Maurice White, Sheldon Reynolds, Morris Pleasure, Paul Minor & Melanie Andrews Gotta be right Gotta hold 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 (can you keep it real with me) My hearts been going around in circles looking for you Baby you're the one Might take more than just a day or two To make sure our love is true This is what we need to do Make sure the love is true (keep it real) Invest the time in you (can you girl) Cause my love is coming through (can you) Can you keep it real for me Gone tomorrow here today These are all the games we play Baby keep it real