Bell Biv DeVoe

Released: January 4, 1991

Songwriter: Timmy Gatling Alton “Wokie” Stewart

Producer: James Wirrick Alton “Wokie” Stewart Timmy Gatling Vassal Gradington Benford III Vassal Benford

[Intro]
I'm so sorry baby, I never meant to hurt you
Please forgive me
La da da da da da da La da da da da da da da da oh ho

[Verse 1]
Tears I see drop from your eyes, Tell me why you cry
Guilt I feel when you look at me, Did I let you down

[Bridge]
Girl, you see that I, I apologize
Tell me what to do, to get through to you
Girl, it's not the same
I know I was to blame, Just tell me when will I
See you smile again

[Hook]
Tell me when will I see you smile again
Cause I know I messed up baby (Oh)
And I know you're fed up (Ooh) sugar (Hey hey)
Tell me when will I see you smile again (Oh, oh, oh)
Cause I know I messed up, baby, and I know you're fed up sugar

[Verse 2]
Promises I know I made many times before, and I broke each one of them
But I had to learn over and over again
Don't hurt the one you love

[Bridge]
Girl, you see that I, I apologize
Tell me what to do, to get through to you
Girl, it's not the same
I know I was to blame, Just tell me when will I
See you smile again

[Hook]
Tell me when will I see you smile again
Cause I know I messed up baby (Oh)
And I know you're fed up (Ooh) sugar (Hey hey)
Tell me when will I see you smile again (Oh, oh, oh)
Cause I know I messed up, baby, and I know you're fed up sugar

Look baby, Listen
Please forgive me for all the wrong I've done
You see I just can't understand, why I keep making
This same kind of mistake over and over again
But there's one question that remains in the back of my mind now
And that is...
When will I see you smile again?

[Hook]
Tell me when will I see you smile again (baby we can talk it over)
Cause I know I messed up baby (baby we can work it out)
And I know you're fed up sugar
Tell me when will I see you smile again
Cause I know I messed up baby
And I know you're fed up sugar (Is there something I can do, hey, hey, hey, hey)
Tell me when will I (Oh) see you smile (Ooh) again
Cause I know I messed up baby
And I know you're fed up sugar
Tell me when will I see you smile again
Cause I know I messed up baby

Bell Biv DeVoe is a New Jack Swing trio featuring Ricky Bell, Michael Bivins, and Ronnie DeVoe—members of the seminal R&B boy band New Edition. Following the release of New Edition’s classic album Heart Break in 1988 and their subsequent tour, the group took a hiatus. BBD formed in 1989 and scored big the following year when the singles “Poison” and “Do Me!” propelled their self-titled debut into the Top 5 on the Billboard 200 chart. The group released two more albums–Hootie Mack (1993) and BBD (2001)–before releasing their fourth album, Three Stripes, in 2017. They continue to tour and perform as a trio and in different variations of the New Edition lineup such as RBRM, consisting of BBD and Bobby Brown.

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