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Never Should’ve Let You GoHi-Five

Released: October 15, 1993

Songwriter: Eric Foster White

Producer: Keith Miller Joe

[Verse 1: Tony Thompson]
Girl, when I first met you, I didn't realize
You were looking to stay around but I was looking to play around
Now I can't forget you, can't forget your pretty smile
Took for granted the love you gave
And only thought of the love we made

[Pre-Chorus: Tony Thompson]
Just when I found someone who could love me
Like the way that I need
I acted the fool and pushed her away from me

[Chorus: Hi-Five]
And I'll be thinking 'bout you every night and every day
'Cause in my heart I'll know (I'll know)
That I never should have let you go
And my love for you is stronger than I ever knew
But I couldn't tell you so (Tell you so)
That I never should have let you go

[Verse 2: Tony Thompson]
Do you think about me like I wasn't worth your time?
I would give anything I have if you give me another chance
Do you think you're better off without me?
Playing games with your heart and mind, oh yeah
I don't blame you for leaving me but now you gotta believe in me

[Pre-Chorus: Tony Thompson]
If you come back, girl, I promise that you'll see a change in my ways
I'll get down on my knees, I'll do anything you say

[Chorus: Hi-Five & (Tony Thompson)]
And I'll be thinking 'bout you every night and every day (Every day)
'Cause in my heart I'll know (I know)
That I never should have let you go
And my love for you is stronger than I ever knew
But I couldn't tell you so
That I never should have let you go

[Bridge: Hi-Five & Tony Thompson]
Is there someone else standing where I stood
Giving you the love you never got from me?
Girl, I would give you the world if I only could
Girl, you will see, will you come back to me
Won't you come back to me?

[Chorus: Hi-Five & (Tony Thompson)]
And I'll be thinking 'bout you every night and every day
'Cause in my heart I'll know (I'll know)
That I never should have let you go
And my love for you is stronger than I ever knew
But I couldn't tell you so (Tell you so)
That I never should have let you go (Oh yeah)

[Outro: Hi-Five & (Tony Thompson)]
And I'll be thinking 'bout you every night and every day
(Every night and every day)
'Cause in my heart I'll know
That I never should have let you go
And my love for you is stronger than I ever knew
But I couldn't tell you so, no, I never should have let
No, I never should have let
No, I never should have let you go
(Oh, oh, oh, oh)

Hi-Five

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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