Keri HilsonHeh, not again
Ohh, this ain't supposed to happen to me

Keep rockin', and keep knockin'
Whether you Louis Vuitton it up or Reebokin'
You see the hate that they're servin' on a platter
So what we gon' have, dessert or disaster?

I never thought I'd be in love like this
When I look at you my mind goes on a trip
And you came in and knocked me on my face
Feels like I'm in a race
But I already won first place

I never thought I'd fall for you as hard as I did
(As hard as I did, yeah)
You got me thinkin' bout our life our house and kids, yeah
Every mornin' I look at you and smile
'Cause boy you came around and you knocked me down
Knocked me down

Sometimes love comes around
And it knocks you down
Just get back up
When it knocks you down
Knocks you down

Sometimes love comes around
And it knocks you down
Just get back up
When it knocks you down
Knocks you down

I never thought I'd, hear myself say, ooh, ya'll go 'head
I think I'm gonna kick it wit my girl today, kick it wit my girl today
I used to be commander-in-chief
Of my pimp ship flyin' high, flyin' high)
Til I met this pretty little missile that shot me out the sky
Oh shot me out the sky

Hate to know I'm crashing, don't know how it happened
But I know it feels so damn good
Said if I could go back, and make it happen faster
Don't you know I would baby if I could
Miss Independent, ohh, to the fullest, the load never too much
She helpin' me pull it
She shot the bullet that ended that life
I swear to you the pimp in me just died tonight
Girl sometimes love

Sometimes love comes around
And it knocks you down
Just get back up
When it knocks you down
Knocks you down

Sometimes love comes around
And it knocks you down
Just get back up
When it knocks you down
Knocks you down

Tell me now can you make it past your Caspers
So we can finally fly off into NASA
You was always the cheerleader of my dreams
That seem to only date the head of football teams
And I was the class clown that, always kept you laughin'
We were never meant to be, baby, we just happen
So please, don't mess up the trick, hey young world I'm the new Slick Rick
They say I move too quick, but we can't let this moment pass us
Let the hourglass pass right into ashes
Let the wind blow the ash right before my glasses
So I wrote this love letter right before my classes

How could a goddess ask, someone that's only average for advice
OMG you listen to that b****?
Whoa, it's me, baby this is tragic
'Cause we had it, we was magic
I was flyin', now I'm crashin'
This is bad real bad Michael Jackson
Now I'm mad real mad Joe Jackson
You should leave your boyfriend now, I'mma ask him

Say you gotta put the good with the bad, happy and the sad
So will you bring a better future than I had in the past
Oh 'cause, I don't wanna make the same mistakes I did
I don't wanna fall back on my face again
Whoa, whoa, I'll admit it, I was scared to answer love's call
Whoa, whoa, and if it hits better make it worth the fall
When it comes around

Sometimes love comes around
And it knocks you down
Just get back up
When it knocks you down
Knocks you down

Sometimes love comes around
And it knocks you down
Just get back up
When it knocks you down
Knocks you down

Won't see it coming when it happens, hey
But when it happens you're gonna feel it
Let me tell you now
You see when love knocks you down
When it knocks you down

Won't see it coming when it happens
But when it happens you're gonna feel it
Let me tell you now
You see when love knocks you down
Yeah

I'm wide awake, I'm wide awake

I'm wide awake, yeah, I was in the dark
I was falling hard with an open heart
I'm wide awake
How did I read the stars so wrong

I'm wide awake and now it's clear to me
That everything you see ain't always what it seems
I'm wide awake
Yeah, I was dreaming for so long

I wish I knew then what I know now
Wouldn't dive in, wouldn't bow down
Gravity hurts, you made it so sweet
Till I woke up on, on the concrete

Falling from cloud 9
Crashing from the high
I'm letting go tonight
(Yeah, I'm)
Falling from cloud 9

I'm wide awake, not losing any sleep
Picked up every piece and landed on my feet
I'm wide awake
Need nothing to complete myself, no, ho

I'm wide awake, yeah, I am born again
Outta the lion's den
I don't have to pretend and it's too late
The story's over now, the end

I wish I knew then what I know now
Wouldn't dive in, wouldn't bow down
Gravity hurts, you made it so sweet
Till I woke up on, on the concrete

Falling from cloud 9
Crashing from the high
I'm letting go tonight
(Yeah, I'm letting go)
Falling from cloud 9

