Don’t Be Cruel by Babyface
Written by l.a. reid, babyface, daryl simmons (1988)
Performed by bobby brown
Girl
The only thing that matters in my life
Is that Im down for you and treat you right
Youve got no cause to treat me cold as ice
Oh girl
As long as Ill be givin my love to you
You should be givin me your love too
But you just keep on actin just like a fool
You know it aint cool
Dont be cruel
cause I would never be that cruel to you
Oh no, no, no, oh no
Dont be cruel
Girl you need to change your attitude
Oh no, no, oh
Dont be cruel
Rap:
Hey, yo cutie
Whats up with this attitude
I thought I was bein real good to you
I treat you sweet
I take you out at night
But you never say thanks
Girl, that aint right
I bought you diamonds
Even gave you pearls
I took you for a cruise all around the world
I treat you high post
But you play me close
And if I want to drink up
You wont even toast
Girl I work so hard for you from nine to five
So you could have the finer things in life
Since youre the kind thats never satisfied
Oh girl
As long as Ill be givin my heart to you
You should be givin me your heart too
But you just keep on actin just like a fool
You know it aint cool
Hook
Rap:
From fancy cars to diamond rings
Ive just about given you everything
Theres really not much I wont do for you
I bought you twelve yellow roses
And candy, too
I like to be up front
And never play the back
But the way you treat me girl
Its like a heart attack
Im a real troop trooper
And with all the times
Im witcha by my side
Diggin dollars outta crock
Oh girl
As long as Ill be givin my love to you
You should be givin me your love too
But you just keep on actin just like a fool
You know it aint cool
It just aint cool
Dont be cruel
Rap:
We used to hang out tough
Just kickin around
We discovered a love
That had never been found
You gave me your heart
I gave you my mind
But a true love affair we could never find
Although I want you bad
I could let you go
cause theres a lot of girls out there
That wont say no
No to the fact
That I want you jackie
I want you more than human eyes can see
But you had to start illin
Try to make a killin
Thought about the dollars I make
And you were willin
To be with me, bobby b.
But with a bad attitude I cant compete
Now you know my name
Now I know the game
You wanna be with me
You gotta be the same
Way that another girl would be
And if you wanna be with me
Hook 2 times
Rap:
We used to hang out tough
Just kickin around
We discovered a love
That had never been found
You gave me your heart
I gave you my mind
But a true love affair we could never find
Although I want you bad
I could let you go
cause theres a lot of girls out there
That wont say no
No to the fact
That I want you jackie
I want you more than human eyes can see
But you had to start illin
Try to make a killin
Thought about the dollars I make
And you were willin
To be with me
Bobby b.
But with a bad attitude I cant compete
Now you know my name
Now I know the game
You wanna be with me
You gotta be the same
Way that another girl would be
And if you wanna be with me
Hook