[Intro: Mary J. Blige & Smokey Robinson]
Hoo, hoo, hoo, hoo
Ooh baby
I, I, oh
Yeah, yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah

[Verse 1: Mary J. Blige]
I don't care what they think about me, yeah
And I don't care what they say
I don't care what they think
If you're leaving, I'm gonna beg you to stay

[Chorus: Smokey Robinson & Mary J. Blige]
I don't care if they start to avoid me
I don't care what they do, no
I don't care about anything else
But being with you, being with you

[Verse 2: Smokey Robinson]
Honey, don't go
Don't leave this scene
Be out of the picture and off of the screen
Don't let them say: "We told you so"
They tell me you'll love me
And then let me go
[Bridge: Smokey Robinson & Mary J. Blige]
I've heard the warning voice
From friends and my relations
They tell me all about your heartbreak reputation

[Verse 3: Mary J. Blige, Smokey Robinson, Both]
I don't care what they think about me, yeah
I don't care what they say, no, no
I don't care what they think
If you're leaving, I'm gonna beg you to stay
Yeah, yeah

[Chorus: Mary J. Blige, Smokey Robinson, Both]
I don't care if they start to avoid me
I don't care what they do
I don't care about anything else
But being with you, being with you

[Bridge: Smokey Robinson, Mary J. Blige, Both]
People can change, they always do
Haven't they noticed the changes in you?
Or can it be that like love I'm blind?
Do I want it so much that it's all in my mind?
One thing I know for sure
Is really really real
I never felt before
The way you make me feel
[Verse 4: Mary J. Blige, Smokey Robinson]
I don't care what they think about me
And I don't care what they say
(I don't care what they say)
I don't care what they think
(I don't care what they think, baby)
If you're leaving, I'm gonna beg you to stay
(Please, please stay, baby)

[Chorus: Mary J. Blige, Smokey Robinson]
I don't care if they start to avoid me
I don't care what they do
I don't care about anything else
But being with you, oh
(Being with you, being with you, baby)

[Outro: Mary J. Blige, Smokey Robinson]
(Just being with you) And I wanna be with you
(Being with you) (Being with you, being, being with you)
I wanna be with you, you (Just being with you)
I wanna be with you, Mary (Being with you)
I don't care what they say about me (Just being with you)
I wanna be with you (Let 'em say what they want to)
Nobody can stop me being with you, being with you (Being with you)
Let 'em do what they want to (Just being with you)
Can't stop me from being with you (Being with you)
I'll be with you (Just being with you)
Said oh, I, I wanna, I wanna (Being with you)
Don't you wanna be with me? Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Be with you, Mary