Thunder rumbling, castles crumbling
I am trying to hold on, god knows that I tried
Seeing the bright side but I'm not blind anymore
I'm wide awake, I'm wide awake

Yeah, I'm falling from cloud 9
Crashing from the high
You know I'm letting go tonight
I'm falling from cloud 9

I'm wide awake, I'm wide awake
I'm wide awake, I'm wide awake
I'm wide awake

Breathing you in when I want you out
Finding our truth in a hope of doubt
Lying inside our quiet drama

Wearing your heart like a stolen dream
Opening skies with your broken keys
No one can blind us any longer

We'll run where lights won't chase us
Hide where love can save us
I will never let you go

We'll run where lights won't chase us
Hide where love can save us
I will never let you go

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Breathing you in when I want you out
Finding our truth in a hope of doubt
Lying inside our quiet drama

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Breathing you in when I want you out
Finding our truth in a hope of doubt
Lying inside our quiet drama

Wearing your heart like a stolen dream
Opening skies with your broken keys
No one can blind us any longer

We'll run where lights won't chase us
Hide where love can save us
I will never let you go


We'll run where lights won't chase us
Hide where love can save us
I will never let you go

We'll run where lights won't chase us
Hide where love can save us
I will never let you go

Breathing you in when I want you out
Finding our truth in a hope of doubt
Lying inside our quiet drama

You know I'm not one to break promises
I don't want to hurt you but I need to breathe
At the end of it all, you're still my best friend
But there's something inside that I need to release
Which way is right, which way is wrong
How do I say that I need to move on
You know we're headed separate ways

And it feels like I am just too close to love you
There's nothing I can really say
I can't lie no more, I can't hide no more
Got to be true to myself
And it feels like I am just too close to love you
So I'll be on my way

You've given me more that I can return
Yet there's oh so much that you deserve
There's nothing to say, nothing to do,
I've nothing to give
I must leave without you
You know we're headed separate ways

And it feels like I am just too close to love you
There's nothing I can really say
I can't lie no more, I can't hide no more
Got to be true to myself
And it feels like I am just too close to love you
So I'll be on my way

So I'll be on my way

And it feels like I am just too close to love you
There's nothing that I can really say
I can't lie no more, I can't hide no more
Got to be true to myself
And it feels like I am just too close to love you
So I'll be on my way

So I'll be on my way
So I'll be on my way

Ooh, oh oh oh, ooh ooh ooh ooh
Ooh, oh oh oh, ooh ooh ooh ooh

You and I go hard at each other like we’re going to war
You and I go rough, we keep throwing things and slamming the doors
You and I get so damn dysfunctional we start keeping score
You and I get sick, yeah I know that we can’t do this no more

But baby there you go again, there you go again, making me love you
Yeah I stop using my head, using my head, let it all go
Got you stuck on my body, on my body, like a tattoo
And now I’m feeling stupid, feeling stupid, crawling back to you

So I cross my heart and I hope to die
That I’ll only stay with you one more night
And I know I said it a million times
But I’ll only stay with you one more night

Try to tell you no, but my body keeps on telling you yes
Try to tell you stop, but your lipstick got me so out of breath
I’ll be waking up in the morning, probably hating myself
I’ll be waking up feeling satisfied, but guilty as hell

But baby there you go again, there you go again, making me love you
Yeah I stop using my head, using my head, let it all go
Got you stuck on my body, on my body, like a tattoo
And now I’m feeling stupid, feeling stupid, crawling back to you

So I cross my heart and I hope to die
That I’ll only stay with you one more night
And I know I said it a million times
But I’ll only stay with you one more night

(Ooh, oh oh oh, ooh ooh ooh ooh)
Yeah baby give me one more night
(Ooh, oh oh oh, ooh ooh ooh ooh)
Yeah baby give me one more night
(Ooh, oh oh oh, ooh ooh ooh ooh)
Yeah baby give me one more night

Baby there you go again, there you go again, making me love you
Yeah I stop using my head, using my head, let it all go
Got you stuck on my body, on my body, like a tattoo
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah...

