Beyoncé

Released: June 24, 2011

Songwriter: StarGate Sean Garrett Shea Taylor Beyoncé

Producer: Beyoncé Shea Taylor

[Intro]
Don't you worry 'bout a club
Just come and lay up under me tonight

[Verse 1]
I was out shopping thinking of something I should get you
Cause I've been gone so many weeks, damn, I miss you
Don't wanna do nothing more than just stare at your face
And let you know I'm happy you're my best friend
Part of this fortune, boy, I owe you
For being always there to talk to
Take some time out, starting with today
For my babe

[Chorus]
We're gonna hit the floor at home
We'll let the candles be your light tonight
And I'ma DJ all of your songs
You ain't got to worry 'bout a club
Just come and lay up under me tonight
Tonight, tonight, tonight
Tonight tonight, tonight
Tonight tonight, tonight
Don't you worry 'bout a club
Just come and lay up under me tonight

[Verse 2]
Let's pop a bottle of the vintage that I bought you!
I'll model sexy pictures right on top of you
Ten years together, still feels like we're making love for the first time
Like I'm in high-school sneaking with my boyfriend
All of this fortune, boy, I owe you
For being always here to talk to
Taking time out, starting with today
For my babe

[Chorus]
We're gonna hit the floor at home
We'll let the candles be your light tonight
And I'ma DJ all of your songs
You ain't got to worry 'bout a club
Just come and lay up under me tonight
Tonight, tonight, tonight
Tonight tonight, tonight
Tonight tonight, tonight
Don't you worry 'bout a club
Just come and lay up under me tonight

[Verse 3]
Boy, if you just call, I'm on my way
When it comes to my baby, I bring my best
I just wanna party tonight
'Cause it's obvious to see that you're all I wanna be
Uh, just let me look at you!
Uh, you look so sexy boy, I wanna taste!
All unwrapped and on it's way
When I groove with you
Oh, you'll feel so good boy you're my favorite place
Just come and lay up under me!

[Chorus]
We're gonna hit the floor at home
We'll let the candles be your light tonight
And I'ma DJ all of your songs
You ain't got to worry 'bout a club
Just come and lay up under me tonight
Tonight, tonight, tonight
Tonight tonight, tonight
Tonight tonight, tonight
Don't you worry 'bout a club
Just come and lay up under me tonight

In the twenty-first century, no pop star was as poised, as polished, or as generally fierce as Beyoncé. She scored early success with Destiny’s Child, who started out as a sexier and sassier (if less adult) version of TLC, then steadily became more and more of a vehicle for Beyoncé’s operatic vocals and general diva-tude, which may have been the plan all along.

Whether appearing in TV spots, co-starring in films like Dreamgirls, or killing it every night on stadium tours, Beyoncé was omnipresent in the 2000s. Almost everybody, Beygency member or otherwise, loved shiny, hip-hop-fueled hits like “Crazy in Love”, and “Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)”. Moving into the 2010s, Beyoncé fights on, gaining more and more traction in pop culture with her work and music.

She has made a significant impact upon the music landscape in general with her recent albums 4 and BEYONCÉ, which explored complex themes like motherhood, feminism, marriage, sexuality, and doubt in a greater depth. With Lemonade, she went a step further—the fierce, intimate exploration of marriage, infidelity, and forgiveness was her most personal and musically daring album yet.

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