UB40

Released: July 11, 1988

Songwriter: UB40

Producer: UB40

I didn't mean to be so late
It's just that I got talking
I had a drink with a couple of mates
Mised my bus and wound up walking
I tried to call and lt you know
It was busy and I couldn't get through
Didn't want to let you down
I know how much it hurts you

I would do for you
All you have me do
All you have to do
Is ask me to
All you have to do
Is tell me when
And I'll come rolling back again

Don't know what came over me
Must have slipped my mind
I'll try and make it up to you
Let's leave the past behind
I promise that I'll do my best
To mend my wicked ways
Don't believe the things you hear
Or listen to what they say

I would do for you
All you have me do
All you have to do
Is ask me to
All you have to do
Is tell me when
And I'll come rolling back again

If there's something wrong then let me know
Don't bottle things inside
Your pretty eyes could melt my heart
Just let my secret hide
Just try and give me one more chance
Set the record straight
Meet me here tomorrow night
I promise I won't be late

I would do for you
All you have me do
All you have to do
Is ask me to
All you have to do
Is tell me when
And I'll come rolling back again

I would do for you
All you have me do
All you have to do
Is ask me to
All you have to do
Is tell me when
And I'll come rolling back again

I would do for you
All you have me do
All you have to do
Is ask me to
All you have to do
Is tell me when
And I'll come rolling back again

I would do for you
All you have me do
All you have to do
Is ask me to
All you have to do
Is tell me when
And I'll come rolling back again

I would do for you
All you have me do
All you have to do
Is ask me to
All you have to do
Is tell me when
And I'll come rolling back again

And I'll come rolling back again

And I'll come rolling back again

And I'll come rolling back again

And I'll come rolling back again

UB40 are an English reggae and pop band, formed in December 1978 in Birmingham. The band has had more than 50 singles in the UK Singles Chart. They have been nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Reggae Album four times, and in 1984 were nominated for the Brit Award for Best British Group. UB40 have sold over 70 million records. The ethnic make-up of the band’s original line-up was diverse, with musicians of English, Irish, Jamaican, Scottish and Yemeni parentage.

Their hit singles include their debut “Food for Thought”, “Red Red Wine” and “Can’t Help Falling in Love”. Both of these also topped the UK Singles Chart, as did the band’s version of “I Got You Babe”. Their two most successful albums, Labour of Love (1983) and Promises and Lies (1993), reached number one on the UK Albums Chart.

On January 24, 2008, it was announced that Ali Campbell would be leaving the group after 30 years. It was reported by some Birmingham newspapers on 13 March 2008, that Maxi Priest would be the new lead singer of UB40 and had recorded a cover of Bob Marley’s “I Shot the Sheriff” with the band.

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