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Home AgainNew Edition

Released: September 10, 1996

Songwriter: Michael Bivins Jimmy Jam Terry Lewis

Producer: Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis

[Verse 1: Ralph Tresvant]
I've been away for much too long
I hope you still feel I belong
I didn't mean to cause you pain
Nothin' to lose, much more to gain
So can you stand the rain?

[Verse 2: Bobby Brown & New Edition]
Let me talk to 'em, Ralph
Just when I thought that we were through
I found my way right back to you
I can't change what happened in the past
And won't promise this time it'll last
Can you stand the rain?
(Can you stand the rain?)
Tell me, baby, can you stand the rain?

[Chorus: New Edition, Bobby Brown]
So, on the story goes (On the story goes)
Heaven only knows (Heaven only knows)
The road of life will turn (The road of life, the road of life)
A lesson we will learn (Will turn, lessons we will learn)
And no one knows but fate how we'll end (Tell me)
People who know
They say you can't go home again
But if you ask me
I'm happy to be home again

[Verse 3: Johnny Gill, New Edition]
I stand here all alone confused
'Cause I like living with and without you, oh, oh, oh
Will our story end like a fairytale
Or just another heartbreak
Only time will tell
(Can you stand the rain?)

[Chorus: New Edition, Ralph Tresvant, Johnny Gill]
So, on the story goes (Story goes) (Oh)
Heaven only knows (Heaven only knows)
The road of life will turn
A lesson we will learn (A lesson we will learn, yeah)
And no one knows but fate how we'll end (Tell me)
People who know
They say you can't go home again (Yeah, yeah)
But if you ask me
I'm happy to be home again
(Oh yeah, home again)

[Bridge: Ricky Bell, Ricky Bell & Johnny Gill]
No matter where, no matter how
No turning back, no stopping now
'Cause we may never ever pass this way again
Just give me one more chance, let me come home again

[Chorus: New Edition, Johnny Gill, Ralph Tresvant]
So, on the story goes
Heaven only knows (Only knows)
The road of life will turn
A lesson we will learn
And no one knows but fate how we'll end (Oh, oh)
People who know
They say you can't go home again
But if you ask me
I'm happy to be home again
(Home again)

[Outro: Michael Bivins, Johnny Gill]
So now you kinda understand the story, right
Me and the fellas tryna bring this back together
Just like old times (Bring us home again)
Y'all know when it used to be Ronnie, Bobby, Ricky, Mike, Ralph, Johnny
Take it back like that
(Michael, take your time, tell 'em one time, where we're comin' from)
So fellas, let's take this record home (Back home again)
And this time, let's stay there

New Edition

New Edition is a Boston-based R&B group that was seen as the inspiration of the boy bands that followed them during the 1980s and 1990s. The group initially consisted of Ralph Tresvant, Bobby Brown, Ricky Bell, Michael Bivins, and Ronnie DeVoe. They released their debut album Candy Girl in 1983 after being discovered by producer Maurice Starr. This album yielded the hits “Candy Girl,” “Popcorn Love,” and “Is This the End.” After a financial dispute, New Edition cut ties with Starr and released their second album New Edition in 1984, which features two of their biggest “Cool It Now” and “Mr. Telephone Man.” In November 1985, they released All for Love featuring the hits “Count Me Out” and “A Little Bit of Love (Is All It Takes)” and one month later released Christmas All Over the World.

Before the end of 1985, the group decided to vote Bobby Brown out of the group for his disruptive behavior. After their 1986 doo-wop cover album Under the Blue Moon, lead singer Ralph Tresvant was considering a solo career as the group’s direction was in question. In 1987, Johnny Gill was added to the group and the quintet went on to create their most popular album Heart Break with producers Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis in 1988. This album was released on June 20, 1988—the same day as Bobby Brown’s Don’t Be Cruel—and features two more of their biggest “If It Isn’t Love” and “Can You Stand the Rain.”

In 1990, Ralph Tresvant, Johnny Gill and Bell Biv Devoe all went on to have successful hits. Among these hits was the remix to BBD’s “Word to the Mutha,” which was the first song to feature all six members. After a hiatus, all six members came together in 1996 to create the album Home Again, which hit #1 on the Billboard 200 and was a multi-platinum success. After some friction on the Home Again tour, Bobby Brown decided to depart the group again. In 2004, after leaving their longtime label MCA Records, New Edition signed with Bad Boy Records and released the album One Love but they left Bad Boy a year later due to a lack of promotion. The group continues to tour together and sell out shows after 30 years in the business. The group was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on January 23, 2017—one day ahead of the BET premiere of their 3-night mini-series The New Edition Story.

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