I Bought A Badu Vinyl Lyrics

[Verse 1: 070 Phi]
I never cried when my Daddy died
I mean I did inside, but I just let it slide
Abusive father left an artist seekin' for a home
And a houseful of women that depend on their own
I seen the beauty of life
But then they recognize and stepped inside
But still it came around
And now we're set to vibe
And I can see
Thoroughly, yeah, yeah, yeah

[Chorus]
Time's-a wastin'
Don't you take your time with me
Keep on driftin'
Ain't no tellin' where you'll land
Run away, run away
[?]

[Verse 2: 070 Phi]
Yeah, we turned sixteen to twenty-four
And then we turned it into twenty more
Lord, forgive me, I just wanted more
Badu comin' out the vinyl
Calmly asked me what I'm runnin' for
Who you runnin' from
Man, how you try and up the score and then get nothin' done
New designer fresh, but this shit here's a one-of-one From the slums, where the bass ain't only comin' from the drums
Nicky got a cannon that be singin' like Mariah hums
But he ain't divorce it, that's his number one supplier, huh
All his homies dyin', been at war, but this is Zion, huh
When I meet the gates, that's when you'll see the God that I am
Ain't perfect, but no denyin' the energy in my triumph, huh
Too many niggas with empty pockets and empty dreams
Too many niggas from my block with these empty schemes
My niggas downed the whole bottle, now that's an empty lean
He lost his soul to them drugs, now that's an empty fiend
[Chorus]
Time's-a wastin'
Don't you take your time with me
Keep on driftin'
Ain't no tellin' where you'll land
Run away, run away
[?]

[Bridge]
Some people may not understand what it takes to be a man
Takin' full command

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