B.O.B.
Raheem DeVaughn Lyrics
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Turn me up a little bit more, yeah
He probably would tell you you're beautiful
If he could talk to you
I mean, if there was no expiration date on the batteries
Look, I've never been a hater
It's never been in my nature
But, listen, let me hook you up 'cause
B.O.B., B.O.B. don't say he miss you
And he don't have lips to kiss you
And he don't have hands to dip your waist
And tell you how good you taste, yeah
See B.O.B., B.O.B. can't serve you breakfast in bed
Oh no (he can't) bathe your body
(He can't) rub your feet (he can't)
He can't compete with my love
(So tonight) I'm comin' over
You need that real type of love (oh, oh, oh, oh, yeah)
That can't be duplicated (I wanna serve you up)
Your body needs to be loved (loved down)
The way that God made it
See, B.O.B. can't kiss those thighs (oh, no)
B.O.B. can't share your morning rise
B.O.B. can't stay this hard
See, I can go harder than him (I'll go longer than him)
Longer than your battery-operated boyfriend
I know (I know, I know)
You think that you can take B.O.B. anywhere
(B.O.B. anywhere, B.O.B. anywhere)
But B.O.B. can't caress your skin
Help you stretch and bend
And if you ask all your girlfriends
I'm sure you'll agree that B.O.B. (B.O.B.)
B.O.B. don't talk dirty to you
(B.O.B. won't get verbal with you)
B.O.B. don't get all flirty with you
(B.O.B. don't get freaky with you)
B.O.B. don't turn it around and make the bed bounce, bounce, bounce, bounce, like I do
You need that real type of love (yeah, yeah)
That can't be duplicated (can't be duplicated)
Your body needs to be loved (be fruitful and multiply, yeah)
The way that God made it (see, I even touch myself sometimes)
See, B.O.B. can't kiss those thighs
(B.O.B. can't kiss up on those thighs)
B.O.B. can't share your morning rise
(B.O.B. can't look you in the eyes)
B.O.B. can't stay this hard (this hard, yeah)
See, I can go harder than him (rock hard, yeah)
Longer than your battery-operated boyfriend
B.O.B. don't play Donny Hathaway followed by Marvin Gaye
Followed by Sade, followed by Al Green, followed by Raheem
Followed by Prince, followed by DeBarge, and MJB (MJB) and Jodeci (Jodeci)
Pattie Labelle (Pattie Labelle), followed by The Isley's (Maxwell)
Earth Wind and Fire (Earth Wind and Fire), and Luther Vandross
'Cause B.O.B. can't help you take them Vicky Secrets off
(You need a real love)
You need a real type of love (I'll be the real thing tonight)
That can't be duplicated (I won't be duplicated)
Your body needs to be loved (I got mental stimulation for you)
The way that God made it (I wanna love you like B.O.B. can't)
See, B.O.B. can't kiss those thighs (who's gonna kiss your thighs?)
B.O.B. can't share your morning rise (who's gonna share your morning rise?)
B.O.B. can't stay this hard (B.O.B. can't, baby)
'Cause I can go harder than him (but I can, baby, yeah, yeah)
Longer than your battery-operated boyfriend
(Just call on me, baby)
You need a real type of love (you need that real type of love, yeah, yeah)
That can't be duplicated (it won't be duplicated)
Your body needs to be loved (you need a love experience)
The way that God made it ('cause I know)
See, B.O.B. can't kiss those thighs (I know)
B.O.B. can't share your morning rise (I know)
B.O.B. can't stay this hard
See, I can go harder than him
Longer than your battery-operated boyfriend
You need that real type of love (love)
That can't be duplicated
(If you need some real love tonight, raise your hands in the air, yeah, yeah)
Your body needs to be loved (I said, ladies)
The way that God made it (the way that God made it if you want some love)
See, B.O.B. can't kiss those thighs (you better know)
B.O.B. can't share your morning rise (I even touch myself sometimes)
B.O.B. can't stay this hard
See, I can go harder than him
Longer than your battery-operated boyfriend
In Raheem DeVaughn's song "B.O.B.", the lyrics are centered around the limitations of a common household object known as a battery-operated boyfriend or B.O.B. This object is used in place of a real partner for sexual pleasure, but DeVaughn highlights its shortcomings in comparison to the real thing. He addresses the listener directly, telling them that he knows they might think they can take B.O.B. anywhere, but he can't do the things a real man can do. B.O.B. can't talk dirty or get freaky, he can't kiss or caress skin, he can't stay as hard, and he can't compete with the kind of love that only a real partner can offer.
DeVaughn's lyrics embody a sense of longing and desire for genuine human interaction and physical touch, which cannot be fully satisfied by a battery-operated device. He asserts that you need a "real type of love" that cannot be duplicated or replaced, and that your body needs to be loved "the way that God made it". The refrain "I can go harder than him, longer than your battery-operated boyfriend" reinforces this idea that nothing can replace the real thing, and that human connection is irreplaceable.
