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Baby, baby, baby, baby |
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Whatcha gonna do when they come for you? |
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Work ain't honest but it pays the bills |
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What we gonna do when they come for you? |
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Gave me the life that I came to live |
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Do I really want my baby? |
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Brother, tell me what to do |
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I know you got to get your hustle on, so I pray |
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I understand the game sometimes |
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And I love you strong, but |
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Whatcha gonna do when they come for you? |
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Work ain't honest but it pays the bills |
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What we gonna do when they come for you? |
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God, I can't stand life withoutcha |
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Now, me and baby got this situation |
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See brotha got this complex occupation |
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And it ain't that he don't have education |
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'Cause I was right there at his graduation |
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Now, I ain't sayin' that this life don't work |
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But it's me and baby that he hurts |
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Because I tell him right, he thinks I'm wrong |
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But I love him strong |
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He gave me the life that I came to live |
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Gave me the song that I came to give |
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Pressure on me but the seed has grown |
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I can't make it on my own |
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Summer came around and the flowers bloomed |
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He became the sun, I became the moon |
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Precious gifts that we both received |
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Or could this be make believe? |
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Whatcha gonna do when they come for you? |
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Work ain't honest but it pays the bills |
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What we gonna do when they come for you? |
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Gave me the life that I came to live |
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Don't worry, baby, I know there's confusion |
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God's gonna see us through, yeah |
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Peace out to revolution |
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But we paid though |
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Don't you worry, keep your bag in |
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The work ain't honest but it pays the bills |
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Don't you worry, keep your bag |
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Gave me the life that I came to live in |
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Don't you worry, keep your bag in |
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The work ain't honest but it pays the bills |
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Don't you worry, keep your bag in |
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He gave me the life that I came to live |
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Gave me the song that I came to give |
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Pressure on me but the seed has grown |
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I can't make it on my own |
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Summer came around and the flowers bloomed |
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He became the sun, I became the moon |
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Precious gifts that we both received |
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Or could this be make believe? |
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Oh yeah, Badu is with you, baby |
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We gon' make it, yeah |
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Me, you and the baby |
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You gotta do whatchu gotta do, oh |
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Whoa, ho, yeah yeah, baby |
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Oh yeah |
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Oh |
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See, I ain't trying to run your life |
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But I want you to do what's right, yeah |
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I'm your wife |
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Whoa, peace out to revolution |
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I know there's confusion, hey |
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Just do whatchu gotta do now |
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Can't stop worring |
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Thanks for everything |