Lyrics Stop, Look Before You Love - Ray Parker Jr.

Well, let me tell you something
From the outside looking in
Not as your lover but from the standpoint of a friend
The word is out all over town
That your old man's been out fooling around
That's okay 'cause you really ought to be with me
I'll save you honey from all this misery

If you just stop and look before you love
There's a man out there trying to run over you
You ought to stop and look before you love, Sugar
He'll never care for you the way I do, no

Hmm
You keep telling me your love for him is so strong
But who do you call when you wanna get it on?
I ain't trying to start no mess
Between you and him now baby

He did that for himself
When he betrayed you as a friend, yeah
(You're) you're intelligent, and you're also very cute
You've got too much goin' for yourself to be anybody's fool

So, why don't you stop (baby) look before you love
Hmm
There's a man out there trying to run a game on you
You ought to stop (don't mean you're no good baby) look before you love
He's just trying to make a fool, trying to make a fool
Trying to make a fool out of you yeah

Hmm
Didn't your Mama ever tell you?
You got to look both ways before you cross the street
If you're not careful you get hit with a heartache

Hmm
Come on baby
Open up your eyes and see, yeah
That the one who really loves you, is not him but me

Oh, stop can't stand it no longer baby
He don't even appreciate the good thing he's got
I just can't sit back and watch you have a heart attack
No, baby worried about some man who don't care a thing for you

You ought to stop baby and look before you love
I'll make it good to you
You ought to know by now that I'm in love with you

So, why don't you stop and look before you love
You better face it girl
He'll never make you feel good the way I do, no
Stop, oh