When You're Good To Mama - Queen Latifah

(And now Ladies and Gentlemen The keeper of the keys The countess of the clink The mistress of murderer's row Matron Mama Morton) Ask any of the chickies in my pen They'll tell you I'm the biggest mutha hen I love them all and all of them love me Because the system works the system called reciprocity Got a little motto Always sees me through When you're good to Mama Mama's good to you There's a lot of favors I'm prepared to do You do one for Mama She'll do one for you They say that life is tit for tat And that's the way I live So I deserve a lotta tat For what I've got to give Don't you know that this hand Washes that one too When you're good to Mama Mama's good to you If you want my gravy Pepper my Ragu Spice it up for Mama She'll get hot for you When they pass that basket Folks contribute to You put in for Mama She'll put out for you The folks atop the ladder Are the ones the world adores So boost me up my ladder kid And I'll boost you up yours Let's all srtoke together Like the Princeton Crew When you're strokin' Mama Mama's strokin' you So what's the one conclusion I can bring this number to? When you're good to Mama Mama's good to you Aww Yeah!

You're a lady, you're an angel Bringin' sunshine to my life You're closest thing, heaven that I've ever had Oh, but sometimes, you're a devil When you reach out and dim the lights An' I say, mmm, mmm, you're so good when you're bad You would never hurt anybody You're too gentle sweet and kind Still I keep on doin' things that make you sad But you don't hold out on your feelin's When there's lovin' on your mind An' I say, mmm, mmm, you're so good when you're bad I could say that you're the perfect woman And if it's not, it's just because of me 'Cause I'm hung up on the perfect woman An' I don't know how I deserve to be I see other pretty women An' Lord, they still, they look good to me An' there are some ladies that can drive some men mad But when an angel let's her hair down Oh, that's something else to see An' I say, mmm, mmm, you're so good when you're bad An' I say, mmm, mmm, you're so good when you're bad

You're kinda small And you're such a doll I'm glad you're mine You're so good to me How come you are? You take my hand And you understand When I get in a bad mood You're so good to me And I love it, love it You're my baby Oh yeah Don't mean maybe Oh yeah I know your eyes Are not on the guys When we're apart You're so true to me How come you are? And every night You hold me so tight When I kiss you goodbye You're so good to me And I love it, love it You're my baby Oh yeah Don't mean maybe Oh yeah You're my baby Oh yeah Don't mean maybe Oh yeah You're my baby Oh yeah Don't mean maybe Oh yeah You're my baby Oh yeah

For you I am praying For you I am praying For you I am praying I'm praying for you Daddy never went to church on Sunday He said that's one thing I'll never do Mama never gave up she said one day He'll be sitting here beside me and you I can still hear Mama softly talking Her tears falling on her folded hands So that Easter Sunday Daddy walked That's when I began to understand When Mama prayed, good things happened When Mama prayed, lives were changed Not much more than five foot tall But mountains big and small Crumbled all the way when Mama prayed Seventeen and wild I hit the bottom Doing and thing I dang well please Burning down life's highway at full throttle While Mama burned a candle on her knees Then one night I came home half sober I saw Mama kneeling in the den As I listened, she and Jesus talked it over And I knew my restless days were 'bout to end It isn't like every one of them got answered But the times they weren't seems to me were rare You almost felt sorry for the devil Cause heaven knows he didn't have prayer When Mama prayed Not much more than five foot tall But mountains big and small Crumbled all the way when Mama prayed Crumbled all the way when Mama prayed

Refugees, go 'head and do it Paper Go 'head and do it Refugees, go 'head and do it Paper Go 'head and do it Refugees, go 'head and do it Paper Go 'head and do it Refugees, go 'head and do it Paper Go 'head and do it Refugees, go 'head and do it Paper Go 'head and do it Ooh, I betca' wondering how I knew That you been tryin' to infiltrate my crew It ain't no hiding from the flava you Don't get it confused, you ain't untouchable (Go 'head and do it) And while I been tryin' to keep my cool like a queen (Ooh, like a queen) Without them bringin' the naughty girl outta me (Ooh, naughty girl outta me) Don't cha know I heard you tryin' to take mine While I shine, you're living fake lives Don't ya know I heard you tryin' to take mine But, while I shine ya lip and fake y'all styles All around me (Hata's tryin' to play La') (But, they know that they can't take her paper) Go 'head and do it Everybody talking see Spreadin' them lies about my friends and me They say that we're tighter than suppose to get That's because I haven't let ya chill wit me yet You make it hard for a girl to roll (Ooh, girl to roll) But, make it easy so my pockets stay swol' (Ooh, pockets stay swol') Don't cha know I heard you tryin' to take mine While I shine, you're living fake lives Don't ya know I heard you tryin' to take mine But, while I shine ya lip and fake y'all styles All around me (Hata's tryin' to play La') (But, they know that they can't take her paper) Go 'head and do it That's right, yeah Check it, check it, why Check it, check it Come on, come on Yo, yo Where my fellas at? Where my fellas at? Where my ladies at? Where my ladies at? As I look back on my life (Check it) To get where I am I had to sacrifice You slammed my name in your magazine This business gets hard tryin' to stay a queen You're checkin' for me, you need to check yourself (Ooh, check yourself) And be someone, not someone else (Ooh, someone else) Refugees, go 'head and do it Paper Go 'head and do it [Unverified]

