Babyface

Released: September 11, 2001

Songwriter: Babyface Jason Edmonds Buckwild

Producer: Buckwild Babyface

[Verse 1]
Every day my thoughts of you
Get more and more intense
I get closer to the truth
I'm that much more convinced
That you and I were meant to be
No what or ifs involved
As long as you got love for me
Our problems will be solved

[Pre-Chorus]
So do you love him? (No)
Now do you think of me? (Yeah yeah yeah)
You don't want him? (No)
'Cause you'd rather be with me
After all that shit he put your through
Why wouldn't you want to leave?
Girl, I got mad love for you
Why can't you be with me?

[Chorus]
I'll be your lover
I'll be your friend
I'll be your one true confident
I'll be the smile on your face
When we make love and consummate
I'll be the one good lover that won't let you down
I am not afraid (no baby)
Afraid to love, afraid to trust
Or just communicate
I'll be your partner
I'll be your man
I'll be the kind that understands
That you got wants
And you got needs
And I got s'ponsabilities
I'll be the one good lover that's down for you
I am not afraid
Afraid to share, afraid to give or just communicate

[Verse 2]
Every day he lies to you
'Bout things that he won't say
From simple things like denying you
From asking 'bout his day
It bothers me to think that he
Be playing you that way
You deserve much more, this I'm sure
So send him on his way

[Pre-Chorus]
'Cause you don't love him? (No)
You always think of me? (Yeah yeah yeah)
You don't want him? (No)
'Cause you'd rather be with me
After all the shit he put you through
It's time for you to leave
Girl, I've got mad love for you
You're supposed to be with me

[Chorus]
I'll be your lover
I'll be your friend
I'll be your one true confident
I'll be the smile on your face
When we make love and consummate
I'll be the one good lover that won't let you down
I am not afraid
Afraid to love, afraid to trust or just communicate
I'll be your partner
I'll be your man
I'll be the kind that understands
That you got wants
And you got needs
And I got s'ponsabilities
I'll be the one good lover that's down for you
I am not afraid
Afraid to share, afraid to give or just communicate

[Bridge]
Ooh, yeah, baby baby baby, ooh
You know, you know that you don't want him, girl, oh
You know that you want me, yeah you do
Oh oh, baby baby, ooh, ooh
You know you don't love him, baby, no
You know you don't care about him, baby, no
Baby baby baby, oh, ooh...

[Chorus]
I'll be your lover
I'll be your friend
I'll be your one true confident
I'll be the smile on your face
When we make love and consummate
I'll be the one good lover that won't let you down
I am not afraid
Afraid to love, afraid to trust or just communicate
I'll be your partner
I'll be your man
I'll be the kind that understands
That you got wants
And you got needs
And I got s'ponsabilities
I'll be the one good lover that's down for you
I am not afraid
Afraid to share, afraid to give or just communicate

I'll be your lover
I'll be your friend
I'll be your one true confident
I'll be the smile on your face
When we make love and consummate
I'll be the one good lover that won't let you down
I am not afraid
Afraid to love, afraid to trust or just communicate
I'll be your partner
I'll be your man
I'll be the kind that understands
That you got wants
And you got needs
And I got s'ponsabilities
I'll be the one good lover that's down for you
I am not afraid
Afraid to share, afraid to give or just communicate

I'll be your partner, your man, ooh, I understand
That you got needs, and you got needs
Yeah, ooh, I take care of my shit, baby, yes I do
I'll be the one good lover that's down for you
I'm down for you, I'm not afraid
Afraid to share, afraid to give or just communicate

I'll be your lover
I'll be your friend
I'll be your one true confident
I'll be the smile on your face
When we make love and consummate
I'll be the one good lover that won't let you down
I am not afraid
Afraid to love, afraid to trust or just communicate
I'll be your partner
I'll be your man
I'll be the kind that understands
That you got wants
And you got needs
And I got s'ponsabilities
I'll be the one good lover that's down for you
I am not afraid
Afraid to share, afraid to give or just communicate

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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