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Wanna Be

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Wanna Be

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[Missy]

Yeah, I'm back in this joint right here

For all my people who

Who sick of playin' seconds and

And takin' somebody's leftovers

Get out the back seat, take the passenger seat

Ya know what I'm sayin'?

Heh, ya'll feel me? Y'all feel me?

Hear me out[Tamia]

Is it me or her babe?

You gotta make your decision

Cuz you got the wrong impression

I don't want nobody's seconds

I just want all of you babe

I'm used to gettin' what I like

Just to curve my appetite

Serve you on a plate with a first class wine[Tamia]

I wanna be the girl you take to your crib

And not the girl you hate to show where you live

I wanna be the girl for you all your life

And not the girl you're pickin up late at night[Tamia]

Let's be truthful please

Will she always be around?

I need to know right here and now

Can I bury her underground?

I just want all of you babe

And she's always in the way

And she's always in your face

Am I the one who's being played?[Tamia]

I wanna be the girl you take to your crib

And not the girl you hate to show where you live

I wanna be the girl for you all your life

And not the girl you're pickin up late at night[Missy]

Not your chick on the side

I wanna be your main chick

So you gon' have to pick

Between Lisa, Kim and Stacy, and whoever

Not your chick on the side

I wanna be your main chick

So you gon' have to pick

Between Lisa, Kim and Stacy, and whoever[Tamia]

I wanna be the girl you take to your crib

And not the girl you hate to show where you live

I wanna be the girl for you all your life

And not the girl you're pickin up late at nightI wanna be the girl you take to your crib

And not the girl you hate to show where you live

I wanna be the girl for you all your life

And not the girl you're pickin up late at night[Missy]

Uh uh uh uh, uh uh uh uh

Uh uh uh uh, uh uh uh uh

Ah ah ah ah, bap bap bap brr-ap

Ah ah ah ah, brr-ap

Ah ah ah ah, yo yo

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