Erykah Badu Album

Promise to you baby, I'll love you tooth for tooth and eye for eye
Promise to you baby, I'll love you tru and good till the day I die

Promise Promise Amerykhan promise
Promise Promise Amerykhan promise

Promise to you baby, anything you want you know I'll buy
Promise to you baby, you will never have ask to me why

Promise Promise Amerykhan promise
Promise Promise Amerykhan promise
Promise Promise Amerykhan promise
Promise Promise Amerykhan promise

Promise I'll love you till the day I die
Promise I'll love you good and give you the sky
Promise I'll never love another guy
Promise I'll give you things that you can't buy
I'll give you my nose
I'll give you my toes
I'll give you my eyes
I'll give you my ears
I'll give you my hands
I'll give you my lips
I'll give you my tongue
I'll give you my thighs
Damn near anything you want

Promise to you baby, I'll love you tooth for tooth and eye for eye

[Chorus:]
Humdi Lila Allah Jehova
Yahweh Dios Ma'ad Jah
Rastafara fyah dance, sex, music, hip-hop

It's bigger than religion
Hip-hop
It's bigger than my niggas
Hip-hop
It's bigger than the government
(humdi luli lali lulo)
This one fa' Dilla, hip-hop
(humdi luli la, humdi luli la lilulo, humdi lulila humdi lulilaaa...)

[Verse 1:]
We ain't dead said the children don't believe it
We just made ourselves invisible
Underwater, stove-top, blue flame scientist come out with your scales up
Get baptized in the ocean of the hungry
(Humdi luli lalilulo, Humdi lulilalilu)
My niggas turn in to gods,
Walls come tumblin... (aaahhh)

[Chorus:]
Humdi lila Allah jehova
Yahweh dios ma had ja
Rastafara fyah dance, sex, music, hip-hop

It's bigger than religion
Hip-hop
It's bigger than my niggas
Hip-hop
It's bigger than the government
(humdi luli lali lulo)
This one is the healer, hip-hop

(humdi luli la, humdi lulilalilulo, humdi lulila, humdi lulilaaaa)

[Verse 2:]
Told you we ain't dead yet
We been livin' through your internet
You don't have to believe everything you think
We've been programmed wake up, we miss you.
They call you indigo, we call you Africa.
Go get baptized in the ocean of the people
(Humdi luli lalulilo)
Say reboot, refresh, restart.
Fresh page, new day, o.g.'s, new key...

(humdi lulila, humdi lulila lilulo, humdi luli la, humdilulila)

Everything around you see
The Ankhs, the wraps, the plus degrees
And yes even the mysteries
It's all me
Sometimes it hard to move you see
When you growing publicy
But if I have to chose between
I chose me

Had 2 babies different dudes
And for them both my luv was true
This is my last interview, oooh
Hey there's me, ooh
This year I turned 36
Damn it seems it came so quick
My ass and legs have gotten thick yea
It's all me
I use to pray to God above
But now I'm filled with so much luv
But even if the world can't see
It's still me
Will I escape this vanity?
Or will I keep on smoking trees?
But I'll just let it go and be, be, be Me

Ah, leave it alone babe
Well well well
Ah oh, leave it alone babe
Just being me
Ah, leave it alone babe
Well well well
Ah oh, leave it alone babe
Just being me

Sometimes I don't know what to say
So many leaders to obey
But I was born on saviors day, yes
So I chose me
And in the world of greed and hate
They may try to erase my face
But millions spring up in my place
Ooh, believe in me
As sure is all and all is one
We all should grow before it's done
So I salute you Farrakan, yes
Cause you are me
Before I end this crazy dream
Before I take one for the team
Yo ass done matched the gasoline, yes
That's Collene

