Monica

Released: June 18, 1999

Songwriter: Dallas Austin

Producer: Dallas Austin

[Intro]
Oh, oh, oh
Oh-oh, oh
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Oh-oh, oh, oh, yeah
Ooh, ooh yeah, yeah, yeah

[Verse 1]
There's something that I wanna say
I feel a little out of place
But I need you to make that change
You promised, to keep me out of the rain
I loved the cars and everything
The diamond rings
But I loved you much more, baby

[Pre-Chorus]
You said that you were gonna stop when you had enough
Do what you had to do
Now you like the profession, you made it for yourself
You said, forget about me and you
Now all you wanna do is hustle
You gotta choose, whatcha gonna do
When am I worth it to you, baby?

[Chorus]
Never thought I'd be afraid to trust (To trust)
Somebody that I love so much
If I can get him out of the streets
Then he can come back to me
Now I see that it ain't no us
Baby, to me, that's a definite plus
If I can't get you out of the streets
Then you don't need to be with me

[Verse 2]
Do you love me like you say?
Then maybe you could get away
From the life of doin' the wrong things
You promised, don't make me read about it, babe
Think of me before I'm gone
'Cause when I'm gone, it will be too late
Oh yeah, yeah, yeah

[Pre-Chorus]
You said that you were gonna stop when you had enough
Do what you had to do
Now you like the profession, you made it for yourself
You said, forget about me and you
Now all you wanna do is hustle
You gotta choose, whatcha gonna do
When am I worth it to you, baby?
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

[Chorus]
Never thought I'd be afraid to trust (Never thought)
Somebody that I love so much (Somebody that I love so much)
If I can get him out of the streets (Out)
Then he can come back to me (The streets, baby)
Now I see that it ain't no us (It ain't no us)
Baby, to me, that's a definite plus (Oh no)
If I can't get you out of the streets (Baby, baby, baby)
Then you don't need to be with me
Never thought I'd be afraid to trust (Never, never)
Somebody that I love so much (I never)
If I can get him out of the streets (Baby)
Then he can come back to me
Now I see that it ain't no us (It ain't no us, baby, baby)
Baby, to me, that's a definite plus
If I can't get you out of the streets
Then you don't need to be with me

[vocalizing]

[Chorus]
Never thought I'd be afraid to trust (Never thought I'd)
Somebody that I love so much (Somebody I love)
If I can get him out of the streets (Somebody I love)
Then he can come back to me (Baby, baby)
Now I see that it ain't no us (Baby)
Baby, to me, that's a definite plus (Oh)
If I can't get you out of the streets (Charge it to the game, baby)
Then you don't need to be with me

[Outro]
Is it the streets or me? (Is it the streets?)
The job's takin' over me (The job's takin' over)
I know I've got to leave (I know, I know)
'Cause you weren't there for me (You weren't there for me)
Is it the streets or me? (Baby, baby)
The job's takin' over me (Baby)
I know I've got to leave (The job's takin' over)
'Cause you weren't there for me

Born and raised in College Park, GA, Monica is a grammy-winning R&B songstress who’s claim to fame began at the tender age of 15. Her debut album, Miss Thang, went multiplatinum, securing a spot on the Billboard’s R&B Albums. With a career spanning over 20 years and hit singles under her belt, Monica has accomplished record-breaking success.

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