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Ya'll ready to settle down and, and get with this?
You know Settle into this feeling? Cause you know it's a lot of love here (Love) (Love, love) Give her love ya'll, give her love: Jill Scott Love, love, love, love I got to write about it What's up everybody? I'm glad to see you all here tonight It's nice to get this love I need it Love I love to write poetry, I love to sing I love to write poetry, I love to read my poetry But basically what I live for is, uhm: (love, love) (Inspiration) It comes from listening to hip-hop (Inspiration) It comes from R B (Inspiration) It comes from listening to jazz (Inspiration) It comes from (love) Jill, you hear me? Give her love ya'll, give her love: Jill Scott Give her love ya'll, give her love: Jill Scott J-I-L-L S-C-O-T-T Thank you It's nice to be here so let me do my thing |
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| 2. |
| 4:43 |
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Oh honey
Why you got to be so mean? Don't you (Don't you remember me?) Oh baby, baby You and me, you and me, you and me We build sandcastles in the Serengeti (Don't you remember me?) You splashed my face with Nile water Daughter of Diaspora You named me, claimed me Do you remember me? (Do you remember me?) Do you remember me? (Oh) Do you remember me? (Me) Do you remember me? Remember playing pinball right on 23rd street (K-I-N-G) I was there, I remember When you got your first pair of sneaks (Oh the are phat!) Mmm Converse I think (Do you) I remember you swore you were so big and bad You walked around like your mmm didn't stink (You can't beat everybody) But I was there always been there I remember that it did, ooh it did I remember you lovin' me It was so beautiful (Magical, wonderful) I remember loving you So good, so good, so good I mean, for real Don't you remember those days Way back when we spoke K Swahili It was you and me See, remember playing hide and go freak I was that one you were born to seek And I'm still here Getting down, getting down Getting down, getting down Getting down, getting down, for you Getting down, getting down Getting down, getting down Getting down, getting down, for you Yeah |
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| 3. |
| 2:05 |
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Hello, hello, hello, hello 4x
This mornin'my man exclusively introduced me To some good extra lovin' He was lickin' and suckin' on every thang Just the way he should This morning's extra lovin' was good We laid there sweaty and sex funky Happy as we wanna be lovin' exclusively My man and me all night all mornin’ So our stomachs were growling hungrily So, I jumped up and rushed to the store In hopes of coming back and getting a little more of This morning's good extra lovin ' At the market the people were pushin’ and shovin’ Tryin’ to be the next in line but the turn was mine The new girl at the counter was .. cute Not as fine as me Was this some kind of women's intuition? Some kind of insecurity? Naw, cuz my man is happy at home loving me exclusively So I shook my head what's up? She smiled and rung me up Orange juice $3.29 Croissants $4.85 She sniffed Butta 89 cents She sniffed Strawberries $1.50 a pint She sniffed and sniffed and sniffed and sniffed again And then replied Raheem right? Right. |
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| 4. |
| 3:56 |
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*You're gettin the way of what I'm feelin
You're gettin the way of what I'm feelin You're gettin the way of what I'm feelin You're gettin the way of what I'm feelin Sister girl I know you don't understand But you goin have to understand he's my man now What you had is gone I think it's sweet It's stronger than any lie you can tell on me He knows my heart and that's the part Yo roots are dug up So you might as well give up I see your intentions You can't handle the truth He let you go a long time ago Now it's time to turn him loose *Repeat suga honey girl fly fly away I been a lady up to now don't know how much more I can take Queens shouldn't swing if you know what I mean But I'm bout to take my earrings off get me some vasaline (You betta go on get out my face girl you betta chill) Chill and I mean it (You betta back down before you get smacked down you betta chill) You betta relax yourself (You betta go on get out my face girl you betta chill He's my man and nobody elses *Repeat Everything was beautiful between me and him And here come you talkin about me Tellin him that you seen me up 24th Street With them other Cats But you that's a lie You keep lying to my man girlfriend I'm go take you out in the middle of the street and whoop yo tail All this worth 5.99 or something like that *Repeat |
