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Written by: Lauryn Hill
Intro:
Yo, remember back on the boogie when cats used to harmonize like
Yo, my men and my women
Don't forget about the deen, Sirat al-Mustaqeem1
Yo, it's about a thing
If ya feel real good wave your hands in the air
And lick two shots in the atmosphere!
[Verse 1]
It's been three weeks since you were looking for your friend
The one you let hit it2 and never called you again
'Member when he told you he was 'bout the Benjamins3?
You act like you ain't hear him, then give him a little trim4
To begin, how you think you're really gon' pretend
Like you wasn't down5 and you called him again?
Plus, when you give it up so easy you ain't even foolin' him
If you did it then, then you'd probably fuck again
Talking out your neck6, sayin' you're a Christian
A Muslim, sleeping with the gin7
Now that was the sin that did Jezebel8 in
Who you gon' tell when the repercussions spin?
Showing off your ass9 cause you're thinking it's a trend
Girlfriend, let me break it down for you again
You know I only say it cause I'm truly genuine
Don't be a hard rock when you really are a gem
Baby girl, respect is just a minimum
Niggas fucked up10 and you still defending 'em
Now, Lauryn is only human Don't think I haven't been through the same predicament
Let it sit inside your head like a million women11 in Philly, Penn
R&B/Hip Hop
It's silly when girls sell their souls because it's in
Look at where you be in, hair weaves like Europeans
Fake nails done by Koreans
Come again
[Hook]
Guys you know you'd better watch out
Some girls, some girls are only about
That thing(12), that thing, that thing
That thing, that thing, that thing
[Verse 2]
The second verse is dedicated to the men
More concerned with his rims and his Timbs than his women13
Him and his men, come in the club like hooligans
Don't care who they offend, poppin' yang14 (Like you got yen15!)
Let's stop pretend, the ones that pack pistols by they waist men
Cristal16 by the case men, still in they mother's basement
The pretty face men claiming that they did a bid17 men
Need to take care of they three or four kids
And they face a court case when the child support late
Money taking and heart breaking, now you wonder why women hate men
The sneaky, silent men
The punk, domestic violence men
Quick to shoot the semen, stop acting like boys and be men
How you gonna win when you ain't right within? (x3)
Come again
Year : 1998
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