... it wasn't for the money and the things I got Shit, she probably wouldn't like me But I keep her and irv and jeffrey quite icy Sip seraphin Who doesn't like me And the murderous I-n-c Chorus R KELLY (ASHANTI) If it wasn't for the money, cars and movies stars and jewels And all these thing...

...ace, a pretty face, A pretty face would one day do me in Her eyes were like the winter when she goes Holding secrets only winter knows And winter knows, winter knows Winter's seen the wolves in women's clothes She came to me in middle afternoon We held each other close the whole night thr...

...mption song) redemption...song I met this chick in philly who said she like to sang I aint mean it but I said its good to have a dream My daddy used to beat my momma I saw it everyday So when I got with her I did the same thing He always used to say you gotta keep a b**** tamed So I ne...

...o thing to me It really don't make any difference now to me If you don't like what you see I pay no mind to the negative kind 'Cause that's just no way to be I don't stop to please someone else's needs Gonna live my life for me I'm gonna keep on I'm gonna do my own thing we've all got a s...

... your nose yule-tide carols being sung by a choir and folks dressed up like eskimos everybody knows a turkey and some mistletoe help to make the season bright tiny tots with their eyes all aglow will find it hard to sleep tonight. they know that santa's on his way he's loaded lots ...

...'s not that complicated I know I really hate it when you shake your head like this ain't gonna work Maybe you'll never reap what you sow And who am I to tell you that I would never let you down That no-one else could love you half as much as I do now And who am I to tell you I'll always catc...

...angel's city chasing fortune and fame And the camera flashes make it look like a dream You had it figured out since you were in school Everybody loves pretty, everybody loves cool So overnight, you look like a 60s queen Another name goes up in lights Like Diamonds in the sky... And they'll te...

...ere And everytime I'm feelin lonely Lonely, you're right there And like an angel You're always right on time So glad you're finally mine Sunshine You'll always be my sunshine No compares to you Don't you go, don't you go nowhere You make all my dreams come true (They're comin...

...rything, to break our souls Make us feel low, but we won't go, out just, like that We heard it all, vicious lies, just to bring us down, Dirty rumours, gossipin, spreading things around They never tell all the facts, Crazy what they say, But that's alright if they don't believe, be-liev...

...the chance of one breaking has got me living in fear. I've been walking like a monk with my feet dragging behind, and I can't seem to shake this one from my mind. You can blame it on your daddy, blame it on what you need. Take it out on yourself and everybody you see. But I'll still say, no,...

...se dreams don't always appear what they seem to be. You might end up just like me, twenty three, and wanting nothing more than to pack up and leave this.. place has never meant so much to me, but I've got better things to do.. Better things than you. There's nothing left to lose. You've got t...

...he days are few They're filled with tears And since I lost you It feels like years Yes, it seems so long Girl, since you've been gone And I just can't go on If you won't see me You won't see me Time after time You refuse to even listen I wouldn't mind If I knew what I was missing Though...

... I kept my room straight I told my mom tears rushing down my face She¡¯s like ¡°Ben you've loved girls since before pre-k shrimp¡± Trippin¡¯, yeah, I guess she had a point, didn¡¯t she? Bunch of stereotypes all in my head. I remember doing the math like, ¡°yea I¡¯m good at little leagu...

...h passion no matter what the game When you took the stage you shined just like the sun Oh why that's what I keep askin' Was there anything I could have said or done Oh I had no clue you were masking the troubled soul, god only knows What went wrong and why you'd leave the stage in the middle ...

...overs? Your family got bigger When they thought you were rich And now like maniacs They scratch your back Even when it doesn't itch I want to figure it all I want to figure it all out I want to save you from Save you from all the fame Save you from the things that cause us pain 'Cau...

...look at that hair! Yeah, you know her, Check out those shoes. She looks like she stepped out of the middle of somebody's blues. She looks like the Sunday comics! She thinks she's Brenda Starr. Her nose job is real atomic... All she needs is an old knife scar! Ehhh, she's so dull, come on rip...

...elf then I... I'm gonna make you change your life Don't throw yourself like that I'll give you just one chance But I don't want to waste Oh, I don't want to waste my time Time taught me to never stop Love taught me how to kiss Kiss taught me how to lie Boy, Life is rounding & rounding ...

...t youve sparked the flame Give it to me while its HOT I know that you like it when I go in and out again Cant catch my breath As sweat rolls down my face Im lookin down at you How you do the thing you do And I scratch your neck And my eyes roll back for you (ah) Oh baby Im burnin up...

... let the passing time just slip by All we've sacrificed just washed away like a turning tide I sit alone and look up into the open skies I finally realise oh we've got to fight to keep this love alive oh Chorus We gotta hold on (hold on) We can make it through the storm Baby it's been s...