Tamia Album

Oh yeah, oh

You had just walked in from work
And there's a letter in the kitchen with your name on it
Inside, you will find an
Answer for each question you had
You had to know the day would come
That I'd find out that you are a liar
And a player, and the list goes on
So it hurts you now
But it would hurt even more if I stayed, so

Hope that you can understand
That you were once my man
But it's time to move on
Since you're playing games, oh

1 - You thought the day would never come
Never ever thought that you
Would be reading Dear John
You be sure to read each line
Line by line, and take your time

You thought the day would never come
Never ever thought that you
Would be reading Dear John
By the time you read this letter
I'll be feeling much better
So long, it means I'm gone

Guess that you are wondering
How did she know that I
Was the type to play you
If you read, you'll find out

I have to end it
Bet I was right from the start
And I never took the time to ask myself
Why, oh, why would you waste your time
On a nigga in the club with a group of thugs
You shoulda known it was on
When I kept callin' your job
And they said that you were sick
So I paged you, don't get no call back
Now it all makes sense

The two of us are not meant to be
So by the time you read this letter
And try to make things better
Save your lines
But read each one of mine

Wish you'd see your game was not
Strong enough to keep me holding on
You be strong, time for me to go cuz

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I wish I could see the look on your face
Ha ha ha, ha ha ha
And you wish you could just see my face
No no no, no no no
You thought I was playin' when I said you had
One more time, one more time
But if you can play this game
Then I can play it too, cuz...

Feat. Missy Elliott

[Tamia](Missy)
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
(Yo, yo, yo uh)

Why you got an attitude?
(Uh-huh, yo)
Why you acting all foolish?
(Uh-huh, yo)
When you see me out in the street boy
(Ugh)
You wanna embarass me, call me names
Slap my face until
Until you see my friends come, ooh
Then you wanna try to console me, oh
(Uh-huh, yo, yo)
But they already know boy
(They already know boy)
Cause for the last week I've been in the house 
And I've cried and cried

1 - [Missy]
I can't go for that, no, no, no can do
I can't go for that, no, no, no can do
I can't go for that, no, no, no can do
I can't go for that, can't go for that
Can't go for that

Now you bring me flowers
(Uh, what?)
You say you got it together
(Uh, yo)
Soon as I let my guard down
(Ugh)
Oh there you go again 
In my grill till I call the cops then
Then you wanna chill out and say
(Ooh, say what?)
I'm the one who's buggin'
(Oh
But, no, no it's you, you see 
(No, no, it's you, you see)
Every time I go out 
You come grabbin' all over me

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2 - Why you trippin?
Get your hands off me
Why you illin?
I'm supposed to be your nubian queen

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I'm supposed to be your nubian queen, oh

I sat outside your house today
Just thinkin' you'll never learn
It's like the time I packed your things 
And dropped 'em off where you were
I know you love to wash your car
So I left it in the lake
They say the strongest part of love is called hate

(Do you feel like I should)
Sit around with your touch 
And your smell on my couch
And your hair in my brush
I loved you too much

(Do you think that I should)
Move along, change my phone
Get it on, I'll be gone
Treat him wrong 'til the day
That someone loves me the same way

1 - How am I supposed to feel?
What exactly should I do?
I know you're no good for me
Yet and still I'm lovin' you

I'm must cite these lonely nights
Beggin' you to do me right
This time I just don't know
Heart says stay, mind says go

I knew I heard it in your voice
Something was wrong with our date
I feel I didn't have the choice
My heart was not in the way
Found out that I'm up in the cut
Some chick was wearing my face
You're lucky I'm in a good mood
Or she'll lay

Do you know how it feels
Sittin' 'round, smellin' sheets
Feelin' down, watchin' Heat
But my friends where you been
I'm with her again

Do you think that it's cool
To rock the fool in my house
I put you out, you come back in
We fight again, nobody wins
And baby, you should know that this is it

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[electronic voice repeats "go" in the background]

Oh oh oh oh
Hey, ooh, yeah
Ooh ooh, ooh ooh
Ohh

Sometimes you can't let go
Even when your heart says so
I have to let you see
Your love will never be
?? with me you see
Can't let you, just don't need
I tried to love you still
I now know how it feels

