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(To the- to the- to the... what, what)
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[Hook (Jaguar)]:
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It's what you want, babe,
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It's what you need, babe,
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We 'bout to give you more (check it out)
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Of what you lookin' for...
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[Verse 1 (Black Thought)]:
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So it's a secret that's been pent-up inside for years,
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Exclusive type, only for your eyes and ears,
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You held it in for so long, you bursted into tears,
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The letters spilled slowly across the page like a world premiere.
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Well a'ight, the bullshit begins here,
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The obvious cause, the effects is unclear,
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The punishment for crimes of the heart can be severe,
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Though to keep it on the low is a heavy cross to bear.
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You deep now, submerged, with no signs of air, (right)
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Still your sunken heart thumpin' like the kick an' the snare,
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While on the surface it's all turnin' to a circus,
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That's why you're nervous, and you got a right to be,
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'Cause if somebody woulda' done that shit to me?
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I mean, my best man hittin' my wife-to-be?
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My sentiments exactly; we'd be history,
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Y'know what I'm sayin'? My peoples' in the place - let's count it off...
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[Chorus (Jaguar / Black Thought)]:
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(One, two) It's what you want, babe, (tell me what y' oughta do)
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(Three, four) It's what you need, babe, (it's time for all of y'all to just)
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We 'bout to give you more (rock and roll till you roll and rock)
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Of what you lookin' for, (and you rock to the rhythm and just don't stop)
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(Five, six) It's do or die, (get up inside the mix) ghettofied,
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(Seven, eight) Come alive, (no time to hesitate, so let's) feel the vibe,
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Feelin' nice, (rock and roll till you roll and rock) oh,
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Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah (and you rock to the rhythm and just don't stop.)
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[Verse 2 (Black Thought)]:
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Yo, it's like nothing changed, it's all the same thing,
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The same characters in a book, with different names,
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It's a lot more to lose than you got to gain,
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You a lot more confused than hip to the game.
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To peep the script to the game, the price is pain;
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Men and women get into things, now who's to blame?
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When everybody whisperin' bout "whatever took place,"
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And how the fact was denied with a straight face?
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Them lies, hard to swallow from the bitter taste,
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But that's a point in the past that can't be erased.
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So motivate, though it's hard to let it ride,
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Or set aside true feelings, (uh) underhand dealings (uh),
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Or lost trust, I wonder if we lost us?
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It's bigger than me and you, (yo) it's monstrous.
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So I'mma just calm down and try to relax
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Before I clap the hammer and the hammer go cap-cap...
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[Chorus (Jaguar / Black Thought)]:
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(One, two) It's what you want, babe, (tell me what y' oughta do)
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(Three, four) It's what you need, babe, (it's time for all y'all to just)
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We 'bout to give you more (rock and roll till you roll and rock)
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Of what you lookin' for, (and you rock to the rhythm and just don't stop)
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(Five, six) It's do or die, (get up inside the mix) ghettofied,
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(Seven, eight) Come alive, (no time to hesitate, so let's) feel the vibe,
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Feelin' nice, (rock and roll till you roll and rock) oh,
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Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah (and you rock to the rhythm and just don't stop.)
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[Verse 3 (Black Thought)]:
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If we could only flash back and undo our actions, (uh-huh)
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Change what happens, dissect the fractions,
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A time to rewind and be recorded absent,
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For real, 'cause these memories is photographic,
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Pornographic, pushin' me close to madness,
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Head heavy like I'm trippin' on acid tablets.
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Yesterday as I recall was all fabulous, I thought so,
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But now I feel like shots hittin' my torso.
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Spent a lot of time and trust in the wrong place,
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Fought a lot of fights rollin' with the wrong ace.
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Love stronger than pride, we could end disgrace,
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I need room to think and space to ventilate.
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What's solid as a rock shall not disintegrate.
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Thoughts racin' like the lunatics on the interstate,
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Fo' real, yo, yo... it's ill, yo, yo...
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My peoples' in the place, y'all got the song (here we go), sing:
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[Chorus (Jaguar / Black Thought)]:
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(One, two) It's what you want, babe, (tell me what y' oughta do)
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(Three, four) It's what you need, babe, (it's time for all y'all to just)
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We 'bout to give you more (rock and roll till you roll and rock)
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Of what you lookin' for, (till you rock to the rhythm and just don't stop)
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(Five, six) It's do or die, (get up inside the mix) ghettofied,
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(Seven, eight) Come alive, (it's time to motivate, so let's) feel the vibe,
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Feelin' nice, (rock and roll till you roll and rock) oh,
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Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah (and you rock to the rhythm and just - check it out, check it out)
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(One, two) It's what you want, babe, (tell me what y' oughta do)
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(Three, four) It's what you need, babe, (it's time for all y'all to just)
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We 'bout to give you more (rock and roll till you roll and rock)
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Of what you lookin' for, (and you rock to the rhythm and just don't stop)
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(Five, six) It's do or die, (get up inside the mix) ghettofied,
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(Seven, eight) Come alive, (no time to hesitate, so let's) feel the vibe,
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Feelin' nice, (motivate, and get you roll and rock) oh,
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Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah (and just - yo, y-y-yo, yo)
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Ahhh!
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(Aw yeah... aw yeah...)
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