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| 5. |
| 4:41 |
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You're here, I'm pleased
I really dig your company Your style, your smile, your peace mentality Lord, have mercy on me I was blind, now I can see What a king's supposed to be Baby I feel free, come on and go with me *Let's take a long walk around the park after dark Find a spot for us to spark Conversation, verbal elation, stimulation Share our situations, temptations, education, relaxations Elevations, maybe we can talk about Surah 31:18 Your background it ain't squeaky clean shit Sometimes we all got to swim upstream You ain't no saint, we all are sinners But you put your good foot down and make your soul a winner I respect that, man you're so phat And you're all that, plus supreme Then you're humble man I'm numb Yo with feeling, I can feel everything that you bring *Repeat **Or maybe we can see a movie Or maybe we can see a play on Saturday (Saturday) Or maybe we can roll a tree and feel the breeze and listen to a symphony Or maybe chill and just be, or maybe Maybe we can take a cruise and listen to the Roots or maybe eat some passion fruit Or maybe cry to the blues Or maybe we could just be silent Come on, Come on *Repeat **Repeat *Repeat Come on, Come on |
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| 6. |
| 1:42 | 
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| 7. |
| 4:46 |
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You love me especially different every time
You keep me on my feet happily excited By your cologne, your hands, your smile, your intelligence You woo me, you court me, you tease me, you please me You school me, give me some things to think about Ignite me, you invite me, you co-write me, you love me, you like me You incite me to chorus, ooh Ooh... You love me especially different every time You keep me on my feet happily excited By your cologne, your hands, your smile, your intelligence You woo me, you court me, you tease me, you please me You school me, give me things to think about Invite me, you ignite me, co-write me, you love me, you like me Incite me to chorus La, la, la... Da, da, da... Do, do, do... You're different and special You're different and special in every way imaginable You love me from my hair follicles to my toenails You got me feeling like the breeze, easy and free and lovely and new Oh when you touch me I just can't control it When you touch me, I just can't hold it The emotion inside of me, I can feel it Ah... |
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| 8. |
| 5:54 |
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They say I'm crazy the way you got me open, baby ooh
They say I'm buggin' the way I'm top sweatin' your lovin', ooh They all sit and wonder why this feelin I can not hide It ain't a question of pride, ooh It's love, ooh it's love They say I'm slippin' the way you got my whole life flippin', ooh They say I'm losin' it cause I can't seem to keep my grip, baby ooh We all cry when we feel pain, when love is gone we're not the same It ain't a question of brains Ooh it's love, ooh it's love Ooh it's love, ooh it's love Love, love, love, love, love, love Love, love, love, love, love, love Love, love, love, love, love, love Love, love, love, love, love, love They all sit and wonder why this feelin' I can not hide It ain't a question of pride Shoobey-doobey doobey do it's love Babadoobey-doobey doobey do it's love Love, love, love, love, love, love Love, love, love, love, love, love Love, love, love, love, love, love Love, love, love, love, love, love Do you want it on your collard greens? Do you want it in your candy sweets? Do you want it on your pickled beets? Give it to me, give it to me, give it Do you want it on your rice and gravy? Do you want it on your biscuits baby? Do you want it on your black-eyed peas? Feed it to me, feed it to me, feed it Ooh it's love, ooh it's love Do you want it on your collard greens? Do you want it in your candy sweets? Do you want it, do you want it Gimme it, gimme it Do you want it on your rice and gravy? Do you want it on your biscuits baby? Do you want it on your black-eyed peas? Come on gimme, gimme, gimme, gimme it Love, love, love, love, love, love Love, love, love, love, love, love Love, love, love, love, love, love Love, love, love, love, love, love Give it, give it, give it, give it Do you want it on your collard greens, uh? Do you want it in your candy sweets, uh? Do you want it, do you do you want it? Give it, give it, give it, give it Do you want it on your rice and gravy? Do you want it on your black-eyed peas? Do you want it on your sweets baby? Give it up, give it up, give it up, give it to me Gimme that love, gimme that love, gimme Give it to me, give it to me, give it Give it to me, give it to me, give it Give it to me, give it to me, give it... |