Oooh, 'ting called Weekend Love Tony Rebel and Queen Latifah I could live with it, baby Watch this Weekend love Gone up in a weekend love Weekend love Just a case of weekend love Well that's the price ya' pay, y'know? If you've been misled by anything I said Didn't mean to turn you on, but the vibe was oh, so strong And you got things to do when I have got things too So I'll catch you on the weekend Mondays to Fridays, I don't see you then A W-E-E-K and a E-N-D And a L-O-V-E we were meant to be A W-E-E-K, a E-N-D L-O-V-E, we were meant to be Weekend love Gonna spend a weekend love Weekend love Just a case of weekend love Seems it's been so long Since you thrilled me with your charms I tenderly imagine me resting in your arms (Uh, uh) You've got things to do and I have got things too So I'll catch you on the weekend Mondays to Fridays, I don't see you then Because we're sorry when we part and we love when we meet I know we only do that only once in a week Sorry when we part and we love when we meet I know we only do that only once in a week I know, you know, we all occupied From our own love life things has been denied Many feelin's hide, many tears I've cried But by the weekend, that must be rectified Weekend love Gonna spend a weekend love (Maybe someday it will change) Weekend love Just a case of weekend love (Maybe this weekend will- If you've been misled by anything I've said I didn't mean to turn you on, but the vibe was oh, so strong And you've got things to do when I have got things too So I'll catch you on the weekend Mondays to Fridays, I don't see you then A W-E-E-K and a E-N-D L-O-V-E we were meant to be A W-E-E-K, a E-N-D L-O-V-E we were meant to be When we are absent, that is a plus 100 percent To nourish and cherish every moment To deliver the goods I am efficient And I know you're possessed with the ingredients During the week the days seems to be long But on the weekend I wish the clock would reverse it's time Great things can come in a small bag So let's make use of the time that we have When we are together 'cause we stay popular If we never miss a second of the hour When we are together I sit and I wonder If this love is gonna last forever? Well, then I think and I start remember That we are a judge star Weekend love Gone up in a weekend love Weekend love Just a case of weekend love

Well, it's almost nightfall And there's no forecast of rainfall And I'm in the mood for a party So I'm gonna go out to a club And give the dancefloor body So I jump in the car and go to the venue Walk in the door and now I'm on the menu Guys in the house, they're wacthing me They're clocking me, there's no stopping me [Refrain:] (Desire) I know you want me (You're fine) thank you But I'm not the type of girl that you think I am I don't jump into the arms of every man (But I'm paid) I don't need your money (I love you) you must be mad Easy lover is something that I ain't Besides, I don't know you from a can of paint Tell me why is it when I walk past the guys I always hear, yo, baby? I mean like what's the big idea? I'm a queen, nuff respect Treat me like a lady And, no, my name ain't yo and I ain't got your baby I'm looking for a guy who's sincere One with class and savoir faire I'm looking for someone who has to be Perfect for the queen latifah me (Fly girl, fly girl) (Come here, cuz you're sexy and you're fine) (And I want you to be mine) (Fly girl, fly girl) (Have no fear, your heart is in good hands) (Won't you let me be your man?) All my friends are in relationships Some of then good ones and some of them bad ones Some of the bad ones took a turn for the better And some of the good ones ended up sad ones You see? loving, it ain't hard to get I want a friend not just a lover Someone who is dedicated only to me Not to me and two or three others One who will not lie to me or think He can get my love by buying me I know I'll find him some day And when I find him He sure won't say [Refrain] (Fly girl, fly girl (Come here, cuz you're sexy and you're fine) (And I want you to be mine) (Fly girl, fly girl, have no fear) (Have no fear, your heart is in good hands) (Won't you let me be your man?) Lounging, sitting in the house And I'm cooling, first day of the week So there's nothing to do And I'm in the mood for a real soft kiss Momma never said there'll be days like this So I called her and we talked for a while Hang up the phone feeling better With a smile It's cool, cuz 91 is my year And this time I know I'm gonna hear (Fly girl, fly girl, come here) (Come here, cuz you're sexy and you're fine) (And I want you to be mine) (Fly girl, fly girl) (Have no fear, your heart is in good hands) (Won't you let me be your man?) [Refrain] Fly girl [15x]