A Long Walk
Jill Scott
4:41If you are worried 'bout where I been or who I saw or What club I went to with my homie Baby, don't worry, you know that you got me If you are worried 'bout where I been or who I saw or What club I went to with my homie Baby, don't worry, you know that you got me Somebody told me that this planet was small We used to live in the same building on the same floor And never met before until I'm overseas on tour And peeped this Ethiopian queen from Philly taking classes abroad She studying film and photo, flash, focus, record Said she working on a flick and could my clique do the score She said she loved my show in Paris at Elysee Montmartre And that I stepped off the stage and took a piece of her heart We knew from the start that things fall apart, intentions shatter She like, that shit don't matter, when I get home, get at her Through letter, phone whatever, let's link, let's get together Shit you think not, think the Thought went home and forgot Time passed, we back in Philly now she up in my spot Telling me the things I'm telling her is making her hot Starting building with her constantly round the clock Now she in my world like hip-hop and keep telling me, telling- (yeah) If you are worried 'bout where I been or who I saw or What club I went to with my homie Baby, don't worry, you know that you got me If you are worried 'bout where I been or who I saw or What club I went to with my homie Baby, don't worry, you know that you got me Yo, I'm the type that's always catching a flight And sometimes I gotta be out at the height of the night And that's when she flip and get on some 'ol- Another lonely night? Seem like I'm on the side, you only loving your mic I know you gotta get that paper, Daddy, keep that shit tight But, yo, I need some sort of love in my life, you dig me? While politicing with my sister from New York city She said she know this ball player and he think I'm pretty Psych, I'm playing, boo, you know it's just with you I'm staying, boo And when cats be popping game, I don't hear what they sayin', boo When you out there in the world, I'm still your girl With all my classes I don't have the time for life's thrills So when you sweatin' on stage think of me when you rhyme And don't be listenin' to your homies, they be leavin' you blind Yeah, so what you sayin'? I can trust you? Is you crazy? You my king for real But sometimes relationships get ill (no doubt) If you are worried 'bout where I been or who I saw or What club I went to with my homie Baby, don't worry, you know that you got me If you are worried 'bout where I been or who I saw or What club I went to with my homie Baby, don't worry, you know that you got me That snake could be that chick and that rat could be that cool cat That's whispering she tryna play you for the fool, Black If something's on your chest then let it be known See, I'm not at you every five minutes all on the phone And on the topic of trust, it's just a matter of fact That people bite back and fracture what's intact And they'll forever be, I ain't on some "Oh I'm a celebrity!" I deal with the real, so if it's artificial let it be I've seen people caught in love like whirlwinds Listening to they squads and listening to girlfriends That's exactly the point where their whole world ends Lies come in, that's where that drama begins, and she like- (yeah) If you are worried 'bout where I been or who I saw or What club I went to with my homie Baby, don't worry, you know that you got me If you are worried 'bout where I been or who I saw or What club I went to with my homie Baby, don't worry, you know that you got me If you are worried 'bout where I been or who I saw or What club I went to with my homie Baby, don't worry, you know that you got me If you are worried 'bout where I been or who I saw or What club I went to with my homie Baby, don't worry, you know that you got me If you are worried 'bout where I been—