Honey Cone - Don't Count Your Chickens (Before They Hatch) lyrics

Don't count your chickens before they hatch No, no, no, you better treat me like a lady You ain't got my lovin' yet Don't count your chickens before they hatch No, no, no, you better treat me with respect Or my love you'll never get Hey, Mr. Big Shot, what you putting down Lately when I need you, you're nowhere to be found (What you putting down) I heard it through the grapevine You've been cheatin' love 'Cause what you see you ain't got Until you'll respect my love I ain't no pushover I got a bird in the bushes, too Don't be too over-confident That bird may not be you Don't count your chickens before they hatch No, no, no, you better treat me like a lady You ain't got my lovin' yet Don't count your chickens before they hatch No, no, no, you better treat me with respect Or my love you'll never get You're gonna blow a good thing You think I'm under your thumb One day you'll snap your finger, and I will fail to come (You weren't the only one) You break to your men friends to make yourself look tall When I leave, they'll laugh at you And on your knees you crawl I ain't no pushover I got a bird in the bushes, too Don't be too over-confident That bird may not be you Don't count your chickens before they hatch No, no, no, you better treat me with respect Or my love you'll never get Oh! Oh, oh, oh! You better treat me like a lady You better treat me like a lady Don't count your chickens before they hatch No, no, no, you better treat me like a lady You ain't got my lovin' yet Don't count your chickens before they hatch No, no, no, you better treat me with respect Or my love you'll never get