Bad English

Mama
I'll be there in the morning
When you can see some light
I'll be just like your angel
I'll be your guiding light
Gonna wake you up
And connect your dots
And make it all seem worthwhile
I'll be there just for you girl
I'm gonna make you smile

Must be love
What are we thinking of
Must be love
Just because
Yeah

Oh, I'm gonna catch a fast train
I'll be there overnight
You can meet me at the station
And give me a kiss
Tell me it's alright
Been counting every moment
I'm walking in my sleep
I'm onna stir you up real deep girl
Stir you up for keeps

Must be love
What are we thinking of
Must be love
Just because

Lay down your love
For me
Why don't ya
Lay down your love
Baby lay down your love

I get a good connection
Right through your fingertips
Every time you look me in the eye
I swear I go on a trip
I've been around the world so many times
And you're such a lovely thing
I don't wanna lose this thing that we got
You know you make my heart sing

Must be love
What are we thinking of
Must be love
Just because

Lay down your love
To me
Why don't you
Lay down your love
That's right
Baby lay down your love
That's right, you better lay down

Lay down
This time
What do we want to say
In you
I wanna stand in your way

Lay down your love
For me
Why don't ya
Lay down your love
Because I need you
Lay down for me
Why don't ya
Lay down your love

[Outro]
This must be love
Baby whatcha thinkin' of
Baby
Lay down your love
I'll be there in the morning
Lay down your love
Lay lay lay lay lay lay
Lay lay lay
Baby lay down your love
Lay down your love
Baby lay down your love
Down your love
Down your love

Bad English was a short-lived hard rock supergroup best known for their chart-topping rock ballad “When I See You Smile”. The band came up with their name while shooting pool between studio takes. The term means ‘putting the wrong spin on a cue ball’.

After releasing four successful albums on his own, ex-Babys frontman John Waite felt the urge to front a band again. When his manager suggested teaming up with a previous bandmate, he reconnected with ex-Babys Jonathan Cain (while Cain’s band Journey was on hiatus) backstage at a Heart concert. Cain had already been in touch with another ex-Babys member Ricky Phillips about ‘doing a band with the rock attitude of The Babys again’. The three began writing songs together.

Neil Schon (also of the then-inactive band Journey) occasionally stopped by the studio and offered to play guitar to help the band out. However, he ended up officially joining the project and recruiting Wild Dogs drummer Deen Castronovo. After accumulating seven songs, a conference call between the band, producer Ritchie Zito and their A&R man led to adding songs written by outside songwriters like Martin Page, Mark Spiro and Dianne Warren – the latter contributing the ballad “When I See You Smile” (a song previously offered to Alias frontman Freddie Curci).

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