Monica Album

It's been a while
Since I saw you
And since you hurt me
And it's been a while
Since I saw started
Back doing my thing
And if you wanna know
Why I've been on the low
What you see was me
Getting to know me
And now it's time to see
That I

I've learned some things
And I've been some places
That I chose to go
And I saw some faces
But I know that's the way life is
And it's time to get back to this
Back to

*Back to what I love, giving up hugs
Taking time to say, "What's up?"
To my girls and to all my thugs
Back to selling out shows, doing videos
Letting all my people know
I'm back and I won't lose track*

I heard some things
Things that weren't true
Supposed to be about me
But I have a dream
And I won't let nobody stop me
I tell you know now
That I'm gonna stay around
And that they can do them
'Cause I'm a do me
And now it's time to see
That I

I've learned some things
And I've been some places
That I chose to go
And I saw some faces
But I know that's the way life is
And it's time to get back to this
Back to what I love

[Repeat *]

Ooh, it feels good to be back
And, ooh, how could people think that
That I, I wouldn't get my spot back
And for those who thought that just know
That I'm back to what I love

[Repeat * x2 with ad lib]

[Rodney Jerkins:]
I see you girl. Darkchild. 
I got my eyez on you. 
Let me see what you workin' with. 
Let's dance yeah come on, come on. 

[Monica:]
[Verse 1:]
When I step in the club
There's so much Love
All Eyez on Me
All the girls and thugs
Glasses go up
It's that time baby
If you're looking right
And your game is tight
Come chill with me
Get up on the floor
And dance some more
The night's just beginning 

[Chorus:]
I can feel your eyez on me
You're watchin'
And off up in the club
Tonight it's poppin'
And I can tell that you're feeling it, too
Know u do [x2]

[Verse 2:]
Now when I'm doin' my thang
You checkin' for me
Just step my way
Don't you be
Too shy or be ashamed
You get love from me
So when we movin' close
We're toe to toe
Just dance with me
And when we've come to an end
Me and my friends
We'll do it again 

[Chorus x2]

[Breakdown:]
Come on let me see you work it out
I'm a pretty young thang
Imma turn it out
Party all night
Workin' it out
Till the lights out
Till the early morn [x2]

[Bridge:]
Don't you know now is the perfect time
I can make it right
Makin' you all mine
Baby tonight if you hold it down
I can give you all that I got 

[Chorus x4]

[Ending:]
I see you (ah baby!)
You watchin' me (ah baby!)
I see you (ah baby!)
All Eyez On Me (ah darling!) [x2]

Verse 1:
I didn't ask to go with you to Mexico
I really didn't need the shopping sprees in L.A. or Melrose
Boy if you didn't know it, well now you know
I didn't need the furs or the jewelry
Because material things they don't mean much to me
And ever since you've been gone
I've been holding us down on my own
You know

Chorus:
I'm never ever cheating
I never ever lied
So you can stop asking
Asking me why
Why I never left you
And why I've kept it real
And why I'm still with you

Refrain:
You should've known better than to think I would leave
You should've known better than to doubt me
It don't matter if you're up, matter if you're down
Either way I'm gonna be around
You should've known that I would stay by your side
You should've known your girl was gonna ride or die
And it just don't matter if you're rich or poor
Out here doing five to ten
You should've known better

Verse 2:
What makes you think that I would forget about you
Think about it, who comes to see you
Every Saturday and Monday I was on, on
It's me your girl, your life, your world
My family and friends, they just don't understand
They say I should leave you alone
But I say that they should all just leave us alone
Don't you get it?

Chorus:
I'm never ever cheating
I never ever lied
So you can stop asking
Asking me why
Why I never left you
And why I've kept it real
And why I'm still with you

Refrain:
You should've known better than to think I would leave
You should've known better than to doubt me
It don't matter if you're up, matter if you're down
Either way I'm gonna be around
You should've known that I would stay by your side
You should've known your girl was gonna ride or die
And it just don't matter if you're rich or poor
Out here doing five to ten
You should've known better

Guitar Solo

Refrain:
You should've known better than to think I would leave
You should've known better than to doubt me
It don't matter if you're up, matter if you're down
Either way I'm gonna be around
You should've known that I would stay by your side
You should've known your girl was gonna ride or die
And it just don't matter if you're rich or poor
Out here doing five to ten
You should've known better

INTRO:JD 
I don't think ya'll can handle this, I don't really really think ya'll can handle this, MO' 
I don't think they can handle this, I don't really think they can handle this, tell
'em

