Hi-Five

Released: January 1, 1994

Songwriter: Ken Miller Antonina Armato Wendell Wellman

That's what your love means to me
Your love means to me (that's what it means)
(to me)

That's what your love means to me
Your love means to me

[Verse 1:]
I wanna get
Romantic tonight with you
Like they do on the silver screen
I wanna make sweet love
Under the move
Let my heart feel everything

(Pre-Chorus)
My friends, they say don't fall in love too fast
(there are consequences, put up your defenses)
But when I feel it, I can't hold it back
(ooh, 'cause when I fall)
(I have to give you my all)

(Chorus)
Take my heart, take my soul
Let me lose all control
(that's what it means) That's what your love means to me

Giving in to the rush
That I feel it's time we touch (I feel it, baby)
That's what your love means to me

[Verse 2:]
My heart's been patient
Waiting just for you
Building up emotions inside
Your tender kiss has been long
Overdue
When you touch me I just tremble inside

(Pre-Chorus)
Can't tell the future, now we both know that
(but when we are together, feel like this forever)
(and where we're headed there's no turnin' back)
Cause what I need (what I need)
(only you can give to me)

(Chorus)
Take my heart, take my soul
Let me lose all control
(that's what it means) That's what your love means to me

Giving in to the rush
That I feel it's time we touch (I feel it)
That's what your love means to me

[Bridge]
Hugging and a kissing
And I'm loving
And I'm wishing
That our love will be together
That's what love means to me
Your love means to me

Begging and a needin'
And you'll never stop believin'
That our love will last forever
That's what love means to me
Your love means to me, oh yeah

(Chorus)
Take my heart, take my soul
Let me lose all control
That's what your love means to me

Giving in to the rush
That I feel it's time we touch
That's what your love means to me

[rap]
Take my heart, take my soul
Take control
I can't hold back
Ya love is all that
Uhn, ya touch make me shiver
I'm T, the romantic
Quick to deliver
Let's take a ride to the moon
I'll bring the boom
Your tender kiss brings me bliss
It's long overdue
I lose all my senses
When I don't make commences

[Outro]
Take my heart
Let me lose all control
That's what your love means

Giving in
That I feel it's time we touch
That's what your love means to me

Take my heart, take my soul
Let me lose all control
That's what your love means to me

Giving in to the rush
That I feel it's time we touch (I feel it, baby)
That's what your love means to me

That's what your love means to me

Hi-Five is an R&B group from Waco, Texas, originally consisting of lead singer Tony Thompson, Russell Neal, Roderick Clark, Marcus Sanders, and Toriano Easley, who was later replaced by Treston Irby. They released their self-titled debut album in 1990, which peaked at #1 on the Billboard R&B Albums chart and was certified Platinum. This album featured the #1 R&B/Top 10 Pop hit “I Can’t Wait Another Minute,” and “I Just Can’t Handle It,” which peaked at #3 on the R&B Singles chart, as well as their biggest hit, the Teddy Riley-produced “I Like the Way (The Kissing Game),” which hit #1 on both the Billboard Hot 100 and R&B Singles chart.

Their follow-up album Keep It Goin' On was released in 1992 and featured the hit songs “She’s Playing Hard To Get,” which peaked at #2 on the R&B Singles chart and #5 on the Pop chart, as well as the R. Kelly-produced single “Quality Time,” which peaked at #3 on the R&B Singles chart. Their third album Faithful was released in 1993 and contained the hit singles “Unconditional Love” and “Never Should’ve Let You Go”, which were also featured on the soundtracks to Menace II Society and Sister Act 2, respectively.

The group disbanded in 1994 and Tony Thompson went on to release his solo album Sexsational in 1995. Thompson re-formed Hi-Five with four new members and released the album The Return independently in 2005 but he was issued a cease-and-desist order by the original members of the group to halt sales of the album. As discussions of putting the original group back together were taking place, Tony Thompson passed away on June 1, 2007 in his hometown of Waco, Texas. Treston Irby and Marcus Sanders have carried on with the Hi-Five name, continuing to make music and tour.

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