Called me up on a Friday night
When she knew you´d be out with ya girls
Said she always thought that I was fly
Me an´ her should maybe take a twirl
I told her, “Girl, no, no, no”

But she still came knockin´ at my door
I told her to go, go home
But that made her even want me more
An´ now she´s busy tryin´ to signify
That there was somethin´ goin´ on between her an´ I
Well, that´s the kinda shit that I won´t dignify
With a answer, come on
How can you be down? She ain´t down for you
Don´t be so naive, she´s playin´ you
Why is she around? Girlfriend, just ain´t cool
Tried to take your man, now she´s takin´ you
You need to say, “No, no, no
Momma didn´t raise no fool”
You need to let her know, know, know
There´ll be no more runnin´ games on you
Dropped by the crib early Tuesday night
´Cause she knew you´d be away at school

Tried to seduce me with all kinda lies
Tried to make me think the worst of you
I told her, “Girl, no, no, no”
She dropped down an´ tried to give it a kiss
I told the bitch,  “Go, go home”
Then she said, "You gon´ be sorry for this"
An´ now she´s out there tryin´ to testify
That there is somethin´ goin´ on between her an´ I
Well, that´s the kinda shit that I won´t let get by
Don´t she know that I´m grown
How can you be down? She ain´t down for you
Don´t be so naive, she´s playin´ you
Why is she around? Girlfriend, just ain´t cool
Tried to take your man, now she´s takin´ you
You need to say, “No, no, no
Momma didn´t raise no fool”
You need to let her know, know, know

There´ll be no more runnin´ games on you
Sometimes your friends ain´t what they seem
Want all your hopes an´ all your dreams
An´ they will do just ´bout, shit, anything
Whatever it´s gonna take to bring you down sea
Give ´em an inch, they´ll take a mile
Knife in your back, all with a smile
Don´t be surprised when they clean out your house
Better not bring no stray dogs home
How can you be down? She ain´t down for you
Don´t be so naive, she´s playin´ you
Why is she around? Girlfriend, just ain´t cool
Tried to take your man, now she´s takin´ you
You need to say, “No, no, no
Momma didn´t raise no fool”
You need to let her know, know, know
There´ll be no more runnin´ games on you
How can you be down? She ain´t down for you

Don´t be so naive, she´s playin´ you
Why is she around? Girlfriend, just ain´t cool
Tried to take your man, now she´s takin´ you
You need to say, “No, no, no
Momma didn´t raise no fool”
You need to let her know, know, know
There´ll be no more runnin´ games on you
How can you be down? She ain´t down for you
Don´t be so naive, she´s playin´ you
Why is she around? Girlfriend, just ain´t cool
Tried to take your man, now she´s takin´ you
You need to say, “No, no, no
Momma didn´t raise no fool”