Babyface

Released: July 26, 2005

Songwriter: Babyface Daryl Simmons

Producer: Babyface Gregg Pagani

[Verse 1]
Sometimes we wish for the better
When we have it good as it gets
Sometimes the grass isn't greener
Soon as we find out, we forget

[Pre-Chorus]
Sometimes a fool doesn't know he's a fool
Sometimes a dog, he don't know he's a dog
Sometimes I do stupid things to you
When I really don't mean it at all

[Chorus]
Sometimes a man is gon' be a man
It's not an excuse, it's just how it is
Sometimes a wrong, don't know that they wrong
Sometimes the strong, ain't always so strong
Sometimes a girl is gon' be a girl
She don't want to deal with all the drama in your world
God knows I don't mean to give it to you
So girl, I'm sorry for the stupid things
I wish I didn't do but I do

Oh (So sorry, so sorry)
Oh no
Oh (So sorry, so sorry)

[Verse 2]
Sometimes I wish I was smarter
Wish I was a bit more like you
Not making stupid decisions made at the last minute
You live to regret when it's through

[Pre-Chorus]
Well, sometimes a fool, doesn't know he's a fool
And sometimes a dog, he don't know he's a dog
But sometimes I do stupid things to you
When I really didn't mean it at all

[Chorus]
Sometimes a man is gon' be a man
It's not an excuse, it's just how it is
Sometimes a wrong, don't know that they wrong
Sometimes the strong, can't always be strong
Sometimes a girl, is gon' be a girl
She don't want to deal with all the drama in your world
God knows I don't mean to give it to you
So girl, I'm sorry for the stupid things
I wish I didn't do but I do

[Pre-Chorus]
Sometimes a fool doesn't know he's a fool
And sometimes a dog, he don't know he's a dog
But sometimes I do stupid things to you
When I really didn't mean it at all
At all...

[Chorus]
Sometimes a man is gon' be a man
It's not an excuse, it's just how it is
Sometimes a wrong, don't know that they wrong
Sometimes the strong, ain't always so strong
Sometimes a girl, is gon' be a girl
She don't want to deal with all the drama in your world
God knows I don't mean to give it to you, girl
So girl I'm sorry for the stupid things
I wish I didn't do but I do

Sometimes a man is gon' be a man
It's not an excuse, it's just how it is
Sometimes a wrong, don't know that they wrong
Sometimes the strong, ain't always so strong...

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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