Mariah debuted the song “You Don't Know What To Do” with a live performance on the TODAY show on May 16, 2014. The song, which features rapper Wale, is included on Me. I Am Mariah… The Elusive Chanteuse. “I loved working with Wale for the first time,” Mariah said about their collaboration. “I'm so happy people are responding to our song together.”
| Song | Remix | Run time |
|---|---|---|
| You Don't Know What To Do | Instrumental |
4:49 |
| You Don't Know What To Do | Radio Edit |
4:04 |
| You Don't Know What To Do | No Rap Version |
3:45 |
You need to go
Don't look so surprised
Cause we had a love that won't be immortalized
Say you need me now
So alone without me now
But our lil romance is through
Because basically boy you
You just don't know what to do
Wale:
I can give it to you, but what you gonna do
Win it if I hit it, I bet you stuck, stoop
But sucking your teeth, don't fuck up my mood
I'm trying to give it all to you
I can understand it's things we go through
Put C's on your back, let see this here through
And it can be a thousand receipts from Nobu
But I gotta get it out of you
She said “'le throw a ring on it”
She don't love you unless she put your whole name on it
Gettin' money, at this age is hard knocks
The day and not act the way
When all the pretty bitches like you for your stage presence
I'll miss you almost half as much as you missed me
You used to act so tough, pretty security
Now that I found myself you're aching to be mine
Can't even up yourself from playing the fool each night
Ooh… how I loved you
Ooh… how I needed you
Ooh… boy I feel brand new
Ooh… since you turned me loose
Baby
You don't know what, you don't know what
You don't know what to do
You don't know what, you don't know what
You don't know what to do
First you wanna leave
Then you'd never go
I'mma set you free, boy
Baby you don't know
You don't know what, you don't know what
You don't know what to do
You don't know what, you don't know what
You don't know what to do
You love me more than you love sunny summer days
And even more than you love floating in a haze
Boy when you lost my heart, you lost everything
Now all that you can do is listen to me sing
Ooh… how I loved you
Ooh… how I needed you
Ooh… boy I feel brand new
Ooh… since you turned me loose
You don't know what, you don't know what
You don't know what to do
You don't know what, you don't know what
You don't know what to do
First you wanna leave
Then you'd never go
I'mma set you free
Cause baby you don't know
You don't know what, you don't know what
You don't know what to do
You don't know what, you don't know what
You don't know what to do
Wale:
I can give it to you, but what you gon' do
Win it, if I hit it, I bet you stuck, stoop
And the motto I got, no class in this school
Take your bags and go boo
Never mind all of the flexin' I do
Balenciagas, got me two steppin' on smooth
Never will I lower my standards, my boo
I could show you we're at ten is like Sampras on cue
That's kinda funny cause love still means lose
Unless we kill a racquet in back-and-forth moves
Somehow you keep showing your Agassi do it
Did you catch that all, screw it
All the girls need is respect and I do it
Never catch feelings cause jets is my fuel
Giuseppe my foot, my sweats be in the newest
So sexy, they ain't sweating me, I bet you ain't know it
You don't know what, you don't know what
You don't know what to do
You don't know what, you don't know what
You don't know what to do
First you wanna leave
Then you'd never go
I'mma set you free
Baby you don't know
You don't know what, you don't know what
You don't know what to do
You don't know what, you don't know what
You don't know what to do
You don't know what you do to me
You don't know what you do to me
You don't know
You don't know
You don't know what you do to me
You don't know what you do to me
You don't know
You don't know
Said you don't know
You don't know
Written by M. Carey, J. Dupri, B. Cox, O. Akintimehin, P. Adams, T. Gonzalez.
Produced by Mariah Carey, Jermaine Dupri and Bryan-Michael Cox.
