Betta Listen Lyrics by De La Soul

Betta Listen Lyrics

    [listen all you fellas, here's what good love is]
    [listen all you fellas, the kind she understands]
    [listen all you fellas, then you won't have to worry no no more]
    [listen all you fellas, you betta listen] [you betta listen]
    [listen all you fellas, here's what good love is]
    [listen all you fellas, the kind she understands]
    [listen all you fellas, then you won't have to worry no no more]
    [listen all you fellas, you betta listen] [you betta listen]

    Mummy i saw one day
    She was on some fume vapors
    Givin' me lip so i continued with the caper
    Cat litter had me sniffin
    Since outside the palace
    Eyes sicker than aids
    Game harder than a callous
    Tried to enter in her shit
    She had locks on the session
    Tellin me how her last man
    Taught her ass a lesson damn
    Well, i'm not the mayor
    I take care of my dimes
    But i excluded i had nickels
    Addin' up to her kind
    Short stacks with a wristful of jewels

    Sayin she didn't need a man
    To make her out for a fool
    Dig it, miss, my love is credited in cupid account
    And if you need that extra help
    Gigglin, figurin' i had jokes for her humor
    Then she broke out with the words
    About knowin all the rumors
    "see, all you niggas rappin be like pedigree dogs
    Thinkin you can have me leashed
    Around your microphone cords"
    Somethin 'bout her lit me up like july
    And with them onions in the pants
    I couldn't help but cry
    Seemed lost in the essence
    But i had to find my way to take
    Action for the digits just to set up a date
    Thought my shinin was on
    I had the skirts in the bag
    Until i took a bit of time
    To peep the price on the tag
    She said "i'm that salt and pepa
    Who like pushin it to sisters
    You need to get to walkin with it mister,
    I think you betta listen"

    [listen all you fellas, here's what good love is]
    [listen all you fellas, the kind she understands]
    [listen all you fellas, then you won't have to worry no no more]
    [listen all you fellas, you betta listen] [you betta listen]

    We was at some outside jam one saturday night
    When this pretty ass girl got locked in my sight
    She was a ghetto philosopher
    Yeah you know the type
    Thinkin' mary j. and sade understood her strife
    Caught me lookin', "yo what's cookin?"
    "nothin' from around here
    So don't approach or hope
    To be the man of the year"
    I said listen deer or rabbit or whatever the hell you be
    I'm not the one to embarrass
    But the one to emcee
    I traveled the world q uarters on my relationships
    Used and abused by hoes
    So my royalty stubs
    But above all
    I brought my daughter into this earth
    So i understand the need
    Of women feeling of worth
    She glanced deep in my eyes
    And said "oh shit, you're ill
    I like the way your mind
    Moves around at will
    Still, let me apologize for soundin so sassy
    But you niggas act as if my ass
    Has a sign that says harass me"
    Her name was gail from the union of dale
    I made her remove the shades
    So her eyes could tell me the plan
    Yo where's your man?
    "oh that nigga's past tense,
    Painted bruises on my face
    Haven't seen him ever since"
    Gave a pinch to my bottom
    And started rubbing my back
    She said "i bet your ass is darker
    Than a mobb deep track"
    Only one way to know it,
    And i was down to show it
    So we jetted back to my crib to set it
    She made it known
    "i've owned thoughts of you
    Since that song 'meeny-meeny'
    Can't believe you're about
    To be all up in between me"
    Man, the flag was lowered
    So my wood was raised
    Followed a shielding of my building
    To protect me from the blaze
    This granted access to
    Southern parts of her borders
    Did you have her comin'?
    Like the new world order
    I caught her with the right combination
    A good combination
    Keepin' it in her hard, man
    You betta listen

    [listen all you fellas, here's what good love is]
    [listen all you fellas, the kind she understands]
    [listen all you fellas, then you won't have to worry no no more]
    [listen all you fellas, you betta listen] [you betta listen]

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