Erykah Badu Album

1- I wanna my rim shot, hey, digi, digi
A rim shot, hey, c'mon
I wanna my rim shot, hey, digi, digi
A rim shot, hey, c'mon
I wanna my rim shot, hey, digi, digi
A rim shot, hey, c'mon
I wanna my rim shot, hey, digi, digi
A rim shot, hey, c'mon

I came to hear the band today
I ain't thinking about you
I came to hear my drummer play
Boom-klat-boom-klat
I am in love with you
Cause of the things you do to me 
When you boom-klat-boom-klat

Repeat 1

Give it to me, give it to me....
boom-klat-boom-klat....

Get your stick up against that drum
I wanna hear it
I want my rim shot

whatcha gonna do when they come for you
work ain't honest but it pays the bills
what we gonna do when they come for you
gave me the life that I came to live

Do I really,
want my baby
Brother tell me what to do
I know you got to get your hustle on
So I pray
I understand the game, sometimes
And I love you strong, but,

what you gonna do when they come for you
work ain't honest but it pays the bills
what we gonna do when they come for you
God I can't stand life withoutcha

Now, me and baby got this situation
See brotha got this complex occupation
And it ain't that he don't have education
Cause I was right there at his graduation

Now, I ain't sayin' that this life don't work
But it's me and baby that he hurts
Cause I tell him right
He thinks I'm wrong
But I love him strong

He gave me the life that I came to live
Gave me the song that I came to give
Pressure on me
But the seed had grown
I can't make it on my own
Summer came around and the flowers bloomed
He became the sun
I became the moon
Precious gifts that we both received
Or could this be make believe

whatcha gonna do when they come for you
work ain't honest but it pays the bills
what we gonna do when they come for you
gave me the life that I came to live

Don't I know there's confusion
God's gonna see us through
Peace out to revolution
But we paid though

Don't you worry, I know there's confusion
The work ain't honest but it pays the bills
Don't you worry...
Gave me the life that I came to live
Don't you worry...
The work ain't honest but it pays the bills
Don't you worry...

Oh my my my
I'm feeling high
My moneys gone
I'm all alone

The world is turnin'
Oh what a day
What a day whay a day

Peace and blessings manifest with every lesson learn,
If your knowledge were your wealth then it will be well earn

If we were made in his image then call us by our names
Most intellects do not believe in god but they fear us just the same

Oh on and on and on and on
Whew on and on and on and on
I go on and on and on and on
Ohh on and on and on and on

I was born under water with 3 dollars and 6 dimes
Yeah you might laugh 'cause you did not do your math

Na qua 2..3.
Damn, yall feel that? Oh...
Qua 2..3.
The world keeps turning
Oh what a day what a day what a day

The man that knows something knows that he knows nothing at all
Does it seem colder in your summertime and hotter in your fall

If we were made in his image then call us by our names
Most intellects do not believe in god but they fear us just the same

Oh on and on and on and on
On and on and on and on
I go on and on and on and on
On and on and on and on

I am feeling kinda hungry 'cause my high is coming down
Don't feed me yours 'cause your food does not endure
I think i need a cup of tea, the world keeps burnin'
Oh what a day, what a day what a day

You rush into destruction 'cause you don't have nothin' left
The mothership can't save you so your ass is goin' get it
If we were made in his image then call us by our names
Most intellects do not believe in god but they fear us just the same

Oh on and on and on and on
On and on and on and on
Ooh ooh wee on and on and on and on
On and on and on and on

You surprise me day and night
You keep me guessing day and night
day and night(oh)day and night

I'll keep you in my heart no matter what happens
I promise you I'll never let you down
Even when you just dont know
and your feeling down
I'll be their for you

You surprise me day and night
You keep me guessing day and night
day and night (oh) day and night

I'd like to dedicate this to all the children
I have some food in my bag for you
Not the edible food, the food you eat, no
Perhaps some food for thought
Since knowledge is infinite
It has infinitely fell on me, so um...

