You Got Me [Live]
The Roots, Erykah Badu, Eve
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I had, I had, I had some fun with that one right there That shit is takin' me back Word 'em up, word 'em up Ayo, how many people ready for this joint right here? How many people recognize this song? This shit right here is called "You Got Me", ya nawmean? It's on our album which is called "Things Fall Apart And we got this shit, nawmean? And on the song Erykah Badu is singin' the chorus This, this real smoothed out melodic shit But guess what? Tonight, I'ma introduce you to the young lady From Philadelphia that actually wrote that piece, ya namsayin'? Check it out, and, and, and she's down with The Roots crew, and she go by The name of Miss Jill Scott I want y'all to put y'all hands together Uh, uh, say what? Give it up Jilly from Philly, word up You're not ready Aight, now, for all y'all out there that know how this song go I want y'all to sing along with love, ya nahmean? And if you don't know then just open your minds and your ears And feel this shit She keep tellin' me, tellin' me If you were worried 'bout where I been or who I saw or What club I went to with my homies Baby, don't worry, you know that you got me If you were worried 'bout where I been or who I saw or What club I went to with my homies (check it out) Baby, don't worry, you know that you got me Somebody told me that this planet was small We use to live in the same buildin' on the same floor And never met before Until I'm overseas on tour And peep this Ethiopian queen from Philly Takin' classes abroad She studyin' film and photo, flash, focus, record Said she workin' on a flick, and could my click do the score? She said she loved my show in Paris at Élysée Montmartre And that I stepped off the stage and took a piece of her heart We knew from the start that things fall apart and tend to shatter She like that shit don't matter When I get home get at her Through letter, phone, whatever Let's link, let's get together Shit, you think not? What? I went home and forgot? Time passed, we back in Philly, she up in my spot Tellin' me the things I'm tellin' her was makin' her hot Started buildin' with her constantly like Jill Scott Now she in my world like hip-hop And keep tellin' me, tellin' me, yeah If you were worried 'bout where (say what?) I been or who I saw or (aw yeah) What club I went to with my homies Baby, don't worry, you know that you got me If you were worried 'bout where I been or who I saw or What club I went to with my homies Baby, don't worry, you know that you got me Ayo, me, I'm the type that's always catchin' a flight (hey) And sometimes I gotta be out at the height of the night And that's when she flip and get on some old that ain't right It seems like I'm on the side and you're in love with your mic I know you gotta get that paper, daddy, keep that shit tight But I need some sort of love in my life, you dig me? Now I was talkin' with my sister from New York City She said she know this ball player and he think I'm pretty Psych, I'm playin' boo, you know it's just wit you I'm stayin And when brothers is poppin' game I don't hear what they sayin' So when you out there in the world, I'm still your girl With all my classes I don't have the time for life's thrills So when you sweatin' on stage think of me when you rhyme And don't be listenin' to your homies they be leavin' you blind what, I can trust her? (Yeah, yeah) Word like I'm a king for real New York, y'all know relationships get ill and Jill tellin' me, tellin' me, yeah If you were worried 'bout where (say what?) I been or who I saw or (yeah) What club I went to with my homies Baby, don't worry you know that you got me (say what?) If you were worried 'bout where (aw yeah) I been or who I saw or (uh, yeah, yeah) What club I went to with my homies Baby, don't worry, you know that you got me That snake could be that chick and that rat Could be that cool cat That's whisperin' "She tryin' to play you for the fool Black" If somethin's on your chest then let it be known See, I'm not your every five minutes all on the phone And on the topic of trust, it's just a matter of fact That people bite back and fracture what's intact And they'll forever be, I ain't on some, "Yo, I'm a celebrity" I deal with the real so if it's artificial let it be I've seen people caught in love like whirlwinds Listenin' to they squads and fuckin'with girlfriends That's exactly the point where they whole world ends Lies come in, that's where that drama begins and she like, yo If you were worried 'bout where (aw, yeah) I been or who I saw or (y'all know this shit) What club I went to with my homies (sing along) Baby, don't worry you know that you got me (make some noise, turn it up) Tear the club up, tear the club up Tear the club up, tear the club up, tear the club up Tear the club up, tear the club up Tear the club up, tear the club up, tear the club up Tear the club up, tear the club up Tear the club up, tear the club up, tear the club up Tear the club up, tear the club up Tear the club up, tear the club up, tear the club up You are now in tune to the sounds of the legendary Yeah, yeah (bow, bow, bow, bow, bow) Yeah, yeah (say what) I know about the stress and strain in this world I'm proud to be your woman, not your girl Brother, I got all sides of you If you ever needed a real love I'm here to give it to ya Ain't it funny, I got on all my clothes And I can still sing, representin' Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yes Y'all feel that? Y'all feel that? Ooh Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah What's your name, girlfriend? Girlfriend, what's your name? My name is J-I-L-L S-C-O-T-T Jill Scott representin' North Philly, y'all J-I-L-L S-C-O-T-T Jill Scott representin' lovely Show your love, ladies and gentlemen Show your love for Miss Jill Scott, representin' Philadelphia, ya namean? The Roots crew, that's what I'm talkin' 'bout, aight Make some noise
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Written by: Tarik L. Collins, Jill H. Scott, Ahmir K. Thompson, Scott Spencer Storch
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