Babyface

Released: August 24, 1993

Songwriter: Babyface

Producer: LA Reid Babyface Daryl Simmons

[Verse 1]
Lady, if you care for me
Then let me know
That you care for me sweet lady
And that you'll care for me the rest of your life
That's what I'd like to hear

[Pre-Chorus]
I don't mean to be a bore but
I was hoping you would know what
Just what you feel, girl, what you feel inside
And the reason I'm insisting
'Cause the heart just needs convincing
That you care
Before I ask of you to be my

[Chorus]
Lady, lady, lady
For the rest of our lives, yeah
Can you take forever 'til the end of our time?
Lady, lady, say you'll be mine
Always, my lady
For the rest of our lives

[Verse 2]
Lady, will you please grant me
My miracle
And say you'll be my lady
And cherish me 'til the day that we die
That's what I need to hear

[Pre-Chorus]
I'm not even sure you know what
What I feel inside, nor how much
How much I love you, you're my whole damn life
And the reason why I pressure
You, because I need to measure
How you feel
Before I ask of you to be my

[Chorus]
Lady, lady, lady
For the rest of our lives, yeah
Can you take forever 'til the end of our time?
Lady, lady, say you'll be mine
Always, always, always my lady
For the rest of our lives

[Bridge]
If there's one thing I know
Girl, I'm sure how much I love you
But I'm not quite sure you're feeling quite the same
Could you please let me know
If I do anything for you, oh lady
Could you let me
Know right away, yeah...

Lady, lady, lady...always my lady for the rest of our lives

[Chorus with ad-libs]
Lady, lady, lady
For the rest of our lives, yeah
Can you take forever 'til the end of our time?
Lady, lady, say you'll be mine
Always, my lady
For the rest of our lives

Lady, lady, lady
For the rest of our lives, yeah
Can you take forever 'til the end of our time?
Lady, lady, say you'll be mine
Always, my lady
For the rest of our lives

Oh...oh...always...oh...oh...lady, lady, say you'll be mine...

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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