Gotta be right, gotta hold you tight, my baby
'Cause you're my lady, you're the one
Love just don't happen overnight, my honey
Let's take out time, baby, and make it right

'Cause I want to love you, keep it real
And I want to trust you, can you girl?
'Cause I really need you, gotta be real
Can you keep it real with me?

'Cause I want to love you, keep it real
And I wanna trust you, can you girl?
'Cause I really, really need you, gotta be real
Can you keep it real with me?

And my heart's been going around in circles
Looking for you, baby, you're the one, yeah
Might take more than just a day or two
To make sure our love is true, this is what we're going to do

'Cause I want to love you, keep it real
And I want to trust you, can you girl?
'Cause I really need you, gotta be real
Can you keep it real with me?

Make sure the love is true, keep it real
Invest the time in you, can you girl?
'Cause my love is comin' through, gotta be real
Can you keep it real with me?

Gone tomorrow here today
These are all the games we play
Baby, keep it real
Can you keep it real?

'Cause I want to love you, keep it real
And I want to trust you, can you girl?
'Cause I really need you, gotta be real
Can you keep it real with me?

Make sure the love is true, keep it real
Invest the time in you, can you girl?
'Cause my love is comin' through, gotta be real
Can you keep it real with me?

'Cause I want to love you, keep it real
And I want to trust you, can you girl?
'Cause I really need you, gotta be real
Can you keep it real with me?

Gone tomorrow, here today
These are all the games we play
Can you keep it real?
Can you keep it real?

Real, keep it real
Real, can you girl?
Real, gotta be

'Cause I want to love you, keep it real
And I want to trust you, can you girl?
'Cause I really need you, gotta be real
Can you keep it real with me?

Make sure the love is true, keep it real
Invest the time in you, can you girl?
'Cause my love is comin' through, gotta be real
Can you keep it real with me?

'Cause I want to love you, keep it real
And I want to trust you, can you girl?
'Cause I really need you, gotta be real
Can you keep it real with me?

Make sure the love is true, keep it real
Invest the time in you, can you girl?
'Cause my love is comin' through, gotta be real
Can you keep it real with me?

'Cause I want to love you, keep it real
And I want to trust you, can you girl?
'Cause I really need you, gotta be real
Can you keep it real with me?

Make sure the love is true, keep it real
Invest the time in you, can you girl?
'Cause my love is comin' through, gotta be real
Can you keep it real with me?