Destiny’s Child

Released: July 27, 1999

Songwriter: LeToya Luckett LaTavia Roberson Kelly Rowland Beyoncé

Producer: Donald Holmes Gerard Thomas Anthony Hardy

[Kelly]
LeToya "Barzini", I wanna thank you
For helping me organize
This meeting here today

[LeToya]
And Kelly "Stracci", I also want to thank you
And all the other Dons of the four families
Beyoncé "Corleone", from the South West
And LaTavia "(Cle)menza", from the Four-Four

[LaTavia]
Our objective of this meeting today is to discuss
Destiny's Child's 'Commandments of Relationships'

[Kelly]
You know it's so unfortunate, so unnecessary
For us to end up with broken hearts

[LaTavia]
Yes, Godfather
Times have changed
Relationships aren't like the old days, you know?

[LeToya]
See, what we need
Is a man of his word
All this, uh, cheating, uh, backstabbing, uhm, hating
No more, no more

[LaTavia]
But, Godfather
How do we avoid all these mishaps?

[Beyoncé]
It's obvious
The Writing's On The Wall;
Thou shalt not hate

A girl group founded and managed by Matthew Knowles, father of its most famous member and current pop icon Beyoncé. Destiny’s Child was an R&B girl group whose final and best-known line-up comprised Beyoncé Knowles, Kelly Rowland, and Michelle Williams.

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