babyface





how come, how long


[Face:] 
There was a girl I used to know 
She was oh so beautiful 
But she's not here anymore 
She had a college degree 
Smart as anyone could be 
She had so much to live for 

But she fell in love 
With the wrong kind of man 
He abused her love 
And treated her so bad 
There was not enough education in her world 
That could save the life of this little girl 


CHORUS: 
How come? 
How long? 
It's not right 
It's so wrong 
Do we let it just go on? 
Turn our backs and carry on? 
Wake up 
'Fore it's too late 
Right now 
We can't wait 
She won't have a second try 
Open up your hearts as well as your eyes 


[Stevie:] 
She tried to give a cry for help 
She even blamed things on herself 
But no one came to her aid 
"Nothing was wrong as far as we could tell" 
That's what we'd like to tell ourselves 
But no, it wasn't that way 

So she fell in love 
With the wrong kind of man 
And she paid with her life 
For loving that man 
So we can not ignore 
We must look for the signs 
And maybe next time 
We might save somebody's life 

(Chorus) 

[Face:] 
Oh, oh (baby) 
I on occasion met that guy 
It's been a feeling deep inside 
Something about it wasn't right 

[Stevie:] 
Oh, oh 
The way he proves himself a man 
By beating his woman with his hands 
I wish that she'd see the light 

[Face:] 
Hey 
How can someone like this call themself a man? 
(He's not a man) 
Cuz in reality, he's far more less than 

[Stevie:] 
And we can not ignore 
Whenever we see the signs 
Cuz any kind of abuse 
God knows is a crime 

(Chorus)