Babyface

Released: September 11, 2001

Songwriter: Babyface Mike City

Producer: Mike City Babyface

[Verse 1]
How could I forget about the day I first met you?
The way you walked in to the room with so much attitude
Sometimes people go through life
Searching for a sign
Girl, I know that I found mine
When I look into your eyes

[Chorus]
Outside in, inside out
You do it for me, you knock me out
A sight to see, from head to toe
Had to let you know
Outside in, inside out
You do it for me, you knock me out
A sight to see, from head to toe
Had to let you know

[Verse 2]
Girl, I lost my mind, I saw you dancing on the floor (yeah)
You looked so damn fly, sweat started coming from my pores
Sometimes people go through life
Searching for the one
Girl, I know that I found mine
And I know it's love

[Chorus]
Outside in, inside out
You do it for me, you knock me out
A sight to see, from head to toe
Had to let you know
Outside in, inside out
You do it for me, you knock me out
A sight to see, from head to toe
Had to let you know

[Bridge]
Tell me when and if I can see you
(How's about) tomorrow night?
No one has to know what we do
What we do 'til you say it's alright
It's alright, it's alright, baby, it's alright, baby
It's alright, baby, It's alright, baby

[Chorus]
Outside in, inside out
You do it for me, you knock me out
(You do it for me, baby)
A sight to see, from head to toe
Had to let you know
(Had to let you know)
Outside in, inside out
You do it for me, you knock me out
(Ooh, you knock me...)
A sight to see, from head to toe
Had to let you know

Outside in, inside out
You do it for me, you knock me out
(Girl, you knock me out, hey)
A sight to see, from head to toe
Had to let you know
Outside in, inside out
You do it for me, you knock me out
(Girl, you knock me...)
A sight to see, from head to toe
Had to let you know

Outside in, inside out
You do it for me, you knock me out
A sight to see, from head to toe
Had to let you know
(I had to let you know)
Outside in, inside out
You do it for me, you knock me out
A sight to see, from head to toe
Had to let you know

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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