Babyface

Released: August 24, 1993

Songwriter: LA Reid Babyface Daryl Simmons

Producer: LA Reid Babyface Daryl Simmons

[Verse 1]
I was sitting here thinkin' 'bout my situation
Though I know you got reservations
I was thinkin' we could have it out
'Cause if we had it out
I knew that we could work things out
I know the girlies gotta watch their reputations
They like to know they got a man with dedication
To make a point they gotta put 'em out
But truly, baby girl, don't have to go out that route

[Pre-Chorus]
So don't think I don't love you, baby
So don't think I ain't been goin' crazy
Don't think for one minute
You ain't been on my mind
And don't think that I'm gone for good
Lord knows that I've been misunderstood
Won't give you up and baby I'll tell you why

[Chorus]
I ain't ever been down
I ain't ever been out, no
And I ain't ever hit rock bottom
'Til the day you put me out
And I know I've done some wrong, yeah
But I ain't ever hit rock bottom
So baby don't count me out

[Verse 2]
I was thinkin' in the mornin' it'd be over when I wake up
But then reality had hit me and I jumped up
I had to get myself a dial tone
I started callin' everybody tryin' to get back home
But everybody that I called was being difficult
I took it personal and took it as an insult
For all the time we had been goin' out
Girl, I don't understand why you would have to go that route

[Pre-Chorus]
Well, I know that I love you, baby
And I know that I'm goin' crazy
Don't think for one minute
You ain't been on my mind
Don't think I'm gone for good
God knows that I've been misunderstood
I won't give you up and baby I'll tell you why

[Chorus]
I ain't ever been down, down, down
I ain't ever been out, no
And I ain't never hit rock bottom
'Til the day you put me out
And I know I've done some wrong
But I ain't ever hit rock bottom
So baby don't count me out

I ain't ever been down, no
I ain't ever been out, no no, baby
And I ain't ever hit rock bottom
'Til the day you put me out
And I know I've done some wrong
But I ain't ever hit rock bottom
So baby don't count me out

[Bridge]
It's been much too long
Since you've been gone away from me
And I need you home
Oh come back to me, baby
'Cause I'm all alone
I'm all alone down, on my bending knees, baby baby
Oh baby baby, baby baby, baby
Can I come back home, please?

[Chorus]
I ain't ever been down, never
I ain't ever been out, never never never, baby
And I ain't ever hit rock bottom
'Til the day you put me out
And I know I've done some wrong
But I ain't ever hit rock bottom
So baby don't count me out

I ain't ever been down
I ain't ever been out
And I ain't ever hit rock bottom
'Til the day you put me out
And I know I've done some wrong
But I ain't ever hit rock bottom
So baby don't count me out

I ain't ever been down
I ain't ever been out
And I ain't ever hit rock bottom
'Til the day you put me out
And I know I've done some wrong
But I ain't ever hit rock bottom

Never, no, no, never been
Never been so, yeah, sick, baby
And I ain't ever hit rock bottom
'Til the day you put me out
And I know I've done some wrong
But I ain't ever hit rock bottom
So baby don't count me out

Kenneth “Babyface” Edmonds (born April 10, 1959 in Indianapolis, Indiana) is a Grammy Award-winning producer, singer, and songwriter responsible for a string of hits in the 1980s and 1990s. He has written and produced more than 20 number-one hits and won 11 Grammys—including three for Producer of the Year—for his work with Boyz II Men, Whitney Houston, Eric Clapton, Alicia Keys, and Toni Braxton, as well as his own work as an artist.

Babyface got his nickname from funk legend Bootsy Collins after joining his backing band in the 1970s. He joined the group Manchild in the late ‘70s—a group that also included his frequent collaborator Daryl Simmons—before moving out West and working with the group The Deele in the early 1980s, forming a bond with his bandmate and future production partner L.A. Reid. After producing the hit “Two Occasions” for The Deele, L.A. & Babyface broke off and became one of the biggest superproducer duos in R&B, rivaling the hits of fellow superproducer duo Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis.

L.A. & ‘Face had their hands in a string of #1 R&B hits in the late '80s and early '90s from artists such as Pebbles (“Girlfriend”), Karyn White (“Superwoman”), The Whispers (“Rock Steady”), Johnny Gill (“My, My, My”) and many more. They were also instrumental in the success of post-New Edition era Bobby Brown as they produced his #1 hits “Don’t Be Cruel,” “Every Little Step,” “On Our Own,” and “Humpin' Around.” They made history with Boyz II Men in 1992 as they wrote and produced “End of the Road,” which spent a record-breaking 14 consecutive weeks atop the pop chart.

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