[Sung:] Love them and leave them That's what I used to do Use and abuse them Then I laid eyes on you It was pain before pleasure That was my claim to fame With every measure, baby Tasted teardrop stains, yeah I was cold as ice, long ago baby, baby I wasn't very, very, very nice you know Sugar, sugar, sugar Then I kissed your lips and You turned on my fire, baby And you burned me up within your flame Took me a little higher Made me live again You turned on my fire, baby Then you showed me what a love could do Fire and desire, baby Feel it comin' through And I thank you baby
[Rick James:] Oh how I thank you, baby. You taught me so much and you showed me so much love and sensitivity, That since you've been gone I don't think I've ever felt this way before. You know, it's funny how a man can change so quickly from a cold blooded person, Thinking he's God's gift to women. Remember how I used to do that? Must have been crazy then. Remember when you used to
[Teena Marie:] Love them and leave them (oh) That's what I used to do Use and abuse them (whoa) Then I laid eyes on you It was pain before pleasure (oh) That was my claim to fame With every measure Tasted your teardrop stains, yeah
[Rick James:] You were cold as ice, long ago Baby, baby...
[Teena Marie:] I, I wasn't, I, I wasn't very nice, I know
[Rick James:] Sugar, sugar, sugar, sugar Then I kissed your lips and you
[Teena Marie:] You turned on
[Rick James:] turned
[Teena Marie:] You turned on
[Rick James:] On
[Teena Marie:] You turned on
[Rick James:] My fire, baby
[Teena Marie:] Fire...
[Rick James:] Then you showed me what a love can do Fire and Desire
[Teena Marie:] Fire and Desire
[Rick James:] Feelin' good to you You turned on my fire
[Teena Marie:] you turned on fire
[Rick James:] Baby And you burned me up within your flame
[Teena Marie:] You burned me, you burned me
[Rick James:] Fire and desire.
[Teena Marie:] Fire and Desire
[Rick James:] And we're both to blame, both to blame...