Babyface

Released: August 24, 1993

Songwriter: Babyface

Producer: LA Reid Babyface Daryl Simmons

[Intro]
Yeah...yeah...ooh...
Well well well, girl...
Yeah...

[Verse 1]
I believe that a woman
Is the most precious thing on earth
And I'll do anything
And I do mean anything
To stop my baby
From ever being hurt

Well it might seem kinda crazy to ya
Somewhat outta style

[Chorus]
I'm just a bit old-fashioned
And I can't help livin' that way, oh oh
I'm just a bit old-fashioned
And I can't help livin' that way

[Verse 2]
I'll go and work
My fingers to the bone
And I'll work overtime
So she can have a home
And I'll do anything
And I do mean anything
Don't want my baby
To hurt for a thing

Well it might seem kinda crazy to ya
Somewhat outta style

[Chorus]
I'm just a bit old-fashioned
And I can't help livin' that way, oh oh
I'm just a bit old-fashioned
And I can't help livin' that way

[Bridge]
Oh baby
That's the only way that I'll ever be
Forever dedicated to thee, baby
One girl is all I ever will need
Loving you forever indeed
My whole damn life is you
And, and I would die for you
I might sound crazy
But the only thing important is you, yeah
I love you

[Chorus]
I'm just a bit old-fashioned
And I can't help livin' that way, yeah yeah, oh oh
I'm just a bit old-fashioned
And I can't help livin' that way

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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