Fighting Temptation

[Intro: Beyoncé, Missy Elliott & All]

Fighting temptation

Yo, Beyoncé, Free, MC Lyte, y'all ready?

Let's put it down for the clubs

Whoo, ladies!

Hey, we got that beat that makes you jump!

Uh, to my fellas, come on!

Oh, y'all got them cars them ladies love!

Oh, party people, yeah!

Hey, we know to party all night!

And let your soul work!

Oh, let your soul keep workin' out!

Whoo!

[Verse 1: Missy Elliott]

I'm the type of chick who be fightin' temptation

Make you wait 'fore we have a relation (Oh!)

Playboy, holla at me later

Don't you know I'm managed by Violator? (Yeah!)

They shootin', I'm exterminator

I look good, so hate me, hater (Come on!)

Me and my girls drinkin', where's the waiter?

Cheatin' guys, I already played ya (Whoo!)

Ladies night, don't suffocate us (Oh!)

If you touch us, be a altercation (Oh!)

Want Missy? Use a 'personator

I got so much ice, I even scare Jacob (Uh-huh!)

Beyoncé, MC Lyte and Free (Come on!)

Missy, put it down on the beat (Yeah!)

Party people, it's a good sensation

We gonna show you how to fight temptation (Whoo!)

[Chorus: Beyoncé]

I'm just fighting temptation (Hey)

Gotta get more control (Control)

Yet it's very tempting when you ask to take me home (Yeah, home)

I know you want my love (Love)

I don't think the time is right (No)

Call you when I'm ready, but it won't be tonight

[Verse 2: Free]

(Yeah, yeah, uh)

We in the club, Free [?], no doubt

I see this real deal player starin' dead in my mouth (Yeah!)

He got his crew, but I got mine too

Sent a note to my table like, "What you gon' do?"

Eye game got him spreadin' me out (Uh!)

In my ear, dry tears, how he left his spouse

And oh, the nice cars and impressive house

He want to run up in, I ain't no regular route (No!)

Me and the girls, we ain't stressin' out (Uh!)

We ain't birds, we ain't headin' south (No!)

Them one-nighters, that's dead as hell

Pillow talk on the creep? What you said is out (Ooh!)

I gets cheddar to help me do whatever

No beef with Dennis Edwards, but I fight temptation (Uh!)

I'm not sayin' I don't like temptation (Come on!)

I'm just lookin' for the right temptation, you know (Whoo!)

[Chorus: Beyoncé]

I'm just fighting temptation (Fighting temptation)

Gotta get more control (Control)

Yet it's very tempting when you ask to take me home (Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)

I know you want my love (Yeah, yeah, yeah)

I don't think the time is right

Call you when I'm ready, but it won't be tonight

[Verse 3: MC Lyte]

Yeah, party like I never partied before

I hit the door, all the dudes hit the floor (Yeah!)

Sweet, they messin' with the brown sugar queen

Fightin' temptation like Layla Ali (Oh!)

With the one-two, let me show you what the Hun do

When I come through with butter dip crew now (Whoo!)

Show me that you got my back

Love me from where you at (Come on!)

I got eyes up over my shoulder

If you should decide to get closer (Oh!)

Well then, this dance is straight over (Oh!)

I'm goin' in Missy's Testarossa (Oh!)

"Be cool," that's what Free say

Bey say, "Keep it clean but give 'em leeway" (Yeah!)

All I know, it's a crazy sensation

You fine, but I'm fightin' temptation (Whoo!)

[Chorus: Beyoncé]

I'm just fighting temptation (Hey)

Gotta get more control (Woo, ooh)

Yet it's very tempting when you ask to take me home (Woah, woo)

I know you want my love (I know you want my love)

I don't think the time is right (Yeah)

Call you when I'm ready, but it won't be tonight (Yeah, yeah, yeah)

[Outro: Beyoncé, Missy Elliott, Free, MC Lyte, (All)]

Ooh!

We gon' show you how to fight temptation

My love!

I'm just lookin' for the right temptation

Fight-fightin' temptation

Yeah, ooh!

Yeah, yeah, yeah!

We gon' show you how to fight temptation

I'm just lookin' for the right temptation

Fight-fightin' temptation

Yeah, yeah, yeah!

Ooh!

(W-w-what you gon' do?)

Ooh!

(W-w-what you gon' do?)

Love, ooh!

(What you gon' do?)

Ooh!