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erykah badu - boogie nights/all night

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

Otherside of the game


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 you worry, 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...

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]

* this is a song she performs in concert and which will be on a live album

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
Showing groove
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 tyron
(call him)
Erykah badu-"hold on"
But ya can't use my phone

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

[chorus 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 someones girl?
(repeat 2x)

Verse one:

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 itty-bitty girl
What do you do to me

Chorus 1 (repeat 2x)

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

Verse two:

Your energy, 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 kind-a party nowww

Chorus 1 (repeat 2x)

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

Verse three:

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 dont lie
Well i know i'm a lot of woman
But not enough to divide the pie

Chorus 1

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

Chorus 1

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

Chorus 1

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