Karaoké Other Side of the Game Erykah Badu

Baby, baby, baby

Save me, baby hu

Mmh, whatcha gonna do when they come for you

Work ain't honest but it pays the bills, mmh

What we gonna do when they come for you

Gave me the life that I came to live, hey

Do I really want my baby

Brother tell me what to do

I know you got to get your hustle on so I pray

I understand the game sometimes and I love you strong, mmh, but

Whatcha gonna do when they come for you, mmh

Work ain't honest but it pays the bills

Yes, it does

What we gonna do when they come for you, mmh

God I can't stand life withoutcha

Now, me and baby got this situation

See, brother got this complex occupation

And it ain't that he don't have education

'Cos I was right there at his graduation, mmh

Now, I ain't sayin' that this life don't work

But it's me and baby that he hurts

Because I tell him right he thinks I'm wrong

But I love him strong, mmh

He gave me the life that I came to live

Gave me the song that I came to give

Pressure on me but the seed is grown

I can't make it on my own

Summer came around and the flowers bloomed

He became the sun

I became the moon

Precious gifts that we both received but could this be make believe

Whatcha gonna do when they come for you, mmh

Work ain't honest but it pays the bills

Work ain't honest but it pays the bills

What we gonna do when they come for you, mmh mmh

Gave me the life that I came to live yes, you did

Don't worry baby

I know there's confusion

God's gonna see us through, yeah peace out to revolution

But we paid though

What you gonna do what you gonna do

Yes it does

Don't have to worry baby

Yes you did

Ooh ooh ooh ooh you ooh ooh, mmh

Work ain't honest but it pays the bills ooh ooh ooh ooh, ooh

You gave me the life that I came to live

Gave me the song that I came to give

Pressure on me but the seed had grown

I can't make it on my own

Summer came around and the flowers bloomed

He became the sun

I became the moon

Precious gifts that we both received but could this be make believe

Oh yeah

Badu is with you baby, mmh

We gon' make it, yeah

Me, you and the baby

You gonna do whatcha gonna do, no

Oh oh, ooh hey hey yeah yeah

Babe, baby, on, go on, go on

Go on yeah, oh oh oh, oh

See I ain't tryin' to bind your life

But I want you to do what's right, yeah

I'm your wife, hey, mmh

I can stand, yeah

Oh, peace out to revolution

I know there's confusion

Gonna do what you gotta do now

Can you stand alive

I'm strong mmh