Pebbles

Released: September 11, 1990

Songwriter: Pebbles LA Reid Babyface Kayo Roberson Daryl Simmons

Producer: Daryl Simmons Kayo Roberson

[Verse 1]
You say that you love your lady
But where are those special times?
You know this drives me crazy
Is loving me a crime?

[Pre-Chorus]
They say you'll never miss a good thing until it's gone, no, no, no
I know if you keep mistreating me
Your good thing won't last too long

[Chorus]
Why don't you do right? You're always doing wrong
You know you got a good thing going on
Don't wanna lose sight of what is going on
You know you got a good thing going on and on, going on

[Verse 2]
I just couldn't help but notice
Your heart's been gone so long
It's such a shame to waste a
A good thing that was once so strong

[Pre-Chorus]
They say you'll never miss it until your well runs dry, oh baby
One day when it's said and done
When I'm not there don't wonder why

[Chorus]
Why don't you do right? You're always doing wrong
You know you got a good thing going on
Don't wanna lose sight of what is going on
You know you got a good thing going on

[Bridge]
Oh, explain to me (Explain to me)
What could it be (What could it be)?
I gave to you the best a girl could ever give, baby
Some would say that, boy, you've got it made
But you'll never find true love that way

[Chorus]
Why don't you do right? You're always doing wrong
You know you got a good thing going on
Don't wanna lose sight of what is going on
You know you got a good thing going on and on

[Bridge]
Some would say that you've got it made
You'll never find true love that way
I don't want it unless it's right for me
A good thing is what it's got to be
You've got a good thing, always got a good thing
Such a good thing going on
You've got a good thing, it's such a good thing
You've got a good thing going on

[Chorus]
Why don't you do right? (Do right) You're always doing wrong (So wrong)
You know you got a good thing going on (You know you've got it going on)
Don't wanna lose sight of what is going on
You know you got a good thing going on and on

[Outro]
You've got a good thing, we've got a good thing
This is such a good thing going on
You've got a good thing, we're such a good thing
Bet you're gonna miss me when I'm gone
(Yo, Pebbs)

Pebbles (born Perri McKissack on August 29, 1964) is a singer-songwriter from the Bay Area. She got her start as a back-up singer for the Vallejo-based group Con Funk Shun in the early 1980s before breaking through with her self-titled debut album in 1987. Her first big single from the album was the L.A. Reid & Babyface-produced hit “Girlfriend,” which hit #1 on the R&B Singles chart and peaked at #5 on the pop chart. She followed that up with her biggest single “Mercedes Boy,” which also topped the R&B Singles chart while peaking at #2 on both the Billboard Hot 100 & Dance charts.

Her 1990 sophomore album Always was primarily written and produced by L.A. & Face. The album featured the #1 R&B singles “Giving You the Benefit” and her duet with Babyface “Love Makes Things Happen” as well as the Top 5 R&B hit “Backyard” with Salt-N-Pepa. On a personal note, R&B singer Cherrelle is her cousin and she was featured on the title track along with Johnny Gill.

Prior to the release of Always, Pebbles and L.A. Reid married in 1989. Following the release of that album, she began managing TLC under her Pebbitone company while they signed to LaFace Records. TLC filed for bankruptcy in 1995 and cited mismanagement by Pebbles as a source of their financial issues. This situation took a toll on her marriage to L.A. Reid and he filed for divorced the same year.

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