Ashanti Album

(feat. Method Man, Paul Wall)

[Irv Gotti:]
There can only be one, Ashanti... Murder Inc.

[Paul Wall:]
(Paul Wall, What It Do?)
It's the Houston Hard Hitter out the 713, it's "The People's Champ," Paul Wall,
yeah that's me.
Come take a ride with a playa out the 'Lone Star State'.
I'm just a hustler on the grind known for gettin' that cake.
I came up from the bottom, now i reside at the top.
I used to run away from cops, but now it's benzes i cop.
I used to post up on the block like Yao Ming in the paint, but now i pimp the
parkin' lot, drivin' slow n sippin' drank.
With Ashanti on my side as i glide like Clyde, and nothin' less than 24 inches
of chrome on my ride.
It's just somethin' bout the way I tip 4s and grip grain and got these boppers
on the sidelines goin insane.
I got 'em moanin', my mackin' game is outta control, but i don't know if it's my
looks or my big bank roll.
I'm 24 years old with my mouth all gold, my games cold and now the stories been
told.
It's Paul Wall, baby (baby).

[Ashanti: (Verse 1)]
See i don't know why (why)
I'm feelin' just the way i do (do)
It's been a long time (time)
I thought that i was over you, but now you're coming around again
I'll be remembering what you said
I just can't take it, and i don't wanna go back, oh no.

[Chorus:]
What is a girl to do, if she's still on it, yes
If she done been there before with you, and now she don't want it, yeah
We've spent time and time again.
I just wish this thing would end.
Tell me, what is a girl to do, if she's still on it.

[Verse 2:]
Whenever we talk (talk)
It feels like we had somethin' strong (strong)
And knowin' it's wrong, we tried to do this thing before, but when you coming
real close to me
Bringing back all of them memories
I just can't fake it, but i don't wanna go back, oh no.

[Chorus]

[Method Man:]
(uhn, yeah)
Auntie Ashanti's a problem, this track here's a problem.
The best thing rockin' since that cotton came to Harlem.
Meth darlin', I'm like that Hershey with the almonds, and i don't pay for nothin',
but your pardon.
They start and I finish.
My animals is starvin' for dinners
Straight up menace, y'all don't get involved in my business.
Look, I witness, spotted like a blemish, off gimmicks.
I'm 59/50 authenic.
Tilted with that NY on it.
There's money to be made, and i want it.
See, my palm been itchin' for the longest, so scratch that, paper like NASDAQ.
We laughed that life, roll the dice, get the cash back, I'm nice.
Plus, I got the juice, so i goes well with ice.
Been drug tested 3 times failed it twice.
Ashanti, you doin' it big, don't hurt 'em auntie.
Matter fact, you killin 'em girl, you're murder mami.

[Chorus]

[Irv Gotti:]
hahahahaha...yeah
Paul Wall, Swisha House
Method Man, Wu Tang
Ashanti, the one and only princess
We get back at you in 2006... It's Murda

[Ashanti:]

[SPOKEN INTRO]
Ah, I just want you to know that throughout it all,
It's only you that stuck behind me
And for that, I thank you, I love you
Ashanti

[HOOK]
Ooh, I can't wait to get next to you
Oh, I just can't leave you alone

[VERSE 1]
Boy you got me doing things that I would never do
And I can't stop the way I'm feeling if I wanted to
I'm crazy 'bout the way that you could make me say your name
And if I couldn't have you, I would probably go insane

[CHORUS]
Only you can make me feel (Only you can make me feel)
And only you can take me there (Only you can take me there)
And only you can make me feel (Only you, only you can make me feel)
And only you can take me there (Only you can take me there)

[HOOK]

[VERSE 2]
Boy you stay inside my mind there ain't no denying that (denying that)
And only you can do them things that got me coming back
It's got to be the realest thing that I have ever felt
And I'll do what I got to do to keep you to myself

[CHORUS]

[BRIDGE]
Crazy 'bout the way you feel
I just gotta have you here
And I wanna let you know
I won't ever let you go

[CHORUS]

[HOOK]

I love you [x4]

[Chorus]
I love you
Cuz you mean everything to me and I
I love you
I thank you for just being in my life
I love you
I love the way you can always make me smile
I love you
And wherever I go you're always in my heart

[Verse #1]
Nobody ever bring the joy you bring to me
You make me feel the way you do
And there aint nothing like your love
That sometimes makes you stop and think like
Do I deserve such a love that can now move heaven and earth
For my lovin I could never surround my life without the things
That you provide ever since you came into my life
And it feels like my whole world is happening
I cant stress how much I've been blessed
See what you came and done to me
You make my life complete
I know sometimes I might forget
That even when I dont say it
You know that I mean it I

