Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Ne-Yo
Vocals
Curtis "Sauce" Wilson
Performer
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Ne-Yo
Composer
Michael Archer
Composer
Raphael Saadiq
Composer
Darhyl "DJ" Camper
Composer
Shaffer Smith
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Darhyl Camper, Jr.
Producer
Curtis "Sauce" Wilson
Vocal Producer
Brandon Harding
Assistant Recording Engineer
Jaycen Joshua
Mixing Engineer
Jose Ivan Jimenez
Assistant Mixing Engineer
David Nakaji
Assistant Mixing Engineer
Chris Gehringer
Mastering Engineer
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
I just wanna be a good man, good man
To you girl, that's all I want to be, hey
That's all I want to be, baby
That's all I want to be, babe
[Verse 2]
I just wanna be a good man, good man
To you girl, that's all I want to be, baby
That's all I wanted to be, baby
That's all I want to be, babe
[Verse 3]
Said, I just wanna pick the phone up
Every single time you call, it don't matter where I'm at
I wanna be chilling with Obama, talking business
See you call and tell him, hold up, I gotta take this
Let the world wait, wanna wear it like a medal
Tell him that I'm a spoken for fellow
Ladies say hello like I'm who they wanna be with
I do everything with my lift, I know you see it
[Verse 4]
Trifling, listen, baby, I ain't no where near perfect
But I promise, I promise to make it all worth it
Giving you the things and be the man you deserve
And making sure you're smiling way more than you're hurting
And taking my time to hear you when you're talking
Reminding you how bad you are
And keep them legs shaking, making love
And making sure you understand that it's in my plan
[Verse 5]
Said I just wanna be a good man, good man
To you girl, that's all I want to be, baby
That's all I want to be, baby
That's all I want to be, oh
[Verse 6]
Said, I just wanna be a good man, good man
To you girl, that's all I want to be
That's all I want to be, baby
That's all I want to be, oh
[Verse 7]
Tell the truth (Truth) tell the whole damn truth
Never leaving out the parts I know gon' upset you
Never doing things that I ain't got no business doing
When you round, when you not around I respect you
[Verse 8]
And I would never make a fool out you, baby
(No, no, no)
No, I would never make a fool out you, baby
(No, no, no, no)
I'm making sure you can trust me beyond the shadow of a doubt
So when them broads run up on you with my name in they mouth
You tell 'em, you can be gone with all that
'Cause you know what we got is beyond all that
You know we got that real thang (Real thang)
Don't be the object of some hating (Hating)
[Verse 9]
Hey, but we gon' be alright, we gon' be alright
Making love after every fight
Girl, from the day I put that ring up on your hand
In front of friends and fam, I had a plan
[Verse 10]
And the plan is to be a good man, good man
To you girl, that's all I want to be, hey
That's all I want to be, baby
That's all I want to be
[Verse 11]
Said I want to be a good man, good man
To you girl, that's all I want to be
Said it's all I wanna be, baby
All I wanna be, oh
[Verse 12]
Oh-whoa, la-la-la-la
La-la, la, la-la-la
La-la-la-la, oh, baby
[Verse 13]
Oh, I wanna be a good man to you, baby
Oh, oh
Written by: Darhyl "DJ" Camper, Darhyl Camper, Jr., Michael Archer, Raphael Saadiq, Shaffer Smith