Based on sales, Boyz II Men is one of the most successful R&B groups of all time, having recorded five #1 pop hits between 1992 and 1997. They have since topped sales of 25 million records. Three of their #1 hits, "End of the Road", "I'll Make Love to You", and "One Sweet Day" (a duet with Mariah Carey), set and broke records for the longest period of time a single remained at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100.
Boyz II Men were originally signed to Motown Records from 1990 to 2000, at which point they were moved to parent label Universal Records. After the 2000 album Nathan Shawn Michael Wanya, Boyz II Men moved to Arista Records. In 2003, Michael McCary left the group due to chronic back problems resulting from scoliosis. As of 2005, Wanya Morris, Shawn Stockman, and Nathan Morris continue to tour and record as a trio.
If You Leave Me Now
Boyz II Men Lyrics
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I swear that I'm gonna change
No, baby, please don't cry
It doesn't have to end this way
'Cause when I think of all the nights I'll be alone
I get terrified
Please don't say goodbye
'Cause girl, if you leave me now
If you give it up and just walk right out
You will take the biggest part of me
And all the things that I believe
Baby, if you leave me now (yeah)
When did we lose our way?
My whole world was unraveling
And girls driving me insane
There's no road worth traveling
When I think about all of the nights you're gone (nights you're gone, oh)
I get terrified (I get terrified)
Please don't say goodbye (bye)
'Cause girl, if you leave me now
If you're givin' up and just walk right out (oh)
You will take the biggest part of me
And all the things that I believe
Baby, if you leave me now
Oh, baby, if you leave me now
Oh, I can promise if we parted (parted)
And if you left me brokenhearted
Every single night, I'll think about you with someone else
Baby, if you leave me
Baby, if you leave me now
If you give it up and just walk right out (oh)
You will take the biggest part of me
And all the things that I believe
Baby if you leave me now
Oh girl, if you leave me now
If you give it up and just walk right out
Baby, you will take the biggest part of me
And all the things that I believe
Baby, if you leave me now
Oh, baby, if you leave me now
The lyrics to Boyz II Men's song "If You Leave Me Now" express the fear and desperation of losing a loved one. The first verse starts with a warning: if the person they're singing to leaves them, they would take away the biggest and most important part of the singer's life. The chorus then repeats the plea, begging the person to stay and not take away the heart of the singer. These lines are repeated throughout the song, emphasizing the importance of the other person to the singer.
The second verse takes a reflective tone, as the singers contemplate their love and how it's a rarity to find a love like theirs. They express regret at the thought of losing each other and the momentum they've built up in their relationship. The words "come too far" and "let it slip away" show that they've invested in their relationship and don't want to lose it. The final lines repeat the chorus, ending on the desperate need for the other person to stay.
Overall, "If You Leave Me Now" is a plea for love and the fear of losing it. The lyrics express the need to hold onto a relationship and not let it fall apart.
Line by Line Meaning
If you leave me now,
The thought of you leaving me is terrifying.
You'll take away the biggest part of me
You are the most important thing in my life and losing you would be devastating.
Uh uh uh uh no baby please don't go
I am begging you to stay and not leave me alone.
And if you leave me now,
Losing you will be the worst thing that has ever happened to me.
You'll take away the very heart of me
You are the foundation of my life and everything I do revolves around you.
Uh uh uh uh girl I just want you to stay
All I want is for you to stay with me and keep our love alive.
A love like ours is love that's hard to find
Our love is incredibly special and rare.
How could we let it slip away
We cannot let our love fade away or be ruined.
We've come too far to leave it all behind
We have invested so much into this love and it would be foolish to let it all go to waste.
How could we end it all this way
We cannot let our love end in such a negative way.
When tomorrow comes and we'll both regret
If we let our love go, we will both regret it deeply in the future.
The things we said today
We cannot let our current frustrations and arguments ruin everything we have built together.
Uh girl, just got to have you by my side
I need you in my life and cannot picture a future without you.
Uh uh uh uh no baby, please don't go
I am desperately pleading with you to stay with me.
Oh mama, I just got to have your lovin', yeah
I need your love and affection to feel complete.
Lyrics ยฉ Universal Music Publishing Group, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: Charlie Otto Puth, Robin Wiley, Tobias Macdonald Jesso
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@conflict5553
[Verse 1: Charlie Puth]
No, this is not goodbye
I swear that I'm gonna change
No, baby please don't cry
It doesn't have to end this way
[Chorus: Charlie Puth]
'Cause when I think of all the nights I'll be alone
I get terrified
Please don't say goodbye
'Cause girl, if you leave me now
If you give it up and just walk right out
You will take the biggest part of me
And all the things that I believe
Baby if you leave me now (yeah)
[Verse 2: Boyz II Men]
When did we lose our way?
