1. |
||||
INTRO:
Urban Retro, Life, Love
(Background: All The Ladies)
On my urban retro flow, come on
On my urban retro flow, come on
On my urban retro flow, come on
Ha, come on
1ST VERSE:
We are lovers through and through and though we made it through the storm
I really want you to realize, I really want to put you on (-Mary J. Blige, "Real Love")
There is nothing I wouldn't do, for you
All that you want I'll be all that you need (-SWV, "Anything)
Said you needed time away
(Background: Come back to me, begging you please)
But that was so long ago
(Background: Come back to me, I want you too) (-Janet Jackson, "Come Back To Me")
I will love you anyway, even if you can not stay
I think you are the one for me, here is where you are to be (-Chaka Khan, "Sweet Thing")
CHORUS:
It's my urban retro style
Some of my urban retro side
Check out my urban retro, urban retro
Urban retro vibe
It's my urban retro style
Some of my urban retro side
Check out my urban retro, urban retro
Urban retro vibe
2ND VERSE:
It's Friday (background: HEY)
And I'm ready to hang
Pick up my girls and hit the party scene
Tonight, oh it's alright, yea (-Aaliyah, "Back & Forth")
Soon as I get home
I'll make it up to you, baby I'll do what I gotta do (-Faith Evans, "As Soon As I Get Home")
I said I ain't too proud to beg
For what I call my own
It's just you and me, uh
Hey, hey, hey yea hey yea (-TLC, "Ain't Too Proud to Beg)
And I am a material girl (-Madonna, "Material Girl)
You know that it's
CHORUS:
It's my urban retro style
Some of my urban retro side
Check out my urban retro, urban retro
Urban retro vibe
It's my urban retro style
Some of my urban retro side
Check out my urban retro, urban retro
Urban retro vibe
3RD VERSE:
Hoo, my first mistake was
I wanted too much time
I had to have him
Morning, noon, and night (-EnVogue, "Hold On")
Everyone falls, in love sometimes
Well I'm your baby tonight (-Whitney Houston, "Exhale Shoop Shoop" and "I'm Your Baby Tonight")
I got me myself and I, that's all I got in the end
Is what I found out and it ain't no need to cry
I took a vow that from now on
On, on (-Beyonce, "Me Myself & I")
Oh on and on and on and on
(Backgrounds: My cypher keeps moving like a rolling stone)
Oh on and on and on and on
And on and on, oh oh (-Erykah Badu, "On & On")
CHORUS:
It's my urban retro style
Some of my urban retro side
Check out my urban retro, urban retro
Urban retro vibe
It's my urban retro style
Some of my urban retro side
Check out my urban retro, urban retro
Urban retro vibe
OUTRO:
Back in the day when things were cool yea
You know back in the day when things were smooth
I'm in the mirror with my hairbrush
Pretending to be my favorite singer, rapper, actor
Oh, my urban retro vibe
Urban retro side
My urban retro, urban retro
(Backgrounds: Rest in Peace Aaliyah, Left Eye, Whitney Houston, Thank You)
|
||||
2. |
PiCkInG fLoWeRs
04:16
|
|||
1ST VERSE:
Oh oh
I've been trying to figure it out
What this is all about
'Cause I. oh I
Don't wanna loose my mind
One minute, you say that you care
Then the next you're nowhere to be found
My smiles turn into frowns
And it's killing me
PRE-VERSE:
It's like you wanna see, me act in disbelief
When you decide to leave and leave me so lonely
Baby tell me, what you really wanna do
'Cause I'm getting tired of picking flowers with you
CHORUS:
He loves me, he loves me not
He loves me. I'm getting tired of picking flowers with you
He loves me, he loves me not
He loves me, I'm getting tired of picking flowers with you
He loves me, he loves me not
He loves me, I'm getting tired of picking flowers with you
He loves me, he loves me not
He loves me, I'm getting tired of picking flowers with you
(Backgrounds: Oh oh, oh oh)
He loves me
He loves me not
He loves me
I'm getting tired of picking flowers with you
(Backgrounds: Oh oh, oh oh)
2ND VERSE:
What if this isn't love
What if I just walk away
And move on
Will you long for me
I never gave you enough time
To miss me like you'll never find
Another love
Like me
PRE-VERSE:
It's time I make you see
Why I can't let you treat
Me so unfairly
This is very scary
Got me confused, don't know what I'm gonna do
But I'm getting tired of picking flowers with you
CHORUS:
He loves me, he loves me not
He loves me. I'm getting tired of picking flowers with you
He loves me, he loves me not
He loves me, I'm getting tired of picking flowers with you
He loves me, he loves me not
He loves me, I'm getting tired of picking flowers with you
He loves me, he loves me not
He loves me, I'm getting tired of picking flowers with you
(Backgrounds: Oh oh, oh oh)
BRIDGE:
Did you know, did you know
That this love hurts me so
Oh so bad (Backgrounds: So bad, I got it bad)
I got it bad and I'm so mad
'Cause I can't get away from you
The way I feel you got me open like a fool
But I refuse to give up, don't wanna give up