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| 9. |
| 4:16 |
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Woke up this morning with a smile on my face
Jumped out of bed, took a shower, dressed, cleaned up my place Made me some breakfast, toast, 2 scrambled eggs, grits Grabbed my keys, grabbed my purse, grabbed my jacket Off to work, beaming all the way down 3rd Is it the way you love me baby? Is it the way you love me baby? (Yeah) Four thirty, can't wait to get home Nah, girl I got somethang else to do (Damn Jill, don't be frontin' on your girls for real) Go 'head, really get your groove on Cause tonight my man's coming through (Oh word) We gonna have to connect some other time As much as I like to shake my thang on the dance floor I got another nasty, freaky just right way in mind Tonight I'm gonna beat the high score Is it the way you love me baby? (Yeah) Is it the way you love me baby? (Baby) Is it the way you love me baby? (Is it, is it the way) Is it the way you love me baby? |
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| 10. |
| 2:41 |
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Honey molasses
Ebony majestry Chocolate brown shuga Sweet epiphany I waited for your call but you chooz not to call me I wonder what happened Were you inside a safe space and too I wondered Were you thinking about me and if you were Why was I felling so lonely By the phone Alone to the bone In a circle of passion we Paris, Italy, Japan, Africa, Rome We made music, we trombone It was magic the way it happened Pure electricity I felt so excited and afraid at the same time I don't know whether to sing or to rhyme Call me Honey molasses Ebony majesty Chocolate brown shuga Sweet epiphany |
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| 11. |
| 4:12 |
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Love rain down on me
On me down on me 4x Met him on a Thursday Sunny afternoon, cumulus clouds, 84 degrees He was brown, deep Said he wanted to talk about my mission Listen to my past lives (word?) Took me on long walks to places where butterflies rest ez Talked about Moses and Mumia, Reparations, blue colors, memories of the shell tops He was fresh like summer peaches Sweet on my mind like block parties and penny candy Us was nice and warm No jacket no umbrella Just warm At night we would watch the stars and he would physically give me each and every one I felt like cayenne peppa Red hot spicy I felt Dizzy and Sonya, heaven and Miles between my thighs Better than love We made delicious He me had Had me he He had me tongue tied I could hear his rhythm in my thoughts I was his "sharp, his horn section, his boom and his bip" And he was my love Love rain down on me On me down on me The rain was fallin’ and and slowly and Sweetly and stinging my eyes and I Could not see that he became my Voodoo priest And I was his faithful concubine Wide open wide loose like Bowels after collard greens The mistake was made Love slipped from my lips, dripped down my chin and landed in his lap and us became new Now me non clairvoyant and in love Made the coochie ez and the obvious invisible The rain was fallin’ and I Could not see the season chaning and The vibe slipping off it’s axis Our beautiful melody became wildly staccato The Rain Was Fall in’ And I Could NotSee That I Was To Be Plowed And Sewn And Fer ti lized And Left To Drown In his sunny afternoon, cumulus Clouds, 84 degree melody Love rain down on me On me down on me 2x Wide open wide loose the mistake Was made love slipped from my lips And dripped down my chin and landed In his lap and us became new Me not clairvoyant and in love made me the fool You were never true If you didn’t want me aw you should have Let me know All you did was make a mockery of somethin’ so incredible Beautiful I honestly did love you so Love rain down on me On me down on me 4x |
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| 12. |
| 0:57 |
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| 13. |
| 4:36 |
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Slowly surely,
