Anthony Hamilton Album

Verse I
I know you love me
I can tell by the way that you kiss me
Tight when you hug me
Took me to school the very first day
Gave me a piece of butterscotch
Sent me on my way
I know it's frightening
I could tell by the pain in your eyes when the rent was late again
To strong to fold
Being on your own
Lord bless her soul....mama knows love

Chorus
Mama knew love like the back roads
Used to fall asleep daily in her work clothes
Mom swear you never have to worry again
Mama knew love like the back streets
Used to wipe pee just to make the end meet
Mom swear you never have to worry again

Verse II
Up bright and early
Scrambled eggs
Swellin' in ya legs
Bills on the bed
Still you managed to show me a smile
Then walk to work about two or three miles
Mom I'm gonna struggle witcha
I'm gonna help you see the bigger picture
You gave me something no one could take away
You made it so easy to say...I love ya mama

Chorus
Mama knew love like the back roads
Used to fall asleep daily in her work clothes
Mom swear you never have to worry again
Mama knew love like the back streets
Used to wipe pee just to make the ends meet
Mom swear you never have to worry again...no no no

Bridge
Mama knew love
She gave me love
Crazy love
So much love
Mama knew love
She gave me love
Crazy love
So much love

Chorus
Repeat 3X
Ad lib out.......

Verse I
I knew just what I had to be
When I heard you say what you said to me
To every dude in sight
Look like you working up an appetite for the night, check it

By then I just sat at the back
Peeping you out, the way you act
Getting out of line
And I make you get back in your place

All is well and all is cool
Stay in your place, don't be no fool
Get along tonight
You look like the type that would try to fight
Been a friend to me, you don't want to up and
Better play it cool
Don't know what I might to

Chorus
Cornbread, fish, and collard greens
I got what you need
If you want it (cause I'm pimp, girl)
If you want it (I'm a pimp, girl)
Cornbread, fish, and collard greens
I got what you need (what you need)
If you want it (I can rock your world)
If you want it (I'm bigger juice than jheri curl

Verse II
Now tell me do you really think
You can walk around like your shit don't stink
I'm on to you
Oh baby girl, I'm on to you (I'm watching you)
Take it slow, change your speed
If it's food for thought that you really need
Better stake your claim, get with it
Stay in your lane, stop swerving

Take a seat, sit in the back
I don't appreciate the way you act
You need to fix yourself, hurry up and go fix yourself
Can't do nothing, won't nothin' now
Everything's gonna pass you by
Better wisen up (wisen up)
Stop trippin' on love

Chorus
Cornbread, fish, and collard greens
I got what you need
If you want it (cause I'm pimp, girl) if you want
I can rock you r world
Juice in jheri curl

Chorus
Cornbread, fish, and collard greens
I got what you need
If you want it (cause I'm pimp, girl) if you want
I can rock you r world
Juice in jheri curl

If you let me take you there

Chorus

Repeat
Ad Lib

Verse I
You're ¿bout the flyest thang that life could ever bring
Like fresh air to me the blood I bleed sent to me
And I want, wanna build with you

Chorus
Since I seen't you, we've been peoples, your're my equal
This love is see through I want to Keep you
I want to be with you

Verse II
Your're like the softest cloud a virgin in my eye
An angel just my size
Wish that I could fall in love with you again
And I wanna build with you

Chorus
Since I seen't you, we've been peoples, you're my equal
This love is see through I want to Keep you
I want to be with you

Post Chorus
Your conversation is liberating, when we're relating it's a vacation.
Like recreation, I want my way with you/

Bridge
Ever since the day you walked into my life
I've never been the same then and not again
I hope and pray to God that you stay awhile
..........with me and....

Chorus
(Repeat)
Ad lib out.......

Verse I
Woke up this morning found a letter that she wrote
She said she's tired that I'm always on the road
To hard to swallow being alone
She needs someone at night that she can hold

She must have told me a thousand times before
Silent cries I use to ignore
God knows I love her
Didn't mean to hurt her

Chorus
Baby I'll be
Sitting here waiting on you to come home again
I won't leave
Promise I'll be here to the very end
By your side
To protect you and to love you and to be with you for life
Come on home to me Charlene

Verse II
She knows I really love this old music thang
Since I was a child it's been my dream
I can support her treat her and spoil her
You know buy her the finer things

But I forgot about loving her
Damn the money, diamonds and pearls
What about the hard day she had with the baby
All she need is for me to love her

Chorus
Baby I'll be
Sitting here waiting on you to come home again
I won't leave
Promise I'll be here to the very end
By your side
To protect you and to love you and be with you for life
Come on home to me Charlene

Bridge
Promise I can't live without her
God knows I need her loving
And it hurts so bad that's she gone
I pray that she'll come back one day
In my life

Chorus
Baby I'll be
Sitting here waiting on you to come home again
I won't leave
Promise I'll be here to the very end
By your side
To protect you and to love you and be with you for life
Come on home to me Charlene

Oh oh oh
Sometimes I cry
Charlene if you're listening would you call on me
Because my heart is aching

Verse I
I'm so torn up now, can't believe I lost you
Lost my best friend, my soul mate, can't believe it's true
We've invested in a set of twins, a small house, and the dog cried out
Knew I was suffering, he was chained to my pain.