My whole world was unravelling
And girls driving me insane
There's no road for the travelling
[Chorus: Charlie Puth &ย Boyz II Men]
When I think of all the nights you're gone
I get terrified
Please don't say goodbye
'Cause girl, if you leave me now
If you give it up and just walk right out (oh)
You will take the biggest part of me
And all the things that I believe
Baby if you leave me now
Baby if you leave me now
[Bridge: Charlie Puth]
All I can promise if we parted (parted)
And if you left me brokenhearted
Every single night I'll think about you with someone else
[Chorus: Charlie Puth]
Baby if you leave me
Baby if you leave me now
If you give it up and just walk right out (oh)
You will take the biggest part of me
And all the things that I believe
Baby if you leave me now
Oh girl, if you leave me now
If you give it up and just walk right out (oh)
You will take the biggest part of me
And all the things that I believe
Baby if you leave me now
Baby if you leave me now
@CreepsterMusic
Lyrics:
[Charlie Puth:]
No, this is not goodbye
I swear that I'm gonna change
No, baby, please don't cry
It doesn't have to end this way
'Cause when I think of all the nights I'll be alone
I get terrified
Please don't say goodbye
'Cause girl, if you leave me now
If you give it up and just walk right out
You will take the biggest part of me
And all the things that I believe
Baby, if you leave me now (yeah)
[Boyz II Men:]
When did we lose our way?
My whole world was unraveling
And girls driving me insane
There's no road for the traveling
[Charlie Puth & Boyz II Men:]
When I think about all of the nights you're gone (nights you're gone, oh)
I get terrified (I get terrified)
Please don't say goodbye (bye)
'Cause girl, if you leave me now
If you give it up and just walk right out (oh)
You will take the biggest part of me
And all the things that I believe
Baby, if you leave me now
Oh, baby, if you leave me now
[Charlie Puth:]
Oh, I can promise if we parted (parted)
And if you left me brokenhearted
Every single night, I'll think about you with someone else
Baby, if you leave me
[Charlie Puth & Boyz II Men:]
Baby, if you leave me now
If you give it up and just walk right out (oh)
You will take the biggest part of me
And all the things that I believe
Baby if you leave me now
Oh girl, if you leave me now
If you give it up and just walk right out
You will take the biggest part of me
And all the things that I believe
Baby, if you leave me now
Oh, baby, if you leave me now
@techvstech5128
[Verse 1: Charlie Puth]
No, this is not goodbye
I swear that I'm gonna change
No, baby, please don't cry
It doesn't have to end this way
[Pre-Chorus: Charlie Puth]
'Cause when I think of all the nights I'll be alone, I get terrified
Please don't say goodbye
[Chorus: Charlie Puth]
'Cause girl, if you leave me now
If you give it up and just walk right out
You will take the biggest part of me
And all the things that I believe
Baby, if you leave me now (yeah)
[Verse 2: Nathan Morris]
When did we lose our way?
My whole world was unravellin'
And girls drivin' me insane
There's no road for the travellin'
[Pre-Chorus: Charlie Puth & Nathan Morris]
When I think about all of the nights you're gone (Nights you're gone, oh), I get terrified (I get terrified)
Please don't say goodbye (Bye)
[Chorus: Nathan Morris & Charlie Puth]
'Cause girl, if you leave me now
If you give it up and just walk right out (oh)
You will take the biggest part of me
And all the things that I believe
Baby, if you leave me now
Oh, baby, if you leave me now
[Bridge: Charlie Puth]
Oh, I can promise if we parted (parted)
And if you left me brokenhearted
Every single night, I'll think about you with someone else
Baby, if you leave me
[Refrain: Charlie Puth & Nathan Morris]
Baby, if you leave me now
If you give it up and just walk right out (hey)
You will take the biggest part of me
And all the things that I believe
Baby if you leave me now
[Chorus: Charlie Puth & Nathan Morris]
Oh girl, if you leave me now
If you give it up and just walk right out (oh, baby)
You will take the biggest part of me
And all the things that I believe
Baby, if you leave me now
Oh, baby, if you leave me now
@DerekWebbOfficial
Boyz II Men harmony throughout the years has literally been the gold standard of R&B.
@bluebird6759
They re gold and diamond
@user-dx6nb2hk6z
TRUE LEGEND
@mcfanrobinhood
I Agree . My favourite male band aside from Mariah Carey
@irecemartin7716
yes mos def!!!!
@yell0
I'm pretty sure Charlie was the one who made the harmony, but you still aren't wrong
@xhelixshotx
Very underrated song. Did not even hear this in our radio once.
@adoboFosho
Cus it's a white boy
@tukx6146
adoboFosho what him being white gotta do with anything?, hella his songs played on the radio
@adoboFosho
@@tukx6146 so is this song specifically with Boys 2 Men on the radio? What was that? ๐