Song: Reason For Breathing ~~ 2000 ~~ 5:42
Artist: Babyface
LP/CD: A Collection Of His Greatest Hits ~~ Epic ~~ 2000
Composers: Joe Thomas~Quincy Patrick~Joshua Thompson~Scott Andrews~Warren Wilson

If I cried like a baby
Would you change your mind, yeah
If I told you I’m crazy
Would you come runnin’ back to me

The harder I try to break away
The more I get lost in yesterday
The man that you know is just a shell
Living without your life is hell

I turn on the radio
Just to take the hurt away
Another night and I’m missing you
Girl it’s killin’ me, well

I don’t wanna die tonight
But I think I might be goin’ down
‘Cause the only one I ever cared about
Is nowhere to be found

I don’t wanna close my eyes
‘Cause I might not see the light of day
I’m almost out of air
You’re my reason for breathin’
You’re my reason for breathin’

No, no, no
No, no, no

I don’t wanna go clubbin’
‘Cause I got no one to dance with me
And I don’t wanna go shoppin’
‘Cause I got no one to spend money on

Spendin’ my time with one glass of wine
Playing solitaire just to ease my mind
Poured one for you, but I drank that too
Anything to kill the pain of losin’ you, oh, baby

I turn on the radio
Just to take the hurt away
Another night and I’m missing you
Girl, it’s killin’ me, oh, baby

I don’t wanna die tonight (I don’t wanna die tonight)
But I think I might be goin’ down
‘Cause the only one I ever cared about
Is nowhere to be found (Hey, baby)

I don’t wanna close my eyes (I don’t wanna close my eyes)
‘Cause I might not see the light of day
I’m almost out of air
You’re my reason for breathin’
You’re my reason for breathin’

No, no, no, no, oh
No, no, oh-oh-oh
No, no, no, no, oh
No, no, no, no

So I’m reachin’ out on this distant line
Hopin’ deep inside your heart’s gonna find a reason, yeah
To keep me breathing, oh
But I’m lost in this pain and I don’t have much time
I’m so tired of walkin’ this same old line
So I’m takin’ my pride, gonna throw it aside
Please let me breathe, girl, I’m sorry, oh...oh...oh...

I don’t wanna die tonight
But I think I might be goin’ down (I’m goin’ down, I’m goin’ down)
‘Cause the only one (Woo) I ever cared about (Ooh., baby)
Is nowhere to be found (Nowhere, nowhere to be found)

I don’t wanna close my eyes (I don’t wanna close my eyes)
‘Cause I might not see the light of day (I might not see the light of day)
I’m almost out of air
You’re my reason for breathin’ (Woo)
You’re my reason for breathin’ (Oh, baby)

I don’t wanna die tonight (I don’t wanna die tonight)
But I think I might be goin’ down (I think I might be goin’ down)
‘Cause the only one (Oh) I ever cared about (Cared about is)
Is nowhere to be found (Nowhere, nowhere)

I don’t wanna close my eyes (I don’t wanna close my eyes)
‘Cause I might not see the light of day (I might not see the light of day)
I’m almost out of air (Out of air)
You’re my reason for breathin’ (Breathin’, oh, baby)
You’re my reason for breathin’

No, no, no, no, oh
No, no, oh-oh-oh
No, no, no, no, oh
No, no, no, no

No, no, no, no, oh
No, no, oh-oh-oh
No, no, no, no, oh
No, no, no, no

Transcribed by: Char Star
Uploaded on: December 30, 2000