Tamia Album

feat. Red Cafe

Aaaa, hey baby, where are you going baby?
Hey, want to give me a ride, got get to where I'm going real fast,
Ain't got no time to waste, thing here, I'm not about to stay here,
There are children on street, with no food to eat,
I see them there, I said I got to get away,
I'm on my way.

I gotta escape this poverty, I gotta find a new reality,
Don't try and stop me boy, I'm on my way,
So light me a cigarette, cruise in a plane,
Take a trip to Paris, maybe Spain, yeah,
Oh I've got to get there, take me away, I'm on my way,
I'm on my way, I'm on my way.

Hey, I'm on my way,
You can stay, I'll leave you here,
You'd be a fool if you like what's here, hey,
I got to get there, hey, hey, hey, I'm on my way,
Many places you can go, no one ever said I never told you so,
I'm on my way.

I've got to get there, got get there, hey, hey, hey,
I'm on my way.

Don't give a damn, don't really care,
Given you all I got I've got to share, yeah,
I'm on my way,
Shut the door, you can lock me out,
I don't give a damn I'm heading south, hey,
I'm on my way, I'm on my way (echoes),
I'm on my way,

Mmhmm mmhmmm [giggle] I loved you,
I loved you (more) when you had no money (more) use to say I love you (more)
baby all I need
Is, More time and more mind, I loved you (more) every day was sunny (more) use
to think about
You (more) baby all I need is more time and more mind

Just another day im not being in your way so im all alone.. all alone ooh yea,
just another
Week we dont hardly speak but im holding on stop treating me so wrong, Give me
your loving,
Give me your mind, Give me your kissing, give me some time, cuz I cant live my
life if my heart
Walks out your life, Give me your loving, Give me some eason, Give me your
kissing, Give me a
Reason, to make me wanna stay wanna go back to the day I loved you,

[Chorus:]
(more) when you had no money (more) use to say I love you (more) baby all I need
is,
More time and more mind, I loved you (more) every day was sunny (more) and I was
thinking of
You (more) baby all I need is more time and more mind

Dont make me twist your arm to stay alittle me will be okay, Walk out the door,
Ohh-Woahhh-Ohh, I think its time I found that guy, I can rely on day and night,
To be by my
Side baby, And be a real man to his lady, Give me your loving, give me your
mind, Give me your
Kissing, give me some time, cuz I cant live my life if my heart walks out your
life, Give me
Your loving, Give me some eason, Give me your kissing, Give me a reason to make
me wanna stay
Wanna go back to the day I loved you,

[Chorus:]
(more) when you had no money (more) use to say I love you (more) baby all I need
is,
More time and more mind, (i loved you) (more) every day was sunny (more) use to
think about you
(more) baby all I need is, more time and more mind

[Freck The Billonaire Rap:]
Look, Now you got your gucci groupies, good girls too, And your,
Hoochie cuties and your hood girls who, they just wanna support their own man a
strong man, She
Just aint in it for the bread like stroll man, And what you dont do, The next
dude will, Trust
Me, You aint trying to see it the next dude will, So while you gotta (woo) you
better treat her
Nice as hell before she never coming home like life in jail, She a yellow road
she shine like
Yellow gold, she got the heart and the covert like she walked in the yellow
road, You on her
Bad side and the only way to make up is spend more time and two rollies and a
jacob-
Tamia: A girl like me, is so hard to find, Hope you see before its too late,
What you had in
Me, Now some other guy, Will be holding me Tonight, Tonight

[Chorus:]
I loved you, (more) when you had no money (more) use to say I love you (more)
baby all
I need is, More time and more mind, I loved you (more) every day was sunny
(more) and I was
Thinking of you (more) baby all I need is more time and more mind

I loved you, I loved you, I loved you, (tamia) I loved you, I loved you, I loved

[Verse One]
All I hear is raindrops
Falling on the rooftop
Oh baby tell me why'd you have to go
Cause this pain I feel
It wont go away
And today I'm officially missing you
I thought that from this heartache
I could escape
But I fronted long enough to know
There ain't no way
And today
I'm officially missing you

[Chorus]
Oh can't nobody do it like you
Said every little thing you do
Hey baby say it stays on my mind
And I, I'm officially

[Verse Two]
All I do is lay around
Two years full of tears
From looking at your face on the wall
Just a week ago you were my baby
Now I don't even know you at all
I don't know you at all
Well I wish that you would call me right now
So that I could get through to you somehow
But I guess it's safe to say baby safe to say
That I'm officially missing you

[Chorus]

[Bridge]
Well I thought I could just get over you baby
But I see that's something I just can't do
From the way you would hold me
To the sweet things you told me
I just can't find a way
To let go of you

