Be Careful
Cardi B Lyrics

Be careful, be careful, be careful with me
I need you to be cautious with my feelings and treat me with respect.

I wanna get married, like the Currys, Steph and Ayesha shit
I want to build a strong, committed relationship like the Curry's have.

But we more like Belly, Tommy and Keisha shit
But instead, we seem to have a relationship like the one in the movie Belly between Tommy and Keisha.

Gave you TLC, you wanna creep and shit
I gave you love and care, but you still want to cheat on me.

Poured out my whole heart to a piece of shit
I shared my deepest feelings with someone who didn't deserve it.

Man, I thought you would've learned your lesson
I was hopeful that you would have changed your ways by now.

'Bout likin' pictures, not returnin' texts
I've noticed you liking other people's pictures but not responding to my messages.

I guess it's fine, man, I get the message
I understand that you're not interested in me like you used to be.

You still stutter after certain questions
I can tell you're lying when you hesitate or stutter when I ask you certain questions.

You keep in contact with certain exes
I know you still talk to some of your exes, which makes me uneasy.

Do you, though, trust me, nigga, it's cool, though
I'm not telling you what to do, but I want you to know that I trust you even though it makes me uncomfortable.

Said that you was workin', but you're out here chasin' culo
You told me you were working, but you're actually out chasing other women.

And putas, chillin' poolside, livin' two lives
You're living a double life by spending time with multiple women, even while we're still together.

I could've did what you did to me to you a few times
I could have cheated on you like you did to me, but I chose not to.

But if I did decide to slide, find a nigga
However, if I did want to cheat on you, I could easily find someone else to be with.

Fuck him, suck his dick, you would've been pissed
If I did cheat on you, you would be angry and upset about it.

But that's not my M.O., I'm not that type of bitch
But I'm not the type of person to cheat on someone, it goes against my morals.

And karma for you is gon' be who you end up with
The person you end up with will be determined by karma, and it may not be a good person.

Don't make me sick, nigga
Don't make me feel disgusted and upset with your behavior.

The only man, baby, I adore
You are the only man that I truly love and care for.

I gave you everything, what's mine is yours
I've invested a lot in our relationship and have given you everything that I can, including my heart.

I want you to live your life of course
I don't want to control your life or your choices.

But I hope you get what you dyin' for
However, I do hope you find happiness and what you truly desire in life.

Be careful with me, do you know what you doin'?
I need you to be mindful of my emotions and actions, and make sure you're not hurting me.

Whose feelings that you hurtin' and bruisin'?
You need to think about who you're hurting with your choices and actions.

You gon' gain the whole world
You might become successful and achieve great things.

But is it worth the girl that you're losin'?
But is it worth losing me, the woman who loves you and cares for you the most?

Yeah, it's not a threat, it's a warnin'
I'm not trying to threaten or intimidate you, but I'm giving you a warning to be careful with me.

Yeah, my heart is like a package with a fragile label on it
My heart is delicate and easily breakable, so you need to handle it with care.

Care for me, care for me
Take care of me, love me, and make sure I'm not hurt by your actions.

Always said that you'd be there for me, there for me
You promised to always be by my side and support me.

Boy, you better treat me carefully, carefully, look
Don't take me for granted, and treat me with the respect and love that I deserve.

I was here before all of this
I've been with you since before you became successful or famous.

Guess you actin' out now, you got an audience
I feel like you're behaving differently now that you have more people paying attention to you.

Tell me where your mind is, drop a pin, what's the coordinates?
I want to know what's going on in your head and where your priorities lie at this moment.

You might have a fortune, but you lose me, you still gon' be misfortunate, nigga
You might have a lot of money, but if you lose me, you will still be unhappy and miserable.

Tell me, this love's got you this fucked up in the head
I want to know if our relationship is what's causing you to behave so poorly.

You want some random bitch up in your bed?
Are you really willing to risk our relationship for a one-night stand?

She don't even know your middle name, watch her 'cause she might steal your chain
You're willing to cheat on me with someone who doesn't even know basic information about you, and she might even steal from you.

You don't want someone who loves you instead? I guess not though
Don't you want to be with someone who truly loves you and cares for you, instead of random hookups? But I guess not.

It's blatant disrespect, you nothin' like the nigga I met
Your actions are showing me that you have no respect for me or our relationship, and you've changed a lot since we first met.

Talk to me crazy and you quick to forget
You speak to me disrespectfully, and you seem to forget how much I love and care for you.

You even got me trippin', you got me lookin' in the mirror different
Your behavior is causing me to doubt myself and my worth, which is affecting my confidence.

Thinkin' I'm flawed because you inconsistent
I'm starting to blame myself for your inconsistent behavior, even though it's not my fault.

Between a rock and a hard place, the mud and the dirt
I'm stuck in a difficult situation where I have to choose between staying with you or leaving and facing the consequences.

It's gon' hurt me to hate you, but lovin' you's worse
It's going to be painful for me to hate you, but loving you and being hurt by your actions is worse.

It all stops so abrupt, we start switchin' it up
Our relationship ended so suddenly, and things have been changing between us.

Teach me to be like you so I can not give a fuck
I want to be able to detach myself emotionally like you do, so I don't have to feel the pain of your actions.

Free to mess with someone else, I wish these feelings could melt
You're free to be with whoever you want, but I wish my feelings for you would disappear as easily.

'Cause you don't care about a thing except your mothafuckin' self
Your actions show me that you only care about yourself and your own desires, without considering how they affect me or our relationship.

You make me sick, nigga
Your behavior disgusts and upsets me, and I don't even want to be around you anymore.