Kelis

Released: December 5, 2003

Songwriter: Pharrell Williams Chad Hugo

Producer: The Neptunes

[Verse 1]
I woke up this mornin' and seen somethin' bright
Was that you?
Then I heard a voice, sound like birds outside
Was that you?
(S-Sugar-Sugar honey iced-iced tea-tea)

[Chorus]
But I bet you didn't know
You're my sugar honey iced tea, baby (Hold it now)
You're just as sweet as can be (Hold it now)
Your momma must be made of sugar
Your daddy makes honey
And that's what makes sense to me, oh!
(S-Sugar-Sugar honey iced-iced tea-tea)

[Verse 2]
Not sure if I was dreamin' of you and I
Was that true? Oh, I don't know
Smilin' and squeezin' in the bluest sky
Wasn't that true?
(S-Sugar-Sugar honey iced-iced tea-tea)

[Chorus]
But I bet you didn't know
You're my sugar honey iced tea, baby
You're just as sweet as can be
Your momma must be made of sugar
Your daddy makes honey
And that's what makes sense to me, oh!
(S-Sugar-Sugar honey iced-iced tea-tea)

[Bridge]
Open my arms
See, my love's a window, it's open for you, not to hurt you
Actually, reverse effects like that's in a Tide commercial
We'll be blowin' free in the wind
It's a sunny day, I sip your love and grin
(S-Sugar-Sugar honey iced-iced tea-tea)

[Interlude]
(Hold it now)
(Hold it now)
Two steps to my love, baby (Hold it now)
Two steps to my love
Two steps to my love, baby (Hold it now)
Two steps to my love
Two steps to my love, baby (Hold it now)
Two steps to my love
(Hold it now)
(S-Sugar-Sugar honey iced-iced tea-tea)

[Chorus]
But I bet you didn't know
You're my sugar honey iced tea, baby
You're just as sweet as can be (Hold it now)
Your momma must be made of sugar
Your daddy makes honey
And that's what makes sense to me, oh!
(S-Sugar-Sugar honey iced-iced tea-tea)

[Bridge]
Open my arms (Hold it now)
See, my love's a window, it's open for you, not to hurt you
Actually, reverse effects like that's in a Tide commercial
We'll be blowin' free in the wind (H-Hold it now)
It's a sunny day, I sip your love and grin (H-Hold it now)

[Outro]
S-Sugar-Sugar honey iced-iced tea-tea (H-Hold it now)
S-Sugar-Sugar honey iced-iced tea-tea (H-Hold it now)
S-Sugar-Sugar honey iced-iced tea-tea (H-Hold it now)
S-Sugar-Sugar honey iced-iced tea-tea (H-Hold it now)

When idiosyncratic R&B singer Kelis hit the scene in 1999 with the siren-bathed “Caught Out There,” many didn’t know what to do with a rainbow-haired songstress repeatedly screaming “I hate you so much right now” as her hook. It made her not only unforgettable, but also helped put hitmaking production duo The Neptunes on the map.

Though her debut album Kaleidoscope was well-received, her label Virgin Records opted to only release the sophomore Wanderland internationally though the single “Young, Fresh N' New” was in rotation on BET & MTV.

Despite record label drama, Kelis kept her public profile up singing the hooks on hit songs like ODB’s “Got Your Money” and Busta Rhymes' “What It Is”.

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