Keith Sweat

Released: May 13, 2008

Songwriter: Lucky Daye Lamar Taylor Keith Sweat Darnell Dalton

Producer: The Ambassadorz [Darnell Dalton x Lamar Taylor]

[Intro]
Yeah, The Ambassadors
Uh, excuse me miss, what's your name?
Keith back again so tell all your friends
(Again)
Keith Sweat (Keith Sweat, Keith Sweat, Keith Sweat)
Let's go

[Verse 1]
I'm not hatin' on him but I'm finger pointin'
'Cause I always see you cry and you never tell nobody why
I see you with your diamond ring (Diamond ring)
And he can buy you any brand name (You chose)
I'd do the same thing if I was in his shoes (Talk to 'em)

[Bridge]
But what about the days? (He comes back)
Like when he comes in the house (You catch slack)
Taking it out on you (Makes me mad)
Just when I start to come through (But then I fall back)

[Pre-Chorus]
Some day I will steal your love (I will steal your love), soon enough (Away)
(It tears me up)

[Chorus]
It tears me up inside to see your crying eyes
Pouring like a waterfall 'cause he don't treat you right
You gotta close shop on him, to the next stop, warning
That's not how you treat the woman of my dreams
(Keith, talk to 'em)

[Verse 2]
Maybe I'm being nosy
Everything he does I know it
The long nights to the fights, kisses to the hugs
I'm sitting here wishing it was us, ooh!
How can I take the game
Flip it upside-down instead of him?
Baby girl, I should be your man
You should be sleeping in my bed

[Bridge]
You're supposed to be riding
In the passenger seat of my car
Let me make a move, it's time I starred

[Pre-Chorus]
Some day I will steal your love (I will steal your love), soon enough (Away)
(He doesn't deserve you)

[Chorus]
It tears me up inside to see your crying eyes (See your cryin' eyes)
Pouring like a waterfall (Like a waterfall) 'cause he don't treat you right
You gotta close shop on him, to the next stop, warning
That's not how you treat the woman of my dreams
(Here we go again)

[Verse 3]
It's painful to sit around
Watching the girl of my dreams
(Held by another who can treat you no better)
It's painful 'cause I'm alone
And she's the reason for being
Girl, I've fallen
Darling, you know I'm falling

[Bridge]
When I made my way to the house
The words rolled out my mouth
Like, Excuse me miss, what's your name?
It's kinda hard for me to explain
I've been watching but I'm not insane
All I know is, yeah

[Chorus]
It tears me up inside to see your crying eyes (See your cryin' eyes)
Pouring like a waterfall (Like a waterfall) 'cause he don't treat you right
You gotta close shop on him, to the next stop, warning
That's not how you treat the woman of my dreams
(Here we go again)
It tears me up inside to see your crying eyes (See your cryin' eyes)
Pouring like a waterfall (Like a waterfall) 'cause he don't treat you right
You gotta close shop on him, to the next stop, warning
That's not how you treat the woman of my dreams
(Here we go again)

Keith Sweat is an R&B singer-songwriter from New York. He helped innovate the New Jack Swing genre with his first album in 1987, Make It Last Forever, which featured the upbeat “I Want Her” and the provocative title track.

Almost a decade later, Sweat found the R&B groups Silk and Kut Klose and signed them to his own record label. His fifth album, which was self-titled and released in 1996, resulted in the certified-platinum hits, “Twisted” and “Nobody.” He went on to win “Favorite Male R&B/Soul Artist” at the 1997 American Music Awards.

Currently, he hosts a syndicated R&B radio show in New York City.

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