Me and you were meant to last forever
And if these walls can't hold this house together
We were born to live and die together
And now ya gone and I'm so alone
Baby come on home

Chorus
You could have called, you could have wrote, you could tried
I rather you slit me cross the throat, so I can die
Instead of leaving, no explanation , as to why
You don't want me no more
(Repeat)

Verse II
I'm a mess right now, I can't eat, can't sleep
Bills are piling high, ain't worked in three weeks
Ain't bathed, can't shave, cause my heart is so tender, like living in a blender

I'm shaken and I'm stirred

You and me were meant to last forever
And if these walls can't hold this house together
We were meant to lie and die together
And now you're gone and I'm so alone
Baby come on home

Chorus
You could have called, you could have wrote, you could tried
I rather you slit me cross the throat, so I can die
Instead of leaving, no explanation as to why
You don't want me no more
(Repeat)

Call me, write me, love me, come home
(Repeat)
Ad lib out.......

Verse I
Sittin here guess I didn't make bail
Got time and a story to tell
Started when I was nine years old
Woke up my daddy was gone
I started hustlin they couldn't tell me nothin
Frontin in the hood tryin to be somebody
My soul was on empty
I was searchin for something

Pre-chorus
Tried to be good; Tried to keep from trouble
Livin too fast; Tryin to make good on a hustle

Chorus
Sometimes it gets rough
Comin from where I'm from, I'm from
Times got hard
Comin from where I'm from, I'm from
Some times you gotta walk to work (yeah)
Comin from where I'm from, I'm from
Sometimes you gotta do a little dirt

Verse II
Wasn't really lookin guess I found it
Five foot three, light brown skin
Comin from the university
Nice style, lookin kinda lovely
Didn't know she had much game
Down to ride out, even take the train
Even took her to a poker game
She's top notch from fried chicken to sushi

Pre Chorus
Tried to be good, (I tried) tried to treat you like a lady
Tried to be a friend, turned out that you were shady

Chorus
Sometimes it gets lonely
Comin from where I'm from, I'm from
Thangs aint what they seem to be
Comin from where I'm from, I'm from
Sometimes you get a little angry
Comin from where I'm from, I'm from
Sometimes you get the best of me

Bridge
Well, tried to be good (I tried)
Wanted nothing but to love somebody
Didn't wanna die young
Steady hustlin tryin to feed my family
Too scared to have kids
And do like daddy did
Cuz I'm so scared of failin
Sometimes it gets hard
Comin from where I'm from

Chorus
Comin from where I'm, I'm from
Sometimes you gotta moan
Comin from where I'm from, I'm from
Sometimes you gotta cry a little bit louder
Comin from where I'm from, I'm from
Sometimes you gotta fight the pain
Comin from where I'm from, I'm from
Sometimes you gotta walk alone
Comin from where I'm from, I'm from
Sometimes you get a little worried
Comin from where I'm from, I'm from
Sometimes you get lost outta touch
Comin from where I'm from, I'm from
Sometimes I think I pray a little bit too much
Comin from where I'm from, I'm from

Sometimes I get a little scared
Comin from where I'm from, I'm from
(2x)

Verse I
There was times I didn't want to bother you
You were at work all night, I didn't want to complain
And I realize the compromise that love ones make
I'm holding on for the future, some more better days
With you

Chorus
Be without you
Oh wouldn't be with out you
Oh I live for your love
For you

Verse II
Say word I'm there when you need me
My job is to protect you, although I know
That women get emotional , in need of love
So I tried to learn your species, and one day we'll grow
Grow

Chorus
Be without you
Oh wouldn't be with out you
Oh I live for your love
For you

Bridge
I live for ya.... live ya
I live for ya lovin baby
Without you..without your love

Chorus
Be without you
Oh wouldn't be with out you
Oh I live for your love
For you

I wouldn't be without you
I couldn't live without you
Never gonna smile without you
Won' be without you
Ad Lid out..

Verse I
My old lady's on the other side of town with her ex boyfriend
Drinking again, drinking again.
So you choose to lose someone who loves you and a real good friend
For a bottle of gin, a bottle of sin

Chorus
You picked a fine time to leave me Lucille
Now I'm sitting at the top of the hill.
Now my heart is broken and I'm all alone and don't know what to feel
Since you been gone, gone away.

Verse II
I over heard somebody say they saw you crying in a bar last night
With a blackend eye, blackend eye.
I know mistakes I made but its time.....For another that will
Treat you right, treat you right

Chorus
You picked a fine time to leave me Lucille
Now I'm sitting at the top of the hill.
Now my heart is broken and I'm all alone and don't know what to feel since you
been gone, gone away.

