Hi-Five

[Intro]

[Verse 1 - Tony]
I know
That a guy my age
Shouldn't be thinking of love
But the things I used to do
No longer interest me
I prefer a kiss and a hug

(Chorus - Tony)
'Cause I know love
When I see it
I may be young
But I'm not dumb
'Cause I know love
When I need it
Some say I'm before my time
But I'm not blind, for love
Oooh, wooo
For love

[Verse 2 - Tony]
I know
That it's hard to see
How someone this young
Can feel this way
People say it's puppy love
But tomorrow things will change
But what about how I feel today?

[Bridge - Toriano Tony]
It doesn't really matter
That I'm young at heart
It doesn't mean my heart don't yearn for love
Put yourself in my place
How could you be so blind?
Haven't you felt the way I feel
Once upon a time
It ain't always easy (Being in love)

(Hi-Five)
Oooh-wooo
Oooh-oooh-wooo-wooo
Oooh-wooo
Oooh-oooh-wooo-wooo
Oooh-wooo
Oooh-wooo-wooo-wooo
Oooh-wooo
Oooh-wooo-wooo

(Chorus - Tony Toriano)
'Cause I know love I know love
When I see it When I see it
I may be young I may be young
But I'm not dumb But I'm not dumb
No no no no
'Cause I know love
And I need it
Some say I'm before my time
But I'm not blind, for love
For love
For love
For love
For love
For love
For love<

Hi-Five is an R&B group from Waco, Texas, originally consisting of lead singer Tony Thompson, Russell Neal, Roderick Clark, Marcus Sanders, and Toriano Easley, who was later replaced by Treston Irby. They released their self-titled debut album in 1990, which peaked at #1 on the Billboard R&B Albums chart and was certified Platinum. This album featured the #1 R&B/Top 10 Pop hit “I Can’t Wait Another Minute,” and “I Just Can’t Handle It,” which peaked at #3 on the R&B Singles chart, as well as their biggest hit, the Teddy Riley-produced “I Like the Way (The Kissing Game),” which hit #1 on both the Billboard Hot 100 and R&B Singles chart.

Their follow-up album Keep It Goin' On was released in 1992 and featured the hit songs “She’s Playing Hard To Get,” which peaked at #2 on the R&B Singles chart and #5 on the Pop chart, as well as the R. Kelly-produced single “Quality Time,” which peaked at #3 on the R&B Singles chart. Their third album Faithful was released in 1993 and contained the hit singles “Unconditional Love” and “Never Should’ve Let You Go”, which were also featured on the soundtracks to Menace II Society and Sister Act 2, respectively.

The group disbanded in 1994 and Tony Thompson went on to release his solo album Sexsational in 1995. Thompson re-formed Hi-Five with four new members and released the album The Return independently in 2005 but he was issued a cease-and-desist order by the original members of the group to halt sales of the album. As discussions of putting the original group back together were taking place, Tony Thompson passed away on June 1, 2007 in his hometown of Waco, Texas. Treston Irby and Marcus Sanders have carried on with the Hi-Five name, continuing to make music and tour.

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