Angie Stone Album

Freedom
Freedom
Wanna thank you
Freedom
There's nothing in the world
Like freedom

[Intro]
No more rain in this cloud
No more rain in this cloud

1 - My sunshine has come
And I'm all cried out
And there's no more rain in this cloud

My sunshine has come
And I'm all cried out
And there's no more rain in this cloud

There's no hiding place
When someone has hurt you
It's written on your face, and it reads
"Broken spirit, lost and confused"
"Empty, scared, used and abused, a fool"
Oh, ain't it funny that the way you feel
Shows on your face
(It's written all over your face, yeah)
And the smile you used to wear
Seems a little bit out of place
(Tracks of your tears)
People oh, hold on
In time it gets a little better, whoa

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So you want to live and to you I shall give
All the space that you requested
Hope you don't live to regret it

So you say you're in your prime
Baby, don't waste your time
Remember my love, it's only a thin line
(It's never too late)

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Spring has come and winter's gone, my love
But don't look around for me, child
I'll be gone (I'll be gone, gone, gone, gone)
Not afraid because the seasons have changed
I'm gonna count my blessing then just follow the sun
Cuz you see

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Now, I wanna take a minute to kick it like this
Y'all wit' me? Y'all know what I'm talkin' about?
You know what to do
There's no hiding place
When you're hurting
No, no, no

Baby, don't want teardrops
Drying up on my pillow
(I used to think the world of you)
Only room for raindrops
Don't belong on my smile
(Baby)
And there's no rain in this cloud
(There's, there's nothing I would not do)

Baby, don't want teardrops
Drying up on my pillow
(You broke me down)
Only room for raindrops
Don't belong on my smile
(You broke me way down)
And there's no more rain in this cloud
(You you you, baby broke me down)

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What goes around, comes around
What goes up, must come down
Things you do, come back to you
Y'all believe that?
Goes around, comes around
What goes up, must come down

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

Now I've had my bouts with love
Been going through things you never heard of
Breakin' up and gettin' back together
Faced with all kinds of stormy weather
There was a time I thought I'd lose my mind
But my friends and family warned me
Time after time after time

1 - Tell me how you gonna get something
With all you gave up, was nothing
Every day, every day, every day baby
You twisted my mind

And tell me why is it that I'm buggin'
Now that I've got everything
Every day, every way you gonna pay, baby
For dissin' my love

Now baby it took a view
For me to get over you
I didn't think I could make it
But my faith in God said I could change this
Back in the day I wasn't good enough for you but
I would do anything to win you over
You took advantage of my attention
Oh, did I forget to mention
Every day you did the same thing
And every hour you'd switch up on me
And every minute I'd be forgiving
And every second we'd be reliving

2 - Tell me how you gonna get something
All you gave up, was nothing
Every day, every day, every day baby
You twisted my heart
Tell me why is it that I'm buggin'
Now that I've got everything
Every day, every way you gonna pay, baby
For dissin' my love

Well, it was your attitude (was much too shrewd)
Cuz you took me, now who's the fool
(Tell me, tell me, tell me)
Cuz I've had my bouts with love
Goin' through things you never heard of
Breakin' up, gettin' back together
Faced with all kinds of stormy weather
There was a time I thought I'd lose my mind
My friends and family warned me
Time after time after time

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Feat/D'Angelo

1 - Could of been you laying next to me
Could of been you feeling everything
You had it all and you didn't know
Now I've gotta let you go, let you go

Shoulda been you laying by my side
Shoulda been you with me every night
But instead you had to play
Now I'm on my way
See you later babe, later babe

I can't understand it, baby
You must be out your mind
For you to walk away from me
When you had good love all the time
You played the game and now you've lost
And it's time to pay the cost
Turned away when I let you in
Now you're thinking 'bout what could of been
Should of been

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You thought the grass was greener on the other side
You didn't know your ass was colorblind
Now you're feeling like I did you wrong
But you had me baby, all along
You couldn't see forest for the trees
Now love has got you on your knees
You shoulda kept me when you had me then
Now it's could of been, shoulda been

