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Dwele

Shady

Release date: 24th June 2008

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"Shady" is a track by Dwele, from the album Sketches of a Man, released 24th June 2008. Full lyrics are available below.

About the Artist

Dwele

Dwele

Lyrics

Shady

She can find over the years since I last seen her

It's been some time, I tripped up this day

She don't need

No knowledge of how she ran my

Memory

Up until this day

This fine day in may

Certainly I flashedback to bobby

And remembering

A special envy

He possesed the only thing my life was missing

Can only guess why every bodies telling me that shes shady...

Ooohhhhhhhhh, whhhyyyyy? oooooooohhhhhhhhhh....soooooo

Shady shady shady

Shady mothafuu...

Cuz I was blinded by beauty I

I didn't see the ??

After three weeks have passed

Of courtin this chick and I still ain't hit that ass

She had the nerve to ask a favor of Dwe

'I'm in dire straights' she said

'I need five hundred for books for class'

But I don't understand, the semester's over

Before I can let her know

She followed it up with head shots called fellatio

She found my weakness

That shady mothafuu...

That shady mothafuu... fuu ooooohhhhhh whhhyyyyyyy

Oooooohhhoooo soo so

Shady shady shady

After her job was done

She went to the bathroom and said 'I'll be back soon'

But what was strange?

She picked up her phone

I overheard her say, 'bobby I got the dough meet me on monroe'

I choked on pride, this bitch was wrong

But I held my tongue...

As she exited the bathroom and came in

I grabbed her legs

Threw her onto my bed

I released my tongue

Karma lingeres until she screamed jesus!

I nto her ear I whispered.. pssssss..

And a single tear drop falls

Simply caused her to the realize this pimpin

She looked uneasy

She says 'I got to go.'

She met Bobby on Monroe, yeah

She asked for the key to the stash for the cash, B

Bobby's birthday was tomorrow

She promised to suck my skabarro

The keys to unlock the safe is

Of three years of Bobby girl's shadiness

?? threw Bobby a kiss and smiled. *muah*

Meanwhile

I go to take a piss

She dropped a note in the bathroom sink and

With the inked was ran and shit

Something about 'Japan first class ticket'

I used my only lead

I got in my whip to see about Monroe street

There I see a limousine

Windows cracked with this bitch in the backseat

I said 'What the hell is this?'

She said 'I can't withstand your pimpin it's profound'

Now how does Tokyo sound.'

Oh you Shady Mothafuuu...

But I'm gonna f** witcha ... hell yeah...

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From Sketches of a Man

2008
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Sketches of a Man
Sketches of a Man
Dwele
Release year
2008
  1. —Brandi
  2. —Workin' on It
  3. —Love Ultra
  4. —Shady
  5. —Feels So Good
  6. —I'm Sorry (Wake the Musical Baby)
  7. —I'm Cheatin'
  8. —5 Dolla Mic
  9. —Blow Your Mind
  10. —Body Rock
  11. —A Few Reasons (Truth Pt. 2)
  12. —70's
  13. —Free as a Bird
  14. —If You Want To (feat. Lloyd Dwayne & J. Tait)
  15. —Spiritual
  16. —Open Your Eyes
  17. —Sketches of a Man (Intro)
  18. —Vain
  19. —You Won't Be Lonely
  20. —Travelin' Girl

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