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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Rodney Jerkins
Rodney Jerkins
Performer
Kelly Rowland
Kelly Rowland
Background Vocals
Beyoncé
Beyoncé
Lead Vocals
LaTavia Roberson
LaTavia Roberson
Background Vocals
LeToya Luckett
LeToya Luckett
Background Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Rodney Jerkins
Rodney Jerkins
Songwriter
Lashawn Daniels
Lashawn Daniels
Songwriter
LeToya Luckett
LeToya Luckett
Songwriter
Kelly Rowland
Kelly Rowland
Songwriter
LaTavia Roberson
LaTavia Roberson
Songwriter
Fred Jerkins III
Fred Jerkins III
Songwriter
Beyoncé
Beyoncé
Songwriter
Beyoncé Giselle Knowles
Beyoncé Giselle Knowles
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Rodney Jerkins
Rodney Jerkins
Producer
Lashawn Daniels
Lashawn Daniels
Vocal Producer
Mathew Knowles
Mathew Knowles
Executive Producer
Brad Gildem
Brad Gildem
Recording Engineer
Jean-Marie Horvat
Jean-Marie Horvat
Mixing Engineer

Lyrics

[Intro]
Darkchild '99
[Chorus]
Say my name, say my name
If no one is around you, say, "Baby, I love you"
If you ain't runnin' game
[Chorus]
Say my name, say my name
You actin' kinda shady, ain't callin' me baby
Why the sudden change?
[Chorus]
Say my name, say my name
If no one is around you, say, "Baby, I love you"
If you ain't runnin' game
[Chorus]
Say my name, say my name
You actin' kinda shady, ain't callin' me baby
Better say my name
[Verse 1]
Any other day, I would call, you would say (Say)
"Baby, how's your day?" But today, it ain't the same
Every other word is, "Uh-huh, yeah, okay" (Huh, okay)
Could it be that you are at the crib with another lady? (Another lady)
If you took it there, first of all, let me say (Say)
I am not the one to sit around and be played
So prove yourself to me, if I'm the girl that you claim (Claim)
Why don't you say the things that you said to me yesterday? (Yesterday)
[PreChorus]
I know you say that I am assumin' things
Something's goin' down, that's the way it seems
Shouldn't be no reason why you're actin' strange
Nobody's holdin' you back from me
'Cause I know how you usually do
Where you're sayin' everything to me times two
Why can't you just tell the truth?
If somebody's there, then tell me who
[Chorus]
Say my name, say my name (Say my name)
If no one is around you, say, "Baby, I love you"
If you ain't runnin' game
[Chorus]
Say my name, say my name
You actin' kinda shady, ain't callin' me baby
Why the sudden change?
[Chorus]
Say my name, say my name
If no one is around you, say, "Baby, I love you" (Yeah-yeah, yeah, yeah)
If you ain't runnin' game
[Chorus]
Say my name, say my name (No, no, no, no)
You actin' kinda shady, ain't callin' me baby
Better say my name
[Verse 2]
What is up with this? Tell the truth, who you with? (With)
How would you like it if I came over with my clique?
Don't try to change it now, sayin' you gotta bounce (Bounce)
When two seconds ago, said you just got in the house (The house)
It's hard to believe that you are at home by yourself (By yourself)
When I just heard the voice, heard the voice of someone else
Just this question, why do you feel you gotta lie? (Feel, lie)
Gettin' caught up in your game
When you cannot say my name (Say my name)
[PreChorus]
I know you say that I am assumin' things
Something's goin' down, that's the way it seems
Shouldn't be no reason why you're actin' strange
If nobody's holdin' you back from me
'Cause I know how you usually do
Where you're sayin' everything to me times two
Why can't you just tell the truth?
If somebody's there, then tell me who
[Chorus]
Say my name, say my name (Say my name)
If no one is around you, say, "Baby, I love you"
If you ain't runnin' game
[Chorus]
Say my name, say my name (Say my name)
You actin' kinda shady, ain't callin' me baby (Say my name)
Why the sudden change? (Sudden change)
[Chorus]
Say my name, say my name (Say my name)
If no one is around you, say, "Baby, I love you" (If ain't nothin' changed, oh)
If you ain't runnin' game (Baby, say my name)
[Chorus]
Say my name, say my name
You actin' kinda shady (Ooh, oh)
Ain't callin' me baby, better say my name
[Verse 3]
Where my ladies at?
Yeah-yeah-yeah, yeah, yeah
Please say that, come on
[Bridge]
Yeah-yeah, yeah-yeah (Yeah, yeah-yeah)
Yeah-yeah, yeah-yeah (Yeah-yeah, yeah-yeah)
All the girls say
Yeah-yeah, yeah-yeah (Yeah, yeah)
I can't hear you
Yeah-yeah-yeah, yeah, yeah-yeah
All the ladies say
Yeah-yeah, yeah, yeah (Yeah, yeah)
Yeah-yeah, yeah-yeah (Yeah-yeah, yeah)
All the girls say
Yeah-yeah, yeah-yeah (Yeah-yeah, yeah)
Yeah-yeah, yeah-yeah, yeah-yeah, yeah-yeah
Break it down
Oh, ooh, oh (Yeah-yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah-yeah, yeah, yeah-yeah)
Uh, uh, uh, DC, take it to the bridge, come on
[PreChorus]
I know you say that I am assumin' things
Something's goin' down, that's the way it seems
Shouldn't be no reason why you're actin' strange
Nobody's holdin' you back from me
'Cause I know how you usually do
Where you're sayin' everything to me times two
Why can't you just tell the truth?
If somebody's there, then tell me who
[Chorus]
Say my name, say my name
If no one is around you, say, "Baby, I love you"
If you ain't runnin' game (Call me your boo)
[Chorus]
Say my name, say my name
You actin' kinda shady, ain't callin' me baby (And tell me what you like to do)
Why the sudden change?
[Chorus]
Say my name, say my name
If no one is around you, say, "Baby, I love you"
If you ain't runnin' game
[Chorus]
Say my name, say my name (Say my name)
You actin' kinda shady (Shady)
Ain't callin' me baby (Baby)
Better say my name
[Chorus]
Say my name, say my name
If no one is around you, say, "Baby, I love you" (Say, "Baby, I love you")
If you ain't runnin' game
[Chorus]
Say my name, say my name (Say my name)
You actin' kinda shady, ain't callin' me baby (Say my name)
Why the sudden change? (Yeah-yeah, yeah)
[Chorus]
Say my name, say my name (Yeah-yeah, yeah)
If no one is around you, say, "Baby, I love you" (Yeah-yeah, yeah)
If you ain't runnin' game (Yeah-yeah, yeah-yeah-yeah, yeah-yeah, yeah, yeah)
[Chorus]
Say my name, say my name (Yeah-yeah, yeah-yeah)
You actin' kinda shady, ain't callin' me baby (Yeah-yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah-yeah, yeah-yeah, yeah, yeah)
Better say my name
[Outro]
Thou shalt know she can't love you
Written by: Lashawn Ameen Daniels, Freddie D. Jerkins, Rodney Roy Jerkins, Beyonce Gisselle Knowles, LeToya Nicole Luckett, LaTavia Marie Roberson, Kelendria Trene Rowland

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