[Chorus]
I love you
Cuz you mean everything to me and I
I love you
I thank you for just being in my life
I love you
I love the way you can always make me smile
I love you
And wherever I go you're always in my heart

[Verse #2]
See I dont minding wake up everyday and see your face
And wanting to lay inside your arms
Cause there aint nothing like your touch
It's so good never seems like enough
I didnt know that a love could grow and take over your soul
Dont advise much more
Only when you're apart if feels like living life is hard
Your entire world just seems so dark
Then it lights up cuz you are my shining star
And I dont know what I'd do without you
See what you came and done to me
You make my life complete
I know sometimes I might forget
But even when I dont say it
You know that I mean it I

[Chorus]
I love you
Cuz you mean everything to me and I
I love you
I thank you for just being in my life
I love you
I love the way you can always make me smile
I love you
And wherever I go you're always in my heart

[Bridge]
When you love somebody
You can share everything
Because you understand that you'll be right there
Anytime, any place, anywhere
When you love somebody
You can be only me
If they cry you'll be right by their side
To make everything alright

[Chorus]
I love you
Cuz you mean everything to me and I
I love you
I thank you for just being in my life
I love you
I love the way you can always make me smile
I love you
And wherever I go you're always in my heart

I love you [x3]

[Chorus]
I love you
Cuz you mean everything to me and I
I love you
I thank you for just being in my life
I love you
I love the way you can always make me smile
I love you
And wherever I go you're always in my heart

(featuring Charli Baltimore, Ja Rule, Hussein Fatal)

[Intro:Ashanti]
Yeah
Murder Inc.
We invite you to… epic, ya know?
We make music out of a sense of hunger
Sort of a desire
Through that desire
We expose the pain and struggle
But we accustom to live it
So, we feel without this music, we have nothing
So we offer you, well… we offer you our lives
So how you gon' take it?

[Verse 1: Ashanti]
See everybody wanna rise to the top these days
[Top these days]
A lot of people might come and try to take your place
[Take your place]
Oh you know that
All you gotta do is keep rising, rising
Don't look back and keep shining, shining
I had a little struggle
I had a little pain
Now make it rain, make it rain, make it rain

[Verse: 2 Rap Charli Baltimore]

[Chorus:]
Rain on me (rain on me)
Lord wont you take this
Pain from me
I don't wanna live
I don't wanna breath till you just
Rain on me (rain on me)
Lord wont you take this
Pain from me
I don't wanna live
I don't wanna breath yeah

[Verse 2: Ashanti]
I stop and think how life could be so raw
[Be so raw]
Sometimes I just don't wanna fight no more
[Fight no more]
Oh you know just
All you gotta do is keep rising, rising
Don't look back and keep shining, shining
I had a little struggle
I had a little pain
Now make it rain, make it rain, make it rain

[Rap]

[Chorus:]
Rain on me (rain on me)
Lord wont you take this
Pain from me
I don't wanna live
I don't wanna breath till you just
Rain on me (rain on me)
Lord wont you take this
Pain from me
I don't wanna live
I don't wanna breath yeah

[Verse 3: Rap Ja Rule]

[Chorus:]
Rain on me (rain on me)
Lord wont you take this
Pain from me
I don't wanna live
I don't wanna breath till you just
Rain on me (rain on me)
Lord wont you take this
Pain from me
I don't wanna live
I don't wanna breath yeah

[Ending: Ashanti]
Rain down on me
Oh, wont you take this
Pain from me
Oh wont you make it
Rain down on me
Lord wont you take this pain from me

[Fading: Ashanti]
Ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-bada-bada
Ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-bada-bada
Ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-bada-bada

(Feat. Cadillac Tah)

[Cadillac Talking]

[Ashanti]
See you might think it's so easy to be me
And live this life I live
But they can't see all this pain that I went through
And that's just how I'm built
Cuz they can't
Ever take away my shine
Cuz they can't
Ever take away my pride
And I won't hide behind no tears
It's what I know
Cuz I'm still here

[Chorus]
Now tell me are you down
Down for a girl like me
Cuz I don't wanna be
Just another memory
Said tell me are you down
Down for a girl like me
Cuz I don't wanna be
Just another memory

[Ashanti]
Now something that I don't deserve on my status
As if I didn't sweat, blood and tears to have it
And grab this so I don't know why they mad at
And blast it cuz me and my team we make magic
So Ima keep smilin, my minds, my focus I played
Just to win with this pad and this pen and this musical
On me, behind me, we won't stop, we can't stop
See it'll never rain

