly:
'Cause he is in control
There's no limit to what You can do
'Cause it all belongs to You
Yes, it all belongs to You
(The world should know)
You're almighty and all powerful
And it all belongs to You
Yes, it all belongs to You
There's no limit to what You can do
'Cause it all belongs to You
Yes, it all belongs to You
(The world should know)
You're almighty and all powerful
And it all belongs to You
Yes, it all belongs to You
Wait a minute, bring it back
Wait a minute, bring it back
Wait a minute, bring it back
Wait a minute
When Jesus say, "Yes," nobody can say, "No."
(When Jesus say, "Yes," nobody can say, "No.")
When Jesus say, "Yes," nobody can say, "No."
(When Jesus say, "Yes," nobody can say, "No.")
When Jesus say, "Yes," nobody can say, "No."
(When Jesus say, "Yes," nobody can say, "No.")
When Jesus say, "Yes," nobody can say, "No."
(When Jesus say, "Yes," nobody can say, "No.")
When Jesus say, "Yes," nobody can say, "No."
(When Jesus say, "Yes," nobody can say, "No.")
When Jesus say, "Yes," nobody can say, "No." (My Jesus)
(When Jesus say, "Yes," nobody can say, "No.")
When Jesus say, "Yes," nobody can say, "No." (My Jesus)
(When Jesus say, "Yes," nobody can say, "No.")
Know, He is with me
Know, He is with me
Know, He is with me
Know, He is with me
Video
Michelle Williams - Say Yes ft. Beyoncé, Kelly Rowland
Meaning & Inspiration
There is a jarring audacity in the central refrain of this track from Michelle Williams. "When Jesus say, 'Yes,' nobody can say, 'No.'"
As a reader, I find myself hung up on the word "nobody." It’s an absolute, a wall constructed of linguistic certainty. In the lived experience of faith, "nobody" is rarely the reality. We live in a world where "no" is the default setting—no to our prayers, no to our healing, no to our desperate pleas for clarity. When we repeat this line, are we stating a theological fact, or are we trying to convince ourselves of a reality that feels perpetually out of reach?
If we look at 2 Corinthians 1:20, we see the scriptural foundation here: "For no matter how many promises God has made, they are 'Yes' in Christ." That is the divine "Yes." But the song pivots the focus from God’s promise to God’s authority. It suggests that if the Creator of the universe ordains a path, no human hand, no demonic force, and no earthly circumstance can shutter that door.
There is a strange tension here. On one hand, it feels like a platitude—the kind of chant that keeps the room moving but ignores the grit of actual suffering. Yet, if you stop to really interrogate the phrase, it becomes a claustrophobic, beautiful kind of surrender. If Jesus says "Yes" to my sanctification, if He says "Yes" to my ultimate redemption, then my own internal "No"—my rebellion, my fear, my tendency to sabotage my own peace—is rendered powerless.
"Nobody" can say no. Not even me.
I find myself lingering on the repetition of the command, "Wait a minute, bring it back." It acts as a stutter in the ego. Just when we think we are coasting on the high of a breakthrough, the song demands we pause. It suggests that this "Yes" isn't a passive gift we just collect; it’s a reality we have to constantly drag ourselves back to.
We live in a cycle of needing to be reminded of what we already claim to believe. We get distracted by the "no’s" of life—the rejection letters, the medical diagnoses, the silence in the middle of the night—and we lose the rhythm. To "bring it back" is an act of reclaiming that primary, divine authority. It’s not just a song about victory; it’s a song about the exhausting, daily work of choosing to agree with God when the rest of the world is screaming the opposite.
It’s messy, isn't it? We want the "Yes" to be simple, but the process of arriving at that conclusion usually involves a whole lot of "no's." Michelle Williams, alongside Kelly and Beyoncé, gives us something that feels less like a polished sermon and more like a stubborn declaration. It’s an unfinished thought, really—a promise we’re still working to fully inhabit.