Chorus:
I'm too hood for you
I ain't tryin' act too good for you
I'm just tryna tell ya what's really tru'
baby I don't think u can handle this (I'm too)
I'm too hood for you
tell me what u kno' about ridin' on chromed out
hair braided up with the gold in ya mouth
Nuthin', Nuthin' 

VERSE:
I don't wanna pull ya cards 
play u out, call you soft
but the line you just kicked to me 
it won't get you nowhere with me
I can see dat your not 
the kinda guy that I like
me and you could never be
your too nice and just too pretty 
and I'm

Chorus repeat 

VERSE:
It's not ya fault I'm from da hood
I love em bad and hate em good
to keep it real with honestly
that's the only typa figure dat can handle me
All tatted up, or faded up 
a playa dat dont give a what
I'm the only one he lets inside
when he does his ride or die 
darling that's why I'm

Chorus repeat 

BRIDGE:
I try not to let it sho'
but something says "mo' let it go"
and let ya self be free
cuz I ca take myself out da hood
but can't take da hood outta me

I'm Gansta'
got diamonds in my teeth
so Ghetto
ya'll just want a piece

I gotta have the heart to play the part
and talk the talk to walk these streets
I'm too Hood

Rap: JD
(yeah yeah yeah yeah)
call it what u like 
sometimes I like to fight
get fly , get high
party all night
keep about 5 grand in my pocket
and a rubber band only rock it if its name brand (u kno')
Prada, Gucci, Polo what eva 
da car? gotta have dat wood green and leather
da shoes? They gotta be 20's or better
I don't care if you if u in a benz or a jedda (ladies)
with tattoo's about 3 or 4
of somebody's name you dont even see no mo'
and you gotta have da bling 
some rings or a neck piece, a braclet, some studs in ya ear at least
fellaz with mo' than two BM's ( thats Too Hood)
gurrlz dat dress like Lil' Kim (dats Too Hood)
cant talk with out cursin' 
gold teeth, M L K 
awl dats me
I'm just Too ....Hood

CHORUS: REPEAT x4 (ugh)

ADLIBS: 
now you see I'm just too hood
I'm Too Hood for you (tell me what you kno about) 
Ridin' on chromed out (hair braided up with da gold in ya mouth) 
nuthin', nuthin'

oh I'm, Mo' I'm
I'm not tryna be
not tryna be funny
you see I like da thuggish things
they make me scream

gold in his mouth woo woo woo woo woo

(chorus fade)

I can't believe you're gone
Why'd you leave
Sometimes they hurt so bad

Verse 1:
He's the kind of guy
that runs the streets
But he treats me good
and he makes his dough illegally
That's how he's taking care of me
and I respect the fact that
He's chosen that life
but it keeps me up late at night
And I just can't spend my time
wondering where he's at, is he okay?
I wanna be by his side
but I commit a crime
I need to exclaim
I don't wanna live that way

Chorus:
I love my baby so
But he's not here no more
Often need to understand
So I wrote him this song
Could not get him ???
Knew I couldn't change his mind
So I wrote this melody
And I'm singing sweet goodbye

Verse 2:
Though he promised that he would never put me in harm's way
That's something that he can't control
Cause the game remains the same
Now he says he wants out of here
But he's in too deep
And the only way that he will go is killing him or leaving me
So this is where I'm at and it hurts so bad
That I had to choose if I wanna live, or die with you

Chorus:
I love my baby so
But he's not here no more
Often need to understand
So I wrote him this song
Could not get him ???
Knew I couldn't change his mind
So I wrote this melody
And I'm singing sweet goodbye

Bridge:
I tried to give him hope
And promised him my life
But I don't know what made him want to leave this life
And as he went away
The tears fell from my eyes
And there's no turning back
There's only goodbye

Chorus:
I love my baby so
But he's not here no more
Often need to understand
So I wrote him this song
Could not get him ???
Knew I couldn't change his mind
So I wrote this melody
And I'm singing sweet goodbye

I love my baby so
But he's not here no more
Often need to understand
So I wrote him this song
Could not get him ???
Knew I couldn't change his mind
So I wrote this melody
And I'm singing sweet goodbye

I love you so
I need you so
It's hard to imagine
My life here without you
I love you so
I need you so
It's hard to imagine
My life here without you
Without you
Without you

Oh...yeah...yeah
Oh...oh...oh...
Listen to me

You deserve all the heartache and the pain (Yes, you do)
Don't come cryin' talkin' 'bout he's playin' games
(No, no, no)
You should know life is what you make of it (No, no)
Regardless (No, no) who he is
If you put up with it you deserve it

