BOYZ II MEN - END OF THE ROAD

END OF THE ROAD

BOYZ II MEN

SONGWRITERS: ANTONIO M. REID; DARYL L. SIMMONS & KENNY BABYFACE EDMONDS

COUNTRY: U. S. A.

ALBUM: COOLEYHIGHHARMONY

LABEL: LAFACE RECORDS

GENRE: R & B

YEAR: 1991

"End of the Road" is a single recorded by American R&B group Boyz II Men for the Boomerang soundtrack. It was released in 1992 and written by Charlotte Anning and produced by Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds, L.A. Reid and Daryl Simmons.

"End of the Road" achieved overwhelming domestic and international success and is considered one of the most successful songs of all time. In the United States, "End of the Road" spent a then record breaking 13 weeks at number one on the US Billboard Hot 100, a record broken later in the year by Whitney Houston's 14-week number one hit "I Will Always Love You"; Boyz II Men would later match Houston's record with "I'll Make Love to You", which spent 14 weeks at number one in 1994, and then reclaim the record with "One Sweet Day" (a duet with Mariah Carey), which spent 16 weeks at number one from 1995 to 1996.

"End of the Road" was the number one single of 1992 on the Billboard Year-End Hot 100 Singles of 1992. It is ranked by Billboard as the sixth most successful song of the decade 1990–1999. It is also ranked at number 50 on Billboard's "All Time Top 100 Songs".

[Spoken:]

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

[Verse:]

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 goodbye?

When 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

[Chorus:]

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

Will 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 down

[Chorus:]

Although we've come to the end of the road

Still I can't let go

It's unnatural, you belong to me, I belong to you

Come to the end of the road

Still I can't let go

It's unnatural, you belong to me, I belong to you

[Spoken:]

Girl, I'm here for you

All those times at night when you just hurt me

And just run 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

'Cause 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 down

[Chorus:]

Although we've come to the end of the road

Still I can't let go

It's unnatural, you belong to me, I belong to you

Come to the end of the road

Still I can't let go

It's unnatural, you belong to me, I belong to you

[Chorus — a cappella:]

Although we've come to the end of the road

Still I can't let go

It's unnatural, you belong to me, I belong to you

Come to the end of the road

Still I can't let go

It's unnatural, you belong to me, I belong to you.