[Intro] Yeah… Girl, I wanna love you like the records did Back when slow jams meant something Uh… [Verse 1] I wanna be your “With You”, girl The one you can always depend on Like Usher on a late-night slow jam I’ll be the shoulder you can lean on I wanna make you feel like Mario When he said you were the one No complicated situations Just two hearts becoming one I’ll put my heart into every word Like Brian McKnight at the piano Tell you everything I feel inside Even when I’m scared to let it show And if your friends ask what I’m about I won’t ever play it cool I’ll tell them that I found somebody And she’s the reason I changed my rules [Pre-Chorus] Back when a man would call you Just to hear you say hello Back when love songs on the radio Could make you wanna take it slow Baby, that’s the kind of love I wanna bring into your life No games, no temporary feelings Just you and me for the long ride [Chorus] I’ma love you like the ’90s Like the slow jams on the radio Like Boyz II Men had me believing That forever could be something real I’ma love you like the 2000s Like Usher made the whole world feel Like Ne-Yo wrote our story And every word was meant for real I’ll be your midnight phone call Your favorite song at 2 AM I’ll give you that Jagged Edge kind of love Where I’m your lover and your best friend Baby, if you let me I’ll give you that old-school love The kind they used to sing about The kind that never gives up [Verse 2] I’ll make you a mixtape Like we’re back in 2003 Put all our favorite slow jams on it Every song reminding you of me I’ll give you that “Back at One” feeling Where loving you becomes my reason Count every day I get beside you Like another answered prayer each season I don’t need “U Got It Bad” To know that I’m falling for you But girl, I can’t lie about it Every little thing you do And when you need reassurance I won’t make you wonder where I stand I’ll tell you how I feel directly And reach out and take your hand [Pre-Chorus] Back when a man would write you Instead of leaving you on read Back when you could feel somebody’s love By the things they actually said Baby, that’s the kind of love I wanna bring into your life The kind that sounds like an old-school record Playing underneath the moonlight [Chorus] I’ma love you like the ’90s Like the slow jams on the radio Like Boyz II Men had me believing That forever could be something real I’ma love you like the 2000s Like Usher made the whole world feel Like Ne-Yo wrote our story And every word was meant for real I’ll be your midnight phone call Your favorite song at 2 AM I’ll give you that Jagged Edge kind of love Where I’m your lover and your best friend Baby, if you let me I’ll give you that old-school love The kind they used to sing about The kind that never gives up [Bridge] Remember when love had a soundtrack? When one song could say it all? When a Boyz II Men harmony Could make your walls come down? I wanna bring that feeling back No filters, no pretending Just me looking in your eyes And telling you I’m all in If Ne-Yo can put heartbreak into a melody Then I can put my heart into your hands If Usher taught us how to confess Then girl, you’ll know exactly where I stand [Breakdown] I’m falling… And I don’t wanna fight it I’m calling… Just because I wanna hear you I’m staying… Even when things get complicated I’m loving… Like they don’t make records like this anymore [Final Chorus] I’ma love you like the ’90s With that Boyz II Men harmony Love you like the 2000s With that Usher energy Give you Mario when I say “You’re the one I wanna choose” Give you Brian McKnight devotion With nothing left for me to prove I’ll give you Ne-Yo on the radio And Jagged Edge after dark But the best part of every love song Will be the one I write for your heart Baby, if you let me I’ll give you that old-school love The kind they used to sing about The kind that never gives up [Outro] Yeah… I wanna love you like back then When love was patient… When love was intentional… When the slow jam told the story. And baby… If you let me… I’ll make ours the next one.