My eyes are green
Cause I eat a lot of vegetables
It don't have nothing to do with your new friend
[x3]
I don't care, I swear
I'm too through with you, I am
You don't mean nothing to me
So go ahead and be with your friend
My eyes are green
Cause I eat a lot of vegetables
It don't have nothing to do with your new friend
[x3]
I'm insecure
But I can't help it
My mind says move on
My heart lacks behind
But I don't love you any more
I'm so insecure
Never knew that love did this
Ooh, ooh
I can't remember the last time I felt this way
About somebody
You've done something to my mind
And I can't control it
But I don't love you any more
Yes I do, I do
Loving you is wrong baby
Ooh, ooh
La-di-da
Dum-dee-da-da
Dum-didi-da-da-da
Dum-didi-da-dum-di
I'm so confused
You tried to trick me yeah
Ooh, ooh, oh
Never knew that love could hurt like this
Never thought I would but I got dissed
Makes me feel so sad and hurt inside
Feel embarrased so I want to hide
Silly me I thought your love was true
Change my name to Silly E. Badu
Before I heal, it's gonna be a while
I know it's gonna be a while, chil'
[ad-libs]
I hope it's not too late
Too late, too late, too late
Feeling insecure
Your love has got me sore
I don't want no more
Oh, oh
It's too late, oh, oh ooh, ooh
I'm sorry I love you
At first when you was cool
You told me you loved me too, ooh
And then you lost your love [x3]
You wanted me to go away
But I can't go
See I can't leave, it's too late
I can't leave, it's too late [x3]
Just make love to me
Just one more time and then you'll see
I can't believe I made a desparate plea
Believe me yeah, yeah, no, oh
You see I can't leave, it's too late
I can't leave, it's too late
Don't you know, I can't leave, it's too late
Can't go no where, no
It's too late [x4]
Yeah
Come on babe
Don't you want be strong with me
You told me we could have a family
Want to run to me when you're down and low
But times get tough and there you go
Out the door, you wanna run again
Open your arms and you'll come back in
Wanna run cause you say you're afraid, afraid
Never knew what a friendship
Never knew how to really love
You can't be what I need you to
And I don't know what is up with you
I know our love will never be the same
But I can't stand the growing pains

Mmmmm
See he's organized
And he's on the ball
Never miss a day of school
And he's an underdog
Wanna learn more and more
Pa and mama taught him good
He's about to change the face
Of yo ghetto neighborhood
Walking to school today
Saw a brother on the streets
Seem like errthang was cool
Said the brother's packing heat
Oop oop
Then everything changed
Cause he saw his own wings
And his mother was sad
They will last
Time will past
Cause I

Wondering we're talking bout
Errbody know what dis song's about
Dey be trying to hide the history
But they know who we are
DO OO you want to see
Errybody rise to this degree?
Raise ya hands high if you agree
Just say Yessireeee ooooh,
Yessiree
If you agree say,
Yessireeeeee ooooohh,
Yessiree
Ugh
Come on
Ugh
Break it down say
Mmmm, mmhhh
Hey hey (shoop)
Mmmm, aaaye
Hey hey (shoop)
Mmmm, oooh
Hey hey (shoop)
Mmmm, oooh
Hey

Now to my folks think delivery sweet,
Well dey gone f*** around and push the leap
To the girls on perscrptions pills,
I know how ya feel
To my boys in iraqi fields
This ain't no time to kill
To my girls in therapy,
See I'm a tell you this fo' free
To my folks up on the hill,
With the cake and dollar bills,
You need to watch the dirty cop
Dey the one you need to watch
I'm talking bout the dirty cop
Dey the one you need to WATCH
STOP

You get the wake up call
When you saw the buildings fall
Bowties with the finer cars
Get ya money dollar bill ya'll
Bowties with the finer cars
Get ya money dollar bill ya'll
To my folks on the picket line
Don't stop til you change dey mind
I got luv fo' my folks
Baptized when the levees broke
We gone keep marchin' on
Until you hear dat freedom song
And if you think about turning back
I got the shotgun on ya back
And if you think about turning back
I got the shot gun on ya back
BLLAAAA (BLAC!)