It was a stormy night, you know the kind where the lightnin' strike
And I was hangin' out with some my yatzhee friends
ooh wee ooh wee ooh wee
The night was long, the night went on, people coolin' out until the break of dawn
Incense was burnin' so I'm feelin' right, aight

See I picks my friends like I pick my fruit
My Ganny told me that when I was only a youth
I don't walk around trying to be what I'm not
I don't waste my time trying to get what you got
I work at pleasin' me
Cause I can't please you and that's why I do what I do
My soul flies free like a willow tree
doo wee doo wee doo wee

And if you don't want to be down with me, then you don't want to pick from my
apple tree x3
And if you don't want to be down, you just don't want to be down

I have a hoe
And I take it everywhere I go
Cause I'm plantin' seeds so I reaps what I sow, ya know, ya know
On and on, and on and on my (?) keep's movin' like a rollin' stone
I can't control the soul flowin' in me
ooh wee ooh wee

See I picks my friends like I pick my fruit
My Ganny told me that when I was only a youth
I don't walk around trying to be what I'm not
I don't waste my time trying to get what ya got
I work at pleasin' me
Cause I can't please you and that's why I do what I do
My soul flies free like a willow tree
doo wee doo wee doo wee

And if you don't want to be down with me, you don't want to pick from my apple tree x3
And if you don't want to be down with me, you just don't want to be down
Oh my my my my, oh my my my my, oh my my my my my my my

I picks my friends like I pick my fruit
My Ganny told me that when I was only a youth
I don't walk around trying to be what I'm not
I don't waste my time trying to get what you got
I work at pleasin' me
Cause I can't please you, and thats why I do what I do
My soul flies free like a willow tree
doo wee doo wee doo wee

And if you don't want to be down with me, you don't want to pick from my apple tree
And if you don't want to be down with me, dum dum diddy
And if you don't want to be down with me, you don't want to pick from my apple tree
And if you don't want to be down with me, you just don't want to be down
You just don't want to be down,
You just don't want to be down

Fade

Ye yo, ye yo, ye yo, ye yo 
(Help me) 
Ye yo, ye yo, ye yo, ye yo... 

Sometimes, 
Sometimes I get so lonely, lonely, lonely 
I feel all by myself up here 
That's when I take a minute 
To re-evaluate things 
All of the things I think are special 
Oooh like 
When you wake up in the morning 
And you see the morning sun 
And you need to know the world is on your side 
Who do you run to 
Who can you turn to 
Come on 
Then the evening comes to greet you 
You need someone to hold you close 
And you feel you need to rest your aching mind 
Who can you run to 
Who can you turn to 
Well see the sun's in the east and the moon reflects 
Like the knowledge and wisdom, I manifest 
If you wanna go to heaven lay up on my breast 
I'm ye yo, you're ye yo 
I say the sun's in the east and the moon reflects 
Like the knowledge and wisdom, I manifest 
If you wanna go to heaven lay up on my breast 
I'm ye yo, you're ye yo 
Ye yo, ye yo, ye yo..... 

[song fades out with ad-libs]

See a butterfly
Up in the sky
I got a story to say
And I`ll tell you why
I`m searchin`

You see my friend
And I need someone
Who feels and needs
The same as I
I`m searchin`

When it`s right,it`s right
When it`s wrong,it`s wrong
I`m gonna sing my song
All day long
I`m searchin`

Searchin`...[x15]

See a butterfly
Up in the sky
I got a story to say
And I`ll tell you why
I`m searchin`

You see my friend
And I need someone
Who feels and needs
The same as I
I`m searchin`

When it`s right,it`s right
When it`s wrong,it`s wrong
I`m gonna sing my song
All day long
I`m searchin`

See a butterfly
Up in the sky
I got a story to say
And I`ll tell you why
I`m searchin`

Searchin`...[x15]

We gon' keep it back for y'all
Keep it back in the day

Boogie nights, wo oh oh
Boogie nights, wo oh oh
Wo oh oh oh

Come on New York
Whatcha say, come on
What they say, push it up, OH
Something's got me so excited baby
A feeling I've been holding back so long
You got me shook up, shook down, shook out
On your loving
And boy, I can't wait to get started loving you