[Chorus]

It official
You know that I'm missing you
Yeah yes
All I hear is raindrops

Mmmm yea-hey-oh-woah-oh yea-hey-oh-woah-oh-woah usually when two ppl love
together for a long
Time things seem to change its been said enough to last forever, but this love
gets better
Every day, we get all excited inside, everytime that we get alone, he still got
love in his
Eyes, and I still got love in my soul

[Chorus:]
Still, feels like the first time we met that I kissed and I told u I love you,
we
Still, run around like teenagers even though we're grown and married with kids,
we still, talk
On the phone for hours when im away and he still, writes letters and send me
flowers every
Other day, the question everybody ask, is how we make it last, I tell them I
still he still we
Still

Now I still smile in the morning, when I relize when im still in his arms, we
know everything
About each other, but we still keep holding on-yea, we're never gonna break up
we'll be always
There to make up, as long as we stick together we'll climb higher, im gonna ride
with him to
The wire, our love is never gonna end we're on fire,

[Chorus:]
Still, feels like the first time we met that I kissed and I told u I love you,
we
Still, run around like teenagers even though we're grown and married with kids,
we still, talk
On the phone for hours when im away and he still, writes letters and send me
flowers every
Other day, the question everybody ask, is how we make it last, I tell them I
still he still we
Still

We go through problems like everybody else (but I really dont mind) but I dont
mind cuz it
Makes us keep it fresh whats sadder than an arguement is the thought we may have
never been
He's my lover my babys father my lifetime partner and my friend, still the man
of my dreams, he
Still, still the man for me and im still in love with him so deeply, I think ill
sing it agian
Hes still, still the man of my dreams, hes still, still the man for me and im
still in love
With him deep deeply

[Chorus:]
Still, feels like the first time we met that I kissed and I told u I love you,
we
Still, run around like teenagers even though we're grown and married with kids,
we still, talk
On the phone for hours when im away and he still, writes letters and send me
flowers every
Other day, the question everybody ask, is how we make it last, I tell them I
still he still we
Still

Still, feels like the first time we met that I kissed and I told u I love you,
we still, run
Around like teenagers even though we're grown and married with kids, we still,
talk on the
Phone for hours when im away and he still, writes letters and send me flowers
every other day,
The question everybody ask, is how we make it last, I tell them I still he still

I noticed you ain't been around lately
I recognize there is a sudden change
I notice you haven't been calling me
I'm starting to see, that things are not the same
Lately I have been reaching out to you
Boy you haven't been returning my calls
And even when I say, I love you
I notice there has been a slight pause

[Chorus]
Please tell me what do you think it could be.
Headache, tired, or cheating on me?
I'm tired of all this up and down mystery
Please answer questions one, two, three.
Do you love me? Lost Interest? Is he cheatin'?
ooooohh ladies help me out.
Do you love me? Lost Interest? Is he cheatin'?
Said I'm tired of all these ups and downs
Do you love me? Lost Interset? Is he cheatin'?
Fellas tell me what you're thinking
Do you love me? Lost interset? Is he cheatin'?
Here's the reason why I ask these things....

I was giving him the best of me
But my best stopped being good enough
I'm telling you I will do anything
Talk about a woman who loves tough
and now he's coming home real, real late
I let him know its starting to bother me
He never once even touched his plate
and no response he just went to sleep.

[Chorus]
Please tell me what do you think it could be.
Headache, tired, or cheating on me?
I'm tired of all this up and down mystery
Please answer questions one, two, three.
Do you love me? Lost Interest? Is he cheatin'?
ooooohh ladies help me out.
Do you love me? Lost Interest? Is he cheatin'?
Said I'm tired of all these ups and downs
Do you love me? Lost Interset? Is he cheatin'?
Fellas tell me what you're thinking...yeah
Do you love me? Lost interset? Is he cheatin'?
Here's the reason why I ask these things....

Used to take me shopping...all the time
Used to go club hoppin'...all the time
Where you were I would be...all the time
Now all you do is leave me (BEHIND BOY)
Used to be your best friend, (REMEMBER )
We were close like cousins (REMEMBER)
Used to give me lovin' (AND NOW...)
All you're doing is trippin' (LADIES WHAT DO YOU THINK?...)

[Chorus]
Please tell me what do you think it could be.
Headache, tired, or cheating on me?
I'm tired of all this up and down mystery
Please answer questions one, two, three.
Do you love me? Lost Interest? Is he cheatin'?
ooooohh ladies help me out.
Do you love me? Lost Interest? Is he cheatin'?
Said I'm tired of all these ups and downs
Do you love me? Lost Interset? Is he cheatin'?
Fellas tell me what you're thinking
Do you love me? Lost interset? Is he cheatin'?