I walk away from that old desperate and dazed love caught up in the maze of love the crazy craze of love thought it was good thought it was real thought it was but it wasn't love I just don't know Where i should go So Slowly surely I walk away from self-serving undeserving constantly hurting me love deserting me love you said, I said, we said but Slowly surely I walk away from confusing love misusing love abusing love this can't be Slowly surely I walk away from self serving undeserving constantly hurting me love I just don't know where I should go No I just don't know know, know, know Where I should go so Slowly surely I walk away from that old desperate and dazed love caught up in the maze of love the crazy craze of love thought it was good thought it was real thought it was but it wasn't love I just don't know where to go So Slowly surely I walk away from I walk away from Slowly surely I walk away from love Oh slowlyy, surely one step at a time but surely I will pass the old love aside and love me slowly, surely I walk away from slowly surely I walk away from desperating love caught up in the maze love crazy crazy craze of love slowly surely, I walk away from [repeat 5 times] Slooooooowly Suuuuuuurely, slowly surely |
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| 14. |
| 3:49 |
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No hay nadie mas que yo,
Uno es el numero magico En vida y en muerte, Uno es todo Comprende If I multiply 2 times 2 is it really, really 4 me La [x6] And if I add 5 to get 9 minus 8 that just leaves me Me [x8] So many times I define my pride Through somebody else's eyes (La da da, la da) Then I looked inside and found my own stride, I found the lasting love for me If I'm searching for my spirituality Passionately I must begin with me There's just me... One is the magic number [x2] If I add myself unto myself multiplied times You and yours and you again There's just me And if I divide 8 billion, 48 trillion, 98 zillion There is, there is just me If I subtract one plus me to the 5th degree, Use any theorem There's just me There's just me... One is the magic number [x2] Me, me, me, me... [Adlib to end] |
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| 15. |
| 3:48 |
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First thing when I wake up and right
Before I close my eyes at night I think, sense, feel man like I'm Under some kind of microscope Satellites over my head, transmitters In my dollars Hawkin', watchin' Scopin', jockin' Scrutinizin' me Checkin' to see what I'm doin', Where I be, who I see, how and Where and with whom I make my money What is this? "Excuse me Miss. May I have your phone number and social security?" Who me? When all I came to do is buy my double or triple A batteries? Please.I decline. Watchin' me Look here at this watch of mine Gotta open it up Don't know who's been in it Trackin' where I go Findin' out all my bin ness Sa cure a ty Video cameras locked on me In every dressing room on every floor in every store Damn can I get that democracy and equality and privacy You busy watchin' me watchin' me That you're blind baybe You neglect to see the drugs comin' into my community Weapons comin' into my community Dirty cops in my community and you keep sayin' that I'm free And you keep sayin' that I'm free and you keep sayin' that I'm free Busy watchin’ me Watchin’ me Watchin’ me I ain’t got no bars to this cage If I’m gon stay here Gon build me a lead house Keep them satellites out Direct t.v Am I watchin’ it or is it watchin’ me Man I don’t really know But I feel like feel like I’m being scoped cha’ll, Watched ya’ll Somethan ain’t right Somethan ain’t right And you keep sayin’ that I’m free and you keep sayin’ that I’m free |
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| 3:28 |
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So many times you tried to cut we
You wanna tear we down but you can't touch we We ain't invincible but Lord knows we're beautiful and blessed Check the affirmative (oh yes) Brotha don't let nobody hold you back no no no Don't let nobody hold ja , control ya or mold ja Brotha don't let nobody hold you back Am I my brother's keeper? Yes I am! So many times you tried to burn we You wanna break we down (Use and discard) We ain't invincible but Lord knows we are magnificent and blessed Check for the positive Brotha don't let nobody hold you back no no no Don't let nobody hold you never no Brotha don't let nobody hold you back Don't let nobody hold ja never no Brotha don't let nobody hold you back no no no Bridge If'n nobody told ja brotha, I'm here to let you know that You're so wonderful You're so marvelous You're so beautiful You're splendid You're fabulous Brilliantly blessed in every way Ya'll can't touch we Brotha don't let nobody hold you back Adlib |
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| 4:07 |
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If I ask you to trust me on all things
