Babyface

Released: September 11, 2001

Songwriter: Babyface Tim Kelley Bob Robinson

Producer: Babyface Tim & Bob

[Verse 1]
Seven long nights
No rest for the weary
Your baby keep cryin'
He just won't go to bed
Feels like you gon' die
You know you gotta get up early
There's not enough time for love
'Cause if you can't get what you want

[Chorus]
Well, I'm gon' work it all, work it all, work it all, work it all out
So we can freak it on, freak it on, freak it on, freak it on down
I'm gon' work it all, work it all, work it all, work it all out
There ain't no doubt, I'm workin' it out

[Verse 2]
The rent is past due
You're not gonna make it
The telephone too
You just can't pay the bills (you just can't pay the bills)
Your car is broke down
And the baby gotta go to school
You're feelin left out
Like nobody's gonna care for you (care for you, baby)
Well, I gotta crib, girl
A room for your kid, girl
So just put your mind at ease (ooh...)
'Cause I've got the cash, girl
To pay down your rent, girl
So you can spend time with
Spend some time with me

[Chorus]
I'm gon' work it all, work it all, work it all, work it all out
So we can freak it on, freak it on, freak it on, freak it on down
I'm gon' work it all, work it all, work it all, work it all out
There ain't no doubt, I'm workin' it out

I'm gon' work it all, work it all, work it all, work it all out
So we can freak it on, freak it on, freak it on, freak it on down
I'm gon' work it all, work it all, work it all, work it all out
There ain't no doubt, I'm workin' it out

[DJ AM scratches]

Sugar, sugar, sugar, sugar

[Chorus]
I'm gon' work it all, work it all, work it all, work it all out
So we can freak it on, freak it on, freak it on, freak it on down
I'm gon' work it all, work it all, work it all, work it all out
(Ah, sugar, sugar, sugar, baby)
There ain't no doubt, I'm workin' it out

I'm gon' work it all, work it all, work it all, work it all out
(I've got a crib, girl)
So we can freak it on, freak it on, freak it on, freak it on down
(A room for your kid, baby)
I'm gon' work it all, work it all, work it all, work it all out
(I've got the cash, baby)
There ain't no doubt, I'm workin' it out

I'm gon' work it all, work it all, work it all, work it all out
(I've got a crib, baby)
So we can freak it on, freak it on, freak it on, freak it on down
(A room for your kid, baby)
I'm gon' work it all, work it all, work it all, work it all out
(I'll pay the rent, baby)
There ain't no doubt, I'm workin' it out

I'm gon' work it all, work it all, work it all, work it all out
So we can freak it on, freak it on, freak it on, freak it on down
I'm gon' work it all, work it all, work it all, work it all out
There ain't no doubt, I'm workin' it out

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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