CeeLo Green

Released: March 2, 2004

Featuring: Jazze Pha T.I.

Songwriter: CeeLo Green T.I. Jazze Pha Chuck D Hank Shocklee Maurice White Philip Bailey

Producer: Jazze Pha

[Intro]
Hey! Hey!
Yea (oh shit) yea yea yea (I see you girl)
(Shorty, you know what you doing) Yea yea yea

We gon' start this shit off right
We got Suga D-Nice in the house tonight
We gon' start this shit off right
We got Slick Jazzy Pha in the house tonight
We gon' start this shit off right
We got T.I.P. (Bankhead nigga!) in the house tonight
We gon' start this shit off right
And slick be at home is in the house tonight

[Hook]
You the one girl, you the one girl
You the one girl, you the one girl
Put your finger in the air if you the one girl
Put your finger in the air if you the one

Cuz you the one girl, you the one girl
You the one girl, you the one girl
Put your finger in the air if you the one girl
Put your finger in the air if you the one

[Verse One: Cee-Lo]
See when we ride through, we let them see it from the side view
Slow and even so you know no one denied you
The parking lot look like these niggas like to ride too
They didn't win but I must admit they tried to
Look like we talked up, when we walked up
And when we walked in, money talk then
The bar was bought then, we couldn't be caught then
I see you looking lil' girl, let's go get lost then
Every so often out on and off them (I wanna go shit and you know this)
Well is there anyone else that you could go with
Cool run it back OK, see if she'll play wit Pha

[Hook]
You the one girl, you the one girl
You the one girl, you the one girl
Put your finger in the air if you the one girl
Put your finger in the air if you the one

Cuz you the one girl, you the one girl
You the one girl, you the one girl
Put your finger in the air if you the one girl
Raw, Raw, Raw, Raw-hide!

[Verse Two: T.I.]
'Bout ten mo minuets and I'm ready to ride
I got ten mo bitches I'mma fit up inside
This suburban or Excursion or whatever I ride
I bet it's chrome on the wire, vogue on the tire
T.I.P. refer to me as your majesty or sire
Higher then the rest, Italian drop dead fresh
So much say what I feel with southern finesse
So debonair if he dare bet he got best dressed
Full length mink, gator belt gator vest including shoes
A ten thousand dollar outfit bitch
Yes, dude he dress to impress
A bitch enough to make her want to give me her dress
Blessed with the gift of gab to get gals
Hot enough to hit they pals so get down
You looking good enough to come give me a kiss now
Get a room at the Swiss big as a beach house

[Hook]
You the one girl, you the one girl
You the one girl, you the one girl
Put your finger in the air if you the one girl
Put your finger in the air if you the one

Cuz you the one girl, you the one girl
You the one girl, you the one girl
Put your finger in the air if you the one girl
Put your finger in the air if you the one

[Verse Three: Cee-Lo]
You're lookin nice. Hell, let's toast to the broken ice
We've seen each other once and already we've spoken twice
So stay or at the most a moment longer to hear me say
I really did miss you the last time that you went away
I'm serious, I must have you, I won't waste your time
And have you wishin' that somehow you could replace the time
I don't do any magic tricks to try and make the mind
I just convinced that the reality is that you have to race the time
She said "You a playa ain't you, could have what you want can't you"
I replied that I'm also an artist baby I could paint you
In the frame and I don't try hard to not be the same
So she knew she was gon' come before she came

[Hook]
You the one girl, you the one girl
You the one girl, you the one girl
Put your finger in the air if you the one girl
Put your finger in the air if you the one

Cuz you the one girl, you the one girl
You the one girl, you the one girl
Put your finger in the air if you the one girl
Raw, Raw, Raw, Raw-hide!(Girl did you know that ahh...)

[Cee-Lo]
It's our privilege, to have had this conversation
It's our privilege, and to have had this relation
It's our privilege, I been searching all evening
For somebody who can and finally sent me the one
It's our privilege, to have made you laugh
It's our privilege, and to have crossed your path
It's our privilege, your the star yes you are
Can have your autograph cuz you lookin like the one
It's our privilege, to have seen your face
It's our privilege, and I bet you taste so good, let's get one thing understood
I'll be good yes I would, especially for the one
It's our privilege, let have a head-on collision
It's our privilege, girl you made the right decision
It's our privilege, (laughing)

Born Thomas DeCarlo Callaway but known as Cee-Lo Green – and many other variations – The funk mainstay and Atlanta native is known for being a member of the Gnarls Barkley, Goodie Mob, and the Dungeon Family, but most of all for his 2010 anthem “Fuck You” and the accompanying album, The Lady Killer. With his roots in the industry dating back as early as 1991, Cee-Lo has worked with the likes of Lauryn Hill and TLC to Bruno Mars and Melanie Fiona.

Cee-Lo was instrumental in the foundation of the rise of Southern Hip-Hop and Crunk as a founding member of the Goodie Mob. In 1999, Green went on to greener pastures, signing a solo deal with Arista Records, releasing his debut Cee-Lo Green and His Perfect Imperfections to minor success and following up with Cee-Lo Green Is the Soul Machine to major success. In 2005, Cee-Lo formed Gnarls Barkley with DJ/Producer Danger Mouse, producing two albums, St. Elsewhere (2006) and The Odd Couple (2008), the former supported by the surprisingly massive hit “Crazy”, which Rolling Stone chose as its song of the decade. Arista and Legacy Records produced the compilation Closet The Best of Cee-Lo Green the Soul Machine on October 31, 2006 combining his solo success with his Goodie Mob and Dungeon Family work. In 2010, Cee Lo topped all of that with the R&B sensation “Fuck You” (also known as “Forget You” and “FU”), which was Top 5 in 14 regions, including #1 in the United States, United Kingdom, and Scotland – since being certified 7 times Platinum, and considered one of the most successful singles of the digital download era. His third album The Lady Killer produced “Fuck You” and 5 other singles, including “Fool For You” and “Bright Lights Bigger City”, and 3 Grammy wins for the Soul Machine. His next solo album, Heart Blanche, came in 2015, led by an epononymous single dedicated to the late actor “Robin Williams”.

Cee-Lo has also created an impressive resume in television and film, notably as one of the original judges for the reality competition show The Voice, sitting for 4 years alongside Adam Levine, Christina Aguilera, and Blake Shelton. He has appeared or voiced in T-Pain’s The Musical, Robot Chicken, The Boondocks, Anger Management, Class of 3000, Hotel Transylvania, Sparkle, Mystery Men, Glee, and Parenthood. Musically, Cee-Lo re-recorded the theme song to Kung Fu Panda for the adapted series, contributed to the Sex and The City 2 and Twilight soundtracks, The 2013 NFL Thursday Night Football theme and has performed on The Late Show, Saturday Night Live, WWE Summerslam, the 2011 New Year’s Eve Ball Drop, and at the Super Bowl XLVI (46) Halftime Show alongside Madonna. Cee Lo also had his own 2014 docu-comedy CeeLo Green’s the Good Life, but this was cancelled in the face of rape allegations and Twitter backlash.

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