[ti:How Come, How Long]
[ar:Babyface]
[00:01.68]How Come How Long - Babyface
[00:49.72]There was a girl I used to know
[00:52.99]She was oh so beautiful
[00:55.84]But she's not here anymore
[01:01.52]She had a college degree
[01:04.72]Smart as anyone could be
[01:07.85]She had so much to live for
[01:12.51]But she fell in love
[01:15.21]With the wrong kinda man
[01:18.88]He abused her love and treated her so bad
[01:24.62]There was not enough education in her world
[01:30.56]That could save the life of this little girl
[01:36.66]How come how long
[01:39.46]It's not right it's so wrong
[01:42.51]Do we let it just go on
[01:45.62]Turn our backs and carry on
[01:48.66]Wake up for it's too late
[01:51.69]Right now we can't wait
[01:54.50]She won't have a second try
[01:57.99]Open up your hearts
[01:59.44]As well as your eyes
[02:13.80]She tried to give a cry for help
[02:16.93]She even blamed things on herself
[02:20.46]But no one came to her aid
[02:25.91]Nothing was wrong as far as we could tell
[02:29.03]That's what we'd like to tell ourselves
[02:32.46]But no it wasn't that way
[02:36.21]So she fell in love
[02:39.15]With the wrong kinda man
[02:42.67]And she paid with her life
[02:44.63]For loving that man
[02:48.19]So we cannot ignore
[02:51.14]We must look for the signs
[02:54.51]And maybe next time we could save somebody's life
[03:00.83]How come how long it's not right it's so wrong
[03:06.59]Do we let it just go on turn our backs and carry on
[03:12.46]Wake up for it's too late right now we can't wait
[03:18.31]She won't have a second try open up your heart as well as your eyes
[03:49.73]I on occasion met that guy
[03:52.78]He stirred up feeling deep inside something about him wasn't right
[04:01.94]The way he proves himself a man
[04:05.03]By beatin' his woman with his hands oh I wish that she was still alive
[04:12.54]How can someone like that call himself a man he's not a man
[04:18.91]'Cause in reality he's far more less than that
[04:24.34]And we cannot ignore at all whenever we see the signs
[04:29.33]'Cause any kind of abuse God knows is a crime
[04:36.89]How come how long it's not right it's so wrong
[04:42.66]Do we let it just go on turn our backs and carry on
[04:48.81]Wake up for it's too late right now we can't wait
[04:54.92]She won't have a second try open up your hearts as well as your eyes
[05:00.58]How come how long it's not right it's so wrong
[05:06.58]Do we let it just go on turn our backs and carry on
[05:13.02]Wake up for it's too late right now we can't wait
[05:18.91]She won't have a second try open up your heart as well as your eyes
[06:25.20]Say open up your eyes today
[06:32.26]Don't let it be too late
[06:36.34]Open up your hearts and do it right away
[06:56.44]Oh as well as you eyes