• Artist: Babyface
• Song Title: How Come How Long
• Album: The Day

[Face:]
There was a girl I used to know
She was oh so beautiful
But she's not here anymore
She had a college degree
Smart as anyone could be
She had so much to live for

But she fell in love
With the wrong kind of man
He abused her love
And treated her so bad
There was not enough education in her world
That could save the life of this little girl


CHORUS:
How come?
How long?
It's not right
It's so wrong
Do we let it just go on?
Turn our backs and carry on?
Wake up
'Fore it's too late
Right now
We can't wait
She won't have a second try
Open up your hearts as well as your eyes


[Stevie:]
She tried to give a cry for help
She even blamed things on herself
But no one came to her aid
"Nothing was wrong as far as we could tell"
That's what we'd like to tell ourselves
But no, it wasn't that way

So she fell in love
With the wrong kind of man
And she paid with her life
For loving that man
So we can not ignore
We must look for the signs
And maybe next time
We might save somebody's life

(Chorus)

[Face:]
Oh, oh (baby)
I on occasion met that guy
It's been a feeling deep inside
Something about it wasn't right

[Stevie:]
Oh, oh
The way he proves himself a man
By beating his woman with his hands
I wish that she'd see the light

[Face:]
Hey
How can someone like this call themself a man?
(He's not a man)
Cuz in reality, he's far more less than

[Stevie:]
And we can not ignore
Whenever we see the signs
Cuz any kind of abuse
God knows is a crime

(Chorus)