Well, let me tell you something from the outside lookin' in
Not as your love, but from the standpoint of a friend
The word is out all over town
That your old man's been out foolin' around
That's okay 'cause you really oughta be with me
I'll save you honey from all this misery
If you just stop and look before you love
There's a man out there tryin' to run over you
You oughta stop and look before you love
He'll never care for you the way I do, no
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You keep tellin' me your love for him is so strong
But who do you call when you wanna get it on?
I ain't tryna start no mess between you and him, no baby
He did that for himself when he betrayed you as a friend, yeah
You're intelligent and you're also very cute
You've got too much goin' for yourself to be anybody's fool
So why don't you stop, baby? (Look before you love)
There's a man out there tryna run a game on you
You oughta stop, it don't mean you're no good, baby
He's just tryna make a fool, tryna make a fool
Tryna make a fool out of you, yeah
Didn't your mama ever tell you
You got to look both ways before you cross the street?
If you're not careful, you get hit with a heartache
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Come on, baby
Open up your eyes and see, yeah
That the one who really loves you is not him but me
Oh, stop, can't stand it no longer, baby
He don't even appreciate the good thing he's got
I just can't sit back, and watch you have a heart attack
No, baby, worried about some man who don't care a thing for you
You oughta stop, baby (look before you love)
I'll make it good to you
You oughta know by now that I'm in love with you
So why don't you stop? (Look before you love) you better face it, girl
He'll never make you feel good the way I do
Stop, oh