You gotta be Genuine If you're gonna be mine mine mine You gotta be Genuine If you're gonna be mine mine mine Now, there's one thing that will seal the deal Man got to love me with a love that squeals And I don't care much about design But the man sure got to be Genuine And there's one thing I'm sure not taking To be fool with a man that comes home faking Don't walk away if I ain't told you Now that will be the day that I will not hold you Because you gotta be Genuine If you're gonna be mine mine mine Now if he's love don't come on strong I'm gonna turn around I'm gonna turn around Yes, I'm gonna turn around And say so long, bye bye I'm gone No money, no clothes, no fancy car Gonna make that man a superstar If he ain't a man down to his bones He's gonna wake up one day and I'll be gone He's gotta be Genuine If you're gonna be mine mine mine Now if he's love don't come on strong I'm gonna turn around I'm gonna turn around Yes, I'm gonna turn around And say so long, bye bye Baby I'm gone Bye bye, I'll be gone Now, there's one thing that will seal the deal Man got to love me with a love that squeals And I don't care much about design But the man sure got to be Genuine Now if he's love don't come on strong I'm gonna turn around I'm gonna turn around Yes, I'm gonna turn around And say so long, bye bye Baby I'm gone Bye bye You gotta be Genuine You gotta be Genuine You gotta be Genuine