It’s 4 real, 4 real, 4 real
It’s 4 real, 4 real, 4 real, 4 real, 4 real
It’s 4 real, 4 real

Baby it’s, baby it’s, 4 real, 4 real, 4 real
Baby it’s, baby it’s, 4 real, 4 real, 4 real
Baby it’s, baby it’s, 4 real, 4 real, 4 real
Baby it’s, baby it’s, 4 real, 4 real, 4 real

Sometimes you be blowing my mind
If you were mine
I’d take my time with you
But on the low I’m shy
Though I front like I’m
So next level fly
With them other guys

Really I wanna reach out and just touch you
If you could only realize how much I’d like to
Come knock-knocking at your door
Give ol’ girl the heave-ho
And give a demonstration of what it’s like

When it’s 4 real, 4 real
Hundred percent 4 real
Hotter than cable TV
Like something out of your dreams
It’s 4 real, 4 real
A million percent the deal
So I’ll just keep doing me
And eventually you’ll see
I’m 4 real, 4 real

Baby it’s, baby it’s, 4 real, 4 real, 4 real (baby I’m 4 real)
Baby it’s, baby it’s, 4 real, 4 real, 4 real
(Baby I’m 4 real 4 real)
Baby it’s, baby it’s, 4 real, 4 real, 4 real
(Baby it’s 4 real 4 real 4 real)
Baby it’s, baby it’s, 4 real, 4 real, 4 real

Oh, my friends say I’m wasting my time on you
Tryin’ to dissuade me with schemes
Wanna make you less than you seem
But I’m not that one, to listen to dumb chicks
That wanna be, where I’m gonna be

Really I wanna reach out and just touch you
If you could only realize how much I’d like to
Lay myself down next to you
Fall asleep watching cartoons
And wake you up with something good
‘Cause it’s real

When it’s 4 real, 4 real
Hundred percent 4 real
Hotter than cable TV (hotter than cable TV)
Like something out of your dreams (dreams)
It’s 4 real, 4 real
A million percent the deal
So I’ll just keep doing me
And eventually you’ll see
I’m 4 real, 4 real

Baby it’s, baby it’s, 4 real, 4 real, 4 real (baby I’m 4 real)
Baby it’s, baby it’s, 4 real, 4 real, 4 real
(Baby I’m 4 real 4 real)
Baby it’s, baby it’s, 4 real, 4 real, 4 real
(Baby it’s 4 real 4 real 4 real)
Baby it’s, baby it’s, 4 real, 4 real, 4 real

Check this out
For real, for real, yo
This ain’t for play, for play
I been tryna figure it out
How to come at you off tay day
It’s morning
And I wanna Shirley Murdock ya like As We Lay, lay
But on the low I’m shy like MJ
I don’t know what to say, say, say
But I know who I wanna do, do, do
I’m 4 real, 4 real, that’s you, you, you
You ain’t ever met nobody like me, me, me
Hotter than Comcast and satellite TV
Lemme demonstrate how it’s supposed to be
‘Cause it’s something you can’t imagine, like outta ya dreams
Obviously people gon’ hate on me
They don’t want me to date on ya
They don’t want you with a paid woman
But they can’t deny
That I’m a rida since day one
It’s 4 real, 4 real

(When it’s 4 real)
When it’s 4 real, 4 real
(4 real 4 real)
Hundred percent 4 real
Hotter than cable TV
Like something out of your dreams
It’s 4 real, 4 real
(More than a million)
A million percent the deal
So I’ll just keep doing me
And eventually you’ll see
I’m 4 real, 4 real

(I’m 4 real 4 real 4 real 4 real 4 real 4 real)
Baby it’s, baby it’s, 4 real, 4 real, 4 real
Baby it’s, baby it’s, 4 real, 4 real, 4 real (Baby I’m)
(‘Cause baby I’m) Baby it’s, baby it’s, 4 real, 4 real, 4 real
(Hey, 4 real 4 real 4 real 4 real 4 real)
Baby it’s, baby it’s, 4 real, 4 real, 4 real
(Baby, when it’s 4 real 4 real)

When it’s 4 real, 4 real
Hundred percent 4 real
Hotter than cable TV (I love it I love it ohh)
Like something out of your dreams (Oh hur hur best friend)
It’s 4 real, 4 real
A million percent the deal
So I’ll just keep doing me
(So I’ll keep on being me)
And eventually you’ll see
I’m 4 real, 4 real (I’m 4 real ohhhh)

Baby it’s, baby it’s, 4 real, 4 real, 4 real (baby I’m 4 real)
Baby it’s, baby it’s, 4 real, 4 real, 4 real
(Baby I’m 4 real 4 real)
Baby it’s, baby it’s, 4 real, 4 real, 4 real
(Baby it’s 4 real 4 real 4 real)
Baby it’s, baby it’s, 4 real, 4 real, 4 real

Written by Mariah Carey, Bryan-Michael Cox, Adonis Shropshire, Shawntae Harris.