Born Not to Know
Tony Toni Toné Lyrics
Put all your men in a average city
Had a share of problems don't you know
Just the same the city had too
Time after time, my mama told
There's a lotta things that you know
But there's a whole lot more you need to know?
Money, have your own
Friends, just for fun
Sex with the right person?
Work all your day
Crime does not pay
Love don't apply
Live, to live you must die?
And I can't be late 'cause I was born not to know
Things are getting crazy, I ain't getting lazy
I was born not to know
Now since I've grown, I've learned a lot more
The city hasn't changed a bit since
Doesn't mean I have to live like this
I still can recall what my mother told me
There was a lot of things that I knew
But the ones my mother said were true
Money, had my own
Friends, we had fun
Drugs, didn't indulge
Sex, had the right person
Work, all my day
Crime did not pay
Love did not apply
Live, now I live but I gotta die
And I can't be late 'cause I was born not to know
I ain't gonna make a fuss, I like the back of the bus
'Cause I was born not to know
I was born not to know
I was born not to know
I was born not to know
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: Denzil Delano Foster, Thomas Derrick McElroy
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Tony! Toni! Toné! was an R&B group from Oakland, California popular from their formation in 1988 to the mid to late 1990s. It was composed of D'wayne Wiggins on lead vocals and guitar, his brother Raphael Wiggins (also known as Raphael Saadiq) on lead vocals and bass, and their cousin Timothy Christian Riley on drums. Other members were Elijah Baker, Carl Wheeler, Randall Wiggins, and Antron Haile.
History
Their first album was released in 1988 and was titled Who?. Read Full BioTony! Toni! Toné! was an R&B group from Oakland, California popular from their formation in 1988 to the mid to late 1990s. It was composed of D'wayne Wiggins on lead vocals and guitar, his brother Raphael Wiggins (also known as Raphael Saadiq) on lead vocals and bass, and their cousin Timothy Christian Riley on drums. Other members were Elijah Baker, Carl Wheeler, Randall Wiggins, and Antron Haile.
History
Their first album was released in 1988 and was titled Who?. The album went gold and had several hit singles. The first of these, "Little Walter", went to #1 on the R&B charts. While none of the singles went gold, the next three singles, "Born Not To Know", "For The Love Of You" and "Baby Doll" were all Top 10 R&B singles.
Firmly establishing themselves, the group's second album The Revival was released in 1990 and reached platinum status. The album spawned several #1 R&B hits with "It Never Rains", "Feels Good", and "Whatever You Want", all topping the R&B charts. "Feels Good" was the group's first single to breach the Top 10 of the Hot 100 and managed to go gold.
Furthering the group's success, they released their best selling album to date, Sons Of Soul, in 1993. The album went double platinum and had hit singles: "If I Had No Loot" which hit #7 on the Hot 100, "Anniversary" which reached #10 on the Hot 100, and "(Lay Your Head On My) Pillow" which reached #4 on the R&B charts.
In 1996, the group released their last album to date, House of Music. The album lacked the strong singles of earlier entries, only getting "Thinking Of You" into the top 10 on the R&B charts but the album still managed to go platinum.
Raphael Saadiq released his first solo effort, the Top 20 Billboard hit "Ask of You" from the Higher Learning soundtrack, in 1995. Around the same time, Saadiq became a much-sought-after R&B producer, scoring hits for D'Angelo, Total, The Roots and others. Later in the 2000s, he started a solo career, releasing two albums, Instant Vintage (2002) and Ray Ray (2004).
In 2003, most members of Tony! Toni! Toné! except for Saadiq were invited by Alicia Keys to guest on her album The Diary of Alicia Keys. The song that resulted from that session was called "Diary", and when it was released as a single in the fall of 2004, it gave them their first Top 10 US hit in eleven years. In 2005, Dwayne Wiggins became the band leader for the Weekends at the D.L. television show hosted by comedian D. L. Hughley, which airs on the Comedy Central cable network.
In 2006, the group reunited for the New Jack Reunion Tour, running throughout the U.S.
History
Their first album was released in 1988 and was titled Who?. Read Full BioTony! Toni! Toné! was an R&B group from Oakland, California popular from their formation in 1988 to the mid to late 1990s. It was composed of D'wayne Wiggins on lead vocals and guitar, his brother Raphael Wiggins (also known as Raphael Saadiq) on lead vocals and bass, and their cousin Timothy Christian Riley on drums. Other members were Elijah Baker, Carl Wheeler, Randall Wiggins, and Antron Haile.
History
Their first album was released in 1988 and was titled Who?. The album went gold and had several hit singles. The first of these, "Little Walter", went to #1 on the R&B charts. While none of the singles went gold, the next three singles, "Born Not To Know", "For The Love Of You" and "Baby Doll" were all Top 10 R&B singles.
Firmly establishing themselves, the group's second album The Revival was released in 1990 and reached platinum status. The album spawned several #1 R&B hits with "It Never Rains", "Feels Good", and "Whatever You Want", all topping the R&B charts. "Feels Good" was the group's first single to breach the Top 10 of the Hot 100 and managed to go gold.
Furthering the group's success, they released their best selling album to date, Sons Of Soul, in 1993. The album went double platinum and had hit singles: "If I Had No Loot" which hit #7 on the Hot 100, "Anniversary" which reached #10 on the Hot 100, and "(Lay Your Head On My) Pillow" which reached #4 on the R&B charts.
