Why You Wanna Treat Me So Bad?

Album: Prince (1979)
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  • There's some talk going 'round town
    That you really don't give a damn
    They say you really put me down
    When I'm doing the best I can
    I gave you all of my love
    I even gave you my body
    Tell me, baby, ain't that enough?
    What more do you want me to do?
    I play the fool when we're together
    But I cry when we're apart, yeah
    I couldn't do you no better
    Don't break what left of my broken heart, baby

    Why you want to treat me so bad
    When you know I love you?
    How can you do this to me
    When you know I care?
    Why you want to treat me so bad
    When you know I love you?

    You know, I try so hard
    To keep you satisfied
    Sometimes you play the part
    Sometimes you're so full of pride
    And if it's still good to ya
    Why you want to treat me so bad?
    You used to love it when I'd do you
    You used to say I was the best you'd ever had

    I play the fool when we're together
    I give you everything I can, yeah
    And if it's still good to ya
    There's something that I can't understand

    Why you want to treat me so bad
    When you know I love you?
    How can you do this to me
    When you know I care?
    Why you want to treat me so bad
    When you know I love you? Writer/s: Prince Rogers Nelson
    Publisher: Universal Music Publishing Group
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