[Chorus]

[Cadillac Tah]

[Chorus]

[Cadillac Talking]
Murda INC

[Verse 1]
Baby what yur going thru
Know that im here for yuh
Yuh dont ever have to worry bout it
Cuz everything else ill do without it
Ill share yur struggle
(ill place)
No one above you
(incase)
You didn know how strong my love is
Baby let me show you

[chorus]
My love is true
For only you my dear
(i wanna show you)
How much i care
Ill be right there always
(im gunna be right there)
How good love is
I pray for this to come
(let me just show you)
Your the only one
(only one)
The only one for me yeh
(only one for me)

[verse 2]
Doesnt matter what they think of me
They nowhere in yur lead
But everybody got alot to say
And doesn matter i dont look that way
(and) ill always be the same
(and) this here will never change
(and) and if you still cant tell
How much i love you let me show you

[chorus]

[breakdown x2]
Im here im gonna show you everything that i mean
You know yuve always given me everything that i need
I found somebody finaly thats perfect for me
And i wanna show you baby...

[chorus x2]

Ooh ohh
Ummm ummmm
Uhhhh uhhhh
Boy yur the only one for me
Yeah...

[Verse 1:]
You know I've been searching for so long yea
Thinking to find that special one yea
And you came around and changed my life
But if was the best of me,
So thankful for you baby.......

[Chorus:]
Was lookin' for someone to love just me (and i found it in you)
Was searching for love unconditionally (yes i found it in you)
I needed someone I can live my dreams through (and i found it in you)
Yes I found it in you

[Verse 2:]
I use to think i'd never have true love no
There wasen't nobody just to take serious no
I use to hurt inside from a broken heart (you changed that)
You took the pieces and now my love increases oh yeaaa

[Bridge]
I wish we could run away
Just me and you
Your my evertything,
And no one can compare
To the joy you bring
And baby
Im glad your mine finally

[Chorus x2]

(feat. Black Child)

[Ashanti- Spoken Intro: Don't Get Crazy!]

[Rap: Black Child: Verse 1]
As i sit bak, relax, reminisce were yall wus at,
I'm givin u da fillin lik we bringin B.I.G bak,
Ashanti's mo dan jus a princess,
Wen she sing (Ashanti: yeah, yeah, yeah), pay attention,
Evrybdy listen,
Wen u gettin K u no day gon hate,
But dat pretty face will brightin up n e day now,
Evrybddy is catchin bodies fo dat remix fr blk child n ashanti,
Holla at Gotti, he's a gangsta Boi,
Plus he gettin money, sittin on 20's, twikin up 20's,
Wen evrybdy on da blok we holdin it down,
Aint nobdy call da cops, we chasin paper till da sun burns out,
So imagine how her son goin turn out,
a business man bout paper always on da move holla at chu lata... gangsta!


[Ashanti: V2]
U no,U no, i no wut we do is kinda crazy,
i tried 2 get away but sumthin here has got me stayin,
Sumtimes i luv ya, den i hate ya, n den we makeup jus breakup,
N i no it dnt make sense but sumtimes luv b so intense

[Chorus: Ashanti n Black Child]
(A:) Tell me y we fuss n fite?
(B C:) Cuz I hug da street evry nite tryna get dis money rite
(A:) Y cant u b mah side?
(B C:) Ma, stay on grind, money stay on mah mind, stay on mah mind
(A:) Wut we got jus dont seem rite
(B C:) Yea, we alwayz fite but its always tite
(A:) C, we breakup, we makeup
(B C:) Yup, dats wut, dats jus us, huh

[Ashanti: V 3]
I jus dnt undastand wut chu doin 2 me boi
but i no wuteva u did its got me cummin bak fo mo
Sumtimes i luv ya,n den i hate ya, n den we makeup jus 2 breakup
N dis isnt good fo me, but boi u no how luv can b!

[Chorus: Ashanti n Black Child]
(A:) Tell me y we fuss n fite?
(B C:) Cuz I hug da street evry nite tryna get dis money rite
(A:) Y cant u b mah side?
(B C:) Ma, stay on grind, money stay on mah mind, stay on mah mind
(A:) Wut we got jus dont seem rite
(B C:) Yea, we alwayz fite but its always tite
(A:) C, we breakup, we makeup
(B C:) Yup, dats wut, dats jus us, huh


[Rap: Black child: V 4]
Da princess is here, put it in ya ear
Yall ben waitin fo me fo 2 many yurrs
No fo sure a sista got range, we built fo war mah souljas got aimed
U bounce ass fo a dolla, ashanti can sing, cant knock or hustle we
afta da dream
Its da american dream 2 lean wit mah team
but wut type ov king wouldnt wife a queen?

