Babyface

Released: September 11, 2001

Songwriter: Babyface Anthony Nance Brion James Erika Nuri Taylor

Producer: Babyface Anthony Nance

(Don't take it, take it so, baby, oh...)

[Verse 1]
I was wrong I was out of line
I didn't mean to lead you on
But there was something in your eyes
Your look so fly
Reminds me of my girl back home
Had it been another time
I surely wouldn't mind
If you and I were gettin' it on
But see I got me a girl
And she's my world
Thought you should know

[Chorus]
Don't take it so personal, personal, baby
Don't you know there's nothing wrong with you
Nothing wrong with me
It's just the way it be
Don't take it so personal
Ain't got nothin' to do with you, yeah
Sometimes you win or lose
Get chose or choose
There's really nothing you can do

[Verse 2]
It's alright, don't apologize
You didn't mean to turn me on
There was something 'bout that night that felt so right
Even I was 'bout to lose control
I could think of you
No lie, it's true
I knew I had to stop myself
'Cause I got me a girl
And she's my world
I thought you should know

[Chorus]
Don't take it so personal, personal, baby
Don't you know there's nothing wrong with you
Nothing wrong with me
It's just the way it be
Don't take it so personal
Ain't got nothin' to do with you
Sometimes you win or lose
Get chose or choose
There's really nothing you can do

[Bridge]
You could've been my girl
I could've been with you
You could have been my baby too
I could've been your man
You could've been my boo
I could be making love to you
I coulda been your sweetheart
Always down for you
Spending all my time with you (spending all my time)
But I got me a girl
And she's my world
And I just want to say to you

[Chorus]
Don't take it so personal, personal, baby
Don't you know there's nothing wrong with you
Nothing wrong with me
It's just the way it be
Don't take it so personal
Ain't got nothin' to do with you
(Ain't go nothin' to do, baby)
Sometimes you win or lose
Get chose or choose
There's really nothing you can do

Don't take it so personal, personal, baby
(Don't take it so, don't take it so personal, baby)
Don't you know there's nothing wrong with you
Nothing wrong with me
It's just the way it be
Don't take it so personal
(Don't take it so, don't take it so...)
Ain't got nothin' to do with you
Sometimes you win or lose
Get chose or choose
There's really nothing you can do

Don't take it so personal, personal, baby
Don't you know there's nothing wrong with you
Nothing wrong with me
It's just the way it be
Don't take it so personal
Ain't got nothin' to do with you
Sometimes you win or lose
Get chose or choose
There's really nothing you can do

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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