song lyrics
Don t Be Cruel lyrics
Written by l.a. reid, babyface, daryl simmons (1988)
Performed by bobby brown

Girl
The only thing that matters in my life
Is that I m down for you and treat you right
You ve got no cause to treat me cold as ice
Oh girl
As long as I ll 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 ain t cool

Don t be cruel
cause I would never be that cruel to you
Oh no, no, no, oh no
Don t be cruel
Girl you need to change your attitude
Oh no, no, oh
Don t be cruel

Rap:
Hey, yo cutie
What s 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 ain t 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 won t even toast

Girl I work so hard for you from nine to five
So you could have the finer things in life
Since you re the kind that s never satisfied
Oh girl
As long as I ll 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 ain t cool

Hook

Rap:
From fancy cars to diamond rings
I ve just about given you everything
There s really not much I won t 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
It s like a heart attack
I m a real troop trooper
And with all the times
I m wit cha by my side
Diggin dollars outta crock

Oh girl
As long as I ll 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 ain t cool
It just ain t cool
Don t 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 there s a lot of girls out there
That won t 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 can t 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 there s a lot of girls out there
That won t 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 can t 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