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1	I met you in a club in Atlanta, Georgia						I met you in a club in Atlanta Georgia	1
	Said me and my homeboy were coming out with an album						Said me and my homeboy were coming out with an album
2	You looked at me like, yeah nigga, right						You looked at me like yeah nigga right	2
3	But you gave me your number, anyway you were on the talcum						But you gave me you number anyway you were on the talcum	3
4							Powder, how's about them oranges	4
1	Powder, how's about them oranges?							1
	Moved away from home to school with big plans						Moved away from home to school with big plans
	By day, studied the history of music						By day, studied the history of music
	By night, just to pay for that shit, you'd dance						By night, just to pay for that shit, you'd dance
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	To get your pants was a mission impossible						To get your pants was a mission impossible
	We were both the same age but I						We were both the same age but I
	Suppose wasn't on the same page but in						Suppose wasn't on the same page but in
	The same book of life so I'd paged you when						The same book of life so I'd paged you when
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	I felt you that were getting off of work						I felt you that were getting off of work
	Or either when you're on your way to school						Or either when you're on your way to school
	We starting hanging like Ernie and Bert						We starting hanging like Ernie and Bert
	And in my idle head I'm thinking cool						And in my idle head I'm thinking cool
	Just when I think I'm going down your shirt						Just when I think I'm going down your shirt
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	You're hiking up your skirt now						You're hiking up your skirt now
5	The events that followed had me						The events that followed had me volley	5
6	Volley if your hometown would be Heaven or Hell						if your hometown would be	6
7	The angelic nastiness you possessed made you by far the best						Heaven or hell	7
1							The angelic nastiness you possessed	1
2							made you by far the best	2
	Therefore hard to tell						Therefore hard to tell
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	You'd dropped me off by the dungeon						You'd dropped me off by the dungeon
	Never came in, but I knew that you were wondering						Never came in, but I knew that you were wondering
	Now are these niggaz in this house up to something						Now are these niggaz in this house up to something
	Selling crack sack by sacks so they could function?						Selling crack sack by sacks so they could function?
6								6
	Well, yes and no						Well, yes and no
8	Yes ,we were selling it but no it wasn't blow						Yes we were selling it	8
3							But no it wasn't blow	3
	Cook it in the basement then move it at a show						Cook it in the basement then move it at a show
9	Then grab the microphone and everybody yelled, “Ho”						Then grab the microphone and everybody yelled "ho"	9
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	Meanwhile the video starts playing						Meanwhile the video starts playing
	BET college radio and a van						BET college radio and a van
	Packed full of niggaz with a blunt in their hand						Packed full of niggaz with a blunt in their hand
10	And one in their ear, you know what I'm saying						And one in their ear	10
11							You know what I'm saying	11
	But, I kept your number in my old phone						But, I kept your number in my old phone
12	Got a new chip flip with the roam, roam						Got a new chip flip with the roam roam	12
	So it took me a minute to retrieve seven digits						So it took me a minute to retrieve seven digits
	But I promised I would call you when I got home						But I promised I would call you when I got home
8								8
	But, when I got home I never did						But, when I got home I never did
	By the time I did, heard that you had a kid						By the time I did, heard that you had a kid
13	By some nigga in Decatur who replied see you later						By some nigga in Decatur	13
14	When                                 he got the good news, that's life shit						Who replied see you later when he got the	14
15							good news, that's life shit	15
	Now, I'm nineteen with a Cadillac						Now, I'm nineteen with a Cadillac
	My nigga had a Lex with the gold pack						My nigga had a Lex with the gold pack
16	Got a plaque but I'm living with my pop, pop						Got a plaque but I'm living with my pop pop	16
	So I got glock and a low jack						So I got glock and a low jack
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	You kinda fast for that fella in class who used to draw						You kinda fast for that fella in class who used to draw
17	And never said much ‘cause half of what he saw						And never said much 'cause half of what he saw	17
	Was so far from that place you wanna be						Was so far from that place you wanna be
	That words only fucked it up more follow me						That words only fucked it up more follow me
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	Are you starting to gather what I'm getting at?						Are you starting to gather what I'm getting at?
18	Now if I'm losing you, tell me then I'll double back						Now if I'm losing you tell me then I'll double back	18
19	But keep in mind, at the time 'Keep It Real' was the phrase						But keep in mind, at the time "keep	19
20	Silly once said, now, but those were the days						it real" was                         the phrase	20
21							Silly once said now, but those were the days	21
22	When spring break and Daytona						When spring break	22
23	And Freakniks made you wanna						And Daytona	23
4							And Freakniks	4
5							Made you wanna	5
	Drop out of college and never go back						Drop out of college and never go back
24	Move to the South but that ain't a Kodak						Move to the south but that ain't a Kodak	24
25							Moment, on went myself and big boi	25
26	Moment, on went myself and Big Boi						Well you knew him as Twan	26
11	Well, you knew him as Twan							11
	That's right you were around before this shit begun						That's right you were around before this shit begun
	When Twan had a daughter and						When Twan had a daughter and
	Sort of was made to mature before the first tour						Sort of was made to mature before the first tour
27							We hit the road like jack	27
12	We hit the road like Jack							12
	Laughed and cried and drived it back with some Yak						Laughed and cried and drived it back with some Yak
28	Girls used to say, y'all talk funny, y'all from the islands?						Girls used to say, y'all talk funny,	28
29	And I'd laughed and they just keep smiling						y'all from the islands?	29
30							And I'd Laughed and they just keep smiling	30
31	No, I'm from Atlanta, baby, he from Savannah, maybe						No, I'm from Atlanta baby	31
32	We should hook up and get tore up and then lay down, hey, we						He from Savannah, maybe	32
6							We should hook up and get tore up and then lay down hey we	6
	Got to go because the bus is pulling out in 30 minutes						Got to go because the bus is pulling out in 30 minutes
	She's playing tennis disturbing the tenants						She's playing tennis disturbing the tenants
33							15-love	33
34	15-love fit like glove						Fit      like glove	34
35	Description is like 15 doves						Description is like	35
7							15 doves	7
	In a Jacuzzi catching the Holy Ghost						In a Jacuzzi catching the Holy Ghost
	Making one woozy in the head and comatose, agree?						Making one woozy in the head and comatose, agree?
