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Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Keith Sweat
Background Vocals
Teddy Riley
Keyboards
Bobby Douglas
Keyboards
LL COOL J
Rap
Artie Reynolds
Synthesizer
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Keith Sweat
Songwriter
James Todd Smith
Songwriter
Teddy Riley
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Keith Sweat
Executive Producer
Brian Weber
Assistant Engineer
Dan Sheehan
Engineer
Hiriam Hicks
Executive Producer
Herb Powers, Jr.
Mastering Engineer
Eddison Sainsbury
Mixing Engineer
Gregg Mann
Mixing Engineer
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
(Why, why me, baby?)
Girl, I need to know why, baby
(Why me, baby?)
What did I do, girl, what did I do?
(Why, why me, baby?)
You broke my heart
[Verse 2]
Check this out, honey
[Verse 3]
It seems like ninety-nine years have gone by
Since the last time I talked to you, you know
I never realized that somethin' so innocent and so sweet
Could make a man feel so much pain? (Oh no, no no, babe)
Times you'd jump out of my car, and I'd chase you till I was out of breath
[Verse 4]
Go to your job to pick you up
But you never showed up that day (Where were you, baby?)
Where were you, baby?
(Where were you?) Who was you seein'?
It's a hurtin' feelin', sugar
[Verse 5]
How could you, why would you abuse my love, sweetheart
Cursin' me out in front of my friends
And I could never do anything to you
'Cause there was no way, I could hurt someone I treasured so much (Nothing to you baby, nothing to you baby)
[Verse 6]
Thought I was right on time, but it seems like I was too late (No)
You hurt me, baby (No)
But hey, I'm man enough to admit it (No)
(No, no, no, baby) All I wanna know is, why?
[Verse 7]
(Why, why me, baby?)
Tell me why, baby, tell me why
(Why, why me, baby?)
Tell me, baby
[Verse 8]
(Why, why me, baby?) Tell me, baby
You broke my heart, baby
Check this out (Why?)
[Verse 9]
Yo, the way it happened was crazy
We had an argument
I didn't see you for two or three days
And then, when I go to the movies to get you off my mind
[Verse 10]
I see you sittin' there holdin' hands with the next man
Caught you on the phone a couple of times, but it was always your cousin
Step off, just a friend (You lied)
(You know you lied to me, baby) People used to tell me, L, she was fakin'
But I couldn't see it, I was blinded by love (Stop frontin' on me, babe)
Nothin' was too expensive
No night was too rainy
I was always there for you
[Verse 11]
(I'll give you everything, you ask) I did things few call me a fool for doin'
Droppin' your friends off, all that
All I wanted in return was your undivided attention
And love (I need love, baby)
If my heart had eyes it would cry
[Verse 12]
You're the centre of my world
Life is worth livin' love (The centre of my world)
Tell me why?
[Verse 13]
(Why, why me, baby?)
Why would you do it to me, baby?
Yeah, yeah (Why, why me, baby?)
Hurt me so bad when you left me, baby
(Why, why me, baby?)
(Why, why me, baby?) Tell 'em what time it is, Keith
(Why?) Tell 'em what time it is
[Verse 14]
I walk around talkin' to myself (Why, why?)
Do another day, gets nothin' (Why me?)
Am I goin' crazy, baby? (Why, why?)
(Why me, baby?)
[Verse 15]
I look at the photograph that we once shared (Why, why?)
And think about the moment yet again (Why me?)
About each other (Why?)
Do you remember the things I use to say to you girl? (Why?)
(Why me, baby?)
[Verse 16]
There's a right and a wrong way to love somebody (Why, why?)
(Why me?) I'll always give all my love to you (Why, why?)
(Why me, baby?) I'm on a merry-go-round and around (Why, why?)
(Why me?)
[Verse 17]
Girl, how deep is your love? (Why, why?)
(Why me, baby?) I've got to go outside in the rain (Why, why?)
(Why me?)
It's nice to believe that we can last forever (Why, why, why me, baby?)
[Verse 18]
Why, why, why, why me? (Why, why, why me?)
No baby, no baby, no baby, no baby, no baby (Why, why, why me, baby?)
[Verse 19]
No, no, no, no, no
Somethin' natural, natural
Ooh, do you know, do you know
How much I love you?
You were my woman, and I was your man
Oh girl, I'll never, never, never, never, never, never, understand (Understand)
Written by: James Todd Smith, Keith Sweat, Teddy Riley