Yeaa oooh oooh

Here we are ..?
Had a thing so perfect
I was scared
I wanted to find something wrong
So I put you through it
And I made excuses
Tried to turn you away
I knew I was wrong
Cos when you went away
Something so strong
I didn't know until you were gone (oooh I didn't know)

Whisper sweet nothings in my ear
Tell me all the things that I long to hear (baby u gotta whisper)
Whisper sweet nothing in my ear
Let me know that you feel the way I do

Hearing your voice it took me back to the way it should be
Passions so strong it feels like i'm losing my mind
You gotta please forgive me
Yes so I tripped completely
What can you do
When love gets hold of you

Cos when you went away something so strong
And I didn't know until you were gone (ooh I didn't know)

Whisper sweet nothings in my ear
Tell me all the things that I long to hear (baby u gotta whisper)
Whisper sweet nothing in my ear
Let me know that you feel the way I do

Whoa whooa whooa whoa whooa

Oh babe I knew I was wrong
I need those sweet nothing whispers
Baby you need to understand
These feelings so strong
Right by your side is where I belong
Ooh I'm on my way home

Whisper sweet nothings in my ear
Tell me all the things that I long to hear (baby u gotta whisper)
Baby you gotta whisper sweet nothings in my ear

(feat. Fabolous)

Babygirl (I'll really like)
Desert Storm (yeah)

I can't really explain it
I'm so into you now
I wanna be more than a friend to you now
When they ask, I mention my babygirl in the interviews now
And I don't bring the problems from the 90s and the 2 thou
Theres no reason to have a friend or two now
Cuz the kids ready to tell you how he feel and a few vows
Maybe I speak in general now
But girl, imma do whatever just to keep a grin on u now
Where I roll, they wear bikinis in the winter too now
What you think about tan lines on the skin of you now?
Why wouldn't I wanna spend a few thou
On fifth ave, shopping sprees and them dinners to chow
I aint concerned with other men with you now
As long as when I slide up in you, you growl
And any dude with you, he better be a kin to you now
And I aint jealous, it's the principle now
I'm so into you

I really like what you've done to me
I can't really explain it
I'm so into you
I really like what you've done to me
I can't really explain it
I'm so into you

Come on ma
It's more than a flashing
I woulda traded it all in orderly fashion
My villa in Florida we crashing
Just off the shore so you can hear when the water be splashing
The Drop top 3 in the quota we dashing
Flawless diamonds in the water we flashing
The money we oughta be stashing
I make sure ever quarter be cashed in

I can't really explain it
My friends be thinking I'm slipping
These girls be thinking I'm tripping
What kinda weed u be smoking
What typa drinks u be sipping
Sweet thing just to think of you dipping
Would have me with the blue so hard
You would think I was cripping
Now you relaxing in the Benz
Credit cards are no limits
So u don't worry about maxing when u spends
But since u been asking about the friends
How'd u like it if both our names had Jackson on the ends

I really like what you've done to me
I can't really explain it
I'm so into you
I really like what you've done to me
I can't really explain it
I'm so into you

I don't wanna trip, but the truth is
Girl the way you cook a stake
Remind me of the strips to Ruth chris
U love my smile, no matter how chipped my tooth is
With you it aint because my whips is ruthless
So sit on chrome, dip the deuces
And you aint flattered by Canary's and VS dip tay seuces
All the ballers look dumb when they press you
Five and sixes, you don't let them kinda #'s impress you
Even though I was so unsuccessful
Being a player was becoming too stressful
But ever since, this superwoman has come to my rescue
My winter's been wonderful, my summer's been special
That's why the same bar while the villa been painted
Just so we can really get acquainted
The love is real, there's no way you can feel like it's tainted
But I can't really explain it, yeah

I really like what you've done to me
I can't really explain it
I'm so into you
I really like what you've done to me
I can't really explain it
I'm so into you
I really like what you've done to me
I can't really explain it
I'm so into you
I really like what you've done to me
I can't really explain it
I'm so into you

Ohhhh, no no no no nooooo
Ooooohhhh no no

Sometimes I sit at home and wonder how it be if he had loved me truly loved me
Yes, I learned a while ago that kind of thing it never happens for me,
And so I go around and just pretend love is not for me
I play the circus clown around my friends make them laugh and they wont see that
U never let them see u sweat dont want them to think the pain runs deep
Lord know its killing me

