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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Erykah Badu
Erykah Badu
Lead Vocals
John Meredith
John Meredith
Programming
Ike Lee III
Ike Lee III
Keyboards
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Erykah Badu
Erykah Badu
Songwriter
Robert Bradford
Robert Bradford
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Robert Bradford
Robert Bradford
Producer
Frank Salazar
Frank Salazar
Recording Engineer
John Meredith
John Meredith
Assistant Recording Engineer
Martin Czembor
Martin Czembor
Assistant Mixing Engineer
Ken "Duro" Ifill
Ken "Duro" Ifill
Mixing Engineer
Michael W. Gilbert
Michael W. Gilbert
Recording Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
You can see straight through me
Never thought you'd do me
The way you do
How can anyone be so cruel
When you know I love you? Yes, I do
Misunderstood
Turned your back on me and left me lonely
I wish I could
Open up my heart so you can know me
[Chorus]
How can we make love when you don't love me?
You don't show no love (Ah-ah)
You don't show no love
You don't show no love
No, no
You don't show no love (Ah-ah)
You don't show no love
You don't show no love
No, no
[Verse 2]
You have me callin' out your name
What is this strange thing inside me?
How can anyone be such a fool?
When you know you love me (Yes, you do, yes, you do)
When I first met you
I could hardly see
But now I'm blind, for real, baby
I wish you knew how to rescue me (Da-diya-dot-dot-dee)
From this misery
[Chorus]
How can we make love when you don't love me?
You don't show no love
You don't show no love
You don't show no love
No, no
You don't show no love
You don't show no love
You don't show no love
No, no
[Chorus]
Tell me, how can we make love when you don't love me? (You don't love me, you don't love me)
You don't show no love
You don't show no love
You don't show no love
No, no
You don't show no love
You don't show no love
You don't show no love
No, no
[Verse 3]
You make me feel like (I need you to open up your heart to me)
(And give me love, something to) You care a lot, a lot
But I (You see me aching)
I know you too much, much too much (I wanna know, did you go through)
Baby, you make me feel like (You know you don't, you don't act big)
You care a lot, a lot (You can't run now)
(You wrong, wrong, wrong, wrong, wrong, you know you're wrong, so go on) But I, I know you too much, much too much
Baby, you make me feel like (No, don't try to touch me now, it's too late for that)
You care a lot, a lot (Get your ass up out my crib, and I'm gon' help you pack)
But I, I know you too much, much too much
Baby, you
Written by: CHARLES BOYD, Erykah Badu, GERALD DICKERSON, Leroy Hutson, Robert Bradford

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