So I cross my heart and I hope to die
That I’ll only stay with you one more night
And I know I said it a million times
But I’ll only stay with you one more night
(Yeah baby give me one more night)

So I cross my heart and I hope to die
That I’ll only stay with you one more night
And I know I said it a million times
But I’ll only stay with you one more night

I don't know
Whatever

I've seen the President's feet
When he walks down the street
He's gotta stovepipe hat
He's got wooden teeth

Gonna make a big scene
With a nuclear bomb gonna rent a limousine
With his sunglasses on

His girlfriend's name is Kathy Fong
She blew his mind from the here beyond
She sold him out to the LSC

They cleaned him up, put him on T.V
And that's why I wanna testify
It's as easy as this
He's gonna show up and get his kicks

He's got the band
(The band)
The girls

(The girls)
The money
He's got the band
(The band)

The girls
(The girls)
The money, alright

They threw him up 'cause they could not wait
To see his bent out face on a dinner plate
They shot his heart full of electrolights
But check the calibration was not quite right

Well, that's right, he's lie'n on the floor
And then they want some more
He's flying high and looking bored

He's got the band
(The band)
The girls
(The girls)
The money

He's got the band
(The band)
The girls
(The girls)
The money

If you wanna rock Los Angeles
Ya gotta live with your mom and dad
This guitar is a lie'n, love is alive
Get while the gettin's good

Heart breaker

He's got the band
The girls, the money
He's got the band
The girls, the money

Hey, I saw a letter from you
It's got profit and why it's wrong
And it's time to shed your skin
And then it said to light this war
I said, he's got the band

Let's go take a ride in your car
I will take the passenger seat
Baby, we don't have to go far
Unless you wanna show
Me a lovely place out of town
Where you feel most at ease
Well you are the one that I like
Always will be

I think it's time to let you know
The way I feel when you take hold
One single touch from you, I'm gone
Still got the rush when I'm alone
I think it is time I let you know
Take all of me, I will devote
You set me free, my body's yours
It feels the best when you're involved

I want you to take over control
Take over control
Take take take take over control
Oh oh oh, I want you to take over control
Plug it in and turn me on

I want you to take over control
Take over control
Take take take take over control
Oh oh oh, I want you to take over control
Plug it in and turn me on

Baby, baby, can't you see?
That I'm giving all of me
So, it's up to you now
We could let time pass away
I'll make an excuse to play
But, it's up to you now

Just wanna fulfill your needs
While you're taking over me
So, what do you want now?
Take a picture, make a show
'Cause nobody has to know
All the ways that we get down

I want you to take over control
Take over control
Take take take take over control
Oh oh oh, I want you to take over control
Plug it in and turn me on

Oh, oh whoa oh
Oh, oh whoa ooh oh
Plug it in and turn me on
Oh, oh whoa oh
Oh, oh whoa ooh oh
Plug it in and turn me on

I want you to take over control
Take over control
Take take take take over control
Oh oh oh, I want you to take over control
Plug it in and turn me on

Oh, oh whoa oh
Oh, oh whoa ooh oh
Plug it in and turn me on
Oh, oh whoa oh
Oh, oh whoa ooh oh
Plug it in and turn me on

I gotta find my way out of this hell, you got me into,
My baby's sleepin in anothers bed,
It's like i'm dreamin that walls are closing in on me,
I just wanna know you care.

I wanna find out why, you didnt choose to stay,baby,
You got me going crazy

Ooo... my baby she got me oh no... she left me a prisoner inside my words, ooo...... my baby she got me oh no.. she locked me in prison like a criminal

Everyday's the same, your word, lied away, when all you go and done isnt me, i can see you now, your long brown hair and your white wedding gown, baby im missing you...

I wanna find out why, you didnt choose to stay oh..., oh ya...,
Ooo... my baby she got me oh no... she left me a prisoner inside my words, ooo... my baby she got me oh no.. she locked me in prison like a criminal

I can't stop this, all this daydreaming , i gotta do my time... i ooo... i can't get out, i don't wanna feel this way, save me from this misery...

I wanna find out why, you didnt choose to stay, baby..., you got me going crazy...

Ooo... my baby she got me oh no... she left me a prisoner inside my words, ooo...... my baby she got me oh no.. she locked me in prison like a criminal

I promise to love ya, hold ya, even when time got hard and i can still see us being forever, but now we're falling apart...

