Backstage Girl

[Intro: Phonte]

She told me I've taken her to places she has never been before, but really

She was taking me places I promised myself I'd never go to

Pff, damn, let me start from the beginning...

[Sample]

"Alright now – I want all of you brothers

To get ready for some sho' 'nuff sweet honey

For your mouth"

[Verse 1: Phonte]

Some say she was from Cali, some say the Carolinas

Mom was a belly dancer, Pop was a neverminder

No drugs or alcoholing, no weed or marijuana

You'd think the backstage was the last place you'd find her

First time I saw her, kinda

Reminded me of them chicks you see at Caribana

Friendly and talkative, and lookin' so marvelous

Had–that nigga Tay feelin' like Li'l Zé in the City of Goddess

But, I'm digressing, please pardon if

I start trailing off, or fading out of my consciousness

It's just that when I think of ole' girl my whole world collapses

I–was so enraptured in all of her flawlessness

She approaches me with a smirk

That said, "We can do work

No matter what time or day of the week it is"

So thorough, that backstage girl

She'll fall to her knees, just to pray on your weaknesses

[Interlude: Phonte]

I mean, I told her straight up, you know

I got a significant other... she ain't care

She said, "For tonight, I just wanna be your insignificant other"

Huh, what? God damn!

[Verse 2: Phonte]

Uh, we left the club at around 2

Just enough time to meet my niggas for round two

At another spot, DJ playing the sounds to–

Hopefully divert me from being a scoundrel

In the spot, making my rounds through

The crowd trying to throw her off

But she's on me like a bloodhound, you–

Wouldn't believe how hard I tried to fight it

Passions and desires were closin' in

And that's what it amounts to

I looked her in the eyes and said, 

"I don't even know your name

It feels wrong, even though I don't show it"

She said, "I wish I could tell you the same, 

But I won't tell you my name, 

'Cause I want you to fuck me like you don't know it"

I responded with a smirk, 

To let her know we can work, 

No matter what time or day of the week it is

So thorough, that backstage girl

Fell down to her knees just to pray on my weaknesses

Maaaan, can't even fight her, go 'head

[Pre-Bridge: Phonte]

You'd think the backstage would be the last place you'd find her

You'd think the backstage would be the last place you'd find her

[Bridge 1: Phonte]

Been ridin' all around the world, seen so many faces (Well, well, well)

But I'm always lookin' for love in all the wrong places

(You'd think the backstage would be the last place you'd find her)

Been ridin' all around the world, seen so many faces (Backstage girl)

But I'm always lookin' for love in all the wrong places

[Spoken Word Interlude: Phonte]

I woke up the next morning, all tangled up in her hair

And that's when I realized she had me all where she wanted me

She told me I'd taken her to places she'd never been before

But really, she took me to a place I promised myself I'd never return to

And I was fucked up

And the thing was, I didn't feel bad about what I've done, 

I just felt stupid for trying to fight it for so long

I mean, really, who I was fooling?

I knew what time it was, soon as I saw her

Soon as she smiled at a nigga, I could tell what her favorite position was

And I damn sure gave it to her

I thought I had changed... niggas never change

But it took that one night, 

That one passionate night for me to realize what I needed to do:

I gotta stop fucking with these hoes off of MySpace, dawg

[Bridge 2: Phonte]

Some say she was from Cali, some say the Carolinas

Mom was a belly dancer, Pop was a neverminder

No drugs or alcoholing, no weed or marijuana

You'd think that backstage was the last place you'd find her

You'd think that backstage was the last place you'd find her

[Bridge 1: Phonte]

Been ridin' all around the world, seen so many faces

But I'm always lookin' for love in all the wrong places

(You'd think the backstage would be the last place you'd find her)

Been ridin' all around the world, seen so many faces

But I'm always lookin' for love in all the wrong places

(You'd think the backstage would be the last place you'd find her)

Been ridin' all around the world, seen so many faces (Well, well, well)

But I'm always lookin' for love in all the wrong places (Ooh-ooh-oooh, yeah)

Been ridin' all around the world, seen so many faces (Backstage girl)

But I'm always lookin' for love in all the wrong places