Babyface

Released: September 18, 2007

Songwriter: James Taylor

Producer: Babyface

[Verse 1]
Yesterday morning they let me know you were gone
Looks like the plans we made put an end to you
Walked out this morning and I wrote down this song
Just can't remember where to send it to

[Chorus]
I've seen fire and I've seen rain
Seen sunny days that I thought would never end
Seen lonely times when I could not find a friend
Oh, but I always thought that I'd see you again

[Verse 2]
Won't you look down on me, Jesus
You've got to help me make a stand
Just got to see me through another day
My body's aching and my time is at hand
I won't make it any other way

[Chorus]
Oh, oh, I've seen fire and I've seen rain
I've seen sunny days that I thought would never end
Seen lonely times when I could not find a friend
But I always thought that I'd see you again, yeah

[Bridge]
I've been walking my mind to an easy time
Back turned towards the sun
Lord knows when the cold wind blows turns your head around
Spend hours of time on the telephone line talking about things to come
But all dreams and a flying machine fell to pieces on the ground

[Chorus]
Oh...I've seen fire and I've seen rain
Seen sunny days that I thought would never end
Seen lonely times when I could not find a friend
But I always thought that I'd see you, again, yeah ooh

Oh no no, ooh, ooh, oh yeah

[Bridge]
I've been walking my mind to an easy time
Back turned towards the sun
Lord knows when the cold wind blows turns you head around, yeah
Spend hours of time on the telephone line talking about things to come
Sweet dreams and flying machines fell to pieces on the ground

[Chorus]

Oh, I've seen fire and I've seen rain, oohhh
Oh, seen sunny days that I thought would never end, oh no
Seen lonely times when I could not find a friend no, oh
Oh, but I always thought that I'd see you again
I thought I'd see you once again

[Outro]
Oh, again again
Oh, again again
See you
Again again, oh
Again again, oh
Again again, oh
Again again, oh
Oh...
See you
Again again, oh
See you
Ooh yeah
Again again, oh
Again again, oh
See you
Again again, oh
Again again, oh
See you
Again again, oh
Again again
Ooh...

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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