美國黑人美女〔佩柏絲〕＆女子饒舌團體〔胡椒鹽〕（＆〔TLC〕）的合作──R&B勁曲──〔Backyard／後院〕　

Songwriters: REID, ANTONIO M./EDMONDS, KENNETH B./JAMES, CHERYL SALT

Do you get suspicious?
Watch for the glances?
Dont put your love life in the streets

Do you get suspicious?
Watch for the glances?
You better take it from me

Friends, who needs em?
One cant live with em, cant live without
Men, cant keep em
Not when your good friend is trying to bring you down
Down, down, down

Do you get suspicious when they call you their girlfriend
And you dont know them very well?
Watch for the glances on the side to your boyfriend
Just read the signs, Im sure you can tell

You see somebody standing in your own backyard
Somebodys trying to steal your man
Dont be a fool and let them get that far
You better stop them while you can
Hold on to your man

Hold, hold
Hold on to him
Hold on
Hold, hold

Trends, they feed em
They all jump on it, on whatever is hot
But girlfriends be careful
Because your man might be just what they aint got, no

You should be cautious if youve found you a good man
Dont put your love life in the streets
There is a shortage of good love from a good man
So watch your back, you better take it from me

You see somebody standing in your own backyard
Somebodys trying to steal your man
Theyll try and steal your man
Dont be a fool and let them get that far, no fool
You better stop them while you can
Stop them while you can

Hold, hold
Hold on to him
Hold on
Hold, hold

You better take it from me
Dont be no fool

Yo, you better watch out, shes out to take your guy
And I can see why, hes fly even I
Had my eye on him for a long time
Yo Pep, what? kick that rhyme

Dont be dumb, all the girlies want some
Hes paid, hes not a bum
Know where Im coming from?
Understand she has a plan
And thats right, shell take your man

So you better hold on tight
Shell take your man and you know that Im right
Shell take your man, girls be on your best guard
Cause shell take your man, right from your own backyard

Oh, if you see somebody standing in your own backyard
Theyre out to get your man, girl dont you let them in
Dont you be a fool and let them get that far
So stop them while you can, theyve got a master plan

You see somebody standing in your own backyard
Somebodys trying to steal your man
You better take it from me
Dont be a fool and let them get that far, no fool
You better stop them while you can

Cause when you snooze, you lose
Thats when they make their move
So stop them while you can
Its just a matter of time and girl that aint no lie
Theyre out to take your man
Hold on to your man

Hold on, hold on, hold on to your man
Hold on, hold on, take it from me
Hold on, hold on, hold on, to your man
Hold on, hold on, cant you see?

Do you get suspicious?
Watch for the glances?
Dont put your love life in the streets

Do you get suspicious?
Watch for the glances?
You better take it from me

Oh, if you see somebody standing in your own backyard
Theyre out to get your man, girl dont you let them in
Dont you be a fool and let them get that far
So stop them while you can, theyve got a master plan

You see somebody standing in your own backyard
Somebodys trying to steal your man
You better take it from me
Dont be a fool and let them get that far, no fool
You better stop them while you can

Cause when you snooze, you lose
Thats when they make their move
So stop them while you can
Its just a matter of time and girl that aint no lie
Theyre out to take your man
Hold on to your man

Hold on, hold on, hold on to your man
Hold on, hold on, take it from me
Hold on, hold on, hold on, cant you see?

１９９０年秋天　２６歲的美國黑人美女歌手佩柏絲（Pebbles）發行第二張大碟〔Always／永遠〕　拿到金唱片

並推出〔Giving You the Benefit／給你好處〕〔Love Makes Things Happen〕兩首熱門單曲

１９９１年春天　佩柏絲發行專輯第三首主打〔Backyard／後院〕　請來當時少見的女子嘻哈／饒舌團體胡椒鹽（Salt-n-Papa）客串

此曲由其夫婿L. A. Reid與Babyface製作（作者則是兩人與胡椒鹽）

是首融合節奏藍調　放克　說唱於一身的New Jack Swing　節拍強勁熱情

〔Backyard〕並沒像佩柏絲前兩首主打暢銷　只拿到流行榜＃７３

不過在其根源──R&B榜仍拿到＃４

〔Backyard〕在MV中是一家夜店名稱

除了美豔的佩柏絲與胡椒鹽外

當時由她已簽下培訓　尚未出道的女子團體TLC兩名成員也出現其中

MV

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jrlHGDgFz7U

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v8Z2of6V2cA

MV(Radio Edit)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0xt83lTwTF0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kUdoAWWgX4g

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vnum5hhcoAU