Babyface

Released: July 26, 2005

Songwriter: Babyface

Producer: Babyface Gregg Pagani

[Intro]
About you, about you
It's the, it's the

[Verse 1]
Early evening conversation
Sharing how the day went down
Cancel dinner reservation
'Cause I'd rather just hang out
Just the two of us
Sitting at home just watchin' movies
Or just be chillin' at the crib
Call up and order us some take out
Or maybe somethin' from the fridge
Then have some one on one
Sometimes we wake up to each other
Wrapped inside each others' arms
Oh, what I wish that we were lovers
But you don't wanna go that far
That's not who you are
You wanna know what's in my heart
Then open your arms

[Chorus]
It's the getting to know you
All about you
It's the thing I most desire
Getting to know you
Being around you
Turns the passion into fire
And I'm so alive
Every time I look into your eyes
I'm falling in love

[Verse 2]
Early morning conversation
Blowin' kisses through the phone
Knowing your thoughts before you say them
The "I just called to say hello"
Ain't it wonderful?
The way I feel when we're together
Especially when you're in my arms
I can make love to you forever
But you don't wanna go that far
That's not who you are
You wanna know what's in my heart
Then open your arms

[Chorus]
It's the getting to know you
All about you
It's the thing I most desire
Getting to know you
Being around you
Turns the passion into fire
And I'm so alive
Every time I look into your eyes
I'm falling in love

[Bridge]
(Every day's a)
Every day's a cause for celebrating, yes it is
(So amazed I'm)
I'm so amazed you spend your time with me
(My anticipating)
See, every day is a night of anticipating
This might be the night that you
That you-
Make love-
Sweet love to me

[Chorus]
It's the getting to know you
All about you
It's the thing I most desire
Getting to know you
Being around you
Turns the passion into fire
And I'm so alive
Every time I look into your eyes
I'm falling in love

[Outro]
It's the getting to know you, woo
Getting to know you
Turns the passion into fire
And I'm so alive
Ah baby, woo baby
It's the getting to know you
Getting to know you
Turns the passion into fire
And I'm so alive

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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