Tevin Campbell

Released: November 11, 1994

Songwriter: Narada Michael Walden Sally Jo Dakota Burt Bacharach

Producer: Louis Biancaniello Narada Michael Walden

[Verse 1]
Baby, don't stand there in the doorway
With all your bags ready to go
Baby, sit down and let's talk it over
Oh, I need to know

[Pre-Chorus]
What do you think you're gonna find?
(No man can treat you sweeter)
What are you looking for?
(A place where the grass grows greener)
The world is cold out there
(I'm the one who really cares)

[Chorus]
Don't say goodbye, girl
Take a look inside and read my mind, girl
Everything I do, I do for you
Don't leave me crying, crying

[Verse 2]
Maybe my crime is carin' bout'cha, yeah yeah
Wanting you close by my side
Baby, you need some space around you
Some room to fly

[Pre-Chorus]
Don't ever think I'll hold you back
(My love will lift you higher)
And when you call my name
(I'll be there right beside ya)
Together we'll be fine
(Give this love another try)

[Chorus]
Don't say goodbye, girl
Take a look inside and read my mind, girl
Everything I do, I do for you
Don't leave me crying, crying
Oh, baby

[Bridge]
Baby, you know you mean the world to me
(You mean the world to me, yeah)
I never loved nobody the way that I love you
(Never loved nobody)
The way it feels, ooh, when I'm close to you
(Feels so good, baby)
When I'm holding you, touching you
(Hey...)

[Pre-Chorus]
What do you think you're gonna find?
(No man can treat you sweeter)
Just wait and you will see
(We'll make the grass grow greener)
The world is cold out there
(I'm the one who really cares)

[Chorus]
Don't say good...don't say goodbye, girl
Hey, take a look inside and read my mind, girl
Everything I do, I do for you
Don't leave me crying, crying
Don't say goodbye, girl
Take a look inside and read my mind, girl
Everything I do, I do for you
Don't leave me crying, crying
Don't say goodbye, girl
Take a look inside and read my mind, girl
Everything I do, I do for you
Don't leave me crying, crying
Don't say goodbye, girl
Take a look inside and read my mind, girl
Everything I do, I do for you
Don't leave me crying, crying

Tevin Campbell is a Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter that got his career started with two big names in music—first working with Quincy Jones in 1989 on “Tomorrow (A Better You, Better Me)” from the album Back on the Block and then working with Prince on “Round and Round” from the Graffiti Bridge soundtrack in 1990.

His debut album T.E.V.I.N. was released on November 19, 1991 and features the #1 R&B hits “Tell Me What You Want Me To Do” and “Alone With You,” which helped the album go platinum and earn Tevin a Grammy nomination for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance. His next album I’m Ready was released on October 26, 1993 and featured the Babyface-produced hits “Can We Talk” and “I’m Ready.” This album went double platinum and led to three more Grammy nominations for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance for “Can We Talk,” Best Male R&B Vocal Performance for “I’m Ready,” and Best R&B Album.

Tevin’s third album Back to the World was released on June 25, 1996 and he followed that up with the release of a self-titled album on February 23, 1999. He appeared in the Broadway musical Hairspray in 2005 and after some guest appearances on various shows throughout the years, he released the song “Safer on the Ground” in 2016.

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