[Chorus] Do I have to walk around and call you my boo? Do I have to buy you things and talk to your crew? Why don't you see what I really want is for real? But I don't think you know how to keep it real You can be my lover or you can be my friend We can be official or we can just pretend Just let a n***a know before the night ends Just in time for our lives to begin [Verse 1] Let me tell you 'bout this lady friend of mine I don't know how to keep her off my mind But let me tell you two things that I do know She is the girl for me, I've already met my 10 girl But my n***as say that it's a lost cause 'Cause a girl like her just never falls For a n***a like me, but when I see her I just ask her, "What do I have to do?" [Chorus] Do I have to walk around and call you my boo? Do I have to buy you things and talk to your crew? Why don't you see what I really want is for real? But I don't think you know how to keep it real You can be my lover or you can be my friend We can be official or we can just pretend Just let a n***a know before the night ends Just in time for our lives to begin [Verse 2] I've been really thinking 'bout just what she does to me How I care about her and how she can't see that I'm the n***a that she needs And if I tell you I got you, baby girl, believe that I know n***as might lie But we both know that that's no surprise And I can see it in the signs that I need you by my side So you don't have to lie [Chorus] Do I have to walk around and call you my boo? Do I have to buy you things and talk to your crew? Why don't you see what I really want is for real? But I don't think you know how to keep it real You can be my lover or you can be my friend We can be official or we can just pretend Just let a n***a know before the night ends Just in time for our lives to begin [Bridge] And I can tell when I look in your eyes You really wanna talk to me And baby girl, it's no surprise That you got everything I need I've really been wrestling with this one question Let this be a lesson if your lady's your blessing I've really been wrestling with this one question Let this be a lesson if your lady's your blessing [Chorus] Do I have to walk around and call you my boo? Do I have to buy you things and talk to your crew? Why don't you see what I really want is for real? But I don't think you know how to keep it real You can be my lover or you can be my friend We can be official or we can just pretend Just let a n***a know before the night ends Just in time for our lives to begin