All night long, I waited for your love to come
To the roof, to show you the groove
It's you that I love, I love
And for this loving, I'll be waiting
For your love, anticipating
Hurry I said, cause I can't wait to get it on
I'm gonna give it to ya

All night long
I'm gonna give it to ya, give it to ya, give it to ya, give it to ya
All night long
I can't wait to love you baby

I'm gonna give it to ya
I'm gonna give it to ya
I'm gonna give it to ya

Oh, something's got me so delighted baby
I see your face in everything I do
You've got me, shook up, shook down, shook out
On your lovin'
And boy, there is just no way, I'll ever, get over you

All night long, I waited for your love to come
To the roof, to show you the groove
It's you that I love, I love
Up on this rooftop, I'll be waiting
For your love, anticipating
Hurry up I said, 'cause I can't wait to get it on

All night long
I can't wait to love you baby
All night long
I wanna give it to ya, give it to ya, give it to ya, give it to ya
All night long
Come on up boy, don't be late
What I got for you won't wait
All night long
Climb up on the rooftop, don't stop
My love's waiting when you reach the top

Jamaica funk, that's what it is
Let it get into you
Jamaica funk, that's what it is
Coming from Jamaica
Can you feel it
Let it get into you
Cause I feel the funk, deep down in my soul
Comin' from Jamaica

All night long
I wanna give it to ya, give it to ya, give it to ya, give it to ya
All night long
I can't wait to love you baby

I'm gonna give it to ya
Sweebe-do-be-do-do Do-ya
Sweebe-do-be-do-do Do-ya
Alright, alright, thank you, thank you

who gave u permission to rearrange me
certainly not me
who told you that it was alright to love me
certainly not me

I was not looking for no love affair
and now you wanna fix me
I was not looking for no love affair
and now you want to mold me
Was not looking for no love affair
now you wanna kiss me
Was not looking for no love affair
and now you wanna control me
hold me

You're really trying to get creative with me love
and that's alright, but
you tried to get a little tricky turned my back
and then you slipped me a mickey.

The world is mine 
When I wake up
I don't need nobody telling me the time

Certainly, certainly, certainly not me

Who gave u permission to rearrange me
certainly not me
Who told you that it was alright to love me
certainly not me
I was not looking for no love affair

Certainly, certainly, certainly not me

Please stay with me now
Don't you let me go
I'll make it somehow
I got to let you know
That I'll make it 
Somehow, some way
Though I wait on the day
What I'm doing's got to pay
Someway, somehow

My baby, when he cries
It's 'cause something's on his mind
This world is full of lies
You and me are one of a kind
The good Lord will stand behind every step
We are blind to fate, that's life, that's life

Stay, stay, stay, stay (won't you please)
Stay, stay, stay, stay

It fits, but you can't make it work
Where there's pain, there's got to be hurt
And the green grass grows from the dirt
Yeah, that's a fact of life alright
The good Lord stands behind every step
We are blind to fate, that's life, that's life

Stay, oh won't you please
Stay, stay (won't you)
Stay, stay, stay, stay
Stay, stay, stay, stay

Stay, stay (right here)
Stay, stay (don't you go, no no)
Stay, stay (oh no no)
Stay, stay (stay baby baby please stay)
Stay, stay (right here, right here, right here)
Stay, stay (I want you to stay right here)
Stay, stay (we can stay here, together, together yeah)
Stay, stay (don't listen to what people say)
Stay, stay (stay, stay, listen now yeah)
Stay, stay (stay, yeah yeah now)

1-Now what am I supposed to do
When I want you in my world
How can I want you for myself
When I'm already someone's girl? (2 times)

First time that I saw you boy
It was a warm and sunny day
All I know is I wanted you
I really hoped you looked my way
When you smiled at me
So warm and sweet 
I could not stay
You make me feel like a lilting girl
What do you do to me

Repeat 1-(2 times)

I guess I'll see you next lifetime
No hard feelings
I guess I'll see you next lifetime
I'm gonna be there