In 1996, the group released their last album to date, House of Music. The album lacked the strong singles of earlier entries, only getting "Thinking Of You" into the top 10 on the R&B charts but the album still managed to go platinum.
Raphael Saadiq released his first solo effort, the Top 20 Billboard hit "Ask of You" from the Higher Learning soundtrack, in 1995. Around the same time, Saadiq became a much-sought-after R&B producer, scoring hits for D'Angelo, Total, The Roots and others. Later in the 2000s, he started a solo career, releasing two albums, Instant Vintage (2002) and Ray Ray (2004).
In 2003, most members of Tony! Toni! Toné! except for Saadiq were invited by Alicia Keys to guest on her album The Diary of Alicia Keys. The song that resulted from that session was called "Diary", and when it was released as a single in the fall of 2004, it gave them their first Top 10 US hit in eleven years. In 2005, Dwayne Wiggins became the band leader for the Weekends at the D.L. television show hosted by comedian D. L. Hughley, which airs on the Comedy Central cable network.
In 2006, the group reunited for the New Jack Reunion Tour, running throughout the U.S.
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Kwuan Brinson
2020 and this is still my shyt. This is one of most underrated groups in musical history.
MONEY: Had My Own
FRIENDS: We Had Fun
DRUGS: Didn't Indulge
SEX: Had The Right Person
WORKED: All My Days
CRIME: Did Not Pay
LOVE: Didn't Apply
LIVED: I've Lived Now I Gotta Die
🤔Words I literally lived by. Life was phenomenally beautiful in those days and times😢 I'd give anything to be able to go back. Be safe everyone out there😷 1Love✌💯✌
kollegs101
Put all your men in a average city
Had a share of problems don't you know
Just the same the city had too
Time after time, my mama told
There's a lotta things that you know
But there's a whole lot more you need to know?
Money, have your own
Friends, just for fun
Drugs, don't indulge
Sex with the right person?
Work all your day
Crime does not pay
Love don't apply
Live, to live you must die?
And I can't be late 'coz I was born not to know
Things are getting crazy, I ain't getting lazy
I was born not to know
Now since I've grown, I've learned a lot more
The city hasn't changed a bit since
Doesn't mean I have to live like this
I still can recall what my mother told me
There was a lot of things that I knew
But the ones my mother said were true
Money, had my own
Friends, we had fun
Drugs, didn't indulge
Sex, had the right person
Work, all my day
Crime did not pay
Love did not apply
Live, now I live but I gotta die
And I can't be late 'coz I was born not to know
I ain't gonna make a fuss, I like the back of the bus
'Coz I was born not to know
I was born not to know
I was born not to know
I was born not to know
Cydne Culton
Put all your men in a average city
Had a share of problems don't you know
Just the same the city had too
Time after time, my mama told
? There's a lotta things that you know
But there's a whole lot more you need to know?
? Money, have your own
Friends, just for fun
Drugs, don't indulge
Sex with the right person?
? Work all your day
Crime does not pay
Love don't apply
Live, to live you must die?
And I can't be late 'coz I was born not to know
Things are getting crazy, I ain't getting lazy
I was born not to know
Now since I've grown, I've learned a lot more
The city hasn't changed a bit since
Doesn't mean I have to live like this
I still can recall what my mother told me
There was a lot of things that I knew
But the ones my mother said were true
Money, had my own
Friends, we had fun
Drugs, didn't indulge
Sex, had the right person
Work, all my day
Crime did not pay
Love did not apply
Live, now I live but I gotta die
And I can't be late 'coz I was born not to know
I ain't gonna make a fuss, I like the back of the bus
'Coz I was born not to know
I was born not to know
I was born not to know
I was born not to know
...
fryelee11
Just the most underrated song they have. This shetz is jamming!
Monica Goyson
Yes I use too love this song man music just not like this no more. 💙🥰
Listen to Aunt Robin
@fryelee Word up! The lyrics are 🔥 and so true😁
Kwuan Brinson
🤙Sho Yo Rite🤙
notsofast
Very much an underrated song . These guys were good.
Kwuan Brinson
2020 and this is still my shyt. This is one of most underrated groups in musical history.
MONEY: Had My Own
FRIENDS: We Had Fun
DRUGS: Didn't Indulge
SEX: Had The Right Person
WORKED: All My Days
CRIME: Did Not Pay
LOVE: Didn't Apply
LIVED: I've Lived Now I Gotta Die
🤔Words I literally lived by. Life was phenomenally beautiful in those days and times😢 I'd give anything to be able to go back. Be safe everyone out there😷 1Love✌💯✌
Brenda Dotson
Love this song!! Love the group!! So many great songs!!
Dell'La
It's a joy to see this, still sounds so good. My Mother's favorite song by the 3 T's, she was such a fan, as much as I was. I love "For the Love of You," along with many others of course. Thank you guys for helping to create such great memories, I will always cherish in my heart, both of my parents have passed on. Thanks for helping me smile again.
justdanadane
When most music is fun. I can listen to this one over and over and over.
Golden Graham
What about Mint Condition? Them dudes are legends and they are still releasing great music.