Written by babyface (1996)Performed by toni braxtonBack in the dayWhen I was youngerI wasn’t afraidOf giving my heart to youNow and againI get sentimentalBut I know it’s just a phase I’m going throughAnd every time I start to slipI just remind myselfI need only think of itI went through so much hellYou say you wanna get things backThe way they used to beCan you give me one good reasonWhy should I darlin’Why should I careWhy should I care for youWhy should I careWhy should I care for youWhy should I careWhy should I care for youWhy should I careWhy should I careBack in the dayI should have been wiserBut what can I sayI should have been onto youBut I was afaidThat you’d break my heart in twoFate would have it that you broke it anyway babyAnd every time I close my eyesI just remind myselfYou told about a million liesYou put my heart through hellAnd now you wanna get with meJust for old times sakeWell I am not about to make that same mistakeHookYou see a girl that you gave all your loveI see a girl you took advantage ofYou see a girl that you cannot forgetI see a man that I cannot forgiveTell me whyHookBack in the day when I was youngI wasn’t afraid to loveBack in the dayYou were the one what was I thinking ofBack in the dayShould have been wiserShould have been onto youBut I was afraid I make a mistakeNo one knows