Donand't be cruelbobby brown(l.a. reid/babyface/d. simmons)-peaked at #8 in 1988 and sold over a million copies-bobbyand's first top 40 hit after leaving the group andquot;new editionandquot;the following lyrics are from the album version:uh...ow!girl, the only thing that matters in my lifeis that iand'm down for you and treat you rightyouand've got no call to treat me cold as iceohh, girlas long as i been givinand' my love to youyou should be givinand' me your love, toobut you just keep on actinand' just like a foolyou know it ainand't coolchorus:uh donand't be crueland'cause i would never be that cruel to youuh no, oh oh, nouh donand't be crueluh girl, you need to change your attitudeuh no, ohuh donand't be cruelhey yoand' kimmy whatand's up with this attitudei thought i was beinand' real good to youi treat you sweet, take you out at nightbut you never say thanks girl that ainand't righti bought you diamonds even gave you pearlsi took you for a cruise all around the worldi treat you high post but you play me closeif i want to drink up you wonand't even toastgirl, i work so hard for you from 9 to 5so you could have the finer things in lifesince youand're the kind thatand's never satisfiedohh, girlas long as i been givinand' my heart to youyou should be givinand' me your heart, toobut you just keep on actinand' just like a foolyou know it ainand't cool(chorus)from fancy cars to diamond ringsiand've just about given you everythingthereand's really not much i wonand't do for youi bought you 12 yellow roses and candy, tooi like be up front and never play the backbut the way you treat me girl is like a heart attackiand'm real troop trooper and with all the timesthat you were by my side digginand' dollars outta crockohh, girlas long as i been givinand' my love to youyou should be givinand' me your love, toobut you just keep on actinand' just like a foolyou know it ainand't coolit just ainand't cool!ow! donand't be cruel...uh, uh, uhuh, uh, uh...we used to hang out tough just kickinand' aroundwe discovered a love that had never been foundyou gave me your heart i gave you my mindbut a true love affair we could never findalthough i want you bad i could let you goand'cause thereand's a lot of girls out there that wonand't say nobut due to fact that i want you, jackiei want you more than human eyes can seebut you had to start givinand', tryinand' to make a killinand'thought about the dollars i make and you were willinand'to be with me bobby b., but with a bad attitude i canand't competenow you know my name, now i know your gameyou want to be with me you got to be the same waythat another girl would be and if you wanna be with me(chorus x 2 with ad-libs)we used to hang out tough just kickinand' aroundwe discovered a love that had never been foundyou gave me your heart i gave you my mindbut a true love affair we could never findalthough i want you bad i could let you goand'cause thereand's a lot of girls out there that wonand't say nobut due to fact that i want you jackiei want you more than human eyes can seebut you had to start givinand', tryinand' to make a killinand'thought about the dollars i make and you were willinand'to be with me bobby b., but with a bad attitude i canand't competenow you know my name, now i know your gameyou want to be with me you got to be the same waythat another girl would be and if you wanna be with me(chorus with ad-libs, fade)from: andquot;david haymanandquot; andlt;david.hayman@das.state.oh.usandgt;
