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Eyes Of A ChildEn Vogue

Released: June 17, 1997

Songwriter: Cindy Herron Maxine Jones Terry Ellis (En Vogue)

Producer: Denzil Foster Thomas McElroy

[Intro: En Vogue]
Doo-doo-doo--doo-doo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo--doo-doo-doo-doo-doo
Doo-doo-doo--doo-doo-doo-doo-doo
Doo-doo-doo--doo-doo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo--doo-doo-doo-doo-doo
Doo-doo-doo--doo-doo-doo-doo-doo

[Verse 1: Cindy Herron]
I'm complaining, you're complaining, we all like complaining
That the world needs to be a better place
People slaying, babies paying a debt that they don't owe
And we just shake our heads and wonder why

[Pre-Chorus: Cindy Herron]
Well, the so-called-people that are tearing this world apart
They weren't just born that way
It takes some hard work and determination to learn how to hate
And the first ones that it's taught to

[Chorus: Cindy Herron & En Vogue]
Is to the eyes of a child
(La la la la la) Is to the eyes of a child
(La la la la) Come on, now hit me
Doo-doo-doo--doo-doo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo--doo-doo-doo-doo-doo
Doo-doo-doo--doo-doo-doo-doo-doo
Oh, can I feel some love? Yeah
Doo-doo-doo--doo-doo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo--doo-doo-doo-doo-doo
Doo-doo-doo--doo-doo-doo-doo-doo

[Verse 2: Cindy Herron]
I point the finger, you point the finger, we all point the finger
That the cure is clearly out of our hands
The truth about it, and don't you doubt it
Responsibility lies on you and me for woman, child and man

[Pre-Chorus: Cindy Herron]
Well, the lives we lead are the determining factors
Of what this planet Earth becomes yeah, yeah
It's gonna take some hard work and determination to demonstrate true love
And the first ones that we gotta show it to

[Chorus: Cindy Herron & (En Vogue)]
Is to the eyes of a child (La la la la la)
Is to the eyes of a child (La la la la)
Yeah yeah
(Doo-doo-doo--doo-doo-doo-doo) You and me
(Doo-doo-doo--doo-doo-doo-doo-doo) Do we agree?
(Doo-doo-doo--doo-doo-doo-doo-doo)
Let's fill the world up with our love, yeah yeah yeah
(Doo-doo-doo--doo-doo-doo-doo) Change the hurt
(Doo-doo-doo--doo-doo-doo-doo-doo) Clean the dirt
(Doo-doo-doo--doo-doo-doo-doo-doo)

[Bridge: Cindy Herron]
Well, it may seem like I'm preaching, but I'm only teaching
From experience, that's something money can't buy
So you'd better take a listen 'cause our love is missin'
But if we work together, we can work it out, work it out

[Outro: Cindy Herron & En Vogue]
Yeah yeah yeah (Doo-doo-doo--doo-doo-doo-doo)
Yeah yeah (Doo-doo-doo--doo-doo-doo-doo)
Ooh (Doo-doo-doo--doo-doo-doo-doo-doo)
Hey hey hey (Doo-doo-doo--doo-doo-doo-doo)
Yeah (Doo-doo-doo--doo-doo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo--doo-doo-doo-doo)
'Cause love is missin' (Doo-doo-doo--doo-doo-doo-doo-doo)
And we gotta work it out (Doo-doo-doo--doo-doo-doo-doo)
You and me, me and you (Doo-doo-doo--doo-doo-doo-doo-doo)
We as one, yeah, yeah
(Doo-doo-doo--doo-doo-doo-doo) Doo-doo
(Doo-doo-doo--doo-doo-doo-doo) Doo doo doo doo doo doo
(Doo-doo-doo--doo-doo-doo-doo-doo)
Hoo, hoo, hoo hoo hoo
Doo-doo-doo--doo-doo-doo-doo
Doo-doo-doo--doo-doo-doo-doo
Doo-doo-doo--doo-doo-doo-doo-doo
Doo-doo-doo--doo-doo-doo-doo
Doo-doo-doo--doo-doo-doo-doo

En Vogue

Cindy Herron, Terry Ellis, Maxine Jones, and Dawn Robinson are the original members of the R&B girl group En Vogue. The group was put together by producers Thomas McElroy and Denzil Foster after a talent search in Oakland, California in 1989. Their debut album Born to Sing was released in 1990 and featured the #1 R&B hits “You Don’t Have To Worry,” “Lies,” and their platinum debut single “Hold On,” which also peaked at #2 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and won a Billboard and Soul Train Music Award. Their 1992 follow-up album Funky Divas hit #1 on the Billboard R&B Albums chart and peaked at #8 on the Billboard 200 on its way to triple platinum status. The lead single, “My Lovin' (You’re Never Gonna Get It),” helped propel that success as it hit #1 on the Billboard R&B Singles chart and #2 on the Billboard Hot 100. The album also featured the #1 R&B hit cover of Aretha Franklin’s “Giving Him Something He Can Feel” as well as the Top 10 pop single “Free Your Mind.”

In 1993, they released the EP Runaway Love and made appearances on the TV shows In Living Color, Roc and A Different World. In 1994, they collaborated with Salt-N-Pepa on their Top 3 platinum single “Whatta Man” and in 1996 they contributed to the Set It Off soundtrack with their hit single “Don’t Let Go (Love)” which peaked at #2 on the Billboard Hot 100 and hit #1 on the R&B Singles chart.

While working on their third album, Dawn Robinson decided to leave the group due to issues with management. The group decided to go on as a trio and released their third platinum album EV3 in 1997 featuring the Top 10 R&B/Top 20 pop hit “Whatever,” which was produced and co-written by Babyface. They went on to release three more albums—Masterpiece Theatre in 2000, The Gift of Christmas in 2002, and Soul Flower in 2004. During that time, Maxine Jones left the group in 2001 and was replaced by Amanda Cole, and Cole was later replaced in 2003 by Rhona Bennett. While the original four members have reunited for performances throughout the years, the current lineup consists of Herron, Ellis, and Bennett, and they released the single “Déjà Vu” in 2016 and released their album Electric Café in 2018.

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