Until I pick that last petal that shows
You love me so
CHORUS (2xs):
He loves me, he loves me not
He loves me. I'm getting tired of picking flowers with you
He loves me, he loves me not
He loves me, I'm getting tired of picking flowers with you
He loves me, he loves me not
He loves me, I'm getting tired of picking flowers with you
He loves me, he loves me not
He loves me, I'm getting tired of picking flowers with you
(Backgrounds: Oh oh, oh oh)
|
||||
3. |
How I Feel
03:05
|
|||
1ST VERSE:
I don't know what to make of this
As simple as it seems
It's still a risk
Expressing my feelings for you
Hoping that you'll say
Something to me soon
But I don't know
How you think of me
PRE-VERSE:
If you only knew
How my heart beats inside
Every time you pass me by
Sleepless nights
Wondering
How you can change my life, but
CHORUS:
Do you feel
How I feel, I feel
Do you care about
How I feel, I feel
I don't know, I don't know if you
I don't know, I don't know if you
Feel
Do you Feel the same way
(Backgrounds: Do you feel the same, do you feel the same way, uh)
I don't know, I don't know if you
I don't know, I don't know if you
Feel
Do you Feel the same about me
(Backgrounds: Do you feel the same, do you feel the same way, uh)
2ND VERSE:
It's not clear to me
If right here is where you
Wanna be
Where you wanna be
'Cause it's been all this time
And you haven't spoken up
Oh let it go
Or could I be wrong please let me know
PRE-VERSE:
If you only knew
How my heart beats inside
So how long will you continue
To be silent
Realize
How I can change your life
CHORUS:
Do you feel
How I feel, I feel
Do you care about
How I feel, I feel
I don't know, I don't know if you
I don't know, I don't know if you
Feel
Do you Feel the same about me
(Backgrounds: Do you feel the same, do you feel the same way, uh)
|
||||
4. |
||||
INTRO:
I can no longer hide
That this relationship has died
I can no longer ride
For you and all your fucking lies
VERSE:
You told me you would be all that I need
But that changed over time eventually
Guess you see
That I am no longer enough for you
But no worries
'Cause you'll see later
As me and karma play the spectators
And move in silence
Fool me once
Shame on me
But fool me twice
And I'm out of the door
No point in sticking round for the same old
Bull shit that keeps getting older
It does nothing for me anymore
My pussy's dry and my heart is cold
It's so odd to me that you're so comfy
With shitting on me consistently
It's been way more times than several
And now I just can't handle
The details I found
Like all the ends you blew on bitches to run through
But my year's about to be new
And I don't need no resolution to
CHORUS
Walk away
Walk away from you
Keep on walkin, act like Ce Ce
And keep on walkin
Walk away
Walk away from you
Keep on walkin, act like Ce Ce
And keep on walkin
Keep on walkin, act like Ce Ce
And keep on walkin
|
||||
5. |
Last Kiss (Interlude)
01:40
|
|||
VERSE:
I learned to swim through the rain
And somehow enjoy the pain
I owe myself all the blame
However, I don’t thihk I would change a thing
My heart’s eclipsed
From feelings which somehow put me at risk
Though I want to, I need to
Just leave you alone but
PRE-VERSE:
But one final wish
Let’s share our last kiss so
I can let you go love
You’re too beautiful for
The heartbreak in store if
We proceed and go forth
You’ll only just hurt more
I shouldn’t have took it this far
CHORUS:
Gotta leave you
Alone, alone
But I can’t get you out of my mind
Gotta leave you
Alone, alone
But I can’t get you out of my mind
Gotta leave you
Alone, alone
But I can’t get you out of my mind
Gotta leave you
Alone, alone
But I can’t get you out of my mind
Gotta leave you
|
||||
6. |
Witchu
02:54
|
|||
1ST VERSE:
Frustrated and elated
'Cause I know how far our love can go
But there's still me and him
Which ain't been much but emptiness, yes
So my happiness comes when I think of you baby
Nothing else even matters
And I can easily see my life with you
But need to make sure that you're ready for it
PRE-VERSE:
Ready for me if I drop the ball
I'll leave in a minute as soon as you call
For me with your heart
Like i'd do for you
But I need you to make yourself clear
So I know
CHORUS:
Don't know what to do, don't know what to do
I really want you so bad, you so bad
Don't know what to do, don't know what to do
This is making me so mad, I'm so bad
2ND VERSE:
Guess I should be content since I have someone at home
But it ain't the same when we're together alone
He don't know how to keep me smiling or interested
And oh that's a signal that I
I should be with you baby
'Cause nothing else even matters
To me and I want you to believe in me
Oh I'm so serious and I need you to be
PRE-VERSE:
Ready for me if I drop the ball
I'll leave in a minute as soon as you call
Baby please won't you hear me out on this one
