How Can You Be Down

Called me up on a Friday night When she knew you'd be out with ya girls Said she always thought that I was fly Me an' her should maybe take a twirl I told her, "Girl, no, no, no" But she still came knockin' at my door I told her to go, go home But that made her even want me more An' now she's busy tryin' to signify That there was somethin' goin' on between her an' I Well, that's the kinda shit that I won't dignify With a answer, come on How can you be down? She ain't down for you Don't be so naive, she's playin' you Why is she around? Girlfriend, just ain't cool Tried to take your man, now she's takin' you You need to say, "No, no, no Momma didn't raise no fool" You need to let her know, know, know There'll be no more runnin' games on you Dropped by the crib early Tuesday night 'Cause she knew you'd be away at school Tried to seduce me with all kinda lies Tried to make me think the worst of you I told her, "Girl, no, no, no" She dropped down an' tried to give it a kiss I told the bitch, "Go, go home" Then she said, "You gon' be sorry for this" An' now she's out there tryin' to testify That there is somethin' goin' on between her an' I Well, that's the kinda shit that I won't let get by Don't she know that I'm grown How can you be down? She ain't down for you Don't be so naive, she's playin' you Why is she around? Girlfriend, just ain't cool Tried to take your man, now she's takin' you You need to say, "No, no, no Momma didn't raise no fool" You need to let her know, know, know There'll be no more runnin' games on you Sometimes your friends ain't what they seem Want all your hopes an' all your dreams An' they will do just 'bout, shit, anything Whatever it's gonna take to bring you down sea Give 'em an inch, they'll take a mile Knife in your back, all with a smile Don't be surprised when they clean out your house Better not bring no stray dogs home How can you be down? She ain't down for you Don't be so naive, she's playin' you Why is she around? Girlfriend, just ain't cool Tried to take your man, now she's takin' you You need to say, "No, no, no Momma didn't raise no fool" You need to let her know, know, know There'll be no more runnin' games on you How can you be down? She ain't down for you Don't be so naive, she's playin' you Why is she around? Girlfriend, just ain't cool Tried to take your man, now she's takin' you You need to say, "No, no, no Momma didn't raise no fool" You need to let her know, know, know There'll be no more runnin' games on you How can you be down? She ain't down for you Don't be so naive, she's playin' you Why is she around? Girlfriend, just ain't cool Tried to take your man, now she's takin' you You need to say, "No, no, no Momma didn't raise no fool"