I wanna find out why, you didnt choose to stay, baby... you got me, ooo... my baby she got me oh no... she left me a prisoner inside my words, ooo...... my baby she got me oh no.. she locked me in prison like a criminal

White lips, pale face
Breathing in snowflakes
Burnt lungs, sour taste
Light's gone, day's end
Struggling to pay rent
Long nights, strange men

And they say
She's in the class a team
Stuck in her daydream
Been this way since 18

But lately her face seems
Slowly sinking, wasting
Crumbling like pastries
And they scream

The worst things in life come free to us
'Cause we're just under the upper hand
And go mad for a couple grams
And she don't want to go outside tonight

And in a pipe she flies to the Motherland
Or sells love to another man
It's too cold outside
For angels to fly
Angels to fly

Ripped gloves, raincoat
Tried to swim and stay afloat
Dry house, wet clothes
Loose change, bank notes
Weary-eyed, dry throat
Call girl, no phone

And they say
She's in the class a team
Stuck in her daydream
Been this way since 18

But lately her face seems
Slowly sinking, wasting
Crumbling like pastries
And they scream

The worst things in life come free to us
'Cause we're just under the upper hand
And go mad for a couple grams
And she don't want to go outside tonight

And in a pipe she flies to the Motherland
Or sells love to another man
It's too cold outside
For angels to fly

An angel will die
Covered in white
Closed eye
And hoping for a better life
This time, we'll fade out tonight
Straight down the line

And they say
She's in the class a team
Stuck in her daydream
Been this way since 18

But lately her face seems
Slowly sinking, wasting
Crumbling like pastries
They scream

The worst things in life come free to us
And we're all under the upper hand
Go mad for a couple grams
And we don't want to go outside tonight

And in a pipe we fly to the Motherland
Or sell love to another man
It's too cold outside
For angels to fly

Angels to fly
Fly, fly
For angels to fly
To fly, to fly
Angels to die

As long as you love me
As long as you love me
As long as you love me

We're under pressure,
Seven billion people in the world trying to fit in
Keep it together,
Smile on your face even though your heart is frowning
But hey now, you know girl,
We both know it's a cruel world
But I will take my chances

As long as you love me
We could be starving, we could be homeless, we could be broke
As long as you love me
I'll be your platinum, I'll be your silver, I'll be your gold
As long as you love, love me, love me
As long as you love, love me, love me

I'll be your soldier, fighting every second of the day for the change girl
You can be my Destiny's Child on a stinger
So don't stress, don't cry, we don't need no wings to fly
Just take my hand

As you love me we could be starving, we could be homeless, we could be broke
As long as you love me
I'll be your platinum, I'll be your silver, I'll be your gold
As long as you love, love me, love me
As long as you love, love me, love me

I don't know if this makes sense, but you're my hallelujah
Give me a time and place, and I'll rendezvous, and I'll fly you to it,
I'll beat ya there
Girl you know I got you
Us, trust...

A couple of things I can't spell without you
Now we are on top of the world, 'cause that's just how we do
Used to tell me sky's the limit, now the sky's is our point of view
Man now we stepping out like wow (Oh God)

Camera's pointed shoot,
Ask me what's my best side, I stand back and point at you
You, you the one that I argue with, I feel like I need a new girl to be bothered,
But the grass ain't always greener on the other side,
It's green where you water it

So I know we got issues baby true true true
But I'd rather work on this with you
Than to go ahead and start with someone new
As long as you love me

As you love me
We could be starving, we could be homeless, we could be broke
As long as you love me
I'll be your platinum, I'll be your silver, I'll be your gold

As long as you love, love me, love me
As long as you love, love me, love me
As long as you love, love me, love me
As long as you love, love me, love me
As long as you love me

Hey Lil’ Jon, know we tell these boys
When they campin' out with the blunt, right?
We tell ‘em puff, puff, pass with your pussy ass
I said puff, puff, pass with your pussy ass

I smell that sticky icky, who got that sticky icky?
I got that sticky icky, icky, icky
I smell that sticky icky, who got that sticky icky?
I got that sticky icky, icky, icky

I smell that sticky, oh yeah
Who got that sticky? I do
I smell that sticky, oh yeah
Who got that sticky? Me too

I smell that sticky, oh yeah
Who got that sticky? I do
I smell that sticky, oh yeah
Who got that sticky? Me too

You know the drill, break it up, break it up
You know the drill, roll it up, roll it up
You know the drill, light it up, light it up
You know the drill, smoke it up, smoke it up

Now, puff, puff, pass with your pussy ass
You f***in’ up the rotation, that thang there burnin’ fast
This ain't a joke, stop playin’, I need to smoke
This thang can get dirty and I ain't talkin’ ‘bout sprinklin’ coke

