Mama's Gun
Album - 21 novembre 2000 - Debaser id 15582

Here's my philosophy
Livin' in a penitentiary
Brothers all on the corner
Tryin' to make believe
Turn around ain't got no pot to pee
Make me mad when I see ya sad
Can't stand to see ya hustle doin bad
But you can't win when your will is weak
When you're knocked on the ground

Evil, don't you test me
Evil, you won't win

Oh why world
Why world
Do want me to be so mad yeah
So mad yeah
Oh why world
Why world
Do you want me to be so mad yeah
So mad yeah

I'm tellin' you the truth
I hope I'm not being too cruel
Since you ain't playing by the rules
I'm 'bout to kick you off your stool

Evil, don't you test me
Evil, you won't win

Oh why world
Why world
Do want me to be so mad yeah
So mad yeah
Oh why world
Why world
Do you want me to be so mad yeah
Say why


I am a warrior princess
I have come from the other sun
Gather all of your members
Unite them as one
Move together in harmony
Build a bridge
Now destroy a bridge
Eliminate your weakness
Conquer evil, the demon
And live forever together

Oh why can't we get along and
Take all the funky tones
And make up a funky song
That be bangin on and on
Make me mad when I see ya sad
With the same look ya momma had
But ya can't win when your will is weak
But ya get out ya seat
Oh why Why Why world
Do you want me to be so mad
So mad yeah
Why in the world
Why world do you want me to be so mad yeah
So mad yeah
Why in the world
Why world do you want me to be so mad yeah
So mad yeah
Why in the world
Why world do you want me to be so mad yeah
So mad yeah
Why make me, make me, make me, make me, make me so mad
Why yeah, why yeah, why yeah
Why yeah...

ad-libs fade out

[hook]2x
Ohhh hey, i'm trying to decide
which way to go
i think i made a wrong turn back there somewhere

[chorus]
didn't cha know, didn't cha know
trying to run but i lost my way
didn't cha know didn't cha know
Stopped to watch my emotions sway
didn't cha know didn't cha know
knew the toll but i would not pay
didn't cha know didn't cha know
that you never know where the cards may lay

time to save the world
where in the world is all the time
so many things i still don't know
so many times i've changed my mind
i guess i was born to make mistakes
but i aint scared to take the weight
so when i stumble off the path
i know my heart will guide me back..

back to hook and chorus

love is life and life is free
take a ride of life with me
free your mind and find your way
there will be a brighter day

This is how I look without makeup
And with no bra my ninny's sag down low
My hair ain't never hung down to my shoulders
And it might not grow
Ya' never know

But I'm clever when I bust a rhyme
I'm cleva always on ya' mind
She's cleva and I really wanna grow
But why come you're the last to know?

I got a little pot in my belly
So now a days my figure ain't so fly
My dress ain't cost nothin' but seven dollars
But I made it fly
And I'll tell ya why

But I'm clever when I bust a rhyme
I'm cleva always on ya' mind
She's cleva and I really wanna grow
But why come I'm the last to know?

Alright, alright, alright
Alright, alright, alright
Alright, alright, alright
Alright, alright, alright yeah

Alright with me
Said that I'm alright with me
Said that I'm alright with me
Said that I'm alright with me
Said that I'm alright with me
Said that I'm alright with me

Hey, yeah, yeah, yeah
Hey, yeah, yeah, yeah
Hey, yeah, yeah, yeah...

Dum, dum, dum, dum, dum
Dum, dum, dum, dum, dum...

Your booty might be bigga
But I still can pull your nigga
But I don't want him
Ya got sugar on your pita
But ya nigga thinks I'm sweeter
But I don't want him
Ya know the whole encyclopedia
But ya nigga thinks I'm deeper
But I don't want him
Got a whole lot a junk off in ya trunk
But ya nigga think I'm live and I keep him crunk
I don't want him

Hey, hey, hey
I don't want him cause of what he doin to you
And you don't need him
Cause he ain't ready
See I don't want him
If he ain't made no arrangement with you
I hope you would've done the same thing for me too

Your kisses might be wetter
But your nigga likes mine better
But I don't want him
Ya got the beans and rice and the hot ho cakes
But ya nigga still over here in my plate
I don't want him
Ya got a PHD, Magna Cum Laude
But ya nigga love me with a GED
I don't want him
You the one with all the money
And he knows my money's funny
But I don't want him

Hey, hey, hey
I don't want him
Cause of what he doin to you
And you don't need him
Cause the boy ain't ready

Got ya pad all decked out fa sho
But ya niggas at my door, thought
I don't want him
Well you can do the butterfly and the tootsie roll
But ya nigga straight sprung off the way I stroll
I don't want him
Ya know the whole 120 + degree
But you can't keep ya guy up off his knees
I don't want him
Got a 9-5 and a 6-10
But ya nigga told me not to work again
I don't want him

Hey, hey, hey
I don't want him
Cause of what he doin to you
And you don't need him
Cause he ain't ready

No you won't be name'n no buildings after me
To go down dilapidated ooh
No you won't be name'n no buildings after me
My name will be mistated, surely

His world done changed
So much yeah yeah
This world done changed
Since I been conscious

This world done changed
So much yeah yeah
This world done changed
Since I been conscious

Oh, what in the world will we do?
Will we ever make it, yeah
Oh yeah know it ain't right
Oh, is it in Your plan?


Say, I won't be name'n no buildings after me
To go down dilapidated
No you won't be name'n no bulidings after me
My name won't be mistated, surely
Surely, surely...

