K-Ci & JoJo

Released: December 5, 2000

Songwriter: Babyface Erika Nuri Taylor

Producer: Babyface

[Intro]
Baby, baby, baby, baby
Baby

[Verse 1]
If I had been there to wipe your tears
Then no one else would be around
If I had been there to cradle your fears
We'd still be together now
Wish I could be there to share your dreams
I wish that I could still be down, baby
But you are gone and I'm here alone
And I sure do regret it now
Oh yes, I do
Said I really do
Oh, I'm missin' you
Oh, I'm missin' you

[Chorus]
Baby I, should've known
I should've cared just a little bit more
I shouldn't have listened to a word from the fellas
I shouldn't have let my sweetie go
Baby I, and I want you to know
If I could take it back you that I would
I'd give anything to get things back
Now that I know
All the things I should've known

[Verse 2]
Should've been there with my baby every night
Been kissin' you and holding you so tight
How I wish that I could be with you right now
I'd give anything to see your smile
But I'm all alone and all the should'ves in the world
They won't bring you back and I'm the one to blame
I didn't know how to act or save the love
And I sure do regret it lady, lady lady lady

[Chorus]
Baby I, should've known
I should've cared just a little bit more
I shouldn't have listened to a word from the fellas
I shouldn't have let my sweetie go
Baby I, and I want you to know
If I could take it back you that I would
I'd give anything to get things back
Now that I know
All the things I should've known

[Bridge]
I promise I won't ignore you
Never ever, ever be alone
Just lean on me and my shoulder
Girl, I promise you, I won't let you fall
Yes, I do
I'm missin' you
I'm missin' you

[Chorus]
Baby I, should've known
I should've cared just a little bit more
I shouldn't have listened to a word from the fellas
I shouldn't have let my sweetie go
Baby I, and I want you to know
If I could take it back you that I would
I'd give anything to get things back
Now that I know
All the things I should've known
All the things I should've known
All the things I should've known

[Outro]
All the things I should
The things I should
The things I should've known

Brothers Cedric Hailey and Joel Hailey from Monroe, North Carolina make up the duo K-Ci & JoJo, the lead singers and half of the multi-platinum R&B group Jodeci along with brothers Mr. Dalvin and DeVante Swing. After three platinum albums with Jodeci, K-Ci & JoJo branched off and sang hooks for 2Pac on his singles “How Do U Want It” and “Toss It Up” in 1996 before releasing their first album Love Always in 1997. The album featured the #1 hit “All My Life,” which topped the Billboard Hot 100 for three weeks and was nominated for two Grammys. Their second album, It’s Real, was released in 1999 and hit platinum status in part due to the success of the single “Tell Me It’s Real,” which peaked at #2 on the Billboard chart. Their third album, X, was released in 2000 and featured the hit “Crazy,” which peaked at #3 on the Hot 100.

The duo released two more albums—2002’s Emotional and 2013’s My Brother’s Keeper—but they didn’t contain any top hits. In 2010, they starred in their own reality show on TVOne titled K-Ci & JoJo…Come Clean which dealt with their alcohol and relationship issues as they attempted a comeback. They reunited with Jodeci to release the album The Past, The Present, The Future in 2015.

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