Wondering we're talking bout
Errbody know what dis song's about
Dey be trying to hide the history
But they know who we are
Dooooo you want to see
Errybody rise to the NEXT degree?
Raise ya hands high if you agree
Just say Yessireeee ooooh,
Yessiree
If you agree say,
Yessireeeeee hey,
Yessiree aye
Hey, hey, hey
Break it down say
Mmmm, ooooh
Hey hey (shoop)
Mmmm, oooh
Hey hey (shoop)
Mmmm, oooh
Hey hey (shoop)
Mmmm, oooh
Hey hey
Mmmm, ooooh
Hey hey (shoop)
Mmmm, oooh
Hey hey (shoop)
Mmmm, oooh
Hey hey (shoop)
Mmmm, oooh
Hey aye
[fade]

Girl came through,
the light skin honey
with the cinnamon smell,
Girl was so enticing, baby,
make a nigga choose hell
Momma hopped up on cocain
Daddy on space ships with no brain
Sister gone numb the pain the same, why
Why same DNA cell, cell, cell, cell, cell

She was turned out on shiney new things
(diamond gold chains, diamond gold rings)
Center-fold spread, she trying to do things
See she be on that cough syrup in coke cans
20-inch-rim-man, with no land,
her pussy gone numb the pain the same, WHY
same DNA strand, strand, strand, strand, strand, strand

We're not well
We're not well (we are not that well)
We can't tell... (but we can't tell noo ooh)

Brenda done died with no name, hey
Nickel bag coke to the brain.
Will they ever find the vaccine?
Shitty-damn-damn-baby-bang.
Rich man got the double barrell,
Po' man got his back to the door.
Code white stands for trouble
Shots from the po-po
blat blat!

Girl came through,
the light skin honey
with the cinnamon smell,
Girl was so enticing, baby,
make a nigga choose hell
Momma hopped up on cocain,
Daddy on space ships with no brain,
Sister gone numb the pain the same, why
Why same DNA cell, cell, cell, cell, cell cell, cell, cell, cell, cell

Brenda done died with no name, hey
Nickel bag coke to the brain
Will they ever find the vaccine?
Shitty-damn-damn-baby-bang
Rich man got the double barrell, hmm
Po' man got his back to the door
Code white stands for trouble, hmm
Shots from the po-po
blat blat!

Brenda done died with no name, hey
Nickel bag coke to the brain
Will they ever find the vaccine?
Shitty-damn-damn-baby-bang
Rich man got the double barrell,
Po' man got his back to the door
Code white stands for trouble
Shots from the po-po
blat blat!
Brenda done died with no name, hey
Nickel bag coke to the brain
Will they ever find the vaccine?
Shitty-damn-damn-baby-bang
Rich man got the double barrell,
Po' man got his back to the door
Code white stands for trouble
Shots from the po-po
blat blat!
Brenda done died with no name, hey
Nickel bag coke to the brain
Will they ever find the vaccine?
Shitty-damn-damn-baby-bang
Rich man got the double barrell,
Po' man got his back to the door
Code white stands for trouble
Shots from the po-po
blat blat!
{ACCAPELLA}
Brenda done died with no name, hey
Nickel bag coke to the brain
Will they ever find the vaccine?
Shitty-damn-damn-baby-bang
Rich man got the double barrell,
Po' man got his back to the door
Code white stands for trouble
Shots from the po-po
blat blat!
Brenda done died with no name, hey
Nickel bag coke to the brain
Will they ever find the vaccine?
Shitty-damn-damn-baby-bang
Rich man got the double barrell,
Po' man got his back to the door
Code white stands for trouble
Shots from the po-po
blat blat!
Brenda done died with no name, hey
Nickel bag coke to the brain
Will they ever find the vaccine?
Shitty-damn-damn-baby-bang
Rich man got the double barrell,
Po' man got his back to the door
Code white stands for trouble
Shots from the po-po
blat blat!

They don't know their language
They don't know their God
They take what their given
Even whan it feels Odd
They say their grandfathers and grandmothers work hard for nothing
And we still in this ghetto
So they end up in prisons
They end up in blood

They keep us uneducated,
Sick and depressed
(They end up in blood)
Doctor I'm addicted now
I'm under arrest
(They end up in blood)
We makin' mo' money than a muthaf**ka
(they end up in blood)
With no choices there's no hope for us
(They end up in blood)

Started with a rhyme from old ancent times
Decedents of warlocks,
Witches with I'll glitches
Children of the matrix be hittin' them car switches
Seen some Virgin Virgos hanging out with Venus Bitches

