A Stroke of Genius

[intro]
I remember the old saying daddy used to say
He'd say "son, watch your back cuz misery loves company"
I never understood what it meant
'till this happened

She put you out with no place to go
You call me up, and i came right on over
Said you had a few problems
You knew you were wrong
Wanted to get yourself right
So i let you stay at my home

When i started peepin' you makin' eyes at my boo
Goin' out your way to be all up in her face
Me and her would be in bed doin' what we do
Then i dunno where, she'd ask me things i only told you

Misery loves company
I thought you were a friend to me
But right is right
And wrong is wrong
So pack your bags
Brother, you on your own
(step on step on step on)
Get to steppin' brotha'
You're on your own
(step on step on step on)

My man, my man, my brother, my homey yeah
(step on step on step on)

A lesson learned, but told long ago
Keep enemies close, but friends even closer
(tell the truth)
See happiness breeds envy
Don't ever say the words
"it'll never, never, never, never happen to me"

Oh cuz
One day you'll close your eyes
And then to your surprise
You open them and see
Somebody been all up in your cherry tree
Then that'll be the day
That you'll lose your mind
Just spending time writing letters
In a cell doing 20 to life

Repeat 1

Get to movin' homey
Get to goin', boy
You act like you don't know me
Get your move on
Oh no, no, no

It's a low down dirty shame
When your so-called friends start playin' games
They know how to get to you
All inside, all up in your business
Start breakin' up your family too
Your family took him in as one of them
And as time gone by they don't even care
No respect, they moved on
And here comes jealousy
But they had the same, the same opportunities as you do
So you got to tell him, get to steppin' brother
Cuz you ain't nothing, you ain't no good
You ain't no good, you ain't no friend of mine
Testify now, this evening
Raise your hands this evening
Said you was the one, you was my best friend
You was my best friend
You was my
Brother, friend, homey through thick and thin
Misery, misery, misery
Brother, a friend, my homey through thick and thin
Misery, misery, misery

When i didn't have money
I didn't have you
I didn't have problems
This much is true
It ain't working
All the lying and the cheating
It ain't cool
But you used my credit cards
So don't act brand new
I'm sorry i gotta go
So get to steppin' like martin i hate it didn't work
But girl i'm through
I'm looking

I'm looking for a new love
(does anyone out there know what i'm talking about?)
I'm looking for some everlasting love
(one that goes on and on, on and on hmm yeah)
I'm looking for some good love
(good love, a real good love, good love, good love)
(yes i am)
So i'm sending out this application
All across the nation
So hurry up and sign up, sign up
Right here
(on the dotted line, yeah)

I need a woman with a job
I need a woman with her own crib
I need a woman with a ride
I need a woman with no kids
If you know what i'm talking about
And feeling you're the one
Then go on girl go on girl
Submit your application
I'm tired of the fussing and the fighting
And the stressing
I didn't want to fire you
But girl we're through
Finished, this is the end
You're terminated, oh

I'm looking for a new love
(oh, said i'm searching, searching for)
I'm looking for some everlasting love
(everlasting love, one that goes on and on, on and on, on and on)
I'm looking for some good love
(girl i got what you want and you got what i need)

So i'm sending out this application
All across the nation
So hurry up and sign up, sign up
Right here
(yeah hmm-hmm)

I've been searching for
A lady who can fulfill my needs
Making love all through the night
Cause if you can then show you right
Show you right
Baby let me see your resume
Don't you know that you see if you qualify
Cause if you do you

Huh, i can't hear ya
Maybe you should just take a shower
Yeah

Baby what's my name, what's my name
Baby what's my name, what's my name
Baby what's my name, my claim to fame, sing
G, g, g
Just rescue me

Baby what's my name, what's my name
Baby what's my name, what's my name
Baby what's my name, my claim to fame, sing
G, g, g
Just rescue me

Three o'clock in the morning
And the phone begins to ring
Ya say you're feelin' kinda horny
And only i can fulfill your needs

Girl, i'm thinkin' 'bout it 'bout it
And i'm tired, ain't had no sleep, no
I wanna get rowdy, rowdy
Cuz you're saying the things to me
It's g babe, yeah

It just be callin' me
It just be callin' me
Just be callin' me
G, g, g
Just rescue me

It just be callin' me
It just be callin' me
Just be callin' me
G, g, g
Just rescue me

That ya got my attention
Can you do one thing for me
Take out them chocolate covered cherries
And go to work like they were me, yeah

Can't resist the temptation
So you know i'm on my way
I hope you're ready when i get there
Gonna slide inside and play, oh yeah

We can do it in the kitchen, on the kitchen floor
Take it to the bathroom, up against the door
Move it to the bedroom, we can freak some more
You'll ride me like a see-saw up and down
Girl you got me spinnin' like a merry-go-round
Girl i'm soakin' wet, i'm about to drown
I'm about to drown in your love, baby

Keep on callin'

Repeat 1

G-e-r-a-l-d, l-e-v e-r-t
G-e-r-a-l-d, l-e-v e-r-t
G-e-r-a-l-d, l-e-v e-r-t
G-e-r-a-l-d, l-e-v e-r-t

