They say I′m different They don′t understand But there′s a bigger problem That′s much more in demand You got world hunger Not enough to eat So there′s really no time To be trippin′ on me
You got school teachers Who don′t wanna teach You got grown people Who can′t write or read You got strange diseases Ah but there′s no cure You got many doctors Who aren′t so sure So tell me
Why you wanna trip on me Why you wanna trip on me Stop trippin′
We got more problems Then we′ll ever need You got gang violence And bloodshed on the street You got homeless people With no food to eat With no clothes on their back And no shoes for their feet
We got drug addiction In the minds of the weak We′ve got so much corruption Police brutality We got street walkers Walkin′ into darkness Tell me What are you doing To try to stop this Chorus: Why you wanna trip on me Why you wanna trip on me Why you wanna trip on me Why you wanna trip on me Stop trippin′
Yeah stop trippin′ Everybody just stop trippin′
Chorus Chorus
Ooh stop trippin′ Yeah stop trippin′ Everybody just stop trippin′
Diamonds used to be coal Look young cause they got soul That′s why they′re beautiful And my heart used to be cold ′Til your hands laid on my soul Baby, that′s why you′re beautiful
I′m not wondering why.... The sky′s blue; that′s not my business All I know is I.... Look up and tell myself "Be patient, love...that could be us..."
Lovers used to make love And die just to give us Their piece of the beautiful Remember when we made love? Love...... Wasn′t it beautiful? Don′t ask me why The sky′s blue; that′s not my business All I know is I.... Look up and tell myself "Be patient, love...that could be us..."
Diamonds used to be coal Look young cause they got soul That′s why they′re beautiful And my heart used to be cold ′Til your hands laid on my soul Baby, that′s why you′re beautiful Somebody′s got to stay deep in love That could be us.. That′s why we′re beautiful That′s why you′re beautiful Ooh Why, why That′s why you′re beautiful That′s why you′re beautiful That′s why you′re beautiful
I′m in los angeles today... it smells like an airport runway. jet fuel stenches in the cabin and lights flickering at random.
I′m in los angeles today... garbage cans comprise the medians of freeways always creaping even when the population′s sleeping.
And i can′t see why you′d want to live here.
I′m in los angeles today... asked a gas station employee if he ever had trouble breathing and he said it varies from season to season, kid.
It′s where our best are on display... motion picture actors′ houses maps are never ever current so save your film and $15.
And i can′t see why you′d want to live here. Billboards reach past the tallest buildings, we are not perfect but we sure try. As UV rays degradate our youth with time.
The vessel keeps pumping us through this entropic place in the belly of the beast that is californ-i-a, I drank from a faucet and i kept my receipts for when the weigh me on my way out (here nothing is free). The greyhounds keep coming dumping locusts into the street until the gutters overflow and los angeles thinks, i might explode someday soon.
It′s a lovely summer′s day and i can almost see a skyline through a thickening shroud of egos. (is this the city of angeles or demons?) Here the names are what remain... stars encapsulate the gold lame and they need constant cleaning for when the tourists begin salivating.
You can′t swim in a town this shallow - you will most assuredly drown tomorrow.
[Intro] Hey T.I.P pimpin Hey shorty why you gotta act like that, I′m sayin I′m just tryin to be nice to you
[Chorus] Go and tell a nigga no, wit a ass so fat Hey why you wanna go and do that lil momma Hey-Hey why you wanna go and do that, do that Hey-Hey why you wanna go and do that-that-that In a relationship been faithful to a nigga so whack Hey why you wanna go and do that lil momma Hey-Hey why you wanna go and do that, do that Hey-Hey why you wanna go and do that-that-that..aye-aye
[T.I.] Can′t help but notice how you glowing, I can see in yo face Now I just wonder if he know he close to being replaced Swear I treat you like a queen you put me in his place So you can give back his ring and the key to his place Tell the nigga one thing that you need yo space Selling niggaz is one thing you don′t need to chase I wanna kiss you everywhere between yo knees and waist Hear the sounds that you makin, get yo knees to shake Holla at me in the A, you feel you need to escape I gotta mansion and a gate, you wit me you safe A Benz, a Phantom and a truck wit 23′s the case 600 Gz in the safe, how much cheese it take? This a chance you need to take, ain′t no need to wait Say the word we can leave today, this song′s special And it feel like faith, make a mistake How the same thing making you say I′m making you stay
[Chorus]
[T.I.] I can′t touch you like that, and make you make you feel like this Holla if you came back and it′s still like this Do he hit it from the back and make you feel it yo chest Take advantage of what your concealing in yo dress What, he think he too fresh to show that you the best Compliment you on your hair and legs and treat you wit respect Give you sex till you sweat, tongue kissing on yo neck It′s been awhile since she got it like this I bet I can tell you ain′t just another bitch I met Ain′t nobody got me open like this, not yet You confused ain′t decided which way you should go yet So how you keep sayin no with yo panties so wet
[Chorus]
[T.I.] This nigga playing mind games man I think the time came, that you mind changed you understand Life is like a chess move, you need to make yo next move Yo best move, keep it pimpin′ you understand...hey I mean you know what I′m sayin I don showed you how I feel You know what I′m sayin, I put myself all the way out there you know The ball in yo court man, but I just got a question for you... Is you happy??
Our love couldn′t have been any better Each day I seemed to love you more Nothing was going to break us apart (break us apart) The truth couldn′t have been any further From what I thought was reality Now I′ve been left with a broken heart (broken heart)
I don′t know if it′s right or wrong Somehow I′m weak and strong Find myself on the run But where do I belong
It′s hard to believe that one day you′re here The next you are gone It′s not that clear for me to see Why you had to leave I just can′t believe that one day you′re here The next you are gone It′s not that clear for me to see Why you had to leave
Rewind back to the time when you held me The air is calm, the stars are bright Nothing in this world can take you from me (take you from me) No stop, think of the pain that I′m feeling I really want to feel your touch But now I feel helpless, so helpless baby
Since you went away I feel That some days still conceal it from me I′ll be free, I′m better off alone
It′s hard to believe that one day you′re here The next you are gone It′s not that clear for me to see Why you had to leave I just can′t believe that one day you′re here The next you are gone It′s not that clear for me to see Why you had to leave
I could feel you all around me Knew your loving words surround me Still I can′t believe Why you had to leave I was ... but now I′m broken Many words been left unspoken I just can′t conceive Why you had to leave
It′s so hard to believe that one day you′re here The next you are gone It′s not that clear for me to see Why you had to leave I just can′t believe that one day you′re here The next you are gone It′s not that clear for me to see Why you had to leave