Erykah Badu

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I want You

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I want You

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I I I I I I I

Want you you you you you you you

Oh, I I I I I I I

Want you you you you you you you

I I I I I I I

Want you you you you you you you

Oh, I I I I I I I

Want you you you you you you you

So, what we gon' do

What we gon' do

What we gon' do

What we gon' do

I I I I I I I

Want you you you you you you you

Oh, I I I I I I I

Want you you you you you you you

In the worse kinda way way way way way way way

I want you you you you, baby

So what we gon' do do do, baby

What we gon' do do do, baby

Love is on the way, all I got to say is

It wont let go

You can pray to early may, fast for 30 days

Still it wont let go, oh

Got a good book and got all in it, tried a little yoga for a minute

But it wont let go, oh

Tried to turn the sauna up to hotter, drunk a whole jar of holy water

But it wont let go, oh

I I I I I I I

Want you you you you you you you

Said I I I I I I

I said what we gon' do

In the worse kinda way way way way way way way

I want you you you you, baby

So what we gon' do, baby

So what we gon' do, baby

Love is on the way, all I got to say is

It won't let go

You can pray to early may, fast for 30 days

Still it wont let go, oh

Got good book and got all in it, tried a little yoga for a minute

But it wont let go, oh

Tried to turn the sauna up to hotter, drank a whole jar of holy water

But it wont let go, oh

I I I, baby

Want you you you, baby

So what we gon' (uh) do do do do do do do do do do do do do

I I I I I I I

Want you you you you you you you

I I I I I I

So what we gon' do

In the worse kinda way way way way way way way

I want you you you you, baby

So what we gon' do

Now what we gon' do

(Now what we gone do)

I know you're a little nervous

(What we gone do)

I know you really want this

(What we gone do)

I can't believe the feeling

(What we gone do)

I feel it all over, feel it all over

(Said what we gone do)

Babe, yeah baby

(So what we gone do)

You don't believe in love, you missing a good thing

(So what we gone do)

Because I'm---say

Because I'm genuine, I'm genuine, yeah

(So what we gone do)

Yeah baby

I don't want no trouble

Just a little loving (yeah)

I want to get to know ya (yeah)

I don't want your money (yeah)

You oughta get to know me (yeah)

My love'll make you wonder (yeah)

And lightning a thunder (yeah)

I get it from my mama (yeah)

I don't want no trouble

Just a little loving (yeah)

I want to get to know ya (yeah)

I don't want your money (yeah)

You oughta get to know me (yeah)

My love'll make you wonder (yeah)

And lightning a thunder (yeah)

I get it from my mama (yeah)

Oh, I I I I I I I

I want you you you you you you you

Do do do do do do do

Now what we gon' do

I I I I I I I

I want you you you you you you you

Oh I I I I I I I

Want you you you you you you you

I I I I I I I

I want you you you you you you you

Oh I I I I I I I

Want you you you you you you you

Just because I tell you I love you

Don't mean that I do do do do do

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