Babyface

Released: October 29, 1996

Songwriter: Babyface Marc Nelson

Producer: Babyface

[Verse 1]
Sitting by the window
All day thinking of you
Watching the days go by
I started to cry
But they weren't tears of sadness
They only meant I love you
And I wanna tell you, girl
That I, oh, I...

[Chorus]
I'll travel 'round the seven seas for you
It's written in the melody I adore you
I wrote my love a symphony
To show you there's nothing I won't do
Baby, I'll walk around the China Wall for you
If there's a way, I'll do it all for you
Anything you want me to
You know I would do

[Verse 2]
People think I'm crazy
They say I'm just a nothing
Letting my life pass me by
Believing you're with me
Well, I can't speak for no one
But in my heart, I know you love me, yes
And that's why I'll always tell you I
Oh I, oh I, oh I...

[Chorus]
I'll travel 'round the seven seas for you
It's written in the melody I adore you
I wrote my love a symphony
To show you there's nothing I won't do
Baby, I'll walk around the China Wall for you
If there's a way, I'll do it all for you
Anything you want me to
You know I would do

[Bridge]
Do do do do do do
Do do do do do do do do
Do do do do do do, yeah yeah
Do do do do do do
Do do do do do do do do
Do do do do do do, yeah, yeah

[Chorus]
I'll travel 'round the seven seas for you
It's written in the melody I adore you
Oh, I wrote my love a symphony
To show you there's nothing I won't do
Baby, I'll walk around the China Wall for you
If there's a way, I'll do it all for you
Anything you want me to
You know I would do, baby
You know I would do, baby
You know I would do it, baby

I'll travel 'round the seven seas for you
It's written in the melody I adore you
Oh, I wrote my love a symphony
To show you there's nothing I won't do
Baby, I'll walk around the China Wall for you
If there's a way, I'll do it all for you
Anything you want me to
You know I would do

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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