Babyface

I wish I hadn'ta told you
I shoulda never broke your heart
Cuz if I hadn'ta told you
We would never be apart
It's only cuz I love you
That I told the full truth
She really don't mean nothin
It was a stupid thing for me to do
Hurt, Caught, Confused, Guilty
Hurt, Lost, Confused, Guilty
Hurt, Caught, Confused, Guilty
Hurt, Lost, Confused, Guilty
It's not like I don't love you
Baby I'm gon take the blame
It ain't bout nothin you do
I guess it's just a man thing
I'm not tryna make no excuses
I took your love and used and abused it
Now I'm sittin all alone and you're the reason for this song
Hurt, Caught, Confused, Guilty
Hurt, Lost, Confused, Guilty
Hurt, Caught, Confused, Guilty
Hurt, Lost, Confused, Guilty
The sentimental reasons
The sentimental rules
The only thing that matters is that love goes on and on and

[Verse X 4]
The sentimental reasons
The sentimental rules
Never hold your lover
To what they say to you
When in times of trouble
Everybody's wrong
The only thing that matters
Is that love goes on and on and on

Kenneth “Babyface” Edmonds (born April 10, 1959 in Indianapolis, Indiana) is a Grammy Award-winning producer, singer, and songwriter responsible for a string of hits in the 1980s and 1990s. He has written and produced more than 20 number-one hits and won 11 Grammys—including three for Producer of the Year—for his work with Boyz II Men, Whitney Houston, Eric Clapton, Alicia Keys, and Toni Braxton, as well as his own work as an artist.

Babyface got his nickname from funk legend Bootsy Collins after joining his backing band in the 1970s. He joined the group Manchild in the late ‘70s—a group that also included his frequent collaborator Daryl Simmons—before moving out West and working with the group The Deele in the early 1980s, forming a bond with his bandmate and future production partner L.A. Reid. After producing the hit “Two Occasions” for The Deele, L.A. & Babyface broke off and became one of the biggest superproducer duos in R&B, rivaling the hits of fellow superproducer duo Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis.

L.A. & ‘Face had their hands in a string of #1 R&B hits in the late '80s and early '90s from artists such as Pebbles (“Girlfriend”), Karyn White (“Superwoman”), The Whispers (“Rock Steady”), Johnny Gill (“My, My, My”) and many more. They were also instrumental in the success of post-New Edition era Bobby Brown as they produced his #1 hits “Don’t Be Cruel,” “Every Little Step,” “On Our Own,” and “Humpin' Around.” They made history with Boyz II Men in 1992 as they wrote and produced “End of the Road,” which spent a record-breaking 14 consecutive weeks atop the pop chart.

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