I need that sticky icky, that Miami crippy
That Washington high purple, watch out that thang will hurt you
I need that Cali chronic, damn, a Chico on it
Some of that Seattle supersonic will have you like Nevada want it f***ed up

That’s right high as a kite
Now roll the next one and pass me the light
‘Cause we ready for sure, ready to go
Ready to blow, let's roll

I smell that sticky icky, who got that sticky icky?
I got that sticky icky, icky, icky
I smell that sticky icky, who got that sticky icky?
I got that sticky icky, icky, icky

I smell that sticky, oh yeah
Who got that sticky? I do
I smell that sticky, oh yeah
Who got that sticky? Me too

I smell that sticky, oh yeah
Who got that sticky? I do
I smell that sticky, oh yeah
Who got that sticky? Me too

If thirty's the new twenty, Patron's the new Henney
Roll in a new Bentley, blowin’ like two twenty
That ain't the price of the car, now that's a half ounce of piff, dawg
You gotta have a strong chest just to hit the raw

Or you'll be coughin’ up a lung
Harlem, where we from so of course we gettin’ drunk twisted
We hit the parties, poppin’ bottles just for fun
Smokin’ weed in your club, call the coppers, let ‘em come

Miami, Trey O Five, we cop it out the bro house
A generator so the lights don't go out
A big profit in that greenery
We now stoppin’ by the beach just for scenery

When here it's 45, up here it's 65
Meet you in Carolina, get it for 55
We got them pounds, n**** ‘cause everyday we hustlin’
It's heavy cake and druggin’ it, so heavyweight we smuggle it

I smell that sticky icky, who got that sticky icky?
I got that sticky icky, icky, icky
I smell that sticky icky, who got that sticky icky?
I got that sticky icky, icky, icky

I smell that sticky, oh yeah
Who got that sticky? I do
I smell that sticky, oh yeah
Who got that sticky? Me too

I smell that sticky, oh yeah
Who got that sticky? I do
I smell that sticky, oh yeah
Who got that sticky? Me too

Puff, puff, pass with your pussy ass
I said puff, puff, pass with your pussy ass
Puff, puff, pass with your pussy ass
I said puff, puff, pass with your pussy ass

Puff, puff, pass with your pussy ass
I said puff, puff, pass with your pussy ass
Puff, puff, pass with your pussy ass
I said puff, puff, pass with your pussy ass

Dearly beloved,
If this love only exists in my dreams,
Don't wake me up

Too much light in this window, don't wake me up,
Only coffee no sugar, inside my cup,
If I wake and your here still, give me a kiss,
I wasn't finish dreaming, about your lips

Don't wake me up up up up up up,
Don't wake me up up up up up up,
Don't wake me up up up up up up,
Don't wake me up, don't wake me

Don't wake me up (no)
Don't wake me up,
Don't wake me up (yeah)
Don't wake me up up up up up up,
Don't wake me up, don't wake me

So much life in the city, you won't believe,
Been awake for some days now, no time to sleep,
If your heart is a pillow, this love's the bed,
Tell me what is the music, inside my head,

Don't wake me up up up up up up,
Don't wake me up up up up up up,
Don't wake me up up up up up up,
Don't wake me up, don't wake me

Don't wake me up (no)
Don't wake me up,
Don't wake me up (yeah)
Don't wake me up up up up up up,
Don't wake me up, don't wake me

I don't wanna fall fall fall fall asleep no,
I don't wanna fall unless I'm falling for you,
I don't wanna fall fall fall fall asleep no,
I don't wanna fall unless I'm falling for you

I don't wanna fall fall fall fall asleep no,
I don't wanna fall unless I'm falling for you,
I don't wanna fall fall fall fall asleep no,
I don't wanna fall unless I'm falling for you

Yeah, yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah, yeah
Ah yeah, yeah, yeah

Ah yeah, yeah, yeah
Ah yeah, yeah, yeah
Ah yeah, ah yeah, ah yeah, ah yeah, ah yeah, yeah
Ah yeah, ah yeah, ah yeah, ah yeah, ah yeah, yeah

They can say whatevah
I'ma do whatevah
No pain is forevah
Yup, you know this

Tougher than a lion
Ain't no need in tryin'
I live where the sky ends
Yup, you know this

Never lyin', truth tella
That Rihanna rain just won't let up
All black on, black top shades
Black top Maybach

I'ma rock this s*** like fashion hasn't
Goin' 'til they say stop
And my runway never looked so clear
Put the hottest b**** in heels right here

