Don't Call Me Brother

Don't you call me brother (Eddie:} Unless you really, really Mean it () Don't you call me brother (Eddie:) Unless you get yourself together (Walter:) How can you call me brother When you don't even respect my woman When I cant even trust you behind my back (Eddie:) How can you call me brother -- How can you do it? Whe you keep tryin' to rip me off? How in the world can you call me brother When we can't even have A man-to-man talk? And I'm tellin' you -- () Don't you call me brother (Eddie:) Hey! Don't dont it Unless you really, really, really mean it (Walter: You don't really mean it) Don't do it () Don't you call me brother (Eddie Levert sings:) Until you get yourself, Get yourself together, brother (Walter Williams sings :) How can you call me brother -- When you aint even searchin' for the truth? How can you call me brother I can't never depend on you? Ohhh (Eddie:) How can you call me brother When you still -- you still Cheat and you lie? You cheat and you lie. Yeah -- Ohhh! How can you call me brother When you can't even look me in my eye? And I'm tellin' you -- () Don't you call me brother (Eddie:) Hey! Unless you really, really, really mean it (Walter: You don't really mean it, No, No) Don't do it () Don't you call me brother (Eddie:) Until you get yourself, Get yourself together, together (Walter: Brother!) (Eddie:) So I'm tellin' you: () Don't you call me brother (Eddie:) Don't You -- Don't You -- Unless you really, really, really, really mean it! Don't come around here -- with all this money and shaking Don't do it -- Don't do it -- Don't do it! () Don't you call me brother (Walter:) You don't really mean it -- You're just trying to rip me off -- I don't Go away! Go Away! Don't do it! () Don't you call me brother (Eddie:) Hanging around people's houses Corruptin' the neighborhood -- You are! You are! () Don't you call me brother (Eddie:) Naw, Naw, Naw! -- Naw, Naw, Naw, Naw, Naw! () Don't you call me brother (Eddie:) Unless you really, really, really, really mean it! (Walter:) You don't even have any self respect! Naw, Naw! How can you respect somebody else!? IIIII -- know all about you I've watched you running around The neighborhood -- (Background: Don't you call me call me brother) Tryin' to rip me off (Eddie:) I said, Yeah, Yeah, Yeah! Just the other day When I was hanging out down on the main drag, Yeah! I went in to get me a small teeny, weeny totti that evening, Yeah! And when I come out, Yeah! I came out, Yeah! I came out, Yeah! And I got a bad place of the blues when I saw my tires gone! I opened up the door -- Yeah! -- And there was the glove compartment All torn out on my dashboard! And, here you come, here you come Here you come, skinnin' and grinnin'. Yeah! (Walter:) Skinnin' and grinnin', Yeah! (Walter:) I know you did it! (Eddie:) Here you come with a power sign -- And talking about -- talkin' about -- "My man! Solid on down! My brother!" I said I don't like -- How can you really, really -- really, really, mean it!? I know about you -- I know what you're good for! I know what you're doing around here! I know all about you -- I know all about you I know -- I know, I know you're a -- Backbiter! -- Backstabber! Low down -- cheatin' -- rotten -- No good -- No good -- (Whoo!!!) Son of a seacup! (Walter:) Yeah, Yeah! You don't really mean it! (Eddie:) I know you're dirty! (Walter:) Don't call me -- (Eddie:) I know you're dirty! (Walter:) Don't call me! (Eddie:) I know you're dirty! Brother! (Walter:) How can you call me brother? (Eddie:) When you don't really mean it -- I can't use it! (Walter:) Can't even trust you behind my back, Naw, Naw! (Eddie:) I can't use it -- That kind of carrying on, I don't like it! (Walter:) Giving me the old glad-hand shake! Don't do it! (Eddie:) I can't use it! (Walter:) Tellin' me -- right on, right on -- right on, right on! (Eddie:) It ain't no good! (Walter:) Whooo!!! (Eddie:) Heyyy, Heeyyy!!! I hate you -- Don't you -- Don't you -- Don't you call me --- Brother -- brother -- brother! (Walter:) Whooo!!! Don't you call me!