36							Enough about me	36
37	Enough about me, how's about you?						How's                    about you?	37
38	How's the lil' kid? She was about two the last time we spoke						How's the lil' kid?	38
8							She was about 2 the last time we spoke	8
	I hadn't smoked or took a shot of drink						I hadn't smoked or took a shot of drink
39	'Cause I'd start the second album off on another note, now						Cause I'd start the 2nd album off on another note	39
40							Now, that note threw some niggaz in the hood off	40
41	That note threw some niggaz in the hood off						But see I'd balled out, and before I fall out	41
42	But see I'd balled out, and 'fore I fall out						I'd Slow my Lac down to a nice speed	42
13	I'd slow my lac down to a nice speed							13
	The brain is that fried egg I might need						The brain is that fried egg I might need
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	New direction was apparent						New direction was apparent
	I was a child looking at the floor staring						I was a child looking at the floor staring
43	So, changing my style was like relief for the primitive beast						So changing my style was like	43
44	Yes, I was on the rise, yeast was the street						release for          the primitive beast	44
45							Yes I was on the rise, yeast was the street	45
46	To make bread, never primary concern						To make bread-Never        primary concern	46
	Just to hop on these beats and wait my turn						Just to hop on these beats and wait my turn
47	I'd meet Muslims, gangstas, bitches						I'd meet muslims, ganstas, bitches, rastas,	47
48	Rastas, and Macaroni niggaz,    imposters						and macoroni niggaz - imposters	48
49							So on a trip to New York on some beeswax	49
50	So, on a trip to New York on some beeswax						I get invited       to a club where emcees at	50
15	I get invited to a club where MC's at							15
	And on stage is a singer with some thing on her head						And on stage is a singer with some thing on her head
	Similar to the turban that I covered up my dredz with						Similar to the turban that I covered up my dredz with
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	Which I was rocking at the time						Which I was rocking at the time
	When I was going through them phases trying to find						When I was going through them phases trying to find
	Anything that seemed real in the world						Anything that seemed real in the world
	Still searching, but I started liking this girl						Still searching, but I started liking this girl
51							Now you know her	51
52	Now you know her as Erykah on and on Badu						As                     Erykah on and on Badu	52
53	Call Tyrone on the phone, why you						Call Tyrone on the phone why you	53
54	Do that girl like that boy? You ought to be ashamed						Do that girl like that boy you ought to be ashamed	54
	The song wasn't about me and that ain't my name						The song wasn't about me and that ain't my name
17								17
	We're young, in love, in short we had fun						We're young, in love, in short we had fun
55	No regrets, no abortion, had a son						No regrets no abortion, had a son	55
56	By the name of Seven and he's five						By the name of Seven	56
9							And he's five	9
	By the time I do this mix, he'll probably be six						By the time I do this mix, he'll probably be six
57							You do the arithmetic	57
58	You do the arithmetic, me do the language arts						Me                           do the language arts	58
59	Y'all stand against the wall, blindfolded me throw the darts						Y'all stand against the wall	59
60	To poke you in the heart and take you from the start						blindfolded me throw     the darts	60
10							To poke you in the heart	10
11							And take you from the start	11
	To one luxury transportation and a Marta card						To one luxury transportation and a Marta card
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	Or either when your girlfriend that went to Mays						Or either when your girlfriend that went to Mays
61	Momma or her daddy let her borrow the Benz because she's smart						Momma or her daddy let her borrow the	61
12							Benz because she's smart	12
	Or maybe if your neighbor does you a huge favor						Or maybe if your neighbor does you a huge favor
62	And he sells you that rabbit that's been sitting in his yard						And he sells you that rabbit that's	62
63							been sitting in his yard	63
64	You fix it up, you trick it out, you give it rims						You fix it up.. you trick it out.. you	64
65	You give it bump, you give it all your time						give it rims.. you give it bump	65
66	Because that's     all you can think about						You give it all your time because	66
67	And that's as far as I got						that's all you can think about	67
13							..And that's as far as I got	13
14							[Dialogue]	14
	And that's as far as I got, and where I wanted to go						And that's as far as I got, and where I wanted to go
68	Knowing the whole time that's all you could think about						knowing the whole time that's all you could think about	68
69	Even though if you cut it off and start that bitch up						even though if you cut it off and start that bitch up	69
70	You need a jump like you'll need in your rump to grow						you need a jump like you'll need in your rump to grow	70
71							and you change all the time so that	71
72	And       you change all the time						rabbit that you thought about	72
73	So that rabbit that you thought about that whole summer						that whole summer, the next summer you	73
74	The next summer you didn't want that rabbit no more						didn't want that rabbit no more	74
75	You wanted something bigger and better						you wanted something bigger and better	75
	So the summer past and the rabbit is old?						So the summer past and the rabbit is old?
	Right, right, so now you want a Cadillac
15							Right, right, so now you want a Cadillac...	15

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