Line by Line Meaning
Yo, Face, turn me up
Hey, sound engineer, increase the volume of my music
Turn me up a little bit more, yeah
Increase the volume just a little bit more
He probably would tell you you're beautiful
If he could speak, he would compliment your beauty
If there was no expiration date on the batteries
If the batteries didn't die out after a while
Look, I've never been a hater
I have never been jealous or resentful
It's never been in my nature
Being a hater has never been a part of who I am
But, listen, let me hook you up 'cause
But listen, let me provide you with something better
B.O.B., B.O.B. don't say he miss you
This battery-operated boyfriend doesn't express missing you
And he don't have lips to kiss you
He doesn't have the ability to kiss you
And he don't have hands to dip your waist
He doesn't have hands to hold your waist
And tell you how good you taste, yeah
And tell you how delicious you are
See B.O.B., B.O.B. can't serve you breakfast in bed
This battery-operated boyfriend is incapable of serving you breakfast in bed
Oh no (he can't) bathe your body
He is unable to bathe your body
(He can't) rub your feet (he can't)
(He can't) massage your feet (he can't)
He can't compete with my love
He cannot compare to the love I can give
(So tonight) I'm comin' over
(So tonight) I'm coming to see you
You need that real type of love (oh, oh, oh, oh, yeah)
You require genuine love, not artificial affection
That can't be duplicated (I wanna serve you up)
A love that is unique and cannot be replicated
Your body needs to be loved (loved down)
Your body deserves to be deeply loved
The way that God made it
In the way that it was designed by God
See, B.O.B. can't kiss those thighs (oh, no)
This battery-operated boyfriend cannot kiss your thighs
B.O.B. can't share your morning rise
B.O.B. cannot experience your arousal in the morning
B.O.B. can't stay this hard
He cannot maintain an erection like I can
See, I can go harder than him (I'll go longer than him)
I can have a stronger and longer-lasting erection than him
Longer than your battery-operated boyfriend
My stamina in bed surpasses that of your battery-operated boyfriend
I know (I know, I know)
I am aware
You think that you can take B.O.B. anywhere
You believe you can bring your battery-operated boyfriend everywhere
But B.O.B. can't caress your skin
B.O.B. cannot gently touch and stroke your skin
Help you stretch and bend
Assist you in stretching and bending
And if you ask all your girlfriends
And if you ask all of your female friends
I'm sure you'll agree that B.O.B. (B.O.B.)
I'm certain they will concur that B.O.B. (battery-operated boyfriend)
B.O.B. don't talk dirty to you
B.O.B. doesn't engage in dirty talk with you
(B.O.B. won't get verbal with you)
(B.O.B. won't communicate verbally with you)
B.O.B. don't get all flirty with you
B.O.B. doesn't flirt with you
(B.O.B. don't get freaky with you)
(B.O.B. doesn't get kinky with you)
B.O.B. don't turn it around and make the bed bounce, bounce, bounce, bounce, like I do
B.O.B. doesn't have the capability to make the bed bounce like I can
You need that real type of love (yeah, yeah)
You require genuine love (yeah, yeah)
That can't be duplicated (can't be duplicated)
A love that cannot be replicated (can't be replicated)
Your body needs to be loved (be fruitful and multiply, yeah)
Your body deserves to be loved and procreated with (yeah)
The way that God made it
As it was intended by God
See, B.O.B. can't kiss those thighs
B.O.B. cannot kiss those thighs
B.O.B. can't share your morning rise
B.O.B. cannot experience your morning arousal
B.O.B. can't stay this hard (this hard, yeah)
B.O.B. cannot maintain an erection like this (this hard, yeah)
See, I can go harder than him (rock hard, yeah)
I can achieve a stronger erection than him (rock hard, yeah)
Longer than your battery-operated boyfriend
My endurance in bed surpasses that of your battery-operated boyfriend
B.O.B. don't play Donny Hathaway followed by Marvin Gaye
B.O.B. cannot play Donny Hathaway followed by Marvin Gaye
Followed by Sade, followed by Al Green, followed by Raheem
Followed by Sade, followed by Al Green, followed by Raheem
Followed by Prince, followed by DeBarge, and MJB (MJB) and Jodeci (Jodeci)
Followed by Prince, followed by DeBarge, and MJB (MJB) and Jodeci (Jodeci)
Pattie Labelle (Pattie Labelle), followed by The Isley's (Maxwell)
Pattie Labelle (Pattie Labelle), followed by The Isley's (Maxwell)
Earth Wind and Fire (Earth Wind and Fire), and Luther Vandross
Earth Wind and Fire (Earth Wind and Fire), and Luther Vandross
'Cause B.O.B. can't help you take them Vicky Secrets off
Because B.O.B. cannot assist you in removing your Victoria's Secret lingerie
You need a real type of love (I'll be the real thing tonight)
You require genuine love (I'll be the real thing tonight)
That can't be duplicated (I won't be duplicated)
A love that cannot be replicated (I will not be replicated)
Your body needs to be loved (I got mental stimulation for you)
Your body deserves to be loved (I have mental stimulation for you)
The way that God made it (I wanna love you like B.O.B. can't)
As it was designed by God (I want to love you in a way B.O.B. cannot)
See, B.O.B. can't kiss those thighs (who's gonna kiss your thighs?)
