Be Careful

You told me that you love me But now, little girl I know you're tellin' a lie You told me that you love me Now, little girl I know you're tellin' a lie But I guess I'm born a fool for a woman I'll be loving you until the day I die Do you remember, baby When the days you were going to school? Do you remember, do you remember, baby In the days when you were going to school? You know we both were in the first reader class You promised never to break my rule Now you're in the big city And the bright lights is shining on you Now you're in the big city, baby And the bright lights is shining on you When I called your name on the street, little girl You said, "Oh, look at you, fool" Yeah, but you better, you better be careful How you treat a stranger in your hometown Little girl, I tell you to be careful How you treat a stranger in your hometown Well, you know the world is just like a see-saw Everybody's going up and down But I know, I know you're gonna miss me When you grow a little bit older I know you're gonna miss me When you grow a little bit older When that pimp starts to mistreatin' you You're gonna say, little Eddie, I know he told me so