Just trust me, 'cause I want you to be the one
CHORUS:
Don't know what to do, don't know what to do
I really want you so bad, you so bad
Don't know what to do, don't know what to do
This is making me so mad, I'm so bad
|
||||
7. |
All or Nothing
03:37
|
|||
1ST VERSE:
Dealing with the past
Of us trying to make it last
It's been so hard on our future plans
And present time as one
CHORUS:
If we're gonna be together
Then let's stop wasting time and make this work or
Say goodbye and let that be the final answer
And get this all out our system, let it all go
2ND VERSE:
Scared to face loneliness
That I never thought would confront me with you
'Cause there's no need (no need)
To be unhappy if we're sure we're meant to be
CHORUS:
If we're gonna be together
Then let's stop wasting time and make this work or
Say goodbye and let that be the final answer
And get this all out our system, let it all go
Are we gonna be together
Or get this all out our system, our system, our system
BRIDGE:
When love is real
It's not supposed to make you feel like
It's all a lie
Don't give all your all
Unless you know
There's reciprocity
On each side
Of the love game
CHORUS:
If we're gonna be together
Then let's stop wasting time and make this work or
Say goodbye and let that be the final answer
And get this all out our system, let it all go
If we're gonna be together
Then let's stop wasting time and make this work or
Say goodbye and let that be the final answer
And get this all out our system, let it all go
|
||||
8. |
||||
INTRO (Lei):
Enough about these companionship woes
I'm ready to speak on some real life and history type of shh, um
1ST VERSE (Lei):
My mama was born in the 50s and
Daddy was a soldier sent to Korea
Around the same time so
Maybe the energy of a cold war helped seal their destiny
Together in black love and family
And no it wasn't all roses back then
But to day it seems
TUPAC:
That’s deep. It’s like, when you’re born, usually you’re born into a dynasty or an empire, right? You’re born as a junior, or following in your father’s footsteps. They always tell you, “Your father, he did this …” or “We got this” or “The family heirlooms …” It’s none of that in the outer city — I call it the outer city, ’cause we’re left out. There’s no nothing. We don’t get any family heirlooms, the family crest. All that stuff that you would think is so important is meaningless ’cause our family crest was cotton, you know what I’m saying? It’s like the only thing we can really leave behind is culture and dignity and determination. That’s what we had. So It’s like I feel as though I’m cheated because
(LEI BACKGROUND: Hmm, I mean how far back up the underground railroad, must we go)
instead of me fulfilling my prophecy, I have to start one. Instead of me doing a good job and carrying on the empire, I have to build one. And that’s a hell of a job for a 21-year-old. That’s a hell of a job for any youngster, male or female, to have to build an empire for your family. Especially when the odds is that you know there’s somebody else who lives in the inner city, the real inner city — suburbia — who, when he’s born, 16 he gets a car automatically. There’s money in the bank for college. It’s Christmas, you go vacation somewhere. Our vacation was down the street, across town — Grandma’s house, you know what I’m saying? That was the vacation. Or jail, to be more real. I hate to make this a sad story, but it’s real.
(LEI BACKGROUND: Hope you're hearing something, oh. Hope you're hearing something, oh. Hope you're hearing something oh. Hope you're hearing something, oh.)
This world is — and when I say “this world” I mean it, I don’t mean it in an ideal sense. I mean it in every day, every little thing you do — it’s such a “Gimme, gimme, gimme.” Everybody back off. Everybody’s taught that from school. Everywhere. Big business: You wanna be successful? You wanna be like Trump? Gimme, gimme, gimme. Push, push, push, push. Step, step, step. Crush, crush, crush. That’s how it all is.
(LEI BACKGROUND: Rock, rock, whips, and chains and they got you by ya, our whips and chains. Rock, rock, whips, and chains and they got you by ya, our whips and chains.)
And it’s like nobody ever stops, you know? I feel like instead of us just being like, “Slavery’s bad. Bad whitey,” I mean, let’s stop that. Everybody’s smart enough to know that. We’ve been slighted and we want ours. And I don’t mean by “ours,” like 40 acres and a mule, because we’re past that. But we need help. I mean for us to be on our own two feet, “us” meaning youth or “us” meaning black people, whatever you want to take it for. For us to be on our own two feet, we do need help because we have been here. We have been a good friend, if you want to make it a relationship type of thing. We have been there, and now we deserve our payback.
