Boyz II Men

Released: July 23, 2002

Songwriter: Wanyá Morris Ken Fambro Kenny Hickson

Producer: Ken Fambro Wanyá Morris

[Verse 1]
The first thing I did wrong
Was hook up with a girl that wasn't grown
She looked like a woman but her mind worked like a child
It was her girlish qualities that made me smile (made me so happy)
The outside never showed me what was in
And her ending didn't look like it began
Now I know and it's for sure
That you can't change a girl into a woman

[Chorus]
I'm okay, make sure you're okay
No matter how long it takes
Make sure that you're okay
And if she goes away
Make sure that you're okay
Now that I got out
I'm just looking out
Trying to show you the way to be okay

[Verse 2]
Now I hate to see you make the same mistakes
So avoid the things that 'cause your heart to break
From a hurting brother, I ain't trying to hate
(I ain't tryna hate a brother)
But if you mess around with her she'll seal your fate
You'll never see it coming 'til it's there
And you'll find out that she doesn't really care (she don't)
And it's real what I feel
You can have her ass, I don't want her over here

[Chorus]
I'm okay, make sure you're okay
No matter how long it takes
Make sure that you're okay
And if she goes away
Make sure that you're okay
Now that I got out
I'm just looking out
Trying to show you the way to be okay

[Bridge]
If you decide to stay, it's alright (it's your decision)
But take heed to what I say, you'll be alright (listen to what I'm saying)
If you decide to go, then go now (you better leave her)
Don't look back because she'll only bring you down
Oh, bring you down
Bring you down (bring you down)

Sing it one time
Okay, woo, woo, woo, woo, woo
Make sure you'll be okay
It's okay, it's okay
Okay, woo, woo, woo, woo, woo
Make sure you'll be okay
(Now that I got out, I'm just looking out)
It's okay, it's okay

[Chorus]
I'm okay, make sure you're okay
No matter how long it takes
Make sure you're okay
And if she goes away
Make sure you're okay
Now that I got out
I'm just looking out
Trying to show you the way to be okay

I'm okay, make sure you're okay
No matter how long it takes
Make sure that you're okay
And if she goes away
Make sure that you're okay
Now that I got out
I'm just looking out
Trying to show you the way to be okay

Okay, okay, gotta make sure...

Boyz II Men is an R&B vocal quartet from Philadelphia who became the most successful pop group of the 1990s. They’re best known for their passionate ballads, including the number one hits “End of The Road,” “On Bended Knee,” and “I’ll Make Love To You.”

An early version of the group was founded by Nathan Morris in the mid 1980s while attending the Philadelphia High School for the Creative and Performing Arts, where he recruited students Wanya Morris, Shawn Stockman, and Michael McCary. Singer Marc Nelson was also an early member, but left the group before their big break.

The group—who took its name from New Edition’s song “Boys To Men”—was discovered in 1988 after auditioning for New Edition’s Michael Bivins backstage at a concert. Bivins signed the group to his management company and secured them a contract with Motown Records.

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