And oh...
And oh...
And oh...

(ad-libs)

No you won't be name'n no buildings after me
To go down dilapidated, no
No you won't be name'n no buildings after me
My name will be mistated, surely
Surely, yeah, yeah
Mmm hmm, ooh

I'm an orange moon
I'm an orange moon
Reflecting the light of the sun

Many nights he was alone
Many many many nights
His light was too bright
So they turned away
And he stood alone
Every night and every day

Then he turned to me
He saw his reflection in me
And he smiled at me
When he turned to me
Then he said to me

How good it is
How good it is
How good it is
How good it is

I'm an orange moon
I'm brighter than before
Brighter than ever before
I'm an orange moon
And I shine so bright
'Cause I reflect the light of my sun

I praise the day
He turned my way
And smiled at me
He gets to smile and I get to
be orange, that I love to be

How good it is
How good it is
How good it is
How good it is
How good it is
How good it is
How good it is
How good he is

How good it is
How good it is

I'm an orange moon
I'm brighter than before
Brighter...
I'm an orange moon
Reflecting the light of the sun

Bag lady, you gon' hurt your back
Draggin' all them bags like that
I guess nobody ever told you
All you must hold on to is you, is you, is you

One day all them bags gon' get in your way
One day all them bags gon' get in your way
I said one day all them bags gon' get in your way
One day all them bags gon' get in your way
So pack light

Bag lady you gon' miss your bus
You can't hurry up 'cos you've got too much stuff
When they see you coming niggaz take off running
From you, it's true, oh yes they do

One day he gon' say you crowding my space
One day he gon' say you crowding my space
I said one day he gon' say you crowding my space
One day he gon' say you crowding my space
So pack light

Girl I know
Sometimes it's hard and we can't let go
If someone hurts you oh so bad inside
You can't deny it, you can't stop crying
So if you start breathing then you won't believe it
You'll feel so much better, so much better baby

So where my garbage bag lady
Let it go, let it go, let it go, let it go
And what about the grocery bag lady
Bet ya love can make it better
I'm talkin' to my Gucci bag ladies
Let it go, let it go, let it go, let it go
And what about my paper sack ladies
Bet ya love can make it better
What about my nickel bag ladies
Let it go, let it go, let it go, let it go
Light pack when ya pack ya bags ladies
Bet ya love can make it better
And what about my booty bag ladies
Let it go, let it go, let it go, let it go
And what about the cheap sack babies
Bet ya love can make it better
So what about the plastic bag ladies
Let it go, let it go, let it go, let it go
And my baby baggin' mamas
Let it go, let it go, let it go, let it go
All my book bag ladies
Let it go, let it go, let it go, let it go
Zip-lock bag ladies
Let it go, let it go, let it go, let it go

chorus

time's a wastin
dont you take your time
young man
keep on drifting
ain't no telling where you'll land

verse 1

run baby run run
where you running to
who you're running from
Some people may not understand
what it means to be a man
taking full command

Cuz we're living in a world
that's oh so strange
boy don't let your focus change
taking out the demons in your range
Living in a world that's oh so fast
gotta make your money last
learn from your past

chorus

time's a wastin
dont you take your time
young man
keep on drifting
ain't no telling where you'll land


Sweet love and sunshine
if it's all in the air
then it's all on your mind
brethe baby
come back to the world
dig up all your pearls
teach the boys and girls

oh baby
we need to smile
oh baby we need to smile

oh oh baby we need to smile
oh oh baby we need to smile

Chorus

time's a wastin
dont you take your time
young man
keep on drifting
ain't no telling where you'll land

oh baby
we need to smile
oh baby we need to smile

fade out

(Up tempo)

My eyes are green
Cause I eat a lot vegetables
It don't have nothing to do with your new friend
My eyes are green
Cause I eat a lot of vegetables
It don't have nothing to do with your new friend

I don't care, I swear
I'm too thru 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 eats a lot of vegetables
It don't have nothing to do with your new
friend

(Slow tempo)

I'm insecure
But I can't help it
My mind says move on
My heart lags behind it

But I don't love you anymore
I'm so insecure
Never knew that love did this

ohh ohh ohhh, ohh ohh ohhh

I can't remenber
The last time I felt this way
about somebody
You've done something to my mind
and I can't control

But I don't love you anymore
Yes I do, I think
Loving you is wrong
du ohh

ohhh ohhh ohhh, ohhh ohhh ohhh

I'm so confused
You tried to trick me, yeah

Ohhhhhh, ohhhhh, ohhhhh

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 embarrassed so I wanna 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 child

badi dadi di di,dadi di di dum dum di di di
I hope is not too late
Too late, too late, too late
feeling insecure
Love has got me sore
I don't want no more
du ohh

It's too late

I'm sorry
I love you
At first it was cool
You told me, you love me too
And then you lost your love
Oh then your love
And then you lost your love
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
I can't leave
It's too late
I can't leave
It's too late

Just make love to me
Just one more time and then you'll see
I can't believe I made a desparate plea
What's with me, me,me
yeeeeh ooh

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 nowhere
It's too late
It's too late
too late
too late

Don't you wanna be strong with me
You told me we had a family
Wanna run to mama when you're down and low
Then times get tough and there you go
Ohh out the door you wanna run again
Open my arms and you'll come back in
Wanna run cause you say that you were afraid
Now your free...GO

Never knew what a friendship was
Never knew how to really love
You can't be what I need you to
And I don't know why I fucked with you

I know our love will never be the same
But I can't stand these growing pains.