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Don't Be Cruel (album version) Lyrics
Uh!
Ooh!
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, 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.
Don't be cruel,
'Cause I would never be that cruel to you.
Uh, no, no, oh no.
Don't be cruel.
Girl, you need to change your attitude.
Uh, no, oh.
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. (Ooh!)
I treat you high-post, but you played me close.
And if I wanna drink up, you won't even toast.
Girl, I work so very hard from 9 to 5
So you can 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.
But you just keep on acting just like a fool.
You know it ain't cool.
Don't be cruel,
'Cause I would never be that cruel to you.
Uh, no, no, oh no.
Don't be cruel.
Girl, you need to change your attitude.
Uh, no, on.
Don't be cruel
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'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 at 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.
But you just keep on acting just like a fool.
You know it ain't cool.
It just ain't cool. Ow!
Don't be cruel.
Uh, no, oh.
Uh, no, oh, oh no.
Uh no, oh.
Uh, no, oh.
We used to hang out tough just kickin' around.
We discovered a love that have 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've got to be the same way that another girl would be.
And if you wanna be with me,
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.
Don't be cruel. (Don't be, don't be.)
Girl, you need to change your attitude. (Better change.)
Uh, no, oh. (Oh, oh, oh.)
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.
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.)
Don't be cruel.
We used to hang out tough just kickin' around.
We discovered a love that have 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've got to be the same way that another girl would be.
And if you wanna be with me,
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.)
Don't be cruel. (Don't be, don't be.)
Ooh!
Is that I'm down for you and treat you right.
You've got no cause to treat me cold as ice.
You should be giving me your love too.
But you just keep on acting just like a fool.
You know it ain't cool.
'Cause I would never be that cruel to you.
Uh, no, no, oh no.
Don't be cruel.
Girl, you need to change your attitude.
Uh, no, oh.
Don't be cruel
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. (Ooh!)
I treat you high-post, but you played me close.
And if I wanna drink up, you won't even toast.
So you can the finer things in life
Since you're the kind that's never satisfied.
You should be giving me your love too.
But you just keep on acting just like a fool.
You know it ain't cool.
'Cause I would never be that cruel to you.
Uh, no, no, oh no.
Don't be cruel.
Girl, you need to change your attitude.
Uh, no, on.
Don't be cruel
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'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 at the top.
And with you by my side, d-dollars I will clock.
You should be giving me your love too.
But you just keep on acting just like a fool.
You know it ain't cool.
It just ain't cool. Ow!
Uh, no, oh, oh no.
Uh no, oh.
Uh, no, oh.
We discovered a love that have 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've got to be the same way that another girl would be.
And if you wanna be with me,
'Cause i would never be that cruel to you. (Don't be, don't be, baby.)
Uh, no, oh, oh, no.
Don't be cruel. (Don't be, don't be.)
Girl, you need to change your attitude. (Better change.)
Uh, no, oh. (Oh, oh, oh.)
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.
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.)
Don't be cruel.
We discovered a love that have 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've got to be the same way that another girl would be.
And if you wanna be with me,
'Cause I would never be that cruel to you. (Oh, baby, baby, baby.)
Uh, no, oh, oh no. (Oh, oh, oh.)
Don't be cruel. (Don't be, don't be.)
Song Info
Copyright
Lyrics © Sony/atv Music Publishing Llc, Hipgnosis Songs Group, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Writer
Antonio Reid, Kenneth Babyface Edmonds, Daryl Simmons
Duration
6:48
Submitted by
rhuba25 On Jul 30, 2025
Who wrote the lyrics to 'Don't Be Cruel (album version)' by Bobby Brown?