Cause
They don't know their language
They don't know their God
They take what their given
Even whan it feels Odd
They say their grandfathers and grandmothers work hard for nothing
And we still in this ghetto
So they end up in prisons
They end up in blood
They keep us uneducated,
Sick and depressed
(they end up in blood)
Doctor I'm addicted now I'm under arrest
(They end up in blood)
We makin' mo' money than a muthaf**ka
(They end up in blood)
With no choices there's no hope for us
(They end up in blood)

(Dreams, dreams, dreams)

I am known to stay awake
(A beautiful world I'm trying to find)
A beautiful world I'm trying to find
(A beautiful world, I'm trying to find)
I've been in search of myself
(A beautiful world) a beautiful world
It's just too hard for me to find
(Dreams, dreams)
Said it's just too hard for me to find
(Dreams, dreams)
I am in the search of something new
(A beautiful world I'm trying to find)
Searchin' me,
Searching inside of you
And that's fo' real

What if it were no niccas
Only master teachers?
I stay woke (Dreams dreams)
What if there was no niccas
Only master teachers?
I stay woke (Dreams dreams)
What if it was no niccas only master teachers now?
I stay woke (Dreams dreams)
(What if there was no niccas only master teachers now?)
I stay woke (Dreams dreams)

Even if yo baby ain't got no money
To support ya baby, you
(I stay woke)
Even when the preacher tell you some lies
And cheatin on ya mama, you stay woke
(I stay woke)
Even though you go through struggle and strife
To keep a healthy life, I stay woke
(I stay woke)
Everybody knows a black or white, there's
Creatures in every shape and size
(I stay woke)

Everybody
(I stay woke)
Everybody, stay
(I stay woke)
Get everybody
(I stay woke)
Everybody body baby
(A beautiful world, a beautiful world)(Dreams, dreams)
(A beautiful world, a beautiful world)(Dreams, dreams)
(A beautiful world, a beautiful world) I'm trying to find
(A beautiful world, a beautiful world) I'm trying to find
(A beautiful world, a beautiful world) I'm trying to find

I have lone to stay awake
A beautiful world I'm trying to find
(A beautiful world I'm trying to find)
See, I am insearch of myself
(A beautiful world, I'm trying to find)
Ooh it's just too hard for me to find
(A beautiful world, a beautiful world)
Said it just too hard for me to find
(Dreams, dreams, dreams)
Cause I'm in the search of something new
(A beautiful world I'm trying to find)
Search inside me
Searching inside you
And that's the trill

What if there was no niccas
Only master teachers?
(I stay woke)
What if there was no niccas
Only master teacher?
I stay woke)
What if there was no niccas
Only master teachers now?
(I stay woke)
What if there was no niccas
Only master teacher?
(I stay woke)
Noo, what if there was no niccas
Only master teachers?

What if there was niccas
Only master teachers now

Teach us, teach us teach us [fade]

What if there was niccas only master teachers now [fade]

I stay woke [fade]

I stay woke
Mmmm, hey
I stay woke

1, 2
1, 2, 3, 4

Baby sleepy time
To put her down now
I'll be standin' round
Till da sun down

I stay woke
I stay woke
I stay woke
I stay woke

Congregation knod they head
And say amen
The deacon fell alseep again and

I stay woke
But I stay woke
I stay woke
I stay woke

Lovers holding hands
And falling deep in love
And sleeping and
Passing conversation

Ooh, I stay woke
I stay woke
I stay woke
I stay woke

Pretty rings and pretty thieves
With shiny lights and little
Pieces of tomorrow

I stay woke
I stay woke
I stay woke
I stay woke

Oh ah, oh ah
I stay woke
Oh ah, oh ah
I stay woke
Oh ah, oh ah
I stay
Oh ah, oh ah
Ohh I stay
Oh ah, oh ah
Oh ah, oh ah

Baby sleepy time
To put her down and
I'll be standin round
Until sun down, hey

Oh ah, oh ah
Oh ah, oh ah
Oooooh, ooooh, ooooh
(Oh ah, oh ah)
I stay woke
(Oh ah, oh ah)
Mmmm stay woke
(Oh ah, oh ah)
I stay
(Oh ah, oh ah)
I stay woke, I
(Oh ah, oh ah)
I stay woke, yes I do
(Oh ah, oh ah)
I stay woke
(Oh ah, oh ah)
Mmmmm, mmmmmmm yea
(Oh ah, oh ah)
Stay woke
(Oh ah, oh ah)
I stay woke

