Hey lady can I say something to you for a minute
Please No
Now before you take your coat off
That's it
I got something to tell you
See what I have to say is so very important to our relationship
Why is it that every time we go out on the town we get around our friends
Man you're always talking about what you got huh
Went out and bought for you
How much money I make
And what school our children go to
And all the fancy clothes and big pretty cars
The big diamond rings and them fantastic mink coats
Is you for real No I don't think you are
Sit down
No no sit down
Now don't say nothing
You see
Wait a minute wait a minute that is your problem
That is your problem
You're always saying the wrong tthing at the right time
You see I don't I don't know how to explain this to you
The best I can tell you is what my mother told me as I was coming up
She used to say Son chances go 'round
She said The same people that you meet going up
They make the same old faces coming down
Heh tell the truth
You see people today they come out there to party
They come out to party man
They didn't come out to hear all that jive mess you talking about
You standing up in the corner with a bottle of champagne taking about Harry Joe and d**k and Bobby and what they ain't got
And they live down in the lower development homes and you won't even help
You won't even buy 'em a drink
Is that any way to meet them
If you're gonna boast boast around somebody that has what you have
Don't make your own brothers and sisters feel bad
You see Listen
I know you know what I'm talking about because from time to time I can remember you coming to me putting your head on my shoulder and crying Oh papa why Why Why don't nobody wanna be my friend
You told me a long time ago
You said Papa what am I doing
I didn't wanna tell you that
I thought you had sense enough to realize what you're doing but I see you don't
Sit down and listen to me
No sit down
You see people are too sensitive today
They don't wanna hear all that jive you talking back
You see they don't wanna hear about what you got 'cause they're trying to get it too
Heh tell the truth
I can't very much blame her
As much as it hurts me it hurts to see people going around behind our backs saying that this woman this this woman that or she ain't this or she ain't that
I wanna be proud of you mama
I wanna be proud of you
Listen as long as you live
As long as you live whether you're with me or not
Be for real girl
Just be for real yeah
Be for real
Be for real girl
Be be be for real yeah
Be for re e e eal
Be for real
You shouldn't have to worry about how you've been living good
No if you're smartly dressed
Hey baby
Hey baby
What you should be doing is getting down on your knees every night
And thanking the man above for being blessed right now
Oh oh oh oh oh oh
If you want your friends to think you're starting with a smile
Be for real girl
Just be be for real
Be for real
Be be for real
I can't let you go on chasing my friends away
Because of the silly and stupid things you say
Yeah baby
Yeah baby
Hey baby
You better dig yourself there woman
Putting people down is less best to you
It just don't pay
Hey yeah
Oh oh oh oh oh oh
I want people today by starting with a smile
Be for real girl
I know I know I want you to do is just be for real
Be for real
Hey lady
Yeah baby
Yeah baby
Be for real girl
Be for real honey
Just be be for real
Be for real
I don't want your money
I don't need your money
Be for real girl
Just be for real
Just be for real mama
Don't do it for me do it for yourself
Be for real
Be for real honey
Yeah yeah
Tell 'em ' bout it honey
Be for real girl
Be for real mama
Hey yeah
Just be be be for real
Be for real