Babyface

Released: December 4, 2015

Songwriter: Babyface Daryl Simmons

Producer: Babyface

[Verse 1]
I can't imagine how you be getting through the day
It must be hard when you be carrying all the weight
But even with that I see you rarely do complain
You give your heart and soul and still they don't appreciate you
Man or woman I got nothing but respect for you
Just knowing you got to deal with all the things we put you through
So I give a standing O to you
I raise my glass to you

[Chorus]
I won't pretend to know
I can't begin to know
I'm fascinated on the daily how you do the things you do
Man or woman I ain't got a clue
Oh no
Girl I'm so mesmerized
I'm even mystified
Your affection shows in everything and anything you do
Man or woman I ain't got a clue no
It's amazing how you do all that you do
Suffice to say my hat goes off to you
A standing ovation
Ovation
And I just want to give a standing O to you
A standing ovation

[Verse 2]
I can't imagine myself walking in your shoes
It's not even worth the challenge, I know I would lose
You're just extraordinary, way above the ordinary
There ain't no conversation, been that way since God's creation
Man or woman I can't help but be in awe of you
No matter what the deal somehow you always make it through
So
I give a standing O to you
I raise my glass to you

[Chorus]

[Bridge]
Man to woman I got nothing but respect for you
Just knowing you got to deal with all the things we put you through
So I give a standing O to you
I raise my glass to you

[Chorus]

[Outro]
An ovation
I just wanna give a standing O to you
An ovation
A standing ovation
Ovation
A standing ovation
Ovation
I just want to give a standing O to you

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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