Released: October 24, 2000
Songwriter: Erroll “Poppi” McCalla Jr Beyoncé
Producer: Erroll “Poppi” McCalla Jr
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Walking under the maple tree
To myself I am pondering
Thinking about all these things
That's bothering me lately
Why is this pressure all on me?
Why this negativity?
If something's wrong blame it on me
B-E-Y-O-N-C-É
Shut up
Noone said to open your mouth
Shut up
If you do not like me how about
Shut up
Why waste your energy on me?
Shut up
Is it cause you wanna be me?
Dot dot dah dot dot dah dah (No more lying)
Dot dot dah dot dot dah dah (No more hating)
Dot dot dot dot dot dah dah (No more dissing)
Dot dot dot dot dot dah dah (No more snaking)
Dot dot dah dot dot dah dah (No more cheating)
Dot dot dah dot dot dah dah (No more sneaking)
Dot dot dot dot dot dah dah (No more bugging)
Dot dot dot dot dot dah dah (No more judging)
Everybody judging me
Knowing nothing about me
Causing insecurities
Because of someone's jealousy
Losing all my privacy
Wanting much more normalcy
Learning to appreciate mainly
Gifts my God has given me
Shut up
Noone said to open your mouth
Shut up
If you do not like me how about
Shut up
Why waste your energy on me?
Shut up
Is it cause you wanna be me?
Dot dot dah dot dot dah dah (No more lying)
Dot dot dah dot dot dah dah (No more hating)
Dot dot dot dot dot dah dah (No more dissing)
Dot dot dot dot dot dah dah (No more snaking)
Dot dot dah dot dot dah dah (No more cheating)
Dot dot dah dot dot dah dah (No more sneaking)
Dot dot dot dot dot dah dah (No more bugging)
Dot dot dot dot dot dah dah (No more judging)
Love yourself
If not to live life for you
And nobody else
Nobody else
Dot dot dah dot dot dah dah (No more lying)
Dot dot dah dot dot dah dah (No more hating)
Dot dot dot dot dot dah dah (No more dissing)
Dot dot dot dot dot dah dah (No more snaking)
Dot dot dah dot dot dah dah (No more cheating)
Dot dot dah dot dot dah dah (No more sneaking)
Dot dot dot dot dot dah dah (No more bugging)
Dot dot dot dot dot dah dah (No more judging)
[repeat until fade]
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Dot dot dot dot dot dah dah
Dot dot dot dot dot dah dah
Walking under the maple tree
To myself I am pondering
Thinking about all these things
That's bothering me lately
Why is this pressure all on me?
Why this negativity?
If something's wrong blame it on me
B-E-Y-O-N-C-É
Shut up
Noone said to open your mouth
Shut up
If you do not like me how about
Shut up
Why waste your energy on me?
Shut up
Is it cause you wanna be me?
Dot dot dah dot dot dah dah (No more lying)
Dot dot dah dot dot dah dah (No more hating)
Dot dot dot dot dot dah dah (No more dissing)
Dot dot dot dot dot dah dah (No more snaking)
Dot dot dah dot dot dah dah (No more cheating)
Dot dot dah dot dot dah dah (No more sneaking)
Dot dot dot dot dot dah dah (No more bugging)
Dot dot dot dot dot dah dah (No more judging)
Everybody judging me
Knowing nothing about me
Causing insecurities
Because of someone's jealousy
Losing all my privacy
Wanting much more normalcy
Learning to appreciate mainly
Gifts my God has given me
Shut up
Noone said to open your mouth
Shut up
If you do not like me how about
Shut up
Why waste your energy on me?
Shut up
Is it cause you wanna be me?
Dot dot dah dot dot dah dah (No more lying)
Dot dot dah dot dot dah dah (No more hating)
Dot dot dot dot dot dah dah (No more dissing)
Dot dot dot dot dot dah dah (No more snaking)
Dot dot dah dot dot dah dah (No more cheating)
Dot dot dah dot dot dah dah (No more sneaking)
Dot dot dot dot dot dah dah (No more bugging)
Dot dot dot dot dot dah dah (No more judging)
Love yourself
If not to live life for you
And nobody else
Nobody else
Dot dot dah dot dot dah dah (No more lying)
Dot dot dah dot dot dah dah (No more hating)
Dot dot dot dot dot dah dah (No more dissing)
Dot dot dot dot dot dah dah (No more snaking)
Dot dot dah dot dot dah dah (No more cheating)
Dot dot dah dot dot dah dah (No more sneaking)
Dot dot dot dot dot dah dah (No more bugging)
Dot dot dot dot dot dah dah (No more judging)
[repeat until fade]
- Say My Name
- Survivor
- Dangerously in Love
- Cater 2 U
- Soldier
- Independent Women - Part 1
- Bills, Bills, Bills
- Bootylicious
- Emotion
- Jumpin, Jumpin’
- Girl
- Brown Eyes
- If
- Lose My Breath
- 8 Days of Christmas
- Bug a Boo
- So Good
- No No No, Part 1
- Is She the Reason
- Nasty Girl
- Bad Habit
- Free
- T-Shirt
- No No No, Part 2