People are sayin'
That boy is gonna hurt you
His kind of love is not for real
He's only playin'
Foolin' with your heart girl
But I know how he makes me feel
And I don't need any other proof
They just don't understand
They don't know the truth

Mama says, he's bad for me
Papa says, I'll be sorry
Everybody's talkin' my baby down
And all my friends doubt him
Tell me I should live without him
Everybody's talkin' my baby down

He's not like all the others
Nobody wants to see it
They don't even wanna try
Judge a book by its cover
And you'll never know the story
There's so much more than meets the eye

Oh, and I know his heart is true
I don't need anyone
To tell me what to do

Mama says, he's bad for me
Papa says, I'll be sorry
Everybody's talkin' my baby down
And all my friends doubt him
Tell me I should live without him
Everybody's talkin' my baby down

My sisters and my brothers
Tell me I should find another
Everybody's talkin' my baby down

Oh, but they can't feel his touch
They can't feel his kiss
They don't know what it's like to be loved like this
I don't care about their point of view
'Cause it's understood
When the love is good
Nothin' else is gonna do

Mama says, he's bad for me
Papa says, I'll be sorry
Everybody's talkin' my baby down
And all my friends doubt him
Tell me I should live without him
Everybody's talkin' my baby down

My baby down
My baby down
My baby down
Baby down
Down, down

Mama says, he's bad for me
Papa says, I'll be sorry (talkin' my baby down)
Everybody's talkin' my baby down
And all my friends doubt him
Tell me I should live without him (my baby down)
Everybody's talkin' my baby down
Mama says, he's bad for me
Papa says, I'll be sorry
Everybody's talkin' my baby down
And all my friends doubt him (no, they don't care)
Tell me I should live without him (oh, they don't care)
Everybody's talkin' my baby down
Mama says, he's bad for me (they don't even want to try)
Papa says, I'll be sorry (there's so much more than meets the eye)
Everybody's talkin' my baby down (my baby down)