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Don't Make Me No Promises
The Dramatics Lyrics

(Baby, Don't)
(Baby, Don't, Baby)

Don't, make me no promises
(Baby) don't, make me no deals
Baby don't, tell me no little white lies
Oh! just be for real

You say you're gonna do right by me
And stop your messing around

You build my hopes up to the sky
(Went to the sky)
And then you let me down

If, you don't love me (love) baby
Then (spare...) spare me the pain
Of wanting you, and loving you
(And hanging on)
And hanging on in vain

Baby don't, make me no promises
(Baby) don't, make me no deals
Baby don't, tell me no little white lies
Oh Girl! just be for real

You said you're gonna stick by me
Till death do us part
And everytime you break your promises
(Break your promises)
You end up breaking my heart

Love is love
There are no in betweens
You've got to mean what you say
(Mmmh what you say)
You've got to say what you mean

Baby don't, make me no promises
Oh! don't, make me no deals (Hey)
Baby don't, tell me no little white lies
(Don't! just be for real)

(Oh! Don't) Don't
(Woo! Don't) Don't
(Make me no promises)
Don't make me no promises
(No, no! baby!)
(Don't, don't)
No, no (oh don't)
Don't make me no deals
(Make me no deals)

(Hey baby don't) and whatever you do
(Please don't) make me no promises
(No, no, no, no, oh don't)
(Make me no deal) (Hey, hey don't)
(Make me no promises)(Woo! Don't)
(Make me no deal)(Hey don't)
(Tell me no little white lies)
(Just, just be for real)(Hey baby)
(Don't) No (make me no promises)
No, don't make no promises
(Baby don't)(make me no deal)
And no deals (baby don't)
(Tell me no little white lies)
Whatever you do don't tell me a lie
(Girl, just be for real)
Please be for real (hey baby)
(Don't) (make me no promises)

Promises promises... (Don't babe, don't)
(Don't, make me no deal)

Writer(s): Tony Hester

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The Dramatics are a soul music vocal group, formed in 1962 with the name The Dynamics. They changed their name by 1967, when they garnered their first minor hit "All Because of You." However, the group didn't break through until their 1971 single, "Whatcha See Is Watcha Get." Their members at this time were Ron Banks, "Wee Gee" Howard, Elbert Wilkins, Willie Ford and Larry Demps. Shortly after the success of their first album, Howard and Wilkins left the group. Read Full BioThe Dramatics are a soul music vocal group, formed in 1962 with the name The Dynamics. They changed their name by 1967, when they garnered their first minor hit "All Because of You." However, the group didn't break through until their 1971 single, "Whatcha See Is Watcha Get." Their members at this time were Ron Banks, "Wee Gee" Howard, Elbert Wilkins, Willie Ford and Larry Demps. Shortly after the success of their first album, Howard and Wilkins left the group. They were replaced by L.J. Reynolds and Lenny Mayes. Through the 1970s, the group continued to have hits, including the #1 R&B hit, "In the Rain," "Toast to the Fool", "Me and Mrs. Jones", "I'm Going By The Stars In Your Eyes" and "Be My Girl." The group continues to tour and consists of Banks, Reynolds, Ford, Winzell Kelly and Michael Brock, who replaced Mayes, who died in 2004. On March 13th 2010 Ronald Dean Banks was laid to rest at Greater Grace Temple in Detroit, Michigan.

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Johnny Chambers

4y↑6

The is a song that is so true .How many time went through heart ACH like song Don't Make Me Know Promise And The Don't Me No Deal because I know they are Lies and that hurt got love for all the lady LosAngles and Pittsburgh PA J C

Mike Horgan

4y↑7

Ron kills it on this one !!

Margaret Swanagan

Yes indeed

Gazoor2004

3y↑4

Not sure why this doesn't get any play in the UK and Europe etc. on the rare/northern soul scene 'cos its got it all, fab lyrics, backing and production plus a slowed down part for spinning, hand stands etc. etc. ya gotta have fun when you dance... and its the Dramatics!!?? First heard it on the Dells versus Dramatics LP... great tune.. great album.

Tech Soul

I agree

Gazoor2004

3y↑2

Oh... while I'm here the other tune which doesn't get play and should also on the LP is 'Choosing Upon You'... another great tune!

Margaret Swanagan

3y↑2

Love me some Ron Banks always

Margaret Swanagan

Ok Ronnie sing it then 😂

Margaret Swanagan

2y↑1

Say what you mean

Margaret Swanagan

YES THE DRAMATICS ARE FOREVER 💗

Jason Williams

2y↑1

very underatted group

Johnny Chambers

3y↑2

This song is so true how many time female broke there promise and we are no better than they are all he saying everything is just alot of liesSo rember don't make no promises and tell me lies he'll of a song. Johnnie 😎 from LosAngles and Pittsburgh

Aristo Three

@Margaret Swanagan In life you will fine true love just let your ❤ tell you when you are ready a friend johnnie say were you from im from Pittsburgh pa

Margaret Swanagan

Thanks for sharing this with me ok I listened to be for real can't seem to find someone who will be for real !! maybe that's why I prefer to stay by myself just can't do it no more again thanks so much for listening to me vent 2019

Aristo Three

2y↑1

@Margaret Swanagan Say only thing you can do is keep it real. You can't be something that your not. .Your ❤ will always keep it real because those are your feeling.Here is a song you might wan to here .It call BE For Real by Harold Melvin And The Blue Notes

Margaret Swanagan

You're right again BUT I'm just afraid of being hurt again so I've built this Wall to keep that kind of stuff out of my life but I will think about what you said I promise and I will keep it 💯

Aristo Three

2y↑1

@Margaret Swanagan I been down that road so many time people dont get it 💘 come from the ❤ not the mind when you know it true love your ❤ will let you knowso it had to be true loveand your heart will let you know as a beautiful woman. But rember the mind plays trick but the ❤ tell the true .Love is always there for us we just got to make sure that love we want Tryto be happy in love and in life that when you have to have god in your live.And everything that you want that love are what god will give it to you do you believe that think about itok 😃

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Margaret Swanagan

2y↑1

Don't make me no promises

Landa Luv this song Cole Notting like this.

To Yolanda don't make no promises.

Margaret Swanagan

Yes indeed love me some DRAMATICS FOREVER and love this cut

Yolonda Moore

2y↑1

This was my jam back in the day. The dramatics had it going on. I loved me some L.J Reynolds. Ronnie is related to my sister and we sometimes have a Dramatics party going on just listening to their songs and going back over the GooD Ole days. i was the one who could call the year the songs came out the the time of the year the some came out. when I last saw L.J it brought back old times. I think about the song Be My Girl. L.J had the voice for that song. I'm like Stevie Wonder now I wish those days could come back again, Why did those days every have to go cause I love 'em so. The Dramatic Days were the best days. I use Alexa the play their songs now.
All the guys were great.

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