We don't always say what we mean My youth is the foundation of me So wake me up in the Spring From the city of the 915 Where all the girls are pretty And they're down for the hype All my boys are with me Going up for the night But who cares, who cares

Let's disappear, gotta jet out of here Feel the wind across our face We'll have some fun, gonna dance on the run It's a perfect day to break away Opened my eyes this morning with a smile on my face My arms wrapped around you, took me away And it got me

I'm not okay You wear me out Well if you wanted honesty, that's all you had to say I never want to let you down or have you go, it's better off this way For all the dirty looks For photographs your boyfriend took Remember when you broke your foot from

Harlem has those southern skies, They're in my baby's smile, I idolize my baby's eyes and Classy up-town style. If Harlem moved to China, I know of nothing finer, Than to stow away on a plane, some day and have them Drop me off in Harlem. Drop me off in

You must be famous, famous Welcome to your name in lights You can't spell fame, without me And may my Hall of Fame speech be short and sweet Like "Thank God, fuck fame and thank me" I'ma be on the TV mama Different city every night (oh my God, I must be

Lay it all on me now Your love's always finding me out Who am I kidding? Will you lay it all on me now? Write it on a piece of paper, honey Put it in my coat before I go Everything starts at your skin, so new If all my defenses come down, oh baby

Then I saw her face, now I'm a believer Not a trace, of doubt in my mind I couldn't leave her if I tried Love was out to get me That's the way it seemed Disappointment haunted all of my dreams No not if I tried I'm in love and I'm a believer I thought

Oh my love don't fade away Constant reminder of where I can find her A light that might give up the way Is all that I'm asking for Without her I'm lost Don't let me darken your door It's not what I came here for No it's not what I came here for And I

Something's got a hold on me Love or somethin like it's got a hold on me It's cheap but it ain' free Show me a bar with a good lookin woman Then just get out of my way Show me the jukebox, I'll tell you a song you should play Sooner a later a few shots

You can't hurt me now I surrender You can't hurt me now, I'm gone from you You can't reach me where I've gone to I surrender Same cycle happen every day Same characters same play My game plan's become clear Gotta find a way out of here There ain't no