Erykah Badu

Released: November 21, 2000

Songwriter: Shaun Martin Erykah Badu

Producer: Erykah Badu Shaun Martin Braylon Lacy Geno “Junebugg” Young Gino Lock Johnson Iglehart

[Intro]
Yeah, ay

[Chorus]
Time's a wastin'
Don't you take your time, young man
Keep on drifting and
Ain't no telling where you'll land

[Verse 1]
Run baby, run, run
Where you running to?
And who you running from?
Some people may not understand
What it means to be a man
Taking full command

[Pre-Chorus]
'Cause we're living in a world that's oh-so-strange
Boy, don't let your focus change
Taking out the demons in your range
Living in a world that's oh-so-fast
Gotta make your money last
Learn from your past, oh

[Chorus]
Time's a wastin'
Don't you take your time, young man
Keep on drifting
Ain't no telling where you'll land

[Verse 2]
Sweet love and sunshine
If it's all in the air
Then it's all on your mind
Breathe baby
Come back to the world
Dig up all your pearls
Teach the boys and girls

[Pre-Chorus]
We're Living in a world that's oh-so-strange
Boy, don't let your focus change
Taking out the demons in your range
Living in a world that's oh-so-fast
Gotta make your money last
Learn from your past

[Segue]
Oh baby we need to smile
Oh baby we need to smile
Oh baby we need to smile
Oh baby we need to smile
Oh baby, baby we need to smile

[Chorus]
Cause time's a wastin'
Don't you take your time, young man
Keep on drifting and
Ain't no telling where you'll land

[Segue]
Oh baby we need to smile
Oh baby we need to smile
Oh, oh, oh, oh

[Outro]
Time's a wastin'
Don't you take your time, young man
Keep on drifting
Ain't no telling where you'll land
Ain't no telling where you'll land
Ain't no telling where you'll land
Ain't no telling where you'll land
Ain't no telling where you'll land
Ain't no telling where you'll land
Ain't no telling where you'll land
Ain't no telling where you'll land

Erica Abi Wright, better know as the Erykah Badu is a multi-genre artist with influences spanning from Hip-Hop, R&B, Soul, Funk and Experimental. She is credited as one of the pioneers of Neo-Soul movement of the mid 90’s and would become one of the most prolific artist of the genre, earning her the title “First Lady Of Neo-Soul.”

Erykah’s career began in 1994, when she opened a show for D'angelo, and attracted the attention of Kedar Entertainment. Under the label, Erykah would release her debut alum Baduizm, which earned two Grammy awards. Erykah would use the monumentum of the debut release to create one of the strongest discographies of any R&B artist.

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