You're imaging
Feels so damn good to me
It picks me up don't wanna come down
You got me spinning all around
Yeah
You need to know 
I've got that somebody
You're beautiful
But it ain't that type of party

Repeat 1 (2 times)

Well I guess I'll see you next lifetime
Baby we'll be butterflies
I guess I'll see you next lifetime
That sounds so divine
I guess I'll see you next lifetime
I guess I will now
I guess I'll see you next lifetime
Wait
Wait a little while

See it ain't nothing wrong with dreaming
Boy don't get me wrong
Cause every time (every time) I see you (every single time)
I know just how strong (every single time)
That my love is for my baby
But emotions just don't lie 
Well I know I'm a lot of woman
But not enough to divide the pie

Repeat 1 (1 time)

I guess I'll see you next lifetime
You know I want to stay around
I guess I'll see you next lifetime
I'm so confused now

Repeat 1 (1 time)

I guess I'll see you next lifetime
Already
I'm going to be there
I guess I'll see you next lifetime
I'm going to look for you

Repeat 1 (1 time)

I guess I'll see you next lifetime
Oh
Oh baby
I'm gonna be there
I'm gonna be there

Erykah- "Lets See How Ya'll Groove to this"
"Alright"
I'm gettin' tired of your shit
You don't never buy me nothin'
See Everytime you come around
You got to bring Jim, James, Paul, & Tyrone
See why can't we be by ourselves, sometimes
See I've been having this on my mind
For a long time
I just want it to be
You and me
Like It used to be, Baby
But ya don't know how to act
So matter of fact
(Chorus)
I think ya better call Tyrone
(Call Him)
And Tell him come on, Help you get your Shit (Come On, Come on)
You need to Call Tyrone
(Call Him)
And tell him I said come on
Now everytime I ask you for a little cash
You say no and turn right around and ask me for some ass
Oh, Well hold up
Listen partna
I ain't no cheap thrill
Cause Miss Badu is always comin' for real
And you know the deal
Everytime we go somewhere
I gotta reach down in my purse
To pay your way and your homeboys way
And sometimes your cousin's way
They don't never have to pay
Don't have no cars
Hang around in bars
Try to hang around with stars
Like Badu
I'm gon' tell you the truth
Show and prove
or get the boot
I think ya better, (Erykah Badu-He, he he)
(Call Him)
And tell him come on
Help you get your shit
You need to call Tyrone
(Call Him)
Erykah Badu-"Hold On"
But ya can't use my phone

1-Now what am I supposed to do
When I want you in my world
How can I want you for myself
When I'm already someone's girl? (2 times)

First time that I saw you boy
It was a warm and sunny day
All I know is I wanted you
I really hoped you looked my way
When you smiled at me
So warm and sweet 
I could not stay
You make me feel like a lilting girl
What do you do to me

Repeat 1-(2 times)

I guess I'll see you next lifetime
No hard feelings
I guess I'll see you next lifetime
I'm gonna be there

You're imaging
Feels so damn good to me
It picks me up don't wanna come down
You got me spinning all around
Yeah
You need to know 
I've got that somebody
You're beautiful
But it ain't that type of party

Repeat 1 (2 times)

Well I guess I'll see you next lifetime
Baby we'll be butterflies
I guess I'll see you next lifetime
That sounds so divine
I guess I'll see you next lifetime
I guess I will now
I guess I'll see you next lifetime
Wait
Wait a little while

See it ain't nothing wrong with dreaming
Boy don't get me wrong
Cause every time (every time) I see you (every single time)
I know just how strong (every single time)
That my love is for my baby
But emotions just don't lie 
Well I know I'm a lot of woman
But not enough to divide the pie

Repeat 1 (1 time)

I guess I'll see you next lifetime
You know I want to stay around
I guess I'll see you next lifetime
I'm so confused now

Repeat 1 (1 time)

I guess I'll see you next lifetime
Already
I'm going to be there
I guess I'll see you next lifetime
I'm going to look for you

Repeat 1 (1 time)

I guess I'll see you next lifetime
Oh
Oh baby
I'm gonna be there
I'm gonna be there