New Edition - Competition Lyrics






I keep dreaming that one day the whole world
Will be together, will be together as one,
And there's nothing I can do, but pray that
It comes true, and keep on searchin' for
That miracle, that some say will never be

Competition, is the world summarized in
Just one word, and you know what I mean,
Friends competing with friends
Will it ever end
I'm losing all of my patience,
I need a way out, and soon

[Chorus:]
Time and again we are fighting one another,
Hurting our sisters and hurting our brothers,
It's a shame, why do we play these games,
But they'll come a time when we all will be together,
Living as one in harmony forever,
You and I, we will light the sky (aaaaaaahhhhh)

If we're ever gonna be as one,
We'd better make some changes and fast,
And this time make it last

Cause if we all just take the time,
I'm sure that we will find, all of us
Shed blood of the same kind
And that's the bottom line so

[Chorus 3x]

Together as one
Together (harmony)
Together (harmony)





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  1. k.... ....

    I mean when you think about it Michael Jackson General Lee would sell you know 50 60 70 million copies now mind you I'm talking about after Thriller before Thriller I mean he always had a good career he did well but Thriller was the first time he hit like really huge and just like anybody that's watching a porno movie and it starts getting good what's the first thing you want to do for the first thing you generally want to do is you want to rewind it to where it starts getting good and so as a result of Thriller it allowed his earlier music sales in 02 so more as well because of course people are saying well Thriller is all this what did he make before I want to hear that too. but what I will say is that I do believe he was used to kind of disarm people because I mean Michael was very was non-violent he was preaching you know love and fellow man and hello in all that bullshit but like I said I really think it was a ploy I think that they wanted to do a lot of stupid shit and they didn't want people to revolt so let's put this guy out there who talks about love and peace see you at the point now it doesn't really matter because now it's down to a fine science I mean they don't have any concerns about anything now because you have enough people you have enough how can I put this V technology is at the point where anything is killed before it ever gets started before anything has a chance to become large it's taken down before it gets to that point because what it would ultimately take to do anything of any substantial value or whatever you'd have to get a lot of people together I mean remember a few months back there was supposed to be this paying with Area 51 where people were supposed to go up there and storm the gates that was a bunch of people trying to coordinate something they put that shit on TV they brought attention to it I mean they disassemble ated it before it ever be anything there you go

  2. M.... S....

    I finally Found this Gem!!! Oh my Goodness!!( Shenanah moment) Thank you, Thank you. I couldnt remember the title. So beautiful!! Oh the memories on the beach late night when this album and song was getting airplay!!

  3. l.... b....

    Harmony Enrichment! 🔥

  4. B.... 8....

    Always used to skip this track when I was a kid.. now that I'm grown, it might be one of the realest tracks on the album lyric-wise. Damn near makes me shed a tear smh

  5. T.... B....

    Cried the first time I heard this song so powerful!!😥💯💕

    T.... B....

    Same 🙌🙌😢

  6. B.... D....

    What if our goals were about helping each other instead of competing with each other, what would this world be like?✌

  7. M.... P....

    If we just Try$!!!

  8. i.... o....

    Timeless music....

  9. R.... R....

    This whole CD was fire from beginning to end.

  10. J.... F....

    This is about bobby they were very upset that they had to make that decision managers and labels were all is there are and it just singing from the heart wishing that he was with them

  11. L.... F....

    Another one of my favorites. Take a bow New Edition.

  12. l.... 2....

    I'm surprised Johnny and Ricky didn't sing

    l.... 2....

    Ricky is the high pitch voice...jgill only one without vocals

    l.... 2....

    It was recorded in 1987 when johnny wasnt in the group

  13. l.... 2....

    I love when Ralph said "sing it Ron" at 0:51

  14. O.... H....

    Man new edition they were like better than the jacksons 5

    O.... H....

    Nah idk now they were influence by J5 but they maybe surpassed them by more ablums as a group and solo careers

  15. J.... F....

    This so g was about bobby Ralph had miss bobby like crazy that was Ronnie and rick and ralph singing

    J.... F....

    Mike sung the first verse

  16. M.... W....

    So beautiful and rich. A masterpiece.

  17. D.... J....

    they need to blast this song outside the GOOGLE YOU TUBE BUILDING and tell them in the song STOP YOUR FUCKIN RECOMMENDATIONS. NOBODY, no one is fuckin playing games with ya'll. Like I am grown and don't need them in youtube who never done a REAL SINGLE THING FOR ME to tell me what to do or not do. They are annoying with their unnecessary recommendations and more than 99% of the time are mean extremely mean wicked about it anyway !

  18. L.... H....

    THIS WAS & STILL IS THE ONE

  19. A.... R....

    I remember seeing Ronnie Devoe in Northridge mall in California. He was with his girlfriend and she was wearing a black with red sleeves letterman jacket and on the back it was a broken heart and in the middle it said "N.E. Heartbreak"..got his autograph too..Christmas 89..thanks 4 da upload..peace

  20. b.... ....

    Ralph is the most underrated talent in R&B history

    b.... ....

    brokeneye27 Not to true fans but definitely in the big picture and so many others. Shame

  21. s.... ....

    Today was my first time hearing this. I loved it so much I played it twice. NICE TUNE!

  22. B.... J....

    I remember having to sing this in elementary school in the choir. Wow

  23. g.... ....

    If Mike and Ron is singing 1st lines in 1st and 2nd verse, who's singing the falsetto....."If we're ever gonna be as one, we gotta make some changes and fast "... Ricky??

    g.... ....

