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Artist: Erykah Badu
Canonical path: /erykah-badu/next-lifetime
Related lyric paths: 6
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Next Lifetime
Read Next Lifetime lyrics by Erykah Badu on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Next Lifetime
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Now what am I supposed to do
When I want you in my world
How can I want you for myself
When I'm already someone's girl?
What am I supposed to do
When I want you in my world
How can I want you for myself
When I'm already someone's girl?
First time that I saw you boy
It was a warm and sunny day
All I know is I wanted you
I really hoped you looked my way
When you smiled at me
So warm and sweet
I could not stay
You make me feel like a lilting girl
What do you do to me
Now what am I supposed to do
When I want you in my world
How can I want you for myself
When I'm already someone's girl?
I guess I'll see you next lifetime
No hard feelings
I guess I'll see you next lifetime
I'm gonna be there
You're imaging
Feels so damn good to me
It picks me up don't wanna come down
You got me spinning all around
Yeah
You need to know
I've got that somebody
You're beautiful
But it ain't that type of party
Now what am I supposed to do
When I want you in my world
How can I want you for myself
When I'm already someone's girl?
Now what am I supposed to do
When I want you in my world
How can I want you for myself
When I'm already someone's girl?
Well I guess I'll see you next lifetime
Baby we'll be butterflies
I guess I'll see you next lifetime
That sounds so divine
I guess I'll see you next lifetime
I guess I will now
I guess I'll see you next lifetime
Wait
Wait a little while
See it ain't nothing wrong with dreaming
Boy don't get me wrong
'Cause every time (every time) I see you (every single time)
I know just how strong (every single time)
That my love is for my baby
But emotions just don't lie
Well I know I'm a lot of woman
But not enough to divide the pie
Now what am I supposed to do
When I want you in my world
How can I want you for myself
When I'm already someone's girl?
I guess I'll see you next lifetime
You know I want to stay around
I guess I'll see you next lifetime
I'm so confused now
Now what am I supposed to do
When I want you in my world
How can I want you for myself
When I'm already someone's girl?
I guess I'll see you next lifetime
Already
I'm going to be there
I guess I'll see you next lifetime
I'm going to look for you
Now what am I supposed to do
When I want you in my world
How can I want you for myself
When I'm already someone's girl?
I guess I'll see you next lifetime
Oh
Oh, baby
I'm gonna be there
I'm gonna be there
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