You ready? No, you ain't ready I mean ready for us You know you want me like a repair machine This could be us, what you be playing This could be us, but you keep on fooling around You're the cage to my dirt, don't you see We're ever and ever in love, ooh baby, yeah, this could be us You know you want me like a repair machine This could be us, this could be us You, you say you ain't ready Ready to go steady, ain't ready for us, no Cause what I got make you weak in the knees Take your energy, make you sleep all week *** with me ain't enough, that's why we got to do it, better physically This could be us, this could be us This could be us, this could be us I know you're loving your freedom Cause your freedom's paying your bills, yes it is Boyfriends, you think you don't need them But in the middle of the cold, cold night I think you will, sure you're right This could be us, yes, what you be playing This could be us, sure enough could be, but you keep on fooling around We, we come up on a crossroad And we got to decide, which way to turn Are we gonna go, are we gonna go, are we gonna go Over the bridge, over the bridge, over the bridge Before, before it burns, burns, burns Before it burns, burns, burns This could be us, oh yes, this could be us Oh you gotta stop playing baby Everybody knows, everybody knows That a woman needs love, L-O-V-E, love Like a river flow, like a river flow Inside, that's good, that's all she thinking of This is never a new one But like a new pair of shoes You don't wanna show me off to your friends That's right yeah, this could be us This could be, this could be us What you be playing, yes you do now This could be us, honey, honey, honey But you keep on fooling around You're the key to my door I'm just saying, I'm just saying Forever and ever in love, oh baby yeah This could be us This could be us, this could be us This could be us This could be us Can't you see baby, you're the key to my door Only one that I've been dreaming of Forever and ever in love, oh baby yeah This could be, this could be, this could be us But you don't have time for me no more