Mmmm.. this particular song
right here is..
dedicated to the black woman
And it doesn't pertain to all
black women
because some of
y'all disrespect y'allself
because you don't know who
you are in the first place
This is out of common respect,
for all women period
Word up, like this song
Yo, I'm quite single
and occaisionally I mingle
But aside from all the rest,
she sparks my interest
No, ma'am, I don't know you
Just offering the common
respect I feel I owe you
Also, some conversation,
companionship, common-ground
and common-sense
There's no such thing as
coincidence in
me finding you here
And I really hate screaming
in your ear
so some other time, OK?
I waited a day Hello?
This is Carlito
from a couple of days ago
you sound tired
Forgive me if I've called
you too late
But what better time to relate
mind-state?
Where could I begin?
Hasn't anyone ever told you
you got beautiful skin?
You're more than welcome
what do you desire within?
I just, wanna be, there's no
need to put titles on you
and me
Those are limitations,
living and learning are our
only obligations
Equality, honesty,
independence, intelligence,
emotion and devotion
Humbly seeking to hear God
when he's speaking
At one time, my mind, just,
couldn't conceive
A woman had to dress a certain
way to believe
But, in the same breath
a-llow me to say
That, if you believed young
lady, you wouldn't
dress that way And I
was attracted to your class
I couldn't see all yo' ass And
I was very content and you
deserved every complement Now
remember our
indifferences make us the same
You gotta have some game, or,
many of you won't even
be able to take
care of yourself, uh
And Love, when I look at you
I see my reflection
So I offer my love
affection and protection
Shawty, you dead fine
but the bottom-line is
You're still my sister
Well, I say you're my,
beginnin my end
You're my sista lover and friend
God is, your light from within
It shines through your
beautiful skin What they
say bout you ain't true
There's no me if there is no you
I hope, that you understand
You got to respect yourself
before I can
Yeah, I met you and y'all knew
saw you again on Marietta
Downtown Atlanta, checkin
your long legs, got me smirkin
Fixed me dinner one night,
candles lit
Kinda ahought you was slick
in the beginnin
But it teurned out
you wouldn't lie
Looked me in my eye, I listened
Sucked it up, pushed on
we made amends
both sides clicked True friends
since then, years done gon by
Brought a baby girl into this
world, made our parents
grandfolks
Household with no hope
took care of ye, you me
When shit got
put out on the curb
Closer than the skin
on the back of my hand
Through the thick and thin,
we can win Beautiful black skin
Well, I say you're my,
beginnin my end
You're my sista lover and friend
God is, your light from within
It shines through your
beautiful skin What they
say bout you ain't true
There's no me if there is no you
I hope, that you understand
You got to respect yourself
before I can
No need to compete
with the music loud
or stairs cold,
put on a scale, of one to ten,
you a twelve
I chose, her over jail and hell
Originally from ATL
Compatible souls come together
under bad weather
to discuss distrust
amongst the so-called
good in every wo-man
how I wish this was true
I deal with facts only,
already done cloned me
Why I sang the blues
when there's only one God
that watches over
our every step, I need his help
when I'm walkin,
lookin for the right female
I can't tell sometimes
They tell me the devil's comin
humble in his approach
Spontaneous with the game
He caught the naive of a girl
fallin for the OK
Let the pistol smoke the one
you live by Die by
examples of
how relationships can be
I rolls the dice, takin a
chance at crappin out
Like today boy,
I lost one of my best hips
Natural thick lips
no animal fat implants
Wide load, just s tarted workin
at the airport
19 years old, worth more than
her weight in gold
But it was all my fault
so don't cry, understand
If down the line
I want you back
and the feelin ain't mutual
just promise me you'll find
a new man
that's bout some business
Hope she find what her was
lookin for
like a dreamto my end
I wanted to be more than friends
Beautiful black skin
Well, I say you're my,
beginnin my end
You're my sista lover and friend
God is, your light from within
It shines through your
beautiful skin What they
say bout you ain't true
There's no me if there is no you
I hope, that you understand
You got to respect yourself
before I can
Well, I say you're my,
beginnin my end
You're my sista lover and friend
God is, your light from within
It shines through your
beautiful skin What they
say bout you ain't true
There's no me if there is no you
I hope, that you understand
You got to respect yourself
before I can