Could of been you laying next to me
Shoulda been you feeling everything
You had it all and you didn't know
Now I've gotta let you go, let you go

Coulda been you laying by my side
Shoulda been you with me every night
But instead you had to play
Now I'm on my way
See you later babe, later babe

[D'Angelo]
Baby, let me explain
(No no no no no no no)
I was temporarily insane
Didn't know what was going on in my mind
I was so blind, true love I could find lady
Can you please let me back in
I promise I won't do it again yeah, yeah
One more chance is all I ask
Girl, let's put the past
Let the past be the past
It's all in you, babe

[Angie]
I tried and I cried, whoa, whoa whoa

Could of been you, oh
I know you think I'm crazy
But I still love you
Heart and soul
Forever and ever and ever

Shoulda been you, oh
I know you think I'm crazy
But I still feel you
Why'd you have to play
Put me down
Broke me down

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1 - Visions of you in my mind
Haven't thought about it for a long long time
Why you tryin' to creep back into my life
Now that I'm over you

Now you want me to be down
For lovin' you a second time
Ain't no way cuz I'm doin' just fine
Now that I'm over you

There you go givin' me that same old vibe
You got that something something, baby
You know you rub me the right way
But we've been down this road
You took me for a ride
You left me stranded but I got over it
And got on with my life

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Why should I let you back in my life
Cuz you'll only hurt me, hurt me baby
And I don't deserve to be treated that way
So I tell you what, what I'm gonna do
I'm gonna get the hell out of here
I'm not coming back to you, oh

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So whatcha gonna do?
Cuz I'm not coming back to you, babe
Whatcha gon' do?
Cuz I'm not comin' back

Whatcha gonna do?
Cuz I'm not coming back to you, no
Whatcha gon' do?
Cuz I'm not comin' back

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Sittin' here wondering, pondering
Every little thing
And I'm lookin' back, lookin' at
All the time I been searching, ooh

1 - I ain't scared to tell you
That I'm ready for you
Open the door
More to life than livin'
I want you to come into my heart

2 - Cuz this is my life story
And it's for you only
Give you everything

Come into my love story
Give you all the glory
Give it up to you

No one knows what tomorrow holds
Or if it ever comes
So I'm gonna take my chances, baby
You're the only one, ooh

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Won't have another day without you in my life
There ain't no other way for us than love

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This is my life story
And it's for you only
My life, my life, my life story

This is my life story
And it's for you only
My life, my life, my life

This is my life story
And it's for you only
Give you everything

Come into my love story
Give you all the glory
(Give it up to you, oh)
Cuz this is my life story
And it's for you only

Oh, dirty low down

Sammy Chivelucious was his name
Played a very, very dirty game
He took the innocence from young girls
Showed them how they could sell their pearls away, oh

1 - He's a pimp (He's a pimp)
He's a pimp (He's a pimp)
He's a pimp (He's a pimp)
Just a pimp (He's a pimp)
If you ain't pimpin' for the dollar
Pimpin' for the love you ain't gettin' at home

2 - He's a pimp
He's a pimp
He's a pimp
He's a pimp
If you ain't pimpin' for the dollar
Pimpin' for the love you ain't gettin' at home

Tina had a man who told her she was a queen
Gave her all the love she would ever need
She had to find herself in a little fling
One man's not enough, but Tina mean

She still had those playa hater ways
Tina had to have a piece of hurricane
Tina thought she had her life in hand
Now her life is filled with other women and men
Go on, Tina girl

She's a pimp (He's a pimp)
She's a pimp (He's a pimp)
She's a pimp (He's a pimp)
Just a pimp (He's a pimp)
If you ain't pimpin' for the dollar
Pimpin' for the love you ain't gettin' at home

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No weapon formed against me shall prosper

I come up hard, but never cool
I didn't make it, suga
Playin' by the rules
I've come up hard, baby
Now I'm fine
I'm takin' trouble, suga
Movin' down the line