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How am I supposed to feel?
(It says go, go, go)
I know you're no good for me)
(Go go, go go)
I must cite these lonely nights
(Beggin' you to do me right)
This time I just don't know
Heart says stay, mind says go

[Intro]
Mmm yeah
Tell me that you like it
Oh yeah, yeah
(Woo, let's see if you remember this one)
Do I?!
Oh, now I have to go there
Oohh
Mmm yeah
Let me show you just how much I know this record

You know you had me
With your sensuous charm
You looked so alarmed
As I walked on by
And oh some wonder
You had to know why I did not respond
To carry on

1 - Love me in a special way
What more can I say?
Love me now
Love me in a special way
What more can I say?
Love me now

Love me now
Cuz I'm special
Not the average kind
Who'd accept any line
That sounds good
So reach into your chain of thoughts
Try to find something new
What worked so well for you before
For me, it just won't do, no

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Ooh ooh
Oh yeah yeah
Mmm hmm

So reach into your chain of thoughts
Try to find something new
Cuz what worked so well for you before
For me, it just won't do, no no

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Love me in a special way
Love me everyday
What more can I say?

[Intro]
It's so hard having a long distance love
It seems like
Well, it just seems like he's so far away
And when I call him and he doesn't answer
Well, it seems like the world won't turn
(Yeah, mmm)
I just wanna pick up the phone just to hear his voice
(Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah)
I call him and let it ring and ring until he answers
Just to tell him how much I miss him
How much I can't stand being this far apart
(Ooh ooh, yeah)
But most of all, I wanna tell him 
(Yeah yeah)
I can't picture being without him
(Yeah, hey yeah, hey yeah, hey yea)

Can't picture livin' my life without you man
Can't picture you not bein' around to hold my hand, yeah
Can't picture us sittin' on seperate sides of the land
I can't picture you bein' this far without me man, man
Can't picture you with no phone to call me babe
Can't picture you bein' five miles away, yeah
Can't picture goin' on another day
Even if it's just a phone call away

1 - I tried long distance love, I called AT&T
I tried Bell Atlantic, Sprint
But none of them connects me to you
Yeah, ooh ooh, yeah

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Can't picture you with another chick, boy I can't eat
Can't picture it in my mind, I can't sleep
Can't picture us never bein' more than two feet
Can't picture this love thing not meant to be, be
Can't picture you not drivin' in my neighborhood
Can't picture them hatin' on you cuz you too good, yeah
Can't picture me goin' on another day
Even though you're just a phone call away

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2 - 1-800
Dial my man, as fast as I can
He's my long distance lover
So far away, my baby

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I don't understand
You look just like the man
In the picture by our bed
The suspense is pounding and clouding up my head
I'm checkin' your clothes
And you wear the same size shoe
You sleep in his spot 
And you're driving his car
But I don't know just who you are

1 - There's a stranger in my house
It took a while to figure out
There's no way you could be who you say you are
You gotta be someone else
Cuz he wouldn't touch me like that
And he wouldn't treat me like you do
He would adore me, he wouldn't ignore me
So I'm convinced there's a stranger in my house

I'm not sure who you are
Don't see your shadow around when you walk
Ain't leavin' no kisses
Goodbye with no words
If these walls could talk
They would have nothing to tell

So what could it be?
Is there someone immitating me?
Could she be taking my place?
Look me in the face
And tell me that I'm wrong
When I say...

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Pop quiz
Tell me where we first kissed
Tell me where my spot is
Tell me if I liked it, loved it
Or could it be
That the stranger is me
Have I changed so drastically?
Is it I want more for me?
And you remain the same

Feat. Missy Elliott

[Missy]
Yeah, I'm back in this joint right here
For all my people who
Who sick of playin' seconds and
And takin' somebody's leftovers
Get out the back seat, take the passenger seat
Ya know what I'm sayin'? 
Heh, ya'll feel me? Y'all feel me?
Hear me out

[Tamia]
Is it me or her babe?
You gotta make your decision
Cuz you got the wrong impression
I don't want nobody's seconds
I just want all of you babe
I'm used to gettin' what I like
Just to curve my appetite
Serve you on a flame with a first class flight

1 - [Tamia]
I wanna be the girl you take to your crib
And not the girl you hate to show where you live
I wanna be the girl for you all your life
And not the girl you're thinkin' of late at night

[Tamia]
Let's be truthful please
Will she always be around?
I need to know right here and now
Can I bury her underground?
I just want all of you babe
And she's always in the way
And she's always in your face
Am I the one who's being played?