Repeat 1
Repeat 2

Bout' to drown, bubbly, bubbly, bubbly, bubbly
In your love

[intro]
Here we are again
In a different space
In a different time
I swore if i ever got the chance
I wouldn't let you slip away, ha
And i'll give you
These things

I want you to know how i feel about you
If i move too slow, it's cuz i'm shy about you, yeah
See i put you high on a pedistal
I handle with care, i know you're fragile, baby

There's so many things that i wanna say, yeah
But i can't get past all your sexy ways, no
I know you could have any man you wanted to
So i'm taking this chance and i offer you baby, baby

These things
These arms
These lips
To feel you, to hold you, to kiss you oh

These walls
These eyes
These sheets
To keep you, to see you, to love you

I ain't been one to open up, no, no
But you come around and i'm an open book, yes i am
My mental is taken to it's highest high
You could talk me out of each and every dime, baby baby
The physical thing, do we have to talk
Girl you come around, i can't stand up straight and walk, no
I know you could have any man you wanted to
So i'm taking this chance, i'll bring you

Repeat 1

Don't have to have your hair done
Your nails pressed, your face on, no red dress
Just as you are, come to me
I'll pleasure you exclusively
I want you to grow with me
Things i should learn with your mind showing me
I'm all yours if you wanted me
Baby girl, i'm offering

Repeat 1

Everything you need, everything you want
Everything you need, baby
Wanna show you what real love is really all about
Let me tell you how baby
Come on

[intro]
She was saying all the right things
She was like a fashion show
From head to toe
Something came over me
Something i couldn't see
I said that four letter word
L-o-v-e

First time shoulda been the last time
I shoulda stayed away
Being in love wasn't my thing
But uh oh, looks like another love tko
Bit off more than i can chew
I done fell in love with you, yeah

Look what i done stuck my foot in
Turned around, fell in love again
Hope love don't let me down
Second time around

Look what i done stuck my foot in
Turned around, fell in love again
Hope love don't let me down
The second time around

Oh, hope love won't let me down, no, no
(second time around)
Second time around, second time around oh, no, no

I don't mind calling your baby mine, yeah
And i'll pay the bills
You can spend your dough at will, yeah
And it don't make sense
Cuz you know i swore off the days, yeah
But you're a rare precious jewel
And i don't mind playing the fool for you

Repeat 1

Hey look what i done look what i done
(second time around)
Stuck my foot in, yeah
Look what i done done

Baby i wasn't even chasin', i was being patient
Me and my prostration, feet solid on the ground, yeah yeah
Then you came around, came around came around
Dealin' with the drama from my baby mama
Tryin to keep my karma
You were my only friend, i had to let you in
Look what i done stuck my foot in

Repeat 1

I said i'd never love the sun no more
Cuz the pain of breakin' up just make me so
She'd never loved me quite the way you did
God sent you to me and i'mma try it again

My friends think i'm crazy
Don't want me to forget
That the first of every month
I'm just writing out checks
And checks and checks and checks
I done fell in love baby

Ad lib until fade

[intro]
Hey, what's up?
I wanna dedicate this one
To all my ballers, shot callers, ha
You know how we do
We turned nothing into something

>from the south side to the east side
>from the ghetto to the high rise
Look at how we livin' now, oh yeah
Check out how we livin'now, oh

>from the hooptie to the benz-o
>from the greyhound to the limo
That's how we rollin' girl, oh yeah
Look at how we rollin' now, oh

We took nothing
And turned it into something
We took nothing
And turned it into something
Turned it into something

Check it out
>from the iced tea to the cristal
>from the swap meet to the big mall
That's how we ballin' girl
Check out how we ballin' now, yeah

>from sexin' to making love
>from protection to no glove
That's how we're making babies now
A little g, look just like me, hey can't you see?

Repeat 1

I ain't never gonna leave you girl
I ain't never gonna go nowhere
I ain't never gonna hurt you girl
I ain't never gonna beat you girl

And i ain't never gonna let you down
I ain't never gonna make you frown
I ain't never, i ain't never, i ain't never gonna

I ain't never gonna

Repeat 2

Look, we've got so much her together, babe
You see we took nothing and turned it into something, oh

(we took nothing)
(we turned it into something)
You and me together
Check it out, lemme break it down
(we took nothing)
See one year of courting
Two years of kissing
Three years of fuckin'
And four years of making love
Said just you and me, you and me
So that equals eternity, hey hey

(i know you feelin' me now, huh) they said it wouldn't last
Said it wouldn't last

(we took nothing)
See one year of courting
Two years of kissing
Three years of fuckin'
And four years of making love
(turned it into something)
That's you and me
That's the way a love should be, yeah
You and me did, you and g did
Said we did, yeah

(we took nothing)
Look at what we did, look at we did
(turned it into something)
We took all our tiny fingers and we put them together
(turned it into something)
And we made up something so good, so sweet
Everybody everybody wants it, everybody wants it
We took nothing, nothing
(we took nothing)
Nothing, nothing, ah baby baby

Ah, nothing, nothing
Said we took nothing, me and you
You and me, you and me baby
Uh huh, uh huh