Jonathan Arthur "Chico" DeBarge (born June 23, 1966 in Grand Rapids, Michig… Read Full Bio ↴Jonathan Arthur "Chico" DeBarge (born June 23, 1966 in Grand Rapids, Michigan) is an African-American/French R&B singer and a younger brother of the members of the Motown family act DeBarge. He began a musical career of his own with Motown in the late-1980s, but was imprisoned for drug charges and served time in prison. After his release in the mid-1990s, DeBarge returned to Motown to continue his musical career. He later moved to Koch Records, where he released his LP, 2003's Free. On July, 14 2009 he released his sixth album, Addiction, under the Kedar Entertainment label. DeBarge also had one song on the recent Beauty Shop movie soundtrack, courtesy of Alove Entertainment, the label which he now works with. He was once in a relationship with Nona Gaye, daughter of Marvin Gaye.

Sexual
Chico DeBarge Lyrics

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Just let me get it ah
Just let me get it get it

Let's ride, Let's ride
One time

I don't mean to make you sound cheap
By asking you to be my freak

But what if, see what you start babe
Up and down with mine, babe
Here's my beeper number
Give me a call
Tell you man, that you're goin', to the mall
So we can be alone
So he won't have to know
I keep his coffee warm

We can get sexual, get sexual
No one has to know
It's you and me, and me
He won't know, she won't know, about us

We can get sexual, get sexual
Just give me a call, get sexual
And we'll be on, alright
On the down low, baby

I can't believe your serious
'Cause what if somebody sees us
And goes back and tells somebody, yeah
That I've been diggin' you out
You know I really wanna do you girl
Wanna play on top of your world
So if we do this babe
We gotta drive our way outta town
So we can't be found

We can get sexual, we can get sexual
No one has to know, oh
It's you and me
He won't know, she won't know, about us

We can get sexual, we can get sexual
Just give me a call, oh
And we'll be on, be on
On the down low baby, down low

Everything he won't do
I'm a do it twice
Kiss you on your lips girl
The ones between your thighs
I'm a get you high, when I go low

Just let me get it, ah
Just let me get it get it

We can do a lot
In a little bit of time
More than just a something
We do it on the side
We can both know that it's too strong, strong, yeah

We can get sexual oh babe, love
And me, oh

We can get sexual, get sexual
Just give me a call
And we'll be on
On the down low baby, on the down low baby

Everything he won't do
I'm a do it twice
Kiss you on your lips girl
The ones between your thighs
I'm a get you high
When I go low
He won't know and she won't know, about us

We can do a lot
In a little bit of time
More than just a something

We do it on the sides
We can both know that it's too strong

Overall Meaning

The song "Sexual" by Chico DeBarge is a tale of two lovers, where DeBarge is asking his love interest to engage in a secret sexual affair, outside of her primary relationship. The song's hook, "We can get sexual, get sexual, no one has to know," sets the tone for the rest of the lyrics. DeBarge sings that he doesn't want to make the woman he's talking to sound cheap, but he wants her to be his "freak" nonetheless. He gives her his beeper number and tells her to call him when she's ready to meet, giving her an excuse to tell her partner that she's going to the mall. The two will then meet up and engage in a secret affair, away from prying eyes. DeBarge expresses that he wants to pleasure the woman in ways that her partner is unwilling to do and wants to take things to new heights.

The song's lyrics entail a common theme present in R&B and soul music of the 90s, where infidelity was often a topic of discussion. However, unlike many songs from this time, "Sexual" comes across as a genuine plea for intimacy rather than just an objectification of women. It's an attempt to convince the woman he's singing to that he genuinely cares for her and wants to pleasure her in ways that her current partner cannot. The music's slow groove complements the lyrics, creating a sensual atmosphere that encapsulates the song's themes.

Line by Line Meaning

Just let me get it ah
Let me have sex with you

Just let me get it get it
Just let us have sex

Let's ride, Let's ride One time
Let's have sex together one time

I don't mean to make you sound cheap By asking you to be my freak
I don't want to disrespect you, but can we have a sexual relationship?

But what if, see what you start babe Up and down with mine, babe
But what if we start something that makes us both feel really good

Here's my beeper number Give me a call Tell you man, that you're goin', to the mall So we can be alone So he won't have to know I keep his coffee warm
Here's my number, call me so we can arrange to meet up secretly and be alone without your man finding out

We can get sexual, get sexual No one has to know It's you and me, and me He won't know, she won't know, about us
We can have sex together without anyone else finding out

We can get sexual, get sexual Just give me a call, get sexual And we'll be on, alright On the down low, baby
Just call me if you want to have sex in secret, we'll keep it on the down low

I can't believe your serious 'Cause what if somebody sees us And goes back and tells somebody, yeah That I've been diggin' you out
I'm worried that someone might see us having sex and tell other people

You know I really wanna do you girl Wanna play on top of your world So if we do this babe We gotta drive our way outta town So we can't be found
I really want to have sex with you and make you feel good, but we need to leave town afterwards so people don't find out

Everything he won't do I'm a do it twice Kiss you on your lips girl The ones between your thighs I'm a get you high, when I go low
I want to please you sexually in ways your man can't

We can do a lot In a little bit of time More than just a something We do it on the side We can both know that it's too strong, strong, yeah
We can have a lot of sex in a short amount of time without anyone finding out, and we know our attraction to each other is strong

We can get sexual oh babe, love And me, oh
We can have a sexual relationship together

We can get sexual, get sexual Just give me a call And we'll be on On the down low baby, on the down low baby
Just call me if you want to have sex with me, we'll keep it a secret

He won't know and she won't know, about us We can do a lot In a little bit of time More than just a something We do it on the side We can both know that it's too strong
We can have a secret sexual relationship together without anyone else knowing, and we both feel a strong attraction to each other

Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: JAMES HENDERSON, JONATHAN A. CHICO DEBARGE

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