Hi-Five

Released: September 25, 1990

Songwriter: Eric Foster White

Producer: Eric Foster White

[Intro - Tony]
Tell me, girl
It's something good between us
Would you miss me like I miss you?

[Chorus - Toriano (Tony)]
(Oh, oh girl)
I knew by the way
It was over between you and i
(I can't believe)

[Verse 1 - Tony]
Last night we were alone
Just you and I together again
Good times like we've always known
It's so easy girl when you're lovers and friends

[B-Sec - Tony]
But something in the sound of my name
On you lips and the look in your eyes
Told me things would never be the same
Now i can't forget the way you said goodbye

[Chorus - Toriano (Hi-Five)]
The way you said (goodbye)
I knew by the way it was over between you and I (goodbye)
How can I go on when I don't know the reasons why
The way you said goodbye

[Verse 2 - Tony]
I looked back it all seemed so clear
All the things you said that i didn't hear
Changes a few at a time
I didn't see them girl
How could i be so blind?

[B-Sec - Tony]
I thought she knew how much that i care
For you girl, yea you were my life
But just one word and love's no longer there
Tell me why i can't forget the way you said goodbye

[Chorus - Toriano (Hi-Five)]
The way you said (goodbye)
I knew by the way it was over between you and I (goodbye)
How can I go on when I don't know the reasons why
The way you said goodbye
Tell me why

[Bridge - Tony]
I just won't take it
Give up without a fight
I can't forget the way you said goodbye buh buh bye bye bye

[Chorus - Toriano (Hi-FIve) with Tony adlibs and talking]

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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