    Not being smart but Ricky is the only one in the group who could really sing Falsetto. Had the most versatile voice in the group

    g.... ....

    Var Brook Amen. I be tryna tell people lol. Ricky is underrated. Very versatile vocally.

    g.... ....

    @Var Brook Johnny has a falsetto and even Ralph but Ricky used it better and most

  24. Q.... A....

    Middle school or as we say Junior high school graduation song deep lyrics 💖💯✊✊✊

    Q.... A....

    QueensMind Amandla Middle school for me

  25. T.... P....

    my shit 2017 till the end. when u can catch the meaning it might b 2 late but I'm still here.. NE 4 LIFE

  26. J.... W....

    Mike and Ronnie better sing!! lol

  27. j.... b....

    the childhood memories

    j.... b....

    Love this

  28. A.... R....

    love this song I almost forgot about it my sister played this album so much how could I forget

  29. Q.... E....

    NEW EDITION WAS MY TEMPTATION IN OUR DAYS. BOBBY WAS DAVID....MIKE WAS OTIS WILSON....EDDIE KENDRICK WAS RALPH TRESVANT....PAUL WAS RONNIE RICKY.....MELVIN WAS JOHNNY...I LOVE NEW EDITION....I LOVE THIS SONG!!!

    Q.... E....

    Quinton Edwards aha I kinda think the same way but to me , Ralph Tresvant is Eddie Kendricks bcos they both have that high voice , Bobby Brown is David Ruffin bcos they both was the bad boys in the group , Johnny Gill is Dennis Edwards bcos they both have that gospel sound voice , Ricky Bell is Paul Williams bcos they both sing in most of the songs as one of the leads , Mike Bivins (and a little bit of Ron) is like Melvin Franklin bcos they always have something to say or sing in most of they're songs , and Ronnie Devoe is like Otis Williams and Melvin Franklin bcos they always have to sing background #BeMoreSpecificLikeMe 😉💯

    Q.... E....

    Quinton Edwards Ralph Tresvant's cousin was one of my mentors and I used this comparison and he and Ralph agreed. Except I compared Ralph to Eddie, Bobby to David, Ricky to Paul (because they're both underrated), Mike to Melvin (the spoken parts), Ronnie to Otis (they were the glue that kept everything together), and Johnny to Dennis (they have big church voices)

    Q.... E....

    Quinton Edwards how the hell was ronnie Paul Ronnie had the most sense in the group

    Q.... E....

    Quinton Edwards U KNOW YOUR MUSIC

  30. D.... P....

    Classic

  31. B.... ....

    Ralph had a MJ fit at the end lol

  32. F.... B....

    So disappointed this isn't on spotify...

    F.... B....

    Flavius Brutus luckily it's on now

  33. M.... ....

    Another classic by NE.

  34. A.... ....

    Is this song about Bobby?

    A.... ....

    it is about bobby

    A.... ....

    @bryan bailey yup

    A.... ....

    Alpha wait is this because Bobby was getting noticed or because people were trying to put NE & Bobby against each other

    A.... ....

    At the end of the day they still New Edition

    A.... ....

    Alpha yessss

  35. L.... S....

    Why Do We Play These Games?

  36. S.... W....

    Hometown heroes

  37. D.... D....

    Is that Mike singing the first line?

    D.... D....

    Dawn Diva That was big Ron devoe

    D.... D....

    No, Ronnie sings the line "competition is the world summarized in just 1 word"

    D.... D....

    Dawn Diva yeah it was mike had to rewind it lol

    D.... D....

    Dawn Diva Actually that's Ronnie Devoe

    D.... D....

    Dawn diva that's Mike first with Ralph.then Ronnie with Ralph and then Ricky with Ralph

  38. D.... J....

    so many memories from this song.those where the days need more of this

  39. n.... b....

    loooove this song and album❤❤❤❤

  40. B.... ....

    im really starting to get spooked out when this song can bring me to tears when shit on the radio cant even come close...wtf happened to real r&b music??? its a travesty how we went from this to what we have now...black people should be pissed...all people should be pissed smmfh...and smh again just in case!

    B.... ....

    Beats1976 the industry killed real r n b. This music is now "adult contemporary," r&b is now hip hop/r&b and pop singers have adopted elements of real r&b

  41. C.... ....

    This was the under rated cut on the album I loved this song!!

    C.... ....

    yep and Ronnie went off

    C.... ....

    Cyrious

    C.... ....

    Absolutely

    C.... ....

    Beats1976 Ronnie sung lead?

    C.... ....

    @gtstangman96 yes the 1st verse if i can remember

  42. I.... G....

    I remember singing this for my grade school. Like all the kids in my class including myself, had to sing this together for the other kids at our school. lol so many memories

  43. T.... ....

    My favorite! I want to own this again!

  44. K.... ....

    S/o to the ONE person that gave this song a thumbs DOWN. It's not your fault. You don't know any better. Poor thing.

    K.... ....

    Khibraggs chhhhvchvchchhhhhhhcchh\

    K.... ....

    Khibraggs 11 more idiots don't know any better either

  45. J.... Z....

    Ah! Just sit back, relax and enjoy this great music.

  46. T.... G....

    This took me back!!

  47. T.... G....

    Deep song

    T.... G....

    yep...and the meaning still holds true in 2016..God bless you brother beard

  48. S.... ....

    Aye....this was my jam! Yes! Thank you for uploading this, homie.