(LEI BACKGROUND: One nation under God, one nation under God <---- repeats until OUTRO)
It’s like you got a friend that you don’t never look out for you. You know, you dressed up in jewels now — America’s got jewels and they got paid and everything, and they lend their money to everybody except us. Everybody needs a little help on their way to being self-reliant.
I mean, if this is truly a melting pot in the country where we care about them ... we really need to be like that. ... You need to help black kids, Mexican kids, Korean kids, whatever. But it needs to be real and it needs to be before we all die and then you say, "I made a mistake. I should have gave them some money. We really should have helped these folks." It's gonna be too late. And then that's when you've gotta pay your own karma. And that's what God punishes when God punishes you (Source: http://www.rapbasement.com/2-pac/tupac-the-lost-interview.html).
OUTRO (Lei):
It's a cold, cold world
It's a cold, cold world
I know
Cold world
It's a cold, cold world
It's a cold, cold world
I know
*Feel free to view this Tupac interview here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qnBcpgZJYUk.
|
||||
9. |
Resilience (#PAC)
04:33
|
|||
INTRO:
On, hold on
On, hold on
1ST VERSE:
There's no way life can be easy
Just take a look at history and you will see all the
Wars and genocide, blood, sweat, tears, and suicides through the years
It's like the pattern never changes
So many mixed emotions of our people
So many unsolved issues in our homes
That we don't take the time to deal with for peace of mind
If only we could turn around the pain and make it work towards a rightful gain
Because I'm tired of the strain and the pain
Oh but it makes me who I am today, yea
Look I never wanna give up and I don't want you to give up either
I believe we all can make the best of life
CHORUS:
I know that life sometimes
Can bring more stress than what you bargain for
But just keep your faith and practice patience
Let persistence see you through
Keep on pushing
On, hold on
Keep on pushing
On, hold on
You gotta, you gotta
Keep on pushing
On, hold on
Keep on pushing
On, hold on
Yea, yea
2ND VERSE:
I might know what you're going through
'Cause I been hurt myself a time or two
When you feel there is no way no how
To bring you out of all your doubts
Fear and doubt can only hold you back in life
Hatred of any kind will never make or keep you satisfied
And yea there's no such thing as a perfect world
But you can make the best of being here
Set out to strive for more despite of
CHORUS:
I know that life sometimes
Can bring more stress than what you bargain for
But just keep your faith and practice patience
Let persistence see you through
Keep on pushing
On, hold on
Keep on pushing
On, hold on
You gotta, you gotta
Keep on pushing
On, hold on
Keep on pushing
BRIDGE:
Keep on pushing
Don't stop you can go far
Keep on don't boggle your pace
One day you can be great
OUTRO:
I know that life sometimes
Can bring more stress than what you bargain for
But just keep your faith and practice patience
Let persistence see you through
|
||||
10. |
All I Want
03:23
|
|||
INTRO:
In the relationships that don't work out
There's always one who wanted more, gave more, loved the other more
So if you're that one, the one of more
Don't worry, your time for love, true love
Will fall in place
1ST VERSE:
Never said that I'm perfect
But I know that I'm worth it
So you gotta put work in
If you feel you're deserving
Finding love is a blessing
And each mistake's been a lesson
From which I've learned
Can't put no rush on love, just wait your turn
PRE-VESE:
Let it come your way, let it come your way
If it's your time then it will all fall in place, it will all fall in place
Let it come your way, let it come your way
Everyone ain't that special one, but it will all fall in place
CHORUS:
All I really, all I really, all I really want
That special love, someone to trust, but I won't rush
All I really, all I really, all I really want
That special love, someone to trust, but I won't rush
Want, want
2ND VERSE:
I was way too persistent
When I should have just resisted
The warning signs but when you're young and blind
You just can't get it right and you fight your feelings anyway
PRE-VESE:
Let it come your way, let it come your way
When it's your time, remember it will all fall in place yea
Let it come your way, let it come your way
Everyone ain't that special one, but it will all fall in place
CHORUS:
All I really, all I really, all I really want
That special love, someone to trust, but I won't rush
All I really, all I really, all I really want
That special love, someone to trust, but I won't rush
Want, want
But I can't rush yea
No, oh, mmm hmm
All I want
All I want
|
Lei Row
Known for her unique melodic vocals, heartfelt lyrics, and chic vintage style: Lei Row brings an urban yet retro flavor and soulful sound to music. As a singer-songwriter, Lei has written and vocally produced in different genres such as r&b/soul, hip-hop, and pop. Lei is also a Grammy Recording Academy Member and ASCAP Affiliated Singer/Songwriter. To read more about Lei, visit: www.LeiRow.com. ... more
Streaming and Download help
If you like Lei Row, you may also like:
Bandcamp Daily your guide to the world of Bandcamp