[Chorus: Ashanti n Black Child]
(A:) Tell me y we fuss n fite?
(B C:) Cuz I hug da street evry nite tryna get dis money rite
(A:) Y cant u b mah side?
(B C:) Ma, stay on grind, money stay on mah mind, stay on mah mind
(A:) Wut we got jus dont seem rite
(B C:) Yea, we alwayz fite but its always tite
(A:) C, we breakup, we makeup
(B C:) Yup, dats wut, dats jus us, huh

[Ashanti : V 5: Outbreak]
Boi u no u got me goin crazy fo ya baby
Oh I don't know how much longer I am gona take it
U do 2 me how no 1 does ( no 1 does)

[Intro: Irv Gotti]
Woooooo
Remix (aww baby yeaa)
It's Still da INC Whutchu Thought Huh? hahaha
Remix (oohh baby yeaa)
Ashanti the princess chapter two lets rock, again and again

[Chorus 1x:]
Can you rock for me aww baby
I just wanna rock witchu all night
Can you roll for me oohh baby
I just wanna dance witchu all night

[Verse 1:]
I think I like how ya body feels next to me
Aww baby when your kissin me aww baby when your lovin me
I cant describe what I wanna do to you tonight
Aww baby when you come to me I'll make it so you never leave

[Chorus 1x:]
Can you rock for me aww baby
I just wanna rock witchu all night
Can you rool for me oohh baby
I just wanna dance witchu all night

[Verse 2:]
See i dont know if i can handle you as just a friend
Aww baby i cant pretend aww baby im so far in
But i dont mind as long as i can have you in my life
Aww baby im satisfied even if your not just mine

[Chorus 1x:]
Can you rock for me aww baby
I just wanna rock witchu all night
Can you rool for me oohh baby
I just wanna dance witchu all night

[Bridge:]
Just take control cuz we got so far to go
When you hear that beat
And we gonna rock the boogie
Share that beat of love
I wanna rock wit you yea (all night)
Dance you into the (sunlight)
I wanna rock you (all night)
And dance the night away feel that heat, feal that heat

[Chorus 1x:]
Can you rock for me aww baby
I just wanna rock wit u all night
Can you roll for me oohh baby
I just wanna dance wit u all night

[Outro:]
I wanna rock wit u, I wanna roll with you
I wanna rock wit u, I wanna roll with you

(feat. Free)

I'm focus man yo Free why don't you holla at me man

[Free:]
Now who else but me slim waist with that swag
Get on G five plans and fly fast
If it ain't G's no I'm not there
I've been on TV straight for five years
Lets keep it real I cant lie to yall my eyes are now something like binoculars
You put a dollar on my hand I'ma part of any plan
I'm focus yall niggas need to holla at me man

[Verse 1]
He use to touch me, love me,
Hug me, kiss me, Hold me everyday.
I never thought that I'd be finding out
That you gave your love away.
Now how do you expect for me to
Stay, wake up,
Everyday with this on the brain.
So Imma say thanks
And Imma be on my way.

[Chorus]
Now I've got my head right.
I can finally say good bye
To all the lies, and the lonely nights
So Focused

Now I've made up my mind
You were just a waste of time
But now I'm fine
Cuz I'm focused you out of my life

I'm focus now
I'm focus now

[Verse 2]
I never thought that
You would treat me
Like I'm just another girl.
Thought I was something to you
Something new.
Its me and you against the world.
But now i see this wasn't real
Just another game tryna play the field
So Imma let go
And Imma move on my own

[Chorus]

I'm focus now
I'm focus now

Not concerned about
What nobody else gotta say
Just do what you do
Cuz they gonna talk anyway
Yea
Just stick with what you do
But remember to
Do it just for you
So don't even waste ya time
Keep it out cha mind
And stay on ya grind

Now you all should know I'm focused so boy don't try to tell me
In that 4 door Bentley its oh so pretty they call me a gorilla when I'm on my grizzly
And I don't need a honey to be all that I can be
Last seen on the cover of KING by the way names Free but yall still gotta pay
Those ones I'm making it just explains that I'm focus
And that's an under statement and I don't know what someone was thinking
If I'm not mistaken I heard his little heart was akin he aint sleeping the same the people done changed
You dead nigga the reaper came and now sad nights but we can have a bed fight
Get the head right every night
Do what you supposed to do playa I approach you cause I'm so focus now nigga

[Repeat Chorus 2x]

I'm focus now
I'm focus now