R. Kelly

Released: December 6, 2013

Songwriter: R. Kelly Mario Bakovic Daniel Coriglie Dennis-Manuel Peters

Producer: R. Kelly Mario Bakovic Daniel Coriglie Dennis-Manuel Peters

[Intro]
I understand you goin' through some things with this nigga
This nigga ain't worth it, get with a real nigga
Take you away from all of this shit
Fly you around the world
Make love to ya in 50 states, ya know I mean?
Treat you like you’re supposed to be treated, alright

[Hook]
You deserve better, baby
Fuckin’ with this clown
Pack your bags and we can leave now
Girl, don’t let him bring you down
You deserve better, baby
Let a real nigga bring you wealth
These lames are bad for your health
You can do bad all by yourself
You deserve better, baby

[Verse 1]
Last time was the last time, yea, that nigga gon’ make you cry, yea
He playin’ you, bass line, yea, but you don’t need the drama, you too fine
You need to fly, no doubt, I can fly you, just holla’ out
Your destination, I know the route, he a fallen plane girl, bail out
He the type of nigga gon’ bore you, I’m the type of nigga gon’ spoil you
I can getcha lost in those islands, girl, eatin’ lobster crabs and live royal
You need you a ride to die, you mash the gas, I steer
He can buy you flowers, girl, I put rose gold in your ear
Patron shots over seas, make you forget your fears
You look like you need savin’, Superman right here
Girl, I know that he hurt you, I got the kind of sex that heals
These niggas out here fraudulent, girl, let me keep it real

[Hook]

[Verse 2]
Between love and hate it’s a thin line, yea
And he done crossed that like a thousand times, yea
You need to make up your mind, yea
You should be somewhere getting a tan line
Baby girl you ain’t gotta work, I’ll make shoppin’ your career
We can sail the world together yachts docked on them piers
Stole, your heart like a hold up and you ain’t getting’ it back
Sexin’ you in like 50 states my chain all on your back
Girl you been lookin’ for a real love and I got what they lack
You a butterfly, a good girl, don’t fall in none of these traps

[Hook]

[Bridge]
All I wanna do
Is see you happy baby (what would it take?)
That’s all I wanna do (Just say the word)
Is see you smiling baby
So I’m turn life into a hotel
Check you into your suite
Show you all the finer things

[Hook]

Robert Kelly is a Grammy Award-winning singer, songwriter, and producer from the South Side of Chicago, Illinois, where he first started performing under the “L” subway tracks as a teenager. This led into his first album, Born Into the 90’s, being released in 1992 as a collaboration between R. Kelly and Public Announcement. R. Kelly wrote and produced the entire album, which contained the #1 R&B hits “Honey Love” and “Slow Dance,” along with the Top 10 R&B hits “She’s Got That Vibe” (#7) and “Dedicated” (#9). The following year, Kelly went on to become a solo act.

In 1993, he released his first solo album, 12 Play, featuring the hits “Bump N' Grind” and “Your Body’s Callin'.” He released a self-titled album in 1995 featuring the hits “Down Low (Nobody Has To Know)” and “You Remind Me of Something,” while his 1998 double album, R., featured a string of hits, including “I Am Your Angel” with Celine Dion, “When a Woman’s Fed Up,” and his Grammy Award-winning song “I Believe I Can Fly” from the Space Jam soundtrack.

The success of these albums led to him becoming an in-demand producer in the ‘90s, writing and producing #1 hits for Aaliyah (“Back & Forth”), Janet Jackson (“Any Time, Any Place (Remix)”), Changing Faces (“G.H.E.T.T.O.U.T”), Maxwell (“Fortunate”), and Michael Jackson (“You Are Not Alone”).

more tracks from the album

Black Panties

From the album

Black Panties (2013)

R. Kelly popular songs

You Deserve BetterR. Kelly

R. Kelly

Black Panties