Babyface

Released: October 27, 1998

Songwriter: Babyface

Producer: Babyface

[Verse 1]
Time passes, the world changes
But I'm still the same ol' kid
And your jokes still bring me laughter
As if you still were here

[Pre-Chorus]
And it hurts
When I smile
'Cause my heart still remembers
When you were around

[Chorus]
'Cause you were there
When no one was
Just when I thought nobody cared, no
You showed me love
'Cause you were my friend
You always told me, yes
And I am still here
Because you were there, yeah, yeah

[Verse 2]
So precious, small treasures
A time when truth was innocent
True friendship, was all we were after
A place where kids could still be kids

[Pre-Chorus]
And it hurts
But I'm glad
'Cause at least I was blessed
To have you as my friend

[Chorus]
'Cause you were there, yeah
When no one was
Just when I thought nobody cared, no, no no
You showed me love, you showed me love
'Cause you were my friend
You always told me, yes
And I am still here, yes
Because you were there
(Yeah you were, yeah you were)

[Bridge]
You're my best friend, yes
And there are no accidents
God has a plan for everyone
And he brought you in my life
To show me what a good friendship was

[Chorus]
'Cause you were there
When no one was
(When no one was, no, no one was)
Just when I thought nobody cared
(Just when I thought that nobody cared)
You showed me love
(You showed me love, you showed me love)
'Cause you were my friend
You always told me
(You always told me)
And I am still here
(And I'm still here, I'm still here, yeah)
Because you were there
(You were there, you were there, you were there, oh yeah yeah)
Because you were there
(Said you were there, you were there, you were there, said you were there)
Because you were there
(You were there, you were there, you were there)

Because you were there, yeah yeah, ooh
Because you were there

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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