[Chorus:]
So I put on my make up put a smile on my face
And if anyone ask me everything is ok
I'm laughing cuz no one knows the joke is on me
Cuz I'm dyin inside with my pride and a smile on my face...on my face
Singing, la la la, la la, lalala, la la, la la, la la, la la, la la, la la la
Laaaa

Sometimes I sit at home by the phone
Hopin he might call me but he dont call me
But then I realize dreams come true arent for girls like me not like me,
And so I go around with my head up like it aint no thing
And when the boys around with all my friends I'm into other things cuz
U never let them see u sweat dont want them to think the pain runs deep
Lord knows its killing me

[Chorus:]
So I put on my make up put a smile on my face
And if anyone ask me everything is ok
I'm laughing cuz no one knows the joke is on me
Cuz I'm dyin inside with my pride and a smile on my face...on my face oooh

It's not easy (thing to do)
Sometimes it's hard to (face the truth)
It's not the life that I would choose
But what else can I do if he dont love me no if he dont want me
I'm not about to sit around let myself go (gooooo)

[Chorus:]
So I put on my make up put a smile on my face
And if anyone ask me everything is ok
I'm laughing cuz no one knows the joke is on me
Cuz I'm dyin inside with my pride and a smile on my face...on my face
Singing, la la la, la la, lalala, la la, la la, la la, la la, la la, la la la
Laaaa I'll keep singing la la la la la, lalala, la la, la la, la la, la la, la
la, la la la
Laaaa I'll keep singing la la la, la la, lalala, la la, la la, la la, la la, la
la, la la la
Laaaa I'll keep singing la la la-la la la, lalala, la la, la la, la la, la la,
la la, la la la

He said
It's like the grass that grows between the cracks of ghetto streets,
relentless inspite of the neverlasting,
I said baby dam you got lyrics, make it like poetry!

[Verse]
The thugged out pimped out imagines release them save those roles for the young
souls who believe them
I want the undefineable, indescribleable and more,
but so clear when you walk through that door,
I said I want it hard, mystical, tender and correct without expectations with
all of that met.
Take me around the world, but please come direct,
speak to me, speak to my heart

[Chorus]
Make it like poetry, make it like poetry, poetry, poetry, give your flow slow to
me give all night
Make it like poetry, make it like poetry, poetry, poetry everything wrong you
see make alright, make it like

[Verse]
Kisses of raindrops wash away the pain,
each stroke is a journey on a long train to a new destination,
new meditation in love relization of possibilities he says to me
I've given hard, mystical, tender and correct, without expectations yet all of
them met,
take me around the world, but please come direct speak to me, speak to my heart.

[Repeat Chorus]
Make it like
To be or not to be won't be any question
Make it like
The sling of arrows of outrageous love are gone
Make it like
A dream I can touch, a dream I can feel.
Make it like
Only you, only you can take me there
Make it like
Poetry, Poetry, Poetry

[Repeat Chorus until fade]

[Tamia]
Here we are right now, my baby.
Saw you standin' in the crowd, just waitin',
For me to call you out, and take this, to another level... baby.
I feel it comin' on, I'm anxious,
It's really catchin' on, contagious.
Our eyes are having conversations,
And I startin' to lose my patience.

Mr. Cool... (Hey baby)
I'm open on, everything you do.
I wanna know, is this cool?
I'm stayin' out like the way you move.
I wanna know... Mr. Cool...

[Mario Winans]
Hey baby...
I've been tryin' to get trough, my lady.
And you know I want to go quit playin',
I'm sittin' home alone, it's takin'...
I want to get to know, you better,
There's so much we can do, together baby.
Girl don't make me wait, forever.
I'm feelin' like it's now or never... baby...

[Together]
Mr. Cool... (My lady)
I'm open on, everything you do. (And I'm feelin you)
I wanna know, is this cool? (My baby, ow yes it is)
I'm stayin' out like the way you move. (And I like you to...)
I wanna know... Mr. Cool...

[Tamia]
When you open up to me,
Baby then you will recive,
Everything you'll ever need,
Do you know what this could mean?
You should listin' to your heart,
Here and now a bright new start,
Baby come it's up to me,
I wanna know...

Mr. Cool...
I'm open on, everything you do.
I wanna know, is this cool?
I'm stayin' out like the way you move.
I wanna know... Mr. Cool...

I'm open on, everything you do.
I wanna know, is this cool?
I'm stayin' out like the way you move.

(feat. Gerald Levert)

Why do birds suddenly appear
Every time you are near?
Just like me, they long to be
Close to you.

Why do stars fall down from the sky
Every time you walk by?
Just like me, they long to be
Close to you.