No fear, and while you're getting your cry on
I'm getting my fly on
Sincere, I see you aimin' at my pedestal
I betta' let ya know

That I-I-I-I'm so hard
Ah yeah, yeah, yeah, I'm so hard
That I-I-I-I'm so hard
Ah yeah, yeah, yeah, I'm so hard
That I-I-I-I'm so hard
Ah yeah, yeah, yeah, I'm so hard
Too hard, too hard, too hard, too hard

(Ah yeah, yeah, yeah)
That Rihanna rain just won't let up
(Ah yeah, yeah, yeah)
That Rihanna rain just won't let up
(Ah yeah, yeah, yeah)
That Rihanna rain just won't let up
Too hard, too hard, too hard, too hard

All up on it, know you want to clone it
Ain't like me, that chick too phony
Ride this beat, beat, beat like a pony
Meet me at the top, top, top
It's gettin' lonely

Who think they test me now?
Run through yo town, I'll shut it down
Brilliant, resilient
Fan mail from 27 million

And I want it all
It's gonna take more than that
Hope that ain't all you got
I need it all, the money, the fame, the cars, the clothes

I can't just let you run up on me like that
All on me like that, yeah
I see you aimin' at my pedestal
So I think I gotta let ya know

That I-I-I-I'm so hard
Ah yeah, yeah, yeah, I'm so hard
That I-I-I-I'm so hard
Ah yeah, yeah, yeah, I'm so hard
That I-I-I-I'm so hard
Ah yeah, yeah, yeah, I'm so hard
Too hard, too hard, too hard, too hard

Go hard or go home, back to your residence
Soon the red dogs get a block back to the presidents
I used to run my old block like Obama did
You don't gotta believe me, go ask my momma then

Couldn't even come in my room, smell like a kilo
Look like me and two of my boys playin' casino
Cali's all I keep in my bag in California
Tell them to give me back my swag, they try to clone me

You see my Louis Chucks, Louis flag, Louis frames
Louis belt
What that make me, Louis Mane?

I'm in the all white party wearin' all black
With my new black watch called the heart attack
Cardiac arrest, cardiac a-wrist
Yeah, they say they hard, they ain't hard as this

Hard! The one word describes me
And if I wasn't doin' this
You know where I be, too hard

Where them girls talkin' trash?
Where them girls talkin' trash?
Where they at, where they at, where they at?

Where them bloggers girls at?
Where them bloggers girls at?
Where they at, where they at, where they at?

Where ya lighters at?
Where ya lighters at?
Where they at, where they at, where they at?
Too hard, too hard, too hard, too hard

That I-I-I-I'm so hard
Ah yeah, yeah, yeah, I'm so hard
That I-I-I-I'm so hard
Ah yeah, yeah, yeah, I'm so hard
That I-I-I-I'm so hard
So hard, so hard, so hard, so hard
That I, I, I

Hey baby, won't you look my way?
I can be your new addiction
Hey baby, what you gotta say?
All you're giving me is fiction
I'm a sorry sucker and this happens all the time
I found out that everybody talks,
Everybody talks, everybody talks

It started with a whisper
And that was when I kissed her
And then she made my lips hurt
I could hear the chit chat
Take me to your love shack
Mama's always gotta back track
When everybody talks back

Hey honey, you could be my drug
You could be my new prescription
Too much could be an overdose
All this trash talk make me itchin'
Oh my my
Everybody talks, everybody talks
Everybody talks, too much

It started with a whisper
And that was when I kissed her
And then she made my lips hurt
I could hear the chit chat
Take me to your love shack
Mama's always gotta back track
When everybody talks back

Never thought I'd live
To see the day
When everybody's words got in the way
Hey sugar, show me all your love
All you're giving me is friction
Hey sugar, what you gotta say?

