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If IAfter 7

Released: October 14, 2016

Songwriter: Babyface Daryl Simmons

Producer: Babyface Daryl Simmons

[Verse 1: Kevon Edmonds]
When I was in love with you
You were so good to me
But I wasn’t loving you
The way I knew I should be
And now that you’re gone
Ain’t nothin’ been the same
Not since you’ve been away
Now that you’re gone
I just can’t get it together
Life with you is so much better
And I’m missing you, like, every day

[Chorus]
Baby, if I could turn back the hands of time
To the days when you were mine
If I just had a chance
I would so be a better man
Baby, if I would’ve treated you more right
You would still be by my side
If I just had a chance
To go back in time, and take what is mine
And get back my life again
Yeah, get back my life

[Verse 2]
When I was in love with you
I never gave up my heart
And you said that loving you
Means you give every part
And now that you’re gone
And I feel so ashamed that I let you walk away
Now that you’re gone
I just can’t get it together
Life with you is so much better
And I’m missing you, like, every day

[Chorus]
Baby, if I could turn back the hands of time
To the days when you were mine
If I just had a chance
I would so be a better man
Baby, if I would’ve treated you more right
You would still be by my side
If I just had a chance
To go back in time, and take what is mine
And get back my life again
Yeah, get back my life

[Bridge: Kevon Edmonds]
Oh, baby
It’s not complicated (No)
Ain’t nothin’ new (Nothin’ new, girl)
I just can’t see me, girl, ever getting over you
(Now that you’re gone) Now that you’re gone, girl
(I’m here all alone) Here all alone
And it ain’t get no better, ‘til we get together
I need for you to come back home

[Chorus]
Baby, if I could turn back the hands of time
To the days when you were mine
If I just had a chance
I would so be a better man
Baby, if I would’ve treated you more right
You would still be by my side
If I just had a chance
To go back in time, and take what is mine

If I could be with you (If I could be with you)
Ain’t nothin’ I wouldn’t do (Ain’t nothin’…)
If I only had a chance (If I just had a chance…)
I’d be such a better man (I would so be a better man)

(Baby, if I…) If I could be your man
(If I could be your man) I’d do anything
Anything for a chance, baby
(If I just had a chance…had the chance to)
To go back in time, and take what is mine
And get back my life again
Get back my life

After 7

After 7 is a group originating from Indianapolis, Indiana, and consists of brothers Melvin Edmonds and Kevon Edmonds along with their friend Keith Mitchell. The group came together in 1987 after Melvin and Kevon’s brother, superstar singer/songwriter/producer Kenneth “Babyface” Edmonds brought them out to Los Angeles as he was starting to move up in the music business. Babyface, along with his partner L.A. Reid, wrote and produced 7 out of 9 songs on After 7’s platinum self-titled debut album released in 1989. L.A. & ‘Face produced the album’s three singles — the Top 20 pop hit “Heat of the Moment” as well as the #1 R&B hits “Ready or Not” and “Can’t Stop,” which were both Top 10 pop hits. They followed this album with another popular song, their 1991 Top 10 R&B single “Nights Like This” from the movie The Five Heartbeats.

L.A. & Face weren’t as involved in their next two albums — 1992’s Takin' My Time and 1995’s Reflections — but these albums still went Gold thanks to their respective Top 5 R&B hit singles “Baby, I’m For Real/Natural High” and “‘Til You Do Me Right.”

The group disbanded in 1997 after issues with their label Virgin Records and Kevon Edmonds went on to release his solo album 24/7 in 1999. As discussions to reconvene took place, Melvin Edmonds decided not to tour with the group, so his son Jason Edmonds took his spot. The four of them came together to create their 2016 album Timeless, which featured production from Babyface and his longtime musical partner Daryl Simmons.

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