Key: Eb major•
Verse 1
was coolin' at the Paladium
Seen a all world covered girl
I said "Hey lady I'm
Sorry if You're in a rush
Don't let me hold ya up
Or interveen or interrupt but
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got the look I want
'Cause if you woulda seen
what I was seein'
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Almost looked Korean but European.
Verse 3
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Even her body language told the story
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Her name was Mahogony - twin's
name was Ebony
- and this is Eric be"
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Since the music was loud,
So we could talk and see New York.
Verse 5
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Caressin' ya thoughts till we
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Each mic is a mineral, poetry's protein
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Verse is a vitamin - Affects like Codine
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A pill that'll heal ya pain
Edim
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She spoke slowly when she told me this,
she said
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[Chorus]
She'll rub me on my chest
and call me Mr. Sexy
She said she'd have my kids
and help me make my next G
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Tell me I ain't finesse Mahogony
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And surprise her, she's liver
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Than the light I shine when my brain cells spark,
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Come to me so we can glow in the dark
Verse 9
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resent the moon
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As long as I keep ya in tune
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I'll tell ya who ya are and why ya here
Take it in stride 'cause
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it might take a year
Verse 10
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We got close and it was almost one
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Fuck around and miss the show
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We can finish where we
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Back to the scene of the crime on time
As they introduced the 'Fiend
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She stood
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with a birds-
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eye view of me
Thinkin' of later on of what
she would do to me
the show was over soon
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she made her way to the front row
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I packed my mic as
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they screamed for an encore
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And she could tell me how
We drove off - she said she liked
'soft and warm', I said,
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"I've
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been watchin' you,
Verse 16
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then I took her to the Condo
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She was pipin' hot,
but I kept my calm So
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She asked how come I don't smile
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she said bring some
Champagne,
It hit the spot and you
know where it went to
Verse 18
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As we embraced I felt her heart pumpin'
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I knew she was in the
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So I laid on my back and relaxed
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It wasn't the Perignon that
made her collaspe
Outro 1
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[Chorus]
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F
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ChordsAb Bb Eb Edim F...
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