Burn Rubber On Me (Why You Wanna) Lyrics
The Gap Band
Lyrics
Woo, I gave you my money, I gave you my time
Why you wanna hurt me, gurl
Are you serious, I'm just curious
Why you wanna hurt me, gurl
Just because you're not for real
Why you wanna hurt me, girl
Just because you're not for real
Why you wanna hurt me, girl
Never, ever had a lover
Who put the pedal to the mettle
And burn rubber on me, Charlie
Oh, no
You took my money, you took my time
Made me think everything was fine
Then you upped and ran away
And made me just go crazy
I never, ever had a lover
Who put the pedal to the metal
And burn rubber on me, Charlie
Oh, no, no, no
Just because you're not for real
Why you wanna hurt me, girl
Just because you're not for real
Why you wanna hurt me, girl
I never, ever had a lover
Who put the pedal to the metal
And burn rubber on me, Charlie
Oh, no, no, no
Just because you're not for real
Why you wanna hurt me, girl
Just because you're not for real
Why you wanna hurt me, girl
You told me to go up the block
And get you a strawberry pop
When I got back to the flat
You had burned rubber out the back
I went to the closet and saw no clothes
All I saw was hangers and poles
I went to the phone and called your mother
And told me you had burned rubber on me, Charlie
Oh, no, no
Oh, no, no
Oh, no, no
Just because you're not for real
Why you wanna hurt me, girl
Just because you're not for real
Why you wanna hurt me, girl
I never, ever had a lover
Who put the pedal to the metal
And burned rubber on me, Charlie
Oh, no, no, no, no, oh, no, yeah, yeah
Just because you're not for real
Why you wanna hurt, me girl
Just because you're not for real
Why you wanna hurt me, girl
You took my money, you took my time
Made me think everything was fine
Like the clock on the wall, said ding-ding-dong
Got to find another lover that won't be gone
She won't put the pedal to the metal
And burn rubber, burn rubber, on me, Charlie
No, no, no, no
I never, ever had a lover
Who put the pedal to the metal
And burned rubber on me, Charlie
No, no, no, no, no, no
No, no, no, no, no, no
No, no, no, no, no, no
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Song & Lyrics Facts
The Gap Band's "Burn Rubber on Me (Why You Wanna)" was released as a single from their fourth studio album, The Gap Band IV, in 1980. Written by lead singer Charlie Wilson and keyboardist Ronnie Wilson, the song is an upbeat funk track featuring horn riffs and vocal harmonies.
It was one of the group's biggest hits and has been sampled numerous times. The lyrics tell the story of someone who is asking why they are being mistreated and taken advantage of, while also expressing the desire to move on with their life. The Gap Band had several other successful songs such as "Oops Upside Your Head" and "You Dropped a Bomb On Me". "Burn Rubber on Me (Why You Wanna)" remains one of their most popular tracks to date.