Giving You The Benefit -- Pebbles

Charted: 1990
Peaked at #4
MCA -- 53891
From the album "Always"
Written by L.A. Reid / Babyface
Cassette

Lately, I've been trying
To figure out your mind
And why you keep dissin' me
Poor little me
And why you have a change of heart
And turn it all around
And then try to put it on me
Poor little me
But, don't you know

I could be a trip
I could make things hard
But, baby, I believe that
You still got a heart
That's why I
Try to stop myself before I start
'Cause, I could make it tough
I could make it rough
But, I won't

Chorus:
Well, I'll be givin' you the benefit of the doubt
Givin' you a minute to try to work it on out
I'll be givin' you the benefit of the doubt
And I'm givin' you a minute to try to work it out

Baby, work it on, work it on out
Work, work, work
Baby, work it on, work it on out
Work, work, work

Baby, how could you be
Hangin' out on the town
And claim that you missin' me
Poor little me
When you knew all the time
That you could've been
With your homegirl
Lovin' and a kissin' on me
Sweet, little me
But, don't you know

If you wanna be a man
You gotta work real hard
If you wanna make me feel
I'm like your number one and
Nothin' in the world
Should make us part
'Cause, we can make it work
If you take away the hurt
From the heart

Chorus

Baby, work it on, work it on out
Work, work, work
Work it baby
Work, work, work
Try to work it on it out

I could be a trip
But, I choose not to
Deep inside of you
I think there's still
Good in you boy
Don't give me no reason
Not to trust you
Just take the benefit
Don't give me no lip
And I'll be sweet to you

Chorus

Tryin' to understand you right, boy
So you need some time to work it out, work it
Well, there's really no need to fuss and fight, no
All I want is for you is to try and work it out

Chorus

I'll be givin' you the benefit
(I'll be givin' it to you)
Of the doubt
Givin' you a minute to
(Givin' it to you)
Try to work it on out
I'll be givin' you the benefit
(I'll be givin' it to you)
Of the doubt
Givin' you a minute to
(Givin' it to you)
Try to work it on out
I'll be givin' you a minute or two
To try and work it out
But, don't you take too long, baby

Chorus