If I could get over that HUMP (mmmmm)
Then maybe I will feel better
Maybe I won't FALL
If I could get over that HUMP (mmmmmmm)
Then maybe I will

Ooo Lord knows I'm
Lord knows I'm trying
Said I'm tired (of this shyt)
This dope
But it make it better
But it's dragging me lower
Hey and I know it's just (oooo)
Lord knows
But If I (could get over that HUMP) baby
Then maybe I will feel better
Maybe I won't fall (I won't)
If I could get over that HUMP
Then maybe I will

Oooo I just, I just want to fly far away (far away)
Oooo I'm living check to check
I'm just trying to pay my rent
And I can feel it
Coming down around me and these children
A boy, a little girl and
She so pretty
Oooh feel me
We just need a little house
Come with God with a spouse, this building, building ooo
My brother's sleeping on my flo'
A b**** could us a little more yeaaaaow
Then maybe I will feel better
Maybe I won't fall (If I oooh)
If I could get over...

Since
We are lying here
Know I want, I want, I want you boo, to know
I ain't never done dope to cause
Only a smoked a joint or two
A toke me and you, boy
I know they both been through it
Day and night, night and day
Day and night and day and night
But I can't judge nobody
Cause what if it was you
What if it was you
Bring it back girl
What if it was you
You

Ooooooo Lord knows I'm
Lord knows I'm trying
Oooo said I'm tired yea ooo
This dope
Tired of this dope
Without his dope

Telephone...
You so dirty
He wants to give you directions home
Said it won't be too long
The day is gone...
It's 3:30...
To hungry for sum love, love
Last forever

Just fly away to heaven brother
Make a place for me brother
Fly away to heaven brother
Save a place for me brother
Fly away to heaven brother
Put in a word for me...
Telephone
Hmmmmmm

Telephone,
It's so dirty...
He wants to give you directions home
Said it won't be too long
Said it won't be too long

Telephone...
It's too early
We want to hear a long song...
Transition with a real slow fade

Just fly away to heaven brother
Make a place for me brother
Fly away to heaven brother
Save a place for me brother
Fly away to heaven brother
Put in a word for me...
Telephone
Ooooh

Transistion time to go away
Time to go away
Slow fade...
Slow, slow fade ohhhhhh

Just fly away to heaven brother
Make a place for me brother
Fly away to heaven brother
Save a place for me brother
Fly away to heaven brother
Put in a word for me...
Fly away to heaven brother
Celebrate (celebrate)

Gather on the hill
Two hearts up in the sky
Celebrate your life
Ohh, say I love you

Gather on the hill
Two hearts up in the sky
Celebrate your life
Ohh, say I love you

Gather on the hill
Two hearts up in the sky
Celebrate your life
Ohh, say I love you

Mmmmm, mmmmmmm, mmmmmm
Mmmmm, mmmmmm, mmmmmm,

[fade]

[Verse 1:]
So tell me Slim what you wanna do
When you know I'm in love with you
Everytime that I turn around
Look for you but you can't be found
Fly free baby fine with me
I'm in love with a bumble bee
Ooh Slim, boy you killing me
But you soo sweet ta me
Oww

[HOOK:]
Honey you so sweet
Sugar got a long way to catch you
You so sweet
All I gotta do is add a lil lemmon
You my favorite drank
Ya make me thank
Oww
Honey you so sweet


[Verse 2:]
So tell me Slim, what it's gonna be
It don't be like this usually
When it come to that, "what it do... " (slang for how you doin)
I don't fall for that "woop- tee -woo " (bull)
Ooh boy can you tell me please

Wanna know if ya feelin' me
Ooh Slim boy ya killin' me,
But you soo sweet ta me
Oww

[HOOK]

[BRIDGE:]
You got that honey
You runnin' from me
You really turn me on
You got that honey
Stop acting funny
You really turn me on

[Verse 3:]
So tell me Slim, what you tryin to do
I'm trynna get me an interview
Look for you all over town
But you gave me the run around
Fly free baby fine with me
I need to know if you're feelin' me
Can you stick your pinky finger in my tea
Cause you soo sweet ta me
Oww!

[HOOK]
[BRIDGE]