I come up hard, babe
But that's ok
Trouble Man, don't get in my way hey

1 - I been some places and I've seen some faces
That got the connections, they take my directions
Where people say, that's ok
They don't bother me, no

2 - I'm ready to make it
Don't care 'bout the weather
Don't care 'bout no trouble
Got myself together
Feelin' the kinda protection
That's all around me

3 - I've come up hard
Had to fight, had to win
Just a girl in a man's world
Don't want no trouble
Just a girl in a man's world
Don't want trouble, no
Don't want no trouble

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Bad news don't bother me, no no

Background Vocals: Ali Shaheed Muhammad

Ali Shaheed, on the mix
Kickin' it with Angie Stone
Uh, Take it back, take it back

Tell me what is up with you
Heard you got a brand new crew
Spending money like you rich
Tryin' to keep up with your bitch

Seems somewhere you lost your soul
Cuz you forgot the debt you owe
Left me hanging out to dry
But all the time I'll tell you why

1 - Cuz I got a bone to pick with you
Ain't nothing new under the sun
And I got a talk to have with you
So baby, if it fits
Then wear the shoe

Now baby I tried my best to see
I'm stackin' the odds at one to three
I'm givin' the benefit to you
Meanwhile I'm losing all access to you

And baby you played me like a fool
Caressing me softly with a boo
You're feeding me lovin' lies for food
I'm waiting for one moment of truth

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You don't like this love I'm givin'
Boy don't fake the feelin'
Keep it real with me
You're living too fast
And all around you's movin' slow, so slow
It's better to keep it cool
Than blow it just for show
So hold onto love if you can remember it

And somewhere you lost your soul
Cuz you forgot the debt you owed
You left me hanging out to dry
But all the time I'll tell you why

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Baby there's something you should know
Whatever deed you plant will grow
But nothing will interrupt it's flow
You only get out just what you give
Together it's not all negative
Beware of how you live

See it makes no sense to me, babe

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1 - I want you like a man loves his money
I want you like a man loves his money

What is it about you
Makes me do the things I do

Workin' all day just to please you
Got to have you, to keep you
Time after time after time I wonder why
Havin' too much makes me wanna give it up
Cuz you tempt me, please don't break me

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Gotta get that cash, gotta get it fast
Hold up, wait a minute
I really love man

Time after time after time I wonder why
Not havin' enough makes me have to skig it up
Don't test me, they'll arrest me

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2 - Money money money money
(Love the money babe)
Money

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[Intro]
I don't know why I do this
But it feels so good
It's all about the Stone
Stone cold, check it

1 - Love junkie, so damn funkey
Stone cold monkey
I can't get off my back

Love junkie, so damn funkey
Stone cold monkey
Hard to shake off my back

Love junkie, so damn funkey
Stone cold monkey
I can't get off my back

Love junkie, stone cold monkey

Here we go
I don't know what to do
When I get up on you, babe
I get a natural high
One look in your eye, yeah
I think you better chill
Cuz loving you makes me ill
So baby, proceed with me
Cuz you got me weak in my knees

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Baby, you can't let go
Cuz you make me scream for more
You measure up inside
You're over qualified, babe
Sweetest morning dew
Can't wait to get next to you
Damn, I just saw in your head
Something I just don't wanna miss, oh

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I get high, high, high, so high
I get high, high, high, so high
I get high, high, high, so high
I get high, high, high

Cuz I'm a

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We set up a jude of color
For the darker shade
Set us up to never win

Stiffling one another, slamming doors
Pushin' and shovin' each other, oh

1 - Black diamonds and blue pearls
Small bits of sand
Made by the hand that bruised the world

2 - Oh, black diamonds and blue pearls
Molded of clay, taught just to pray
And to be proud of

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Yes we are

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Black diamonds and blue pearls

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There comes a time
To be free of the heart
I wanna be ready, ready to start
On a love journey, I got places to go
Made up my mind that I've got to let you know

1 - Heaven help the heart
That lets me inside
Heaven help the man
Who comes in my life
Heaven help the fool
That walks through my door
Cuz I decided right now
That I'm ready for love

