Babyface

Released: July 26, 2005

Songwriter: Babyface Daryl Simmons

Producer: Babyface Gregg Pagani

[Verse 1]
He be playing you like you was a drive-thru
Looking for that quick love to go
I wonder when was the last time he held you
I bet you don't even know
He barely talks to you
Bet he don't even know your number
Got you on auto-dial
Still he ain't called in awhile
It's all about the clubs, right?
His clothes, it's all about himself, that's how he rolls
Ain't like you need a reason to believe him
Well, I got ten for you, girl

[Chorus]
One, because I'm grown and sexy
Two, because I know much more
Three, you know I got what you're missin'
Unless you give me credit for my number four
Five, cause I don't need your money
Six, I got a real good job
Seven, I got cash
Eight, I got a crib
Even got a diamond if you're down for it
Nine, is 'cause I know you better than you know yourself
Ten is 'cause I'm grown and sexy like nobody else

[Verse 2]
How you affordably get in that apartment
When he don't even want a job
The player don't amount to nothing
He still living with his moms
He only comes to you whenever he be needing something
You know he's running game on you
It's all that player do
It's all about his world, it's all that he knows
It's not about you girl, that's how he rolls
Ain't like you need a reason to believe him
Well, I got ten for you, girl

[Chorus]
One, because I'm grown and sexy
Two, because I know much more
Three, you know I got what you're missin'
Unless you give me credit for my number four
Five, 'cause I don't need your money
Six, I got a real good job
Seven, I got cash
Eight, I got a crib
Even got a diamond if you're down for it
Nine, is cause I know you better than you know yourself
Ten is 'cause I'm grown and sexy like nobody else

[Bridge]
Baby, come and go with me
Come and share my world
Share my world
He can't give you half the things I can give you, girl
Things like love, because I'm grown and sexy
Or understanding, I do it all for you
You don't need reason to believe him
Girl, I got ten for you

[Chorus]
One, because I'm grown and sexy
Two, because I know much more
Three, you know I got what you're missin'
Unless you give me credit for my number four
Five, 'cause I don't need your money
Six, I got a real good job
Seven, I got cash
Eight, I got a crib
Even got a diamond if you're down for it
Nine, is 'cause I know you better than you know yourself
Ten is 'cause I'm grown and sexy like nobody else, baby
One, because I'm grown and sexy
Two, because I know much more
Three, you know I got what you're missin'
Unless you give me credit for my number four
Five, 'cause I don't need your money
Six, I got a real good job
Seven, I got cash
Eight, I got a crib
Even got a diamond if you're down for it
Nine, is 'cause I know you better than you know yourself
Ten is 'cause I'm grown and sexy like nobody else
One, because I'm grown and sexy
Two, because I know much more
Three, you know I got what you're missin'
Unless you give me credit for my number four
Five, 'cause I don't need your money
Six, I got a real good job

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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