Missy Elliott

Released: July 15, 1997

Featuring: Aaliyah

Songwriter: Missy Elliott Timbaland

Producer: Timbaland

[Verse 1: Aaliyah]
My best friend say she sick of me cryin' on the phone
Tellin' how the men be doggin' me
My best friend say don't tell her nothin' bout me and you
'Cause she ain't showin' me no sympathy
My best friend say
If she was me, she'd have let you go a long, long time ago
My best friend say, my best friend say
I'll be there

[Chorus: Missy Elliott & Aaliyah]
I'll still be there for you
In your time of need, you can lean on me
Come on, I'll be there for you
I'll still be there for you
In your time of need, you can lean on me
Come on, I'll be there for you

[Verse 2: Missy Elliott]
My best friend say, I can stay with her
At her house, no doubt, any time I like
My best friend say, don't let you ruin my life
Cause you don't do for me and you don't act right
My best friend say
If she was me she would let you go long, long time ago
My best friend say, my best friend say

[Chorus: Missy Elliott & Aaliyah]
I'll still be there for you
In your time of need, you can lean on me
Come on, I'll be there for you
I'll still be there for you
In your time of need, you can lean on me
Come on, I'll be there for you

[Bridge: Both, Aaliyah]
Hey, hey, hey, hey, yeah
Hey, hey
Hey, hey, hey, hey, yeah
Hey, hey, hey hey, yeah
I'll be there, yeah

[Chorus: Missy Elliott & Aaliyah]
I'll be there for you
In your time of need, you can lean on me
Come on, I'll be there for you
I'll be there for you
In your time of need, you can lean on me
Come on, I'll be there for you

Melissa Arnette Elliott, sometimes known Missy “Misdemeanor” Elliott, or just simply Missy Elliot, was born on July 1, 1971. Many consider Missy Elliott as the best female rapper of the mid-1990s and early-2000’s. She began her musical career working in the all-female group Sista and later Swing Mob before beginning her solo career in 1997 with the release of her debut album Supa Dupa Fly. Supa Dupa Fly peaked at #3 on the Billboard 200 and sold over 1.2 million copies, giving Missy her first platinum certification.

She began the 2000s with three hit albums in a row, Miss E… So Addictive, Under Construction, and This Is Not a Test!. Missy has spent most of the last decade producing songs for other artists like Keyshia Cole, Jazmine Sullivan, and Monica.

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