Could you do it? If I needed you to map your position Would you try it? Constantly talkin' bout how much You love me want me need me You told me stop talkin'. No more conversation necessary Show me If I needed you to replenish my faith in brothas Could you do it? If I need you to be cool with my strength Could you do it? Chorus Bridge Your word is love but you push me Away and won't say why You show me your exterior I need to See your interior I needs to be Absolutely clear wit cha if we are To eva stand a chance It's the last dance. Don't cha see? Show me the warrior you're born to be Warriors keep fightin' I know You're there Keep fightin' warrior I know you're there (Repeat) |
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| 18. |
| 5:02 |
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[chorus]
If you want it to happen baybay Hold fast and believe You can make it happen baybay You can be where u pleaze All you gotta do is try Then try once again Then try a few more times Then try after then When I was a little girl Raised on N. Philly streets I'd hear my people say Ghetto'z all they'd be But my mommy would hold me Quietly give me peace She'd look me in my eyes and she'd say to me Chorus As a teenager I dreamed to see the world But how could I do this me a poor black girl And just when my will was lost And all hope seemed set free I'd remember my mama's face and her tellin' me Chorus Try try try Try try try Try try try Try and try again (repeat) Now as a grown woman I still stumble and fall But wit a lot of faith and the same amount of effort I can withstand it all I dun see some thangs now and been a few places I'm now enjoyin' the beautiful world and the many new faces I say Chorus If you want it to happen baybay 6x |
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| 5:05 |
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Love rain down on me, on me, down on me
Love rain down on me, on me, down on me Love rain down on me, on me, down on me Met him on a Thursday, sunny afternoon Cumulus clouds, 84 degrees He was brown, deep Said he wanted to talk about my mission Listen to my past lives. (Word?) Took me on long walks to places where butterflies rest easy Talked about Moses and Mumia Reparations, blue colors, memories of shell-topped Adidas He was fresh, like summer peaches Sweet on my mind like block parties and penny candy Us was nice and warm, no jacket, no umbrella, just warm At night we would watch the stars And he would physically give me each and every one I felt like cayenne pepper, red, hot, spicy I felt dizzy and so near heaven and miles between my thighs Better than love, we made delicious He me had, had me he He had me tongue tied I could hear his rhythm in my thoughts I was his sharp, his horn section His boom and his bip And he was my love Love rain down on me, on me, down on me The rain was fallin' and, and slowly and sweetly and stinging my eyes And I could not see that he became my voodoo priest And I was his faithful concubine Wide open, wide, loose like bowels after collard greens The mistake was made Love slipped from my lips Dripped down my chin and landed in his lap And us became new Now me non-clarivoyant and in love Made the coochie easy and the obvious invisible The rain was falling And I couldn't see the season changing And the vibe slipping off it's axis Our beautiful melody became wildly staccato (Repeat 1 in background) The rain was falling and I could not see That I was to be plowed and sowed and fertilized And left to drown in his sunny afternoon Cumulus clouds, 84 degrees, melody Love rain down on me, on me, down on me Love rain down on me, on me, down on me [Mos Def] I stretched my arms towards the sky like blades of tall grass The sun beat between my shoulders like carnival drums I sat still in hopes that it would help my wings grow So then I could really be fly And then she arrived Like day break inside a railway tunnel Like the new moon, like a diamond in the mines Like high noon to a drunkard, sudden She made my heart beat in a now-now time signature Her skinny canvas for ultraviolet brushstrokes She was the sun's painting She was a deep cognac color Her eyes sparkled like lights along the new city Her lips pursed as if her breath was too sweet And full for her mouth to hold I said, "You are the beautiful, distress of mathematics." I said, "For you, I would peel open the clouds like new fruit And give you lightning and thunder as a dowry I would make the sky shed all of it's stars like rain And I would clasp the constellations across your waist And I would make the heavens your cape And they would be pleased to cover you They would be pleased to cover you May I please, cover you, please" |
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