Other Side Of The Game - Live At The Jazz Cafe, London

[Intro]

Save me, save me

Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh-ooh

[Chorus]

What you gonna do when they come for you?

Work ain't honest but it pays the bills (Ha)

What we gonna do when they come for you?

Gave me the life that I came to live

[Verse 1]

Do I really

Want my baby?

Brother, tell me what to do

I know you got to get yo' hustle on

So I pray

I understand the game, sometimes

And I love you strong, mmm, but

[Chorus]

What you gonna do when they come for you?

Work ain't honest but it pays the bills (Ha, yes, it does)

What we gonna do when they come for you? (Oh, oh, oh)

God, I can't stand lifе without you

[Verse 2]

Now, me and baby got this situation

See, brother got this complex occupation

And it ain't that hе don't have education

'Cause I was right there at his graduation, huh

Now, I ain't sayin' that this life don't work

But it's me and baby that he hurts

Because I tell him right he thinks I'm wrong

But I love him strong, mmm, hey

[Refrain]

He gave me the life that I came to live

Gave me the song that I came to give

Pressure on me but the seed has grown

I can't make it on my own

Summer came around and the flowers bloomed

He became the sun, I became the moon

Precious gifts that we both receive

But could this be make-believe? Ayy, hey

[Chorus]

What you gonna do when they come for you? (Ayy, ayy, hey)

Work ain't honest but it pays the bills

(Work ain't honest but it pays the bills)

What we gonna do when they come for you? (Mmm-mmm, mmm-mmm, mmm)

Gave me the life that I came to live

[Verse 3]

Don't worry, baby

I know there's confusion, uh-huh

But the God's gonna see me through, yeah

Peace out to revolution

But we paid, though

[Bridge]

(Don't you worry, keep your balance)

What you gonna do, what you gonna do?

(The work ain't honest but it pays the bills) Yes, it does

(Don't you worry, keep your balance) Try not to worry, baby

(Gave me the life that I came to live) Yes, you did

(Don't you worry, keep your balance) Ooh

(The work ain't honest but it pays the bills)

Work ain't honest but it pays the bills

(Don't you worry, keep your balance) Ooh

[Refrain]

He gave me the life that I came to live

Gave me the song that I came to give

Pressure's on me but the seed has grown

I can't make it on my own

Summer came around and the flowers bloomed

He became the sun, I became the moon

Precious gifts that we both receive

But could this be make-believe?

[Outro]

Yeah, hey, hey, ayy, hey, yeah, hey

See, I ain't tryin' to run your life

Badu is wit' you, baby, ooh

Oh, ooh ooh ooh, ooh ooh ooh, ooh ooh ooh

Ooh ooh ooh, ooh

I said I ain't tryin' to run your life

But I want you to do what's right

'Cause I'm your wife, baby

Ooh, ooh, oh, hey, hey, oh

Peace out to revolution

I know there's confusion

Oh, we gotta do this thing together

Do whatever, whatever, ever, ever

I can't stand it, oh, ooh, oh, hey

Ah, ooh, oh oh, oh oh, hey, yeah

I say hey, yeah, ha, whoa, hey

Gave me the life, ha, ooh

He gave me the life that I came to live

Gave me the song that I came to give

Pressure's on me but the seed has grown

I can't make it on my own

Summer came around and the flowers bloomed (Flowers bloomed)

He became the sun, I became the moon (I became the moon)

Precious gifts that we both receive

But could this be make-believe?

Hey, hey, hey, oh, hey, hey, oh, hey, oh

Peace out to revolution

You gotta do what you gotta do now

Can't stand life without you