Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Brandy
Vocals
Monica
Vocals
Isaac Phillips
Guitar
Chris Tergesen
Orchestra
Ben Garrison
Recorder
Darkchild Orchestra
String Instrument
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Brandy Norwood
Songwriter
Japhe Tejeda
Songwriter
Lashawn Daniels
Songwriter
Fred Jerkins III
Songwriter
Rodney Jerkins
Songwriter
Larry Gold
String Arranger
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Brandy
Producer
Lashawn Daniels
Vocal Producer
Rodney Jerkins
Producer
Leslie Brathwaite
Recording Engineer
Dexter Simmons
Mixing Engineer
Dallas Austin
Producer
Ben Garrison
Recording Engineer
Carlton Lynn
Assistant Engineer
Greg Thompson
Assistant Engineer
Victor McCoy
Assistant Engineer
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
You need to give it up
Had about enough
It's not hard to see
The boy is mine
I'm sorry that you
Seem to be confused
He belongs to me
The boy is mine
[Verse 2]
I think it's time we got this straight
Let's sit and talk, face-to-face
There is no way you could mistake
Him for your man, are you insane?
But see, I know that you may be
Just a bit jealous of me
But you're blind if you can't see
That his love is all in me
[Verse 3]
See, I tried to hesitate
I didn't want to say what he told me
He said without me, he couldn't make it
Through the day, ain't that a shame?
But maybe, you misunderstood
'Cause I can't see how he could
Wanna change something that's so good
All my love was all it took (The boy is mine)
[Chorus]
You need to give it up
Had about enough (Enough)
It's not hard to see
The boy is mine (Boy is mine)
I'm sorry that you (Sorry that you)
Seem to be confused (Confused)
He belongs to me
The boy is mine
[Verse 4]
Must you do the things you do
You keep on acting like a fool
You need to know it's me, not you
And if you didn't know it, girl, it's true
I think that you should realize
And try to understand why
He is a part of my life
I know it's killing you inside
[Verse 5]
You can say what you wanna say
What we have, you can't take
From the truth, you can't escape
I can tell the real from the fake
When will you get the picture?
You're the past, I'm the future
Get away, it's my time to shine
If you didn't know, the boy is mine (The boy is mine)
[Chorus]
You need to give it up
Had about enough (Enough)
It's not hard to see (To see)
The boy is mine (The boy is mine)
I'm sorry that you (Sorry that you)
Seem to be confused (Seem to be confused)
He belongs to me (He belongs to me)
The boy is mine
[Chorus]
You need to give it up
Had about enough (Had about enough)
It's not hard to see
The boy is mine (He's mine, he's mine, he's mine, he's mine)
I'm sorry that you (I'm so sorry)
Seem to be confused (You seem to be confused)
He belongs to me (He belongs to me)
The boy is mine
[Verse 6]
You can't destroy this love I've found
Your silly games, I won't allow
The boy is mine without a doubt
You might as well throw in the towel
[Verse 7]
What makes you think that he wants you?
When I'm the one that brought him to
The special place that's in my heart
He was my love right from the start
[Chorus]
You need to give it up
Had about enough
It's not hard to see
The boy is mine
I'm sorry that you (I'm sorry that you)
Seem to be confused (Seem to be confused)
He belongs to me (He belongs to me)
The boy is mine (No, no)
[Chorus]
You need to give it up (You need to give it up)
Had about enough (Had enough)
It's not hard to see (It's not hard to see)
The boy is mine
I'm sorry that you
Seem to be confused (Seem to be confused)
He belongs to me (He belongs to me)
The boy is mine (Boy is mine)
You need to give it up (Not yours)
Had about enough (But mine, not yours)
It's not hard to see (But mine, not yours)
The boy is mine
[Outro]
I'm sorry that you
Seem to be confused
He belongs to me
The boy is mine
Written by: Brandy Norwood, Fred Jerkins, Japhe Tejeda, Lashawn Daniels, Rodney Roy Jerkins