It started with a whisper
And that was when I kissed her
And then she made my lips hurt
I could hear the chit chat
Take me to your love shack
Mama's always gotta back track
When everybody talks back

Everybody talks
Everybody talks
Everybody talks
Everybody talks
Everybody talks
Everybody talks... back

It started with a whisper
And that was when I kissed her

Everybody talks
Everybody talks... back

Started out pretending
With my good intentions on the line
When did I get locked in
When did I get stuck here wasting time
Try convincing yourself but you're not sure
If you're using your brain it's the hearts turn

Can’t you see, I’m just starting
To live life inside out
Can’t you see, I was faking
But now I’m all about
Inside out, inside out
No more outside looking in
Can’t you see I’m just trying

Working through the weekend
Make a living that won’t let me live
Say I got some time left
But they tell me time does not forgive
I was playing with fire so I got burned
But I've been using my brain it's the hearts turn

CHORUS

Oh - I guess this life ain’t for me
Oh - I’m just the missing puzzle piece
Oh - my inside’s screaming out, to be free to be free

Alright, already, the show goes on
All night 'til the morning, we dream so long
Anybody ever wonder when they would see the sun go
Just remember when you come up, the show goes on

Alright, already, the show goes on
All night 'til the morning, we dream so long
Anybody ever wonder when they would see the sun go?
Just remember when you come up, the show goes on

Have you ever had the feelin' that you was bein' had?
Don't that s*** there make you mad? They treat you like a slave
Put chains all on your soul and put whips up on your back
They be lyin' through they teeth, hope you slip up off your path

I don't switch up, I just laugh, put my kicks up on they desk
Unaffected by they threats, then get busy on they ass
See, that's how that Chi-Town made me, that's how my daddy raised me
That glitterin' may not be gold, don't let nobody play me

If you are my homeboy, you'll never have to pay me
Go on and put your hands up when times is hard, you stand up
L-U-P the man, 'cause the brand that the fans trust
So even if they ban us, they'll never slow my plans up

Alright, already, the show goes on
All night 'til the morning, we dream so long
Anybody ever wonder when they would see the sun go
Just remember when you come up, the show goes on

Alright, already, the show goes on
All night 'til the morning, we dream so long
Anybody ever wonder when they would see the sun go
Just remember when you come up, the show goes on

One in the air for the people ain't here
Two in the air for the father that's there
Three in the air for the kids in the ghetto
Four for the kids that don't wanna be there

None for the n****s tryin' to hold them back
Five in the air for the teachers not scared
To tell those kids that's livin' in the ghetto
That the n****s holdin' back that the world is theirs

Yeah, the world is yours, I was once that little boy
Terrified of the world, now I'm on a world tour
I will give up everything even start a world war
For these ghetto girls and boys, I'm rappin' 'round the world for

Africa to New York, Haiti, then I detour
Oakland out to Auckland, Gaza Strip to Detroit
Say hip hop only destroy, tell 'em look at me, boy
I hope your son don't have a gun and never be a D-boy

Alright, already, the show goes on
All night 'til the morning, we dream so long
Anybody ever wonder when they would see the sun go
Just remember when you come up, the show goes on

Alright, already, the show goes on
All night 'til the morning, we dream so long
Anybody ever wonder when they would see the sun go
Just remember when you come up, the show goes on

So no matter what you been through, no matter what you into
No matter what you see when you look outside your window
Brown grass or green grass, picket fence or barbed wire
Never ever put them down, you just lift your arms higher

Raise 'em 'til your arms tired let 'em know you here
That you struggling, survivin', that you gon' persevere
Yeah, ain't nobody leavin', nobody goin' home
Even if they turn the lights out, the show is goin' on

Alright, already, the show goes on
All night 'til the morning, we dream so long
Anybody ever wonder when they would see the sun go
Just remember when you come up, the show goes on

Alright, already, the show goes on
All night 'til the morning, we dream so long
Anybody ever wonder when they would see the sun go
Just remember when you come up, the show goes on

I brush my teeth and look in the mirror
And laugh out loud as I'm beaming from ear to ear
I'd rather pick flowers instead of fights
And rather than flaunt my style
I'd flash you a smile of clean pearly whites

I've been to the dentist a thousand times
So I know the drill, I smooth my hair
Sit back in the chair
But somehow I still get the chills

"Have a seat", he says pleasantly
As he shakes my hand and practically laughs at me
"Open up nice and wide", he says peering in
And with a smirk he says, "Don't have a fit
This'll just pinch a bit", as he tries not to grin

When hygienists leave on long vacations
That's when dentists scream
And lose their patience

Talking only brings the toothaches on
Because I say the stupidest things
So if my result goes south
I'll swallow my pride with an Aspirin
And shut my mouth

Golf and alcohol don't mix
And that's why I don't drink and drive
Because good grief, I'd knock out my teeth
And have to kiss my smile goodbye

I've been to the dentist a thousand times
So I know the drill, I smooth my hair
Sit back in the chair
But somehow I still get the chills