Why you wanna be with him
'Cause all you ever do is cry
He'll tell you that you ain't enough
He's tearin' you apart inside

And when you need a ear, I listen
To everything you have to say
I tell you every day to leave
But it seems you'd rather stay

And girl, a man can only do what you let him
And girl, it don't do you no good to just sweat him
And girl, you can't just let him abuse you
I'll tell you what you should do
But if you choose not to you deserve

You deserve all the heartache and the pain (So when you're hurt)
Don't come cryin' (Don't) talkin' 'bout he's playin'
games (Maybe you should know)
You should know life is what you make of it
Regardless who he is
If you put up with it you deserve it

Now that you've a guy you'll kiss
Can't you use him as your strength
To get out of a bad situation
To get out this relationship

I promise you he'll never change
I know you really want him to
So all the things he promises
I hope you don't expect him to do

And girl, a man can only do what you let him
And girl, it don't do you no good to just sweat him,
oh, no, no
And girl, you can't just let this man abuse you
I'll tell you what you should do
But if you choose not to then you deserve

You deserve all the heartache and the pain (Oh, oh, so when you're hurt, oh)
Don't come cryin' talkin' 'bout he's playin' games
(And you should know)
You should know life is what you make of it
Regardless who he is
If you put up with it then you deserve it

Peep the whole scene and whatever's goin' on around me
Burned out, clutchin' my pillow, stuck in the County
You hate when I step off with honeys and rabies break
Who sayin' I want a baby chase, you can't relate
Pump your brakes, mami, please 'cause you buggin' me out
And treat me worse than them streets, it's like doggin' me out
But I could look into your eyes and see you achin' inside
You hope I da-da-da-da-da-da-da
You deserve (And so you deserve)

You deserve all the heartache and the pain (Oh, oh,
heartache and the pain)
Don't come cryin' (Don't come cryin') talkin' 'bout
he's playin' games (No, no, no, no)
You should know life is what you make of it
Regardless who he is (Regardless)
If you put up with it, ooh, then you deserve it

Listen to me
Realize that I can make you see
Are you ??? now
Do you wanna live a lie
La-la-la-la-la-la-la (Oh listen)

You deserve all the heartache and the pain (Oh, oh, so when you hurt)
Don't come cryin' talkin' 'bout he's playin' games
(And you should know)
You should know life is what you make of it (Life is what you make of it, oh)
Regardless who he is (Regardless)
If you put up with it you deserve it

Hey, yeah...
Hey, yeah, yeah, yeah
Hey, yeah
Oh...oh...oh...oh...
Oh, yeah
Oh...oh...

When I think of what I've done all the pain that I've brought
Baby, you should have walked out on me
And when I've turned away from you whenever there were
hard times
How could you still be with me

And if it was no mistake when I hurt you that day
And went out with somebody new
But still you forgave me like it was so easy
I should have been mad at you

Baby, it breaks my heart
To think that lovin' me is not so easy to do
And I don't mean to make it hard
Sorry for all the changes I put you through

And it's hard to believe after everything
That you're still here right beside me
Wouldn't trade you for this whole world
Thankful just bein' your girl

Never gave you my heart 'cause I never thought
You deserved any of me
I never told you how I felt when deep inside I knew
that
You're really what I need

And I always gave you up whenever I saw
Something better come along
And right when I come back you're waitin' for me
And you welcome me home

Baby, it breaks my heart
To think that lovin' me is not so easy to do
And I don't mean to make it hard
Sorry for all the changes I put you through

And it's hard to believe after everything
You're still here right beside me
Wouldn't trade you for this whole world
Thankful just bein' your girl

And if it takes my whole life I'll make it up to you
'Cause I've been so cruel
And you've given your love to me in spite of
everything
I-I don't deserve you

From this day forward I'm truly yours
But it took me a while to see
That we were meant for one another
Thank you for loving me

Baby, it breaks my heart
To think that lovin' me is not so easy to do
And I don't mean to make it hard
Sorry for all the changes I put you through

And it's hard to believe after everything
You're still here right beside me
Wouldn't trade you for this whole world
Thankful just bein' your girl

Baby, it breaks my heart
To think that lovin' me is not so easy to do
And I don't mean to make it hard
Sorry for all the changes I put you through

And it's hard to believe after everything
You're still here right beside me
Wouldn't trade you for this whole world
Thankful just bein' your girl

Da-da-da-da-da
Da-da-da-da
Da-da-da-da-da
Oh, I...I...I...
Da-da-da
Da-da-da-da-da

da da da da dum
um um
yeah yeah, oh, ho oh oh
oh wo
um, can I talk to you for a minute?

