text: i wrote the song down to earth a few years ago and i was really excited to record it for my world album it s a huge fan favourite so many people feel where i m coming from it doesn t need any spectacular stage effects in the touring show the best thing i can do is just sing it straight from my heart i m not afraid to show my emotions if you love someone you should tell them if you think a girl is beautiful you should say that usher says some songs work best when there s a sob in the singer s voice you gotta let that deep feeling come through and that s how i felt about this song sometimes the emotion of it is enough to bring tears to my eyes