Don't Be Cruel lyrics

 
Song Details
Artist(s)Bobby Brown
Album(s)Don't Be Cruel

Bobby Brown's hit single "Don't Be Cruel" is the title track from his second album Don't Be Cruel. It was written by Brown along with L.A. Reid, Babyface and Daryl Simmons. It peaked at #8 on Billboard's Hot 100 and it topped the R&B charts for 2 weeks.

Uh!
Oooh!

Girl, the only thing 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, oh, girl, as long as I've been giving my love to you,
You should be giving me your love too,
But you just keep on acting just like a fool.
You know it ain't cool.

A-don't be cruel,
'Cause I would never be that cruel to you.
Uh, no, oh, oh no.
A-Don't be cruel.
Girl, you need to change your attitude.
Uh, no, oh.
A-don't be cruel.

Hey, yo cutie, what's up with this attitude?
I thought that I was being real good to you.
I treat you sweet, 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. (Oooh!)
I treat you high-post, but you play me close.
And if I put a drink up, you won't even toast.

Girl, I work so very hard from 9 to 5
So you can have the finer things in life
Since you're the kind that's never satisfied.

Oh, oh, oh, girl, as long as I've been giving my love to you,
You should be giving me your love too, oh,
But you just keep on acting just like a fool.
You know it ain't cool.

A-don't be cruel,
'Cause I would never be that cruel to you.
Uh, no, oh, oh no.
A-don't be cruel.
Girl, you need to change your attitude.
Uh, no, oh.
A-don't be cruel.

Fromm fancy cars to diamond rings,
I've given you just about everything.
There's really not much I won't do for you.
I bought you twelve yellow roses and candy too.
I'd rather be up front and never play the back,
But the way you treat me, girl, is like a heart attack.
I'm a real troop trooper aiming for the top
And with you by my side, d-dollars I will clock.

Oh, oh, oh, girl, as long as I've been giving my love to you,
You should be giving me your love too, oh,
But you just keep on acting just like a fool.
You know it ain't cool.
It just ain't cool. Ow!
A-don't be cruel.

Uh, no, oh.

We used to hang out tough just kicking 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 who won't say no.
Lo to the fact that I want you, Jackie.
I want you more than human eyes can see.
But you had to start illin' trying to make a killing.
Thought about the dollars I make and you were willing to be with me, Bobby B,
But with a bad attitude, I can't compete.
Now you know my name, now you know my game.
You want to be with me, you got to be the same way that
another girl would be.
And if you wanna be with me,

A-don't be cruel, (Don't be, don't be.)
'Cause I would never be that cruel to you. (Don't be, don't be, baby.)
Uh, no, oh, oh no.
A-don't be cruel. (Don't be, don't be.)
Girl, you need to change your attitude. (Gotta change.)
Uh, no, oh. (Oh, oh, oh.)
A-don't be cruel, (Don't be, don't be.)
'Cause I would never be that cruel to you. (Don't, don't be, baby.)
Uh, no, oh, oh, no.
A-don't be cruel. (Don't be, don't be.)
Girl, you need to change your attitude. (No, oh.)
Uh, no, oh. (Oh, oh, oh.)
A-don't be cruel.

We used to hang out tough just kicking 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 who won't say no.
Lo to the fact that I want you, Jackie.
I want you more than human eyes can see.
But you had to be illin' trying to make a killing.
Thought about the dollars I make and you were willing to be with me, Bobby B,
But with a bad attitude, I can't compete.
Now you know my name, now you know my game.
You want to be with me, you got to be the same way that
another girl would be.
And if you wanna be with me,

A-don't be cruel, (Oh.)
'Cause I would never be that cruel to you.
(Oh baby, baby, baby.) Uh, no, oh, oh no.
(Oh, oh, oh.) A-don't be cruel. (Don't be, don't be.)
Girl, you need to change your attitude.



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