B.O.B. cannot kiss those thighs (who will kiss your thighs?)
B.O.B. can't share your morning rise (who's gonna share your morning rise?)
B.O.B. cannot experience your morning arousal (who will experience your morning arousal?)
B.O.B. can't stay this hard (B.O.B. can't, baby)
B.O.B. cannot maintain an erection like this (B.O.B. cannot, baby)
'Cause I can go harder than him (but I can, baby, yeah, yeah)
I can achieve a stronger erection than him (but I can, baby, yeah, yeah)
You need a real type of love (you need that real type of love, yeah, yeah)
You require genuine love (you need that real type of love, yeah, yeah)
That can't be duplicated (it won't be duplicated)
A love that cannot be replicated (it will not be replicated)
Your body needs to be loved (I got mental stimulation for you)
Your body deserves to be loved (I have mental stimulation for you)
The way that God made it ('cause I know)
As it was designed by God (because I know)
See, B.O.B. can't kiss those thighs (I know)
B.O.B. cannot kiss those thighs (I know)
B.O.B. can't share your morning rise (I know)
B.O.B. cannot experience your morning arousal (I know)
B.O.B. can't stay this hard
B.O.B. cannot maintain an erection like this
See, I can go harder than him
I can achieve a stronger erection than him
Longer than your battery-operated boyfriend
My stamina in bed surpasses that of your battery-operated boyfriend
You need that real type of love (love)
You require genuine love
That can't be duplicated
A love that cannot be replicated
Your body needs to be loved
Your body deserves to be loved
The way that God made it
As it was intended by God
See, B.O.B. can't kiss those thighs (you better know)
B.O.B. cannot kiss those thighs (you better know)
B.O.B. can't share your morning rise (I even touch myself sometimes)
B.O.B. cannot experience your morning arousal (I even touch myself sometimes)
B.O.B. can't stay this hard
B.O.B. cannot maintain an erection like this
See, I can go harder than him
I can achieve a stronger erection than him
Longer than your battery-operated boyfriend
My endurance in bed surpasses that of your battery-operated boyfriend
(Just call on me, baby)
(Just call on me, baby)
You need a real type of love (you need that real type of love, yeah, yeah)
You require genuine love (you need that real type of love, yeah, yeah)
That can't be duplicated (it won't be duplicated)
A love that cannot be replicated (it will not be replicated)
Your body needs to be loved (you need a love experience)
Your body deserves to be loved (you need a love experience)
The way that God made it ('cause I know)
As it was designed by God (because I know)
See, B.O.B. can't kiss those thighs (I know)
B.O.B. cannot kiss those thighs (I know)
B.O.B. can't share your morning rise (I know)
B.O.B. cannot experience your morning arousal (I know)
B.O.B. can't stay this hard
B.O.B. cannot maintain an erection like this
See, I can go harder than him
I can achieve a stronger erection than him
Longer than your battery-operated boyfriend
My endurance in bed surpasses that of your battery-operated boyfriend
You need that real type of love (love)
You require genuine love
That can't be duplicated
A love that cannot be replicated
Your body needs to be loved
Your body deserves to be loved
The way that God made it
As it was intended by God
See, B.O.B. can't kiss those thighs (you better know)
B.O.B. cannot kiss those thighs (you better know)
B.O.B. can't share your morning rise (I even touch myself sometimes)
B.O.B. cannot experience your morning arousal (I even touch myself sometimes)
B.O.B. can't stay this hard
B.O.B. cannot maintain an erection like this
See, I can go harder than him
I can achieve a stronger erection than him
Longer than your battery-operated boyfriend
My endurance in bed surpasses that of your battery-operated boyfriend
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: RAHEEM DEVAUGHN, CHRIS LEWIS, BOBBY TERRY, JERRY VINES
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@timothymercer849
When you can write a whole song about a toy and make it fire...smh this man is grossly underrated.
@Kingdom4Real
This dude managed to do something that the so called crown of RnB right now (Trey Songz) fails to do, he can display lyrics with out exposing explicit sex, and still make sound sexy. Now this is baby makin music, Raheem is a legend!!!
@ogstoner8163
I agree 100% u don’t gotta make music explicit to be sexy and express your raw emotions💯
@jamesgoode1661
This song is ageless! 2021 sounding like it just dropped....
@little1intheuk
I hate to admit it but Raheem hit the nail on the head with the lyrics
@mizzmini45
Raheem is the hardest working man in show business. I seen him in concert!
@MissRegina79
I need that real typa love... the kind that cant be duplicated. My body needs to be loved.... The way that God made it... LOVE IT
@AroundTheWayGirl88
Still listening in 2019? Raheem NEVER gets old!
@aaronallen7431
Even in 2021 still love this song till this day ppls don’t understand this style nowadays when love and music used to be like this instead of today’s music 💯💯
@injohk1909
2022 :)