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've been giving my love to you   You should be giving 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   A no, oh a no, a don't be cruel   Girl you need to change your attitude   A no, oh, a don't be cruel      Hey yo cutie what's up with this attitude?   I thought I was bein' 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   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 hard for you from 9 to 5   So you could have the finer things in life   Since you're the kind that's never satisfied      Oh, girl, as long as I've been giving my heart to you   You should be giving me your heart 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   A no, oh a no, a no, don't be cruel   Girl you need to change your attitude   A no, oh, a 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 12 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 aiming for the top   And with you by my side big dollars I'll clock      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 actin' just like a fool   You know it ain't cool, it just ain't cool      Don't be cruel   A no, oh      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 can let you go   'Cause there's a lot of girls out there that won't say no   Roll to the fact that I want you Jackie   I want you more than human eyes can see      But you had to start illin', tryin' to make a killin'   Though 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 your game   You wanna be with me   You gotta 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   A no, oh a no   Don't be cruel   Don't be, don't be