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[Missy]
Not your chick on the side
I wanna be your main chick
So you gon' have to pick
Between Lisa, Kim and Stacy, and whoever
Not your chick on the side
I wanna be your main chick
So you gon' have to pick
Between Lisa, Kim and Stacy, and whoever

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[Missy]
Uh uh uh uh, uh uh uh uh
Uh uh uh uh, uh uh uh uh
Ah ah ah ah, bap bap bap brr-ap
Ah ah ah ah, brr-ap

Can I have a moment just to talk to you?
Let me just explain what I been goin' through
So fine you are
Got my mind messed up
You got me thinkin' things most blissfully
Tell me if you want me

1 - Un'h, when I think of you
Un'h, makes me wanna do
Un'h, crazy things when I'm alone with you
Un'h, when the lights go out
Un'h, that's when I'm all about
Un'h, un'h, to you

If you wanna see what's really goin' on
Don't you wanna find the spot that turns me on
I can tell you've got what it takes
To satisfy me
I must admit it baby, oh oh

2 - When I start to fantasize
You were there rubbin' on my thighs
Touchin' me, and kissin' me
Feels so real, like you're here with me

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Oh baby
(For the playin' niggas)
(For the playin' niggas)
(For the playin' niggas)
(For the playin')
Un'h, un'h
(For the playin' niggas)
Un'h, un'h
(For the playin' niggas)
Un'h, un'h
(For the playin' niggas)
Un'h, un'h
When I think of you

Mmm, mmm, mmm yeah
Oh oh ohh, ooh ooh

I can't let you go babe
I don't think that I could (I never could)
Cuz everytime I try to forget you
I think about the sex is too good (yeah)
The way you hold my body babe
There's no other man that could
And even if he tried to turn me on
I don't think that he would, yeah

1 - Can't no ?? wit' you
Ain't no other man can rock me like you do
They can try to huff and puff and blow you down
But when we make love baby, you mark your ground

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Everytime we argue babe
I just wanna give up
But when I see your face babe
I just wanna make up
Cuz there's no other man
That be pleasing me
And not only are you incredible
Baby I'm in L-O-V-E, yeah

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2 - I'm just so caught up on you
I just don't know what to do
I can't get enough of you
I'm gon' spend my life with you
Baby can't you feel it too
The love between me and you
Baby you gon' mark your ground
Baby I won't turn you down

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Wait a minute
There's something on my mind
I can't hold in any longer
Turn around
Don't just turn the radio down
I don't wanna hear "oh, uh, oh, uh, oh, uh"
No, no, no (uh uh uh uh uh uh)

Wait a minute
There's something I wanna say

1 - Tell me who joined us in the bed last night
Don't look at me crazy, it did not feel right
A little to drink, but had a lot to say
Tell me who it was, tell me who it was

Whoever she was, she was on your mind
You stuttered a name that didn't sound like mine
Your silence right now will jeopardize you and I
Tell me who it was, oh tell me who it was

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You left home early
And you came home late (again)
I know there's something goin' on
Tell me what it is
What does she have that I don't?
Don't try to even lie
I just wanna know the truth
Last night while you were in my bed
You brought Cathy, Tracy, Trina home with you
Tell me

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(I'll tell ya how I knew)
I could feel it in your touch
Ain't lovin' good enough, no
(Baby who's foolin' who?)
You come home tired all the time
And you don't let me get mine, no
(Now before I say we're through)
She played you for a fool
She can't love you like I do
You can say what you want to
But last night you brought someone home with you
Tell me

I look in the mirror, with you in my arms
And I see a reflection
Of a smile that says you believe in love
And just for a moment, I drifted away
But I couldn't stay cuz
A hint of love, a bit of fear
I'm tryin' to say

If I were you, I wouldn't be here
If I were you I would stay right where you are
I wouldn't come near this broken heart
Just turn around and leave here
And find someone who won't hurt you
Make sure that she still believes in love
Cuz I think my heart has given up
If I were you, I wouldn't be here
Ooh yeah

