Burn Rubber On Me (Why You Wanna Hurt Me)

Album: The Gap Band III (1980)
Charted: 22 84
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  • Woo, I gave you my money, I gave you my time
    Why you wanna hurt me, gurl
    Are you serious, I'm just curious
    Why you wanna hurt me, gurl

    Just because you're not for real
    Why you wanna hurt me, girl
    Just because you're not for real
    Why you wanna hurt me, girl

    Never, ever had a lover
    Who put the pedal to the mettle
    And burn rubber on me, Charlie
    Oh, no

    You took my money, you took my time
    Made me think everything was fine
    Then you upped and ran away
    And made me just go crazy

    I nver, ever had a lover
    Who put the pedal to the metal
    And burn rubber on me, Charlie
    Oh, no, no, no

    Just because you're not for real
    Why you wanna hurt me, girl
    Just because you're not for real
    Why you wanna hurt me, girl

    I never, ever had a lover
    Who put the pedal to the metal
    And burn rubber on me, Charlie
    Oh, no, no, no

    Just because you're not for real
    Why you wanna hurt me, girl
    Just because you're not for real
    Why you wanna hurt me, girl

    You told me to go up the block
    And get you a strawberry pop
    When I got back to the flat
    You had burned rubber out the back

    I went to the closet and saw no clothes
    All I saw was hangers and poles
    I went to the phone and called your mother
    And told me you had burned rubber on me, Charlie
    OH, no, no (x13)

    Just because you're not for real
    Why you wanna hurt me, girl
    Just because you're not for real
    Why you wanna hurt me, girl

    I never, ever had a lover
    Who put the pedal to the metal
    And burned rubber on me, Charlie
    OH, no, no, no, no, oh, no, yeah, yeah

    Just because you're not for real
    Why you wanna hurt, me girl
    Just because you're not for real
    Why you wanna hurt me , girl

    Just because your not for real
    Why you wanna hurt me, girl

    You took my money, you took my time
    Made me think everything was fine
    Like the clock on the wall, said ding-ding-dong
    Got to find another lover that won't be gone

    She won't put the pedal to the metal
    And burn rubber, burn rubber, on me, Charlie
    NO, no, no, no

    I never, ever had a lover
    Who put the pedal to the metal
    And burned rubber on me, Charlie
    NO, no, no, no, no, no (repeat 8x) Writer/s: Charlie Wilson, Lonnie Simmons, Rudy Taylor
    Publisher: BMG Rights Management
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