Don't stop

I remember back when you was just thirteen

And you would come around the corner, wouldn't act so mean

You'd make jokes with the corner store clerk Akeem

And ride your bike back home with your stick of ice cream

But then you turned sweet sixteen, what a shock

All the dogs at the corner store started to bark at ya

Musta been one of them that broke your heart

Now you're tryna safeguard it, fortify your fort

You keep runnin' and hidin'

You keep duckin' and dodgin'

You keep weavin' and bobbin'

(Don't stop)

You keep bouncin' about

Playin' cat and mouse

It's been wearin' you down

(Gon' hide my heart from)

You keep runnin' and hidin'

You keep duckin' and dodgin'

You keep weavin' and bobbin'

(Don't stop)

You keep bouncin' about

Playin' cat and mouse

It's gon' break you down

(Gon' hide my heart from)

When you turned nineteen, got your woman and freedom

And as for men, eh, really didn't need 'em

Except for your needs, and fo' that, you're willin' to cheat 'em

Part of playin' the game fair, you musta been dreamin'

So you let the dream die, started retreatin'

And can't figure out why, your nights are freezin' cold

Ain't no guy allowed to get that close, you're too fly

They all got ugly toes, you're too shy

It all boils down to the same alibi of a bird that can't fly

Scared in the middle of the night, that's why

You gotta give them wings one more try, but aight

You keep runnin' and hidin'

You keep duckin' and dodgin'

You keep weavin' and bobbin'

(Don't stop)

You keep bouncin' about

Playin' cat and mouse

It's been wearin' you down

(Gon' hide my heart from love)

You keep runnin' and hidin'

You keep duckin' and dodgin'

You keep weavin' and bobbin'

(Don't stop)

You keep bouncin' about