Don't Give It Up

Alright, girls, here we go again We gon' have to get together And figure out what we gon' do with all these men You know how they can be, don't you? Oh, yeah, they sit back and they take all them good years away Take everything they can get and then when you hit 25, talk about "Oh, you done got too old for me I'mma have to go out and find me somebody about 18" They ain't playin' See, you laugh it off if you want to But they serious as a heart attack You know what I mean So, what we gotta do is get our heads together (Beware, sister, sister, you better beware) And figure out how we gon' change things around a little bit You know what I mean We got to work on this from morning 'til night (Beware, sister, sister, you better beware) (Look out) 'Cause, as long as you let them get away with it, they gon' do it (Look out) They'll do it every time Now, take for instance When a dude drives up, see, in this big, fine car Starts tellin' you, "How fine you are, oh, baby, you fine" (Beware, sister, sister, you better beware) Yeah, and then he gon' try to get you inside that car, talkin' 'bout "I'm gonna make you a star, baby" (Beware, sister, sister, you better beware) Beware, sister, you got to look out for that Then there's always the type that's gon' come over And bring you diamonds and furs and all this stuff (Look out) I tell you what, girls, I want you to take 'em That's right 'Cause you gotta keep what you got while you're hot And don't give nothin' up to nobody And no matter what they say, you got to tell 'em right away That you ain't givin' nothin' up to nobody, no how When you're hot, you're hot (That's right, girls, don't give nothin' away) When you're not, you're not When you're hot, you're hot When you're not, you're not Temptation is such (Temptation) It won't get you half as much (Temptation) As you get when your man is good to you (Temptation) And as long as he makes you feel That his love is really real Then, baby, here's what you got to do You gotta dig the situation Have a good relation Show appreciation but without hesitation You got to let him know That he's gonna have to go If he ever starts messin' 'round on you (No, no, no, no) And you gotta keep what you got while you're hot And don't give nothin' up to nobody Hey, and no matter what they say, you got to tell 'em right away I ain't givin' nothin' up to nobody, no how (Beware, sister, sister, you better beware) I ain't givin' nothin' up You ain't gettin' nothin' yet, junior (Beware, sister, sister, you better beware) That's right Now listen Now, I'm gonna hold on to my man just as long as I can hold him (Just hold on, just hold on) See, but I ain't gonna take no stuff 'cause like I told you, I've had enough (Just hold on) And, even though my love is strong I ain't gonna let him do me wrong And, if he acts like he wants to go I'm gonna walk him right out the door And I'm gonna keep what I got while I'm hot I ain't givin' nothin' up to nobody (When you're hot, you're hot) (When you're not, you're not) Hey, and no matter what they say, I'll tell them right away I ain't givin' nothin' up to nobody, no how (Beware, sister, sister, you better beware) No, I ain't givin' nothin' away (Beware, sister, sister, you better beware) I'm gon' keep everything I've got, that's right (Beware, sister, sister, you better beware) (Beware, sister, sister, you better beware) Hit the music, you dawg [Incomprehensible] Ooh, feels good I, I'm gon' keep what I got while I'm hot (Look out) And ain't gon' give it up to nobody And no matter what they say, I'll tell them right away I ain't givin' nothin' up to nobody, no how I ain't givin' nothin' up, no (Beware) Not now, not next week, the next year or in the hereafter (Look out) What you gotto give me See that's what I want to hear about That's right (Beware) See the whole trick is we should all be walkin' around here In diamonds and furs and drivin' 'em big fine cars (Look out) But they ain't gonna do that You young girls out there, you better watch your step Because they lookin' for you, honey They after you like white on rice That's right, don't give 'em a chance You give 'em an inch, they gon' take a whole mile You heard that sayin' before? (Look out) Well, it's the truth Yeah, look, oh, oh, oh, oh Look here comes one now (Look out) Look at, look at this car, hon Look at this car here Oh, oh, he's slowin' down too (Beware) Alright, girl, he's after you (Look out) Yes, indeed, drivin' a Mercedes, got 'em a poodle in the backseat Now you know you don't need no dog, don't you? (Beware) Alright, he gon' talk to you now, don't you get in that car Now listen (Look out) I told you what he was gon' say to you, didn't I? Yeah, they don't change the line too much It's the same old thing, yeah Don't you get in there You've gotto get yours first, honey That's the way it's gon' be from now on Give me, give me, give me That's right, whoo Keep it, don't turn it loose for nothin' They all after it That's right That's right I'm gon' keep what I got while I'm hot And ain't gon' give it up to nobody (When you're hot, you're hot) (When you're not, you're not) And no matter come what may, I'm gon' tell them right away I ain't givin' nothin' up to nobody, no how (Beware, sister, sister, you better beware) (Beware, sister, sister, you better beware) I wanna see what you gon' give me before I give up anything (Beware, sister, sister, you better beware) And if it ain't right, you know what they say (Beware, sister, sister, you better beware) You slow, you blow, you snooze, you lose Well, you done lost out, ha? (Look out) I wanna see somethin' that's gon' hold my attention You know what I mean? (Look out) Yo, what color's your money? Always I like the green, that's what I wanna see, green For days, show me your bank book With a lot of zeroes after the first five numbers and I'm happy See now, I don't wanna see no Washingtons and no Lincolns Show me some Grants Show me some, some Hamiltons, you know what I mean? (Look out) I want some blue chips And I ain't talkin' 'bout some food stamps neither, honey I want some stocks and bonds (Look out) All of 'em in my name, that's right (Look out) I want all I can get before you get anything I ain't givin' up a thing till you show me The proof is in the puddin', honey, that's what they say You gotto prove it to me I'm gon' keep what I got 'Cause you know like they say When you're hot, you're hot And when you're not, you're just not, yeah I know I'm hot, he, he, yeah Gon' be hot too for a long time too As long as I can get to mess around with fools like you I told you to get that dog outta here, didn't I? No, no, no, he ain't gonna come in here pleadin' your case Get your dog out Don't come here doodin' up my room