I'm tryin' to protect you 
From the lies that your heart tells
Even though it says that you love me
All I see is pain and misery
Seasons may change
But I can't forget the days of old
My heart ached when you walked away
I said I'd never love again

If I were you, I wouldn't be here
If I were you I would stay right where you are
I wouldn't come near this broken heart
Just turn around and leave here
And find someone who won't hurt you
Make sure that she still believes in love
Cuz I think my heart has given up
If I were you, I wouldn't be here

The days go by
And I feel that you could make me happy
Time goes on
And I feel that love is at my door
And though I tell myself that you're the one
Who said those words before
Thought it hurts too much
I can't trust in love
Again
Again

If I were you, I wouldn't be here
If I were you I would stay right where you are
I wouldn't come near this broken heart
Just turn around and leave here
And find someone who won't hurt you
Make sure that she still believes in love
Cuz my heart has given up

If I were you, I wouldn't be here
If I were you I would stay right where you are
I wouldn't come near this broken heart
Just turn around and leave here
And find someone who won't hurt you
Make sure that she still believes in love

If I were you, I wouldn't be here
If I were you I would stay right where you are
I wouldn't come near this broken heart
Just turn around and leave here
And find someone who won't hurt you
Make sure that she still believes in love
My heart has given up
Can't be here

If I were you, I wouldn't be here
If I were you I would stay right where you are
Cuz my heart has given up
If I were you, I wouldn't be here
Ooh
I wouldn't, if I were you
I wouldn't be here

Feat. Missy Elliott, Snoop Doggy Dogg, Warren G, Nate Dogg

[Snoop] (Missy)
What's happenin' baby? (what's up Snoop?)
Over there lookin' all good (heh, yeah)
Oh, you don't like gangsta's? (I mean)
But you ain't even heard what I have to say
I, I just look like this (yeah right)
No, nah, hear me out (yeah)
On the real (oh)
Check this out (uh, do it, uh)

[Snoop]
Baby, you finer than a muth...
I don't play basketball or do the fashion mall
They call me Doggy Dogg, the realest of 'em all
You got problems? Then holla at the big Dogg
I come get ya bone, play dumb for you
I got a little somethin' to do
Then I got a little somethin' for you
Just don't play no games with me baby
Cuz I could get you what you need
If you just let a gangsta proceed
Spank you, drink you up under the table
And at the end of the night, I let you run my doghouse
Kink, erotic, exotic, whatever
You want it? I got it
You can get it forever
DPG, see, that's my set
If you get with me, I'll give you somethin' that you'll never forget

1 - [Tamia, Missy]
I can't go for that, no no, no can do
I can't go for that, no no, no can do
I can't go for that, no no, no can do
I can't go for that, can't go for that
Can't go for that

[Warren G]
You said it's on, babygirl, I could tell in your voice
I want it all, breasts and thighs, plus a short mini-skirt
Make it work, so I can see you jiggle
And play dot to dot, let me put it in the middle
Make you wiggle like a worm when this ball is dropped
No Viagra needed, cuz you know I stay weeded
Like a champion soldier, uh
And it ain't no fun if I can't hold ya
You can't go for that? You better go for this
Me and you on a ship sippin' Crys
Reminisce babygirl, it's a thug world
I'm a bad boy lookin' for a bad girl
Like you, let me beat it, you don't need it
2-1-3'd out, Warren G'd out
L-B-C'd out, what?
So I could meet wit you
Or you could meet at my house

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[Missy]
Nate Dogg

[Nate Dogg]
Girl, me, I got a bad attitude
Oh oh, tell me what am I supposed to do (tell me)
I only wanna get next to you, next to you
Not like them other fools, that used to ball wit you
I wanna groove wit you, like Ron Isley do (woo)
We need to find us a place to play (place to play)
Fix a time, and just get away
Let's just go with Tamia, yeah (oh yeah)
Ain't no runnin' errands today
Don't need no money, you're straight
Throw all your cares away
Sip with gangsta Nate

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[Missy] (Tamia)
Uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh (yeah yeah)
Uh, uh, uh, uh (I can't go for that)
Say what?
Do it, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh
Uh, uh, uh, uh, out