[VERSE 1:]
inseparable, that's how we were
through anything, you were my world
I gave to you, you shared with me
for the love of you, I'd give anything
I would chill with you
you and your crew
never complained 'bout the things you do
but it see it now, how it all went down
can't take no more
don't want you around

[HOOK 1]
never told me the whole truth
now I'm wishing that I knew
the real you...
how could you do this to me?
never hurt so much
I see, plans I made for you and me
they can't be...
these are the last tears that you'll see from me

[CHORUS]
cause I ain't gonna cry no more
cause I'm sick of you hurting me
I ain't gonna cry no more
'cause you don't deserve me
I ain't gonna cry no more
pack your stuff up and leave
I ain't gonna cry no more
cause I'm tired of you, me and she

[VERSE 2]
and now I can't believe all the things you did
all your secret trips, just to see your kids
what about the crib that I've never been?
is that the one that she lives in?
but soon you'll see
that the man he's not
the "un-love" affair will soon be forgot
and you will miss me, but i won't miss you
you can pull the key, cause now we're through

[HOOK 2]

never told me the whole truth
never wishing that I knew the real you...
you didn't have to do what you did to me
never hurt so much I see
plans we made for you and me
they can't be
these are the last tears that you see from me

[CHORUS]

[BRIDGE:]
used to think that you and me were in love for sure
but you led me on, but I was wrong
but now I found I don't need you around
you gotta bounce
I'm tired

[CHORUS]

ain't gonna cry
I ain't gonna cry
it's not the fact that it's your baby
but it's the fact that you lied
and you hurt me
pack your stuff and leave

I'm sick of you
I'm through with you
I'm done with you
I'm tired of you
I'm tired of your lies
I ain't gonna cry no more

[Jermaine:]
Let's kick a little something out there
for all them cars that be bumpin.
uh uh uh MO wassup

[chorus:]
if you were the girl would you stay trippin'
if you were the girl would you deal with all stress, heartache, lonely nights
while you are out late is it fair.
if you were the girl would you be a rider
if you were the girl could you still try to work it out talk it out
while I'm stayin out trying to play around

[verse 1:]
would you deal with me come home every night
when I want to and when you ask where I've been
I just give you the same excuse, knowing that I was up in the club with my girls
like I ain't got a curfew smelling like liquor
and I'm shy cuz you're still sittin up now
could you deal with that if you were the girl

[Chorus]

[Verse2:]
would you start an argument or just let it all ride
and get some sleep tonight and then bring it up soon as you open your eyes,
cuz it's been on your mind but I can do a whole story on why I was late
hopin you believe me and just don't make you up and wanna leave me
but can you take all this and still and still love me

[chorus]

[hook:]
I'm down with you baby, I'll ride for the cause,
even through all the stress you still my dawg
and if anything should happen to you I'm right there
you know all you got to do is call,
I'm down wit you baby I'll ride for the cause
even through all the stress you still my dawg
and if anything should happen to you I'm right there you know all you gotta do
is....

[chorus]

Yeah...yeah
Oh...oh...
Oh...
Listen

Boy, it's been a long time
Since the last time I saw you
Feels like nothin' changed
Since we've been together
I must admit that I go crazy for you

And I can see it in your eyes
That there's somethin' you want to say to me
'Cause usually right now
You'll be holdin' on to me
But instead you tell me

Things have changed, they're not the same
And recently you found someone that you
Decided to dedicate your whole life to
And what we had is 'bout to be through

And baby, what hurts the most is letting go
I just want you to know that I love you so
I know things are different now, you've gone and
settled down
And I thought for sure you'd always wait me

I'll tell you what hurts the most is I should have
took the chance
Boy, when you came to me and offered me your hand
Silly of me I thought I'll always have your heart
I had the chance to have all the love oh, how I'm missing now

I hate that there is someone new
Comin' in and takin' my place
Doin' the things that we used to do
And makin' love to you

And oh, what am I supposed to do
It's killin' me 'cause I want you
And you should have known my love was true
And there's no one else in this world for me but you

But things have changed, they're not the same
And recently you found someone that you
Decided to dedicate your whole life to
And what we had is 'bout to be through

