Lyric & Midi information ***************************************************** Song Title * 4041DS: How Come, How Long Performed By * Babyface & Stevie Wonder Composer(s) * Babyface Publisher * . Unauthorised copying is illegal Programmer * � 1997 Damian Smith (D.M.S. Productions) Distributed Under License ******************************************* Key: 1: Vocalist 1 2: Vocalist 2
* 4-bar intro
* 2: Ad-lib for 4 bars
* Verse 1 1: There was a girl I used to know. She was oh so beautiful, But she's not here any more. She had a college degree, Smart as anyone could be, 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, for 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.
* Verse 2 2: 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 payed with her life for loving that man: So we cannot ignore, we must look for the signs, And maybe next time, we might save somebody's life.
* 2: Repeat chorus
* 8-bar harmonica solo
* Verse 3 1: I on occasion met that guy. He sent a feeling deep inside. Something 'bout him wasn't right. 2: Oh oh oh oh, the way he proves himself a man By beating his woman with his hands. How I wished that she would see the light.
1: How can someone like this call himself a man? 2: He's not a man. 1: See, reality is far more less than. 2: And we can not ignore whenever we see the signs, 'Cause any kind of abuse, God knows, is a crime.
* Background vocals: sing chorus Both lead vocalists: ad-lib
* Ad-ib to end *******************************************
Time * 5:17 Length * 106 bars Tempo * 80pm Key * E minor, E major in choruses