TLC

Released: February 25, 1992

Songwriter: Chilli Lisa “Left Eye” Lopes T-Boz Marley Marl

Producer: Marley Marl

[Intro]
Ahh, hahah
One, two, three
(One, two, three)

[Verse 1: Left Eye]
Yo, it's me, Left Eye not about to settle
For anybody wit' a thang about me havin' to party
My life's havin' fun, takin' a reason, addin' season
Makin' it he's in what is pleasin' cause yo, I gots one
I am unordinary, the more balls, the merry
Not two hangin' hairy wit' dairy airy
'Cause to impress me is not to undress me
Dat's only unless we agree, you down wit' O.P.P
And bein' honestly is what I want you to be
You wanna control me, you need much authority
Understanding the depths of the 90s women
That is the way dat I'm livin'

[Chorus: All]
Das da way we like 'em (Ooh)
Das da way we like 'em (Uhh)
Das da way we like 'em (Das da way)
Das da way we like 'em

[Verse 2: T Boz]
What up, what up, yo
The way that I like 'em
Or better yet, let's talk about the way I dislike
The type dat's always out to despite
Or what about the ones
The ones dat's under your feet
Or like to wipe your butt before you're leavin' the dookey seat
But so, take your time and you'll find dat it is true
I like the ones (That!)
Walk through the parties wit' their pants saggin' down
Spend a little time wit' me and not wit' the crowd
Chillin' in the crib wit' da docs on
Maxin' on the couch to a Babyface song, yeah
Understanding the depth of cool women
Uhh, cause dat's the way T-Boz is livin'

[Chorus: All]
Das da way we like 'em
Das da way we like 'em
Das da way we like 'em (Da way we like 'em)
Das da way we like 'em (Yo erri uuhh erri erri hahahaha)

[Verse 3: Chilli]
I like a man with romance in his heart
And the ability to chik-chik take on the part
Not the kind who be tippin' and tappin'
Slippin' and slappin' 'em
'Cause I'll be out there wit' a bat and start smackin' him
But wait a minute, I ain't dealin' like that, NO!
I need a man who's gonna venture out at pleasin'
Yeah, dats me, hey
'Cause I'm the kind who'll be givin' it right back
But on the serious tip, he's gotta come with respect
'Cause that's where I'm at, doh
Understanding the depths of the good women
Yeah that's me cuz that's the way aat Chilli's livin' hahahaha

[Chorus: All]
Das da way we like 'em
Das da way we like 'em (Oooooh)
Das da way we like 'em (Da way we like 'em)
Das da way we like 'em (Ooooooh baby)
Das da way we like 'em (Da way we like 'em yeah)
Das da way we like 'em (Oooooh)
Das da way we like 'em (Das da way, das da way)
Das da way we like 'em (Ohh, do it)

[Instrumental Break]

[Chorus: All]
Das da way we like 'em
Das da way we like 'em
Das da way we like 'em
Das da way we like 'em
Das da way we like 'em (Oooooh)
Das da way we like 'em (Uhh uh uh ah uhh)
Das da way we like 'em (Ohh, Chilli)
Das da way we like 'em (Oooooh!)

[Outro until Fade: Chilli/All, Left Eye, T-Boz]
Yo what's up?
It's the 411 on the 911 man
Erri uuhh erri erri
And as Dolomite would say "Can you dig it man?"
What's up Damian Dame?
Jermaine Jackson
Hello out to LA., Face and Pebbles
DeRock and Kayo's in the house
Marley Marl in the house
I'd like to kick it to Dallas and his crew
H.P.M. Highland Place Mobsters
Jermaine Dupri, Kriss Kross n' Dolemix
So yo, how's ya livin'?
Raina and Ronald
Hi Mom!
And that is oooh on the TLC tip
Oooh on the TLC tip

TLC is a trio whose musical repertoire spans over R&B, hip-hop, soul, pop, rock, funk, and new jack swing.

Consisting of Tionne “T-Boz” Watkins, rapper-singer Lisa “Left Eye” Lopes, and singer Rozonda “Chilli” Thomas, TLC found unprecedented success in the 1990s, not only as a musical group, but also for an extensive series of high profiled spats with the law, each other, and with their record label—all of which helped to solidify them as one of the definitive recording acts to emerge during the aforementioned time span.

The group, which is in fact the highest-selling girl group in America with 65 million records sold, is known for tackling important social issues in their music such as AIDS awareness, violence, domestic abuse, anorexia, bulimia, sexism, racism, and homophobia.

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