And baby, what hurts the most is letting go
I just want you to know that I love you so
You know things are different now, you're gonna settle
down
And I thought for sure you'd always wait for me

I'll tell you what hurts the most is I should have
took a chance
Boy, when you came to me and offered me your hand
Silly of me I thought I'll always have your heart
I had the chance to have all your love oh, how I'm missing now

I know that I'm the one to blame for losing you, oh,
yeah
I really, really wish that I could be happy for you
There's just one thing I need you to do
Don't you touch her like you used to touch me
Don't you love her like you really need me
Don't you love her like you used to love me

And baby, what hurts the most is letting go
I just want you to know that I love you so
But things are different now, you're gonna settle
down
And I thought for sure you'd always wait me

I'll tell you what hurts the most is I should have
took a chance
Boy, when you came to me and offered me your hand
Silly of me I thought I'll always have your heart
I had the chance to have all your love oh, how I'm missing now

What hurts the most is letting go
Just to let you know I love you so
What hurts the most is letting go
Just to let you know I love you so

What hurts the most

When I hear the children of today
They're questioning me the way
The way that they should live
I often wonder
Wonder what to do
To help them make it through
And the world's going straight

Open my heart to see
That is time with me
Searchin' for the answers to these problems
I'm always facing things that are tryin' me
Testing all the things that I believe

Sometimes I feel so down
And no one here's around
But you, you never left me lonely
And now I see what a true friend means
And I trust that you would always be here for me
Lord I give you all

Open my heart to see
That is time with me
Searchin' for the answers to these problems
I'm always facing things that are tryin' me
Testing all the things that I believe

Now I'm here before you
So tell me what to do
(Guess I'll do open my heart)
My heart to you
Here I am
Searching for all the answers to my problems
Lord I'm facing things
Can you help me
You're trying all that I need
The things I belive
Lord, no no no no
Here I am
Here I am
I'm searching for searching for it
Lord I need, need, need
That's tryin' me
Testing all the things that I believe
Here I am
Lagging all the understand single things I can't see
I am your child
Oooh oh oh
That're tryin' me
Can't you help me
I'm lagging understanding
I'm your child no matter what they say
I'm with you every day
Protect me every day
Protect me oh oh..

Thanks to Jenna for submitting the lyrics

[Verse 1:]
You think your slick in every way changing up on your calls on your phone everyday 
Is there something that you're trying to hide from me? 
I never gave you reason to 
Run and take your calls in the other room. 
Am I the only one or is somebody else kissing at you? 
Is this my imagination?
Things ain't always what they seem. 
Cause I don't want to be.

[1] - Just another name in your little black book 
Just another face in the crowd and it's got me shook. 
I've got to mean a little more to you 
Than a space in your list of things to do. 
Another g-shock gun in your Benz. 
Another dumb bitch that you can show all your friends. 
You can call me crazy, say I'm insecure. 
But I don't wanna be just another girl.

[Verse 2:]
ooooh ohhhh ohhh mmm hhmmm 
Strange how you claim to tell all the truth. 
When the passenger seat in your car has been moved 
And you swore that there was no one else but you. 
And so now you can't explain why'd you called me by somebody else's name. 
You say it's history, player, thing's are through or so you say.
Is this my imagination? 
Things ain't always what they seem cause I don't want to be

[Repeat 1]

[Hook:]
Tell me, how you lie and reason my suspicious mind. 
I've gotta know the truth if I'm just another girl you treated wrong. 
Not the one you string along 
Is it you and me, is it two or three? 
Cause I don't want to be

[Repeat 1 (until fade)]

La, la, la, la, la
La, la, la, la

So let them say its wrong
For me to love you
They could never feel
The way that I do when we kiss
When we're close like this

They can't see inside my soul
They can't know the love we know
All they do is waste their time
They can never change my mind

1 - It's what my heart says
That is what I listen to
It's what my heart feels
That tells me, tells me what to do
It's what my heart knows
That's the only, the only truth I know is real
All I hear is what my heart says to me

La, la, la, la, la
La, la, la, la
What my heart says

Let them say that I'm a fool
To fall so deeply
Cause they will never ever be
Loved so completely
How can they even talk that way?

They can't see it through my eyes
They can't feel this love inside
All their words don't mean a thing
They can't change the way I feel, no, no

Repeat 1

And I have never felt so sure about anything
See you are the one, the one that I need
It doesn't matter what they think
Or what they say
I'm loving you anyway, oh
All I know is what I hear

Repeat 1

La, la, la, la, la
What my heart says
Oh, what my heart says