end of the road

Boyz II Men paved a course to the top of the charts and had one of the biggest hits of all time with this weepy plea for reconciliation.  'End Of The Road' was written and produced by Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds, Antonio "L.A." Reid and Daryl Simmons for the soundtrack to the film 'Boomerang'.   Babyface originally wanted to sing the song himself; but the songwriting trio decided to offer it to Philadelphia's Boyz II Men.   The singing group recorded their version in only three hours.  

'End Of The Road' went to nineteen in Austria; seven in France and Switzerland; six in Germany; three in Canada and Norway; two in Sweden; and number one in Australia, Ireland, the Netherlands, New Zealand, the UK, and the US.   It supplanted 'Endless Love' by Diana Ross and Lionel Richie as Motown's most successful single. In the US, it spent thirteen consecutive weeks at the top of the charts, breaking the record set by Elvis Presley thirty-six years previously with 'Hound Dog / Don't Be Cruel', which had spent eleven weeks at number one.  Two weeks after they broke that record, Whitney Houston began her fourteen week reign at number one with 'I Will Always Love You'.  'End Of The Road' won two Grammy Awards for Best Rhythm & Blues Performance by a Group with Vocal, for Boyz II Men and Best Rhythm & Blues Song for the writers Edmonds, Reid and Simmons. Edmonds calls it “a great song. I felt something when I wrote it. But I knew someone out there would be better, and that was Boyz II Men. And I was right. They did a terrific job with the song.”  






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Girl you know we belong together 
I have no time for you to be playing 
With my heart like this 
You'll be mine forever baby, you just see 

We belong together 
And you know that I'm right 
Why do you play with my heart, 
Why do you play with my mind? 

Said we'd be forever 
Said it'd never die 
How could you love me and leave me 
And never say good-bye? 

Well I can't sleep at night without holding you tight 
Girl, each time I try I just break down and cry 
Pain in my head oh I'd rather be dead 
Spinnin' around and around 

Although we've come to the End Of The Road 
Still I can't let you go 
It's unnatural, you belong to me, I belong to you 
Come to the End of the Road 
Still I can't let you go 
It's unnatural, you belong to me, I belong to you 

Girl, I know you really love me, 
You just don't realize 
You've never been there before 
It's only your first time 
Maybe I'll forgive you, hmm 
Maybe you'll try 
We should be happy together 
Forever, you and I 

Could you love me again like you loved me before 
This time I want you to love me much more 
This time instead just come to my bed 
And baby just don't let me go 

Although we've come to the End Of The Road 
Still I can't let you go 
It's unnatural, you belong to me, I belong to you 
Come to the End of the Road 
Still I can't let you go 
It's unnatural, you belong to me, I belong to you 

Girl, I'm here for you 
All those times of night when you just hurt me 
And just ran out with that other fella 
Baby I knew about it, I just didn't care 
You just don't understand how much I love you do you? 
I'm here for you 

I'm not out to go out and cheat on you all night 
Just like you did baby but that's all right 
Hey, I love you anyway 
And I'm still gonna be here for you 'till my dying day baby 
Right now, I'm just in so much pain baby 
Cuz you just won't come back to me 
Will you? Just come back to me 

(Lonely) 
Yes baby my heart is lonely 
(Lonely) 
My heart hurts baby 
(Lonely) 
Yes I feel pain too 
Baby please 

This time instead just come to my bed 
And baby just don't let me go 

Although we've come to the End Of The Road 
Still I can't let you go 
It's unnatural, you belong to me, I belong to you 
Come to the End of the Road 
Still I can't let you go 
It's unnatural, you belong to me, I belong to you