Not much longer would you be mine Honey, honey, yeah (I heard it through the grapevine) Oh, I heard it through the grapevine Ooh, I bet you're wonderin' how I knew 'Bout your plans to make me blue With some other guy you knew before Between the two of us

I promised you would've liked it She said she wanna be mine She wasn't with it to ride I had to kick her a side I know it just ain't right But baby you was invited She know I be on my grind So I don't really have time To hit you back on time

In the arms of a stranger, pretending it's love And I'm wrapped around your finger, even though I'm knocked up Ah ooh, ooh ooh Bam bam bam bam, bam bam bam bam bam You know space and time wouldn't let you be mine What I've come to understand Is entropy

But I say 'fore we go to the land down below If I tell you I love you, I'm lying There are so many things I could say, my love Make you trip, so your lips would be mine There are so many things I could do, my love To convince you my love is divine There

But I say 'fore we go to the land down below There are so many things I could say, my love Make you trip so your lips would be mine There are so many things I could do, my love To convince you my love is divine There are so many words I could tell you

I heard it through the grapevine Not much longer would you be mine Not much longer would you be mine, baby yeah I bet you're wonderin' how I knew 'Bout your plans to make me blue With some other guy you knew before Between the two of us guys You know I

When I fell into your eyes Never a doubt we would make it if we tried You promised you'd never break my heart Never leave me in the dark Said your love would be for all time But that was back when you were mine I felt the world was ours for the taking

For you to feel alive Mine is yours and yours is mine In your honor I would die tonight Can you hear me Hear me screamin' Breaking in the muted skies This thunder heart Like bombs beating

And if you would let them hold you These arms of mine, they are lonely Lonely and feeling blue These arms of mine, they are yearning Yearning from wanting you Oh, how grateful I will be These arms of mine, they are burning Burning from wanting you These

White America! Little Eric looks just like this Erica loves my shit I go to T-R-L, look how many hugs I get I could be one of your kids I Could be one of your kids I never would've dreamed in a million years I'd see So many motherfuckin' people who feel