Released: August 15, 1995

Songwriter: Babyface

Producer: Babyface

[Verse 1]
Your lips, your smile, your tenderness, ooh baby
The way you walk, I can't resist your style
When I sleep at night, I dream of you, ooh baby
I wake up wet, thinking of you, ooh baby

[Pre-Chorus]
How can a man like me
Convince a girl like you
To be his lover and one and only
How can I make you see
That I'm the one for you
And nobody does it like me, baby

[Chorus]
Hey pretty girl
Can I be your man tonight, baby?
Hey pretty mama
Can I sleep with you tonight?
Hey, pretty girl when you come to my room tonight
I'll make you come through the night

[Verse 2]
Your legs around my waist so tight
I'll slide down south to taste you right
You taste so good to me, oh baby

[Pre-Chorus]
How does a man like me
Seduce a girl like you
How can I make you my one and only
How can I make you scream
There's no one else for you
And nobody does it like me, baby

[Chorus]
Hey pretty girl
Can I be your man tonight, baby?
Hey pretty mama
Can I sleep with you tonight?

[Bridge]
There's a candle that's burning in my heart tonight
And the flame is full of my desire
And I can't help but desire you in my bed tonight
And I'll touch you in the places
Where no one's been before
And I'll kiss you in the places
Where men sometimes ignore
And I'll take you to a level
You've never felt before
And though you won't understand it
You'll cry and ask for more

[Chorus]
Hey pretty girl
Can I be your man tonight, baby?
Hey pretty mama
Can I sleep with you tonight?

Hey pretty girl
Can I be your man tonight, baby?
Hey pretty mama
Can I sleep with you tonight?
Tonight

Hey pretty girl
Can I be your man tonight, baby?
Hey pretty mama
Can I sleep with you tonight?

Jon B

Jon B. (also known as Jonathan Buck) is a Grammy-nominated singer, songwriter and producer. He started out writing songs for the likes of Michael Jackson, Toni Braxton, and the Spice Girls among others. This led him to releasing his debut album Bonafide on May 23, 1995. The album went platinum and featured the single “Someone To Love,” a duet with Babyface that was nominated for a Grammy in the Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals category. His next album Cool Relax was released September 16, 1997 and spawned the hit songs “They Don’t Know” and “Are U Still Down” with 2Pac, which helped the album hit double platinum. His third album Pleasures U Like was released on March 20, 2001 and its only single “Don’t Talk” helped propel the album to gold status. This would be his last album on Epic Records and he went on to release three more independent Stronger Everyday in 2005, Helpless Romantic in 2008, and Comfortable Swagg in 2012.