What You Cryin' About Songtext
von Gerald Levert

I need to know what the problem is

Before you turn your back on me
Before you turn the night light out
Before you turn and fall asleep
Girl, tell me what you′re crying about
Before you turn your back on me
Before you turn the night light out
Before you turn and fall asleep
Girl, tell me what you're crying about

I thought we said
We would never go to sleep mad at each other
And girl, we said
Ain′t gon' be no secrets kept between one another
No, no, no, no


For three days or so
Girl, you've been dogging me strong
And it ain′t that time of the month
That excuse don′t work, don't front
Can you tell me what the deal is?
No conversation, no kiss
I put this on all that I love
Tonight we′re gonna nip this in the bud, yeah

Before you turn your back on me
Before you turn the night light out
Before you turn and fall asleep
Girl, tell me what you're crying about
Before you turn your back on me
Before you turn the night light out
Before you turn and fall asleep
Girl, tell me what you′re crying about

Is it me?
Do I work too hard and not pay enough attention to you?
Tell me, babe, baby
Or is it them?
Did somebody tell you I was doing something I ain't supposed to do?
You know how your crew can do, yeah


For three days or so
Girl, you′ve been dogging me strong
And it ain't that time of the month
That excuse don't work, don′t you front
Can you tell me what the deal is?
No conversation, no kiss
I put this on all that I love
Tonight we′re gonna nip this thing in the bud, yeah, yeah

Before you turn your back on me
Before you turn the night light out
Before you turn and fall asleep
Girl, tell me what you're crying about
Before you turn your back on me
Before you turn the night light out
Before you turn and fall asleep
Girl, tell me what you′re crying about

For three days or so
Girl, you've been dogging me strong
And it ain′t that time of the month
That excuse don't work, don′t front
Said you're leaving me with no choice, no choice
Frustrated, raising my voice, my voice
Desperate, I'm on my knees
Baby, baby, baby, baby, please

Before you turn your back on me
Before you turn the night light out
Before you turn and fall asleep
Girl, tell me what you′re crying about
Before you turn your back on me
Before you turn the night light out
Before you turn and fall asleep
Girl, tell me what you′re crying about

Somebody gotta tell me
Is it your friends hatin' on me?
Oh, did I do something?
I′m just tryna make a better life for me and you and the kids