(Repeat)

Bridge
Used to love me now you want to leave me, right when I told you I love you
Don't think you ever believe me when I said.
Use to love me now you want to run away, right when I told you I love you
Don't think you ever believe me when I said

Ohh..I love you...Ohh I love you...I love you
You were my baby
You were my love sugar darling
I know he didn't love you the way I did
Baby oh I love you
Don't you know I cared
Don't you know I love you
And I always want to be there
Ohh..you know I love you
You know I love you baby
And you know he really didn't care about you
I never would have hit you baby no no
Said I never would have hit you baby

Ad lib out

Verse I
Could it be your nice silky tone
Ohh..that makes me want you girl
Distant nights spent love on the phone
As I touch myself , how I want you more
The mood evokes ,incense smoke and I'm burning up in temperature , ready to
explode
Come take a toke , let's float , baby on higher ground

Chorus
Baby come , float with me
Let me take , you to a place on higher honey
Baby come , float with me
Face to face , build a body of fire honey
(Repeat)

Verse II
Could it be your sweet sweet moan
While I'm inside your world your world
A sudden glance that you give from across the room
Come and take control yeah
Open up my favorite bottle ,let the wind blow
Create an atmosphere , stay right here
Listen to the rain , your handprints on the window pane
And its burning me up with the desire ohh..

Bridge
When I think about it , I don't want to be without it
Baby grab a hold , feel me in your soul
Forever more climb on
You belong to me
(Repeat)

Chorus
Baby come , float with me
Let me take , you to a place on higher honey
Baby come , float with me
Face to face , build a body of fire honey
(Repeat)

Call me, write me, love me, come home
(Repeat)
Ad lib out.......

Verse I
Now we've been through too much together
And that's separate us from the rest
Now we are approaching up on stormy weather
Let's see what our love is made of

I hate you were crying last night
Said I should've been by your side
Girl, please, don't you leave me
And, girl, don't you say goodbye

Chorus
Now, we've been through too much together
And we're approaching stormy weather
But girl, you're my first love
And no matter what the people say
I'm gonna love you anyway
Girl, you're my first love

Verse II
Boy, I swear I think you're sacred
And I'm so thankful that you're live
If I could take back all of the sorrow
then I'd, I'd replace it with a kids

You're the air that I breathe
the perfect one for me
and baby I, I refuse to let you go
and I refuse to let you leave

Chorus
Now, we've been through too much together
And we're approaching stormy weather
But boy, you're my first love
And no matter what the people
Say I'm gonna love you anyway
Boy, you're my first love

Now, we've been through too much together
And we're approaching stormy weather
You're my first love
No matter what the people say (no matter)
I'm gonna love you anyway
You're my first love
My first love

Ad Lib

I will not let you go away
I will not let you go away
I will not let you go away
I will not let you go away

You're my first love
You're my first love
You're my baby
You're my baby

I love you
My first love

Verse I
Chyna Black is like an open road
Takes me places releases my soul
Ain't it funny how life goes
Takes a turn through a journey unknown

No hesitation no tug no pulls
Aint no need of fighting for what's yours
A little smile releases old smoke
Just take the ride read the signs and hold on.

Chorus
You're what I want
You're what I need
Give me reason to just to breath
You're everything I'm hoping for give me love and so much more
You're what I want
You're what I need
You touch the deepest part of me

Verse II
Chyna Black is like my old ford
Picks me up helps carry the load
I can depend on when times are cold
Soothes my body like mom's old robe.

No hesitation no tug no pull
Ain't no need of fighting for what's yours
A little smile release old smoke
Just take the ride read the signs and hold on.

Chorus
You're what I want
You're what I need
Give me reasons just to breath
You're what I want
You're what I need
You touch the deepest part of me
You're what I want
You're what I need

Give me everything, give me everything
Give me everything, that I need
Give me everything, give me everything
what would I do without you

Chyna Black is like an open road

Chorus
Tried for so long for you to hold on
But you won't be long to anyone
Any thang, any love at all

Verse I
I thought we had it all until things started to receed
Giving me no love at all not caring enough about my needs
Gave you my heart and all my soul but not once did I let go
And I tried to stick by you and I tried to call to let you know
That I'm here for you and I'm give my all

Chorus
Tried for so long for you to hold on
But you want belong to anyone
Any thang, any love at all

Verse II
You had the best love of you life
But you didn't treat it right, no you didn't, no you didn't girl
To busy running out all night long, didn't even have the decency to just
Pick up the telephone , and just call me , and let me know where you were
And that your alright , so I can sleep at night , girl you showed out so
Had the nerve to break up our happy home , all I wanna do , is do for you

Chorus
Tried for so long , for you to hold on
But you want be long , to anyone
Any thang, any love , at all

I stood by your side , sheltered for you , when things were down
I help pull you through , Faithful and all , trusting and warm , but you took
heart by storm

Chorus
(Repeat)