On the day that you were born
and the angels got together
And decided to create a dream come true
So they sprinkled moon dust
in your hair
And starlight in your eyes
Like they do

That is why all the guys in town
Follow you all around
Just like me, they long to be
Close to you.

If only for a minute
I’d settle for an hour
And if you could stay just for one day
That would make me so happy happy baby

See it won’t hurt to give our love a try
Girl don’t u pass me by
Cuz I’m that kind of guy
Who’s going to love and treat you like a queen

That is why all the girls in town
Follow you all around
Just like me, they long to be
Close to you.

Come a little closer baby
Lay your head up on my shoulder baby
Boy you know I cant deny it
You done already set my soul on fire

Just like me, they long to be

Why even worry bout' it baby
Why even waste your time or day
Can't believe that you would think that I would do you that way
If you say you know me like you know me you should know that I'm your one and
only
Baby you don't have to question me cause I'm in love with you

[Chorus]
Why would you ever worry about it
Why wouldn't wanna be without you
(without you why)
Why would you ever doubt the love that I have for you (have for you)
Baby why ask why

[Repeat Chorus]

Gotta know the way I feel about you if you don't
I'm gonna make it clear no matter what they say about it boy
I'm gonna be right here (oh baby)
I promise that I'll never do you wrong
I promise you the love of my life (love of my life)
I'm telling you that I will forever love and treat you right

Why would you ever worry about it
Why would you wanna be without me
Why would you ever doubt the love that I have for you
Baby why ask why

[Chorus]

We've been together long enough to see that our love is real
and right now I'm telling you just how I'm feeling
so you can be for sure (for sure)
don't have to ask no more (don't ask no more)
you'll know that my heart is all yours

[CHORUS x2]

I love you baby I want you oh baby I need you

Jesus said here I stand
Won't you please let me in
And you said I will
But tomorrow

Jesus said I am he
Who supplies all your needs
And you said I know
But tomorrow

Tomorrow,
I'll give my life
Tomorrow,
I thought about today
But, it's so much easier to say
Tomorrow,
Who promised you,
Tomorrow,
Let her choose the lord today
For tomorrow very well might be today

Jesus said here I stand
Won't you please take my hand
And you said I will
But tomorrow

Jesus said I am he
Who supplies all your needs
And you said I know
But tomorrow

OOOOOOOOOOO
Tomorrow,
I'll give my life
Tomorrrow,
I thought about today
OOOOOOOOOOO
But, it's so much easier to say
Tomorrow,
Who promised you,
Tomorrow,
Let her choose the lord today
For tomorrow very well might be today

And you said, your tomorrow would ever come for you...
Still you laughed and played and continued on to say......

Tomorrow.... forget about....
Tomorrow
Won't you give your life today
OOOOOOOOOOOO
PLEASE
Don't just turn and walk away
Tomorrow, tomorrow is not the most
To let this moment slip away
WHOOOOOO

(feat. Talib Kweli)

[Talib Kweli]
Everytime I walk up in the spot the corks pop
Got the floor hot, we goin' to rock until 4 o' clock
We used to keep a trick up my sleeve to get a chick to leave
Now we've got another one of them calling me
All eyes on you when you walk by
Your guy is doing stunts like the four guys
I know you make me feel like a six million dollar star tonight
The type to make every nigga holla

[Tamia]
All I hear is raindrops
Falling on the rooftop
Ooh baby tell me why'd you have to go
Cause this pain I feel
It won't go away
And today I'm officially missing you
I thought that from this heartache
I could escape
But I fronted long enough to know
There ain't no way
And today
I'm officially missing you

[Chorus]
Ooh can't nobody do it like you
Said every little thing you do
Hey baby say it stays on my mind
And I, I'm officially

[Tamia]
All I do is lay around
Two ears full tears
From looking at your face on the wall
Just a week ago you were my baby
Now I don't even know you at all
I don't know you at all
Well I wish that you would call me right now
So that I could get through to you somehow
But I guess it's safe to say baby safe to say
That I'm officially missing you

[Talib Kweli]
My baby is giving me the proper dance
Cause you know I'm the man
And these type of cats play the game of chance
Come close enough to show you how we 'suppose to love
You know they say we can't smoke in the club
But I'm cool cause your love is like a potion, a drug
These emotions got me open like buds
Roast, club boasts and I'm headed home with you
You know when you're going, I'm going to miss you
It's so official

[Tamia]
Well I thought I could just get over you baby
But I see that's something I just can't do
From the way you would hold me
To the sweet things you told me
I just can't find a way
To let go of you

[Chorus]

[Tamia]
It official
You know that I'm missing you
Yeah yes
All I hear is raindrops