This funny feeling's coming over me
Now I'm inspired and I'm open to be
In a love place, but it's out of my hands
I'm telling you baby, you just got to understand

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I can't see what's out there for me, baby
And I know love offers no guarantee
But I'll take a chance and I'm telling you something, baby
Gotta let you know

Repeat 1

Adlib until fade

I find a quiet place
Just a small simple splace
Just to thank you Lord, for your blessings
I know that deep in my heart
I'm no good when we're apart
So here's my love to you
Thank you

I'd rather be lonely and in pain
Then be surrounded by my enemy with joy to gain
I'd rather be rich in spirit than poor in fame
I'd take a one way ticket to anywhere
Just to regain

1 - To me it would be the hardest thing
To lose out on every single dream
Cuz I'm without you
Don't wanna ride without you
Don't wanna ride without you

I'd rather feel bad inside and cry alone
Then to be placed up high and praised upon a thrown
See I'm only human, by nature I'm free
The wounded shall heal by heaven's hands naturally

2 - To me it would be the hardest thing
To lose out on everything I've dreamed
Cuz I'm without you
Don't wanna ride without you
Don't wanna ride without you

3 - Don't wanna ride without you
Don't wanna ride without you
Don't wanna ride without you
Don't wanna ride without you

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4 - To me it would be the damnedest thing
To lose out on every single dream
Cuz I'm without you
Don't wanna ride without you
Don't wanna ride without you

Oh, I'm slippin from my goal
But I don't give a damn
Cuz I believe I'm free, yeah

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5 - To me it would be the hardest thing
To give up on every single dream
Cuz I'm without you
Don't wanna ride without you
Don't wanna ride without you

Repeat 5

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[Intro]
Now see you being cool too fast
I didn't say light that up that quick, shit
Vapors, here ya go, uh

1 - Green Grass vapors running through my head
I'm feeling higher than the Thunder Dome
Green grass vapors
Green grass vapors
Green grass vapors, come on

2 - Creepin' on me late at night, hey
Sets me free just to hold it tight, yeah
Slender feel, I do love it so, oh
Shapes the way that my rhythm flows

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Bloody red is what my daddy said
When he looked at my eyes at night, yeah
What we gon' do, you said go
Cuz your eyes are as red as mine
Told my daddy, hey

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Here we go

1 - Baby, slow down
Seems you're moving too fast for me
Baby, slow down
Seems you're moving too fast for me
Seem to be movin' a little too fast for me

Baby, slow down
I'm not gonna hurt you
I understand you never been here before
Someone has used you, making you so scared
Allow me to make it better, oh

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Baby stop runnin'
Please let me catch you
You're goin' through too many changes
But don't be scared to trust a stranger
I will assure you, there is no danger

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What your friends say is fine
It don't mean a thing
When your heart beats next to mine
Take your time, baby slow it down
Cuz we got forever

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Break it down, break it down
Uh uh

Baby
Seems you're moving too fast
(Seems you're moving too fast)
Seems you're movin' too fast baby
Seems you're movin'
Seem to be movin a little to fast for me

Seems you're movin' (Slow down)
Too fast for me
Seems you're movin'
Seem to be movin' a little too fast for me

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[Intro]
Take a little love of mine and then you keep on

I know it's hard for you to settle down
Stop foolin' around
You keep searchin' but you don't know
Whatcha gonna find, oh

I'm tellin' you life is hard, it's a mystery
And every move you make is just a gamble
So leave your inhabitions beyond
And gimmie your love to handle

1 - Take a bit of my love
My lovin' will give you something
Come on into my life
My lovin' will give you something

I hope you'll be ready
To give this love a try, yes I do
Cuz I'll be givin' it my everything
On this you can rely

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Take a little of my love, oh
I'll give you everything

2 - Take a little love of mine
And then you keep on, you keep on
My lovin' will give you something
Take a little love of mine
And then ya keep on keep, you keep on, whoa
My lovin' will give you something

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