Roni

Album: Don't Be Cruel (1988)
Charted: 21 3
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  • The truth about a Roni, she's a sweet little girl
    You can treat her right, real nice and hold her tight
    Only tenderonis can give a special love
    A special kind of love that makes you feel good inside

    If you believe in love and all that it can do for you
    Give it a chance, girl
    You'll find romance
    And if you find a tenderoni that is right for you
    Make it official
    Give her your love

    My heart belongs to tender Roni
    She's my only love (she's my only love)
    My only heart, baby
    My heart belongs to a Roni
    She's my only love (she's my only love)

    The truth about a Roni, she's always on the phone
    Talking to her homeboy, wishing they were home alone
    She sends you lovely letters with the smell of sweet perfume
    This is what a real tenderoni likes to do for you

    And if you believe in love and all that it can do for you
    Give it a chance, girl
    you'll find romance
    And if you find a tenderoni that is right for you
    Make it official
    Give her your love, yeah

    My heart belongs to tender Roni
    She's my only love (she's my only love)
    My only heart
    My heart belongs to a Roni
    She's my only love (she's my only love)

    The truth about a Roni, she's a sweet old girl
    About the sweetest little girl in the whole wide world
    She'd make the toughest homeboy fall deep in love
    So once you've had a Roni, you will never give her up
    She's a special kind of girl that makes her daddy feel proud
    You know, the kind of girl that stands out in crowds
    Found a tenderoni and the Roni is so right
    I think I'm gonna love her for the rest of my life

    And if you believe in love and all that it can do for you
    And if you find a tenderoni that is right for you
    Make it official
    Giver her your love, yeah

    My heart belongs to tender Roni
    She's my only love (she's my only love)
    My only heart
    My heart belongs to a Roni
    She's my only love (she's my only love)

    The truth about a Roni, she's a sweet old girl
    About the sweetest little girl in the whole wide world
    She'd make the toughest homeboy fall deep in love
    So once you've had a Roni, you will never give her up
    She's a special kind of girl that makes her daddy feel proud
    You know, the kind of girl that stands out in crowds
    Found a tenderoni and the Roni is so right
    I think I'm gonna love her for the rest of my life

    My heart belongs to tender Roni
    She's my only love
    My only heart
    My heart belongs to a Roni
    She's my only love (she's my only love)

    The truth about a Roni, she's a sweet old girl
    About the sweetest little girl in the whole wide world
    She'd make the toughest homeboy fall deep in love
    So once you've had a Roni, you will never give her up
    She's a special kind of girl that makes her daddy feel proud
    You know, the kind of girl that stands out in crowds
    Found a tenderoni and the Roni is so right
    I think I'm gonna love her for the rest of my life

    My heart belongs to tender Roni
    She's my only love Writer/s: Darnell Bristol, Kenneth Edmonds
    Publisher: Bluewater Music Corp., Hipgnosis Songs Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
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