What's Your Answer ? - Marlena Shaw

Like to tell you a story about a girl I know Or should I say a girl I used to know 1971 inna England Fresh off the plane to my dame inna Brixton No, she never ask 'bout flight Two month now no telegram write Hey, she send taxi fi I She gone a some house party tonight So call me artical like Make a few call get a couple invite Inna the place me gone Never left yard from the day me born Right up front who me staring pon You can tell say a she by the way she gwaan Christine, Christina, Crystal Try all a dem and she still never respond Understand, catch a pree from a distance Man hand gone inna pants fi a six pance Whoa, tuff guys beside her She naa reply when I say hi to her So dem go try bring violence in the parr Need I remind these kind that I nuh war So me turn fi walk away But a likkle voice in my head start talk to me Tell me walk right pass her To the sound, take the mic and ask her Girl, why don't you answer to your name? Girl, why don't you answer to your name? And girl I know you see me And you know I see you too So what is it gonna be Tell me what you wanna do What's with this great mystery? After all that we been through Now you're refusing to look my way, eh My little darling Know she stay so from morning Where she grew was appalling Want fi make it right so she take the flight Heard the city lights calling From the day she been crawling All she hear 'bout is foreign Say we a keep the link Now wah me fi think see the plans dem sinking deep New year reach Accent gone pon all part a you speech Don Gorgon dem u waa fi go meet Like she be the real topanaris a street Please, watch how me calmness a do it Naa bat a lid, as a morning I leave But how me fi walk right pass you miss Haffi look inna you eye and ask you this Girl, why don't you answer to your name? Girl, why don't you answer to your name? And girl I know you see me And you know I see you too So what is it gonna be Tell me what you wanna do What's with this great mystery? After all that we been through Now you're refusing to look my way, eh And I know you know what I'm talking about Girl see you in the crowd and act like she don't know But me naa take no stylin', no punkin' or no joke Tryna keep 'em on a low, huh Girl why you do it? (Girl why you do it?) Girl why you do it? (Girl why you do it?) No it no sweet (No it no sweet) No it no sweet (No it no sweet) Girl why you do it? (Girl why you do it?) No it no sweet (No it no sweet) Girl why you do it? (No you shouldn't do it) Say, what make you do it? (Girl why you do it?) What make you do it? (Girl why you do it?) No that no sweet (No it no sweet) No that no sweet (No it no sweet) What make you do it? (Girl why you do it?) You should not do it (No it no sweet) Girl why you do it? (No you shouldn't do it) Girl, why don't you answer to your name? Girl, why don't you answer to your name? This girl wanna know if I'm tiny (If I'm tiny, tiny, tiny) Acting like she was mine (You know you were mine) Unkind You say yo (Yo)

Well, I saw her just as I was leaving Crossing in between the cars Sometimes seeing is just not believing Like a spaceship coming down from Mars (Oh) Total attraction You're driving me insane A chain reaction Baby, tell me what's your name? Baby, what's your name? Yeah, you know I'm not that underhanded But I didn't know what else to do So I told her that the ships had landed And I told her "I'll take care of you" (Oh) Total attraction You're driving me insane A chain reaction Baby, tell me what's your name? Baby, what's your name? Come on girl, what's your name? (Oh, look out) Well, I know you wouldn't understand it Didn't know what I should say or do And it wasn't quite the way I planned it But I had to find a way to you (Oh) Total attraction You're driving me insane A chain reaction Baby, tell me what's your name? Yeah, yeah Baby, what's your name? Baby, what's your name?