[Chorus]
Once was a time I thought that love could be sold or bought and (Uh) everything fell in place for me, for me, for me. (Yeah) The fashion of passion, the crashing with caution because of the notion the potion of passion had never been passed to me, to me, to me
(Lady hustler stand up). Once was a time I thought that love could (Uh huh) be sold or bought (Uh huh) and everything fell in place for me, for me, for me. (Nick Wiz they're gonna love you for this) The fashion of passion, the crashing with caution (Uh) because of the notion the potion of passion (Yeah) had never been passed to me, to me, to me
Yeah
Uh
[Verse 1]
Go look at her, livin' a world of give and take
A girl that only get with dudes that's gettin' cake
But don't hate cuz, just feed her with gifts to get a date
Diamonds and pearls and trips to get away
And plus ten steps ahead she's slick
Turnin' to love slays and leave 'em straight out whipped
She too much, get what she out to get, and here's the trick
Get out-tricked, the pimps get out-pimped
In bed, beyond compare, ma's rare
Her computer know what to do with hardware, ah yeah
Shinin' in a diamond brassiere
Tattoo on her rear "Swipe credit card here"
She separate thinking above the scale
And having second thoughts about love for sale
No regret, had a feeling love would fail
She had fun, but now she want love for real
She said...
[Chorus]
Once was a time I thought that love could be sold or bought and (Uh) everything fell in place for me, for me, for me (Love for sale). The fashion of passion, the crashing with caution because of the notion the potion of passion had never been passed to me, to me, to me (Love for sale) (Never been passed to me, baby)
Once was a time I thought that love could be sold or bought and everything fell in place for me, for me, for me (Love for sale) (Yeah). The fashion of passion, the crashing with caution because of the notion the potion of passion had never been passed to me (Uh), to me, to me (Yeah)
[Verse 2]
She ain't dumb, let him stack his cash
'Cause when he get home she gon' crack his stash and get half
Love to check the racks for rags
In the Jag packed with bags from Saks 5th Ave
In the club (Yeah), make the scene go wild
Always singled out, and her bling go blaow
Switch up, never rock the same old style
Designer name profile, she's bilingual now
And threads speak Manolo, Armani, Dolce & Gabbana, Roberto Cavalli
Look at mami, speak Donatella Versace, Jimmy Choo, Prada, Valentino Garavani and Red
Step off the aeroplane
Just to hang out under the sunset somewhere in Spain
In Madrid, spell like Chanel and Vera Wang
But she forgettin' one thing, she missing the wedding ring
She said....
[Chorus]
Once was a time I thought that love could be sold or bought and (Uh huh) everything fell in place for me, for me, for me (Love for sale). The fashion of passion, the crashing with caution because of the notion the potion of passion had never been passed to me, to me, to me (Love for sale) (Never been passed to me, baby)
Once was a time I thought that love could be sold or bought (Yeah) and everything fell in place for me, for me, for me (Love for sale). The fashion of passion, the crashing with caution because of the notion the potion of passion had never been passed to me, to me, to me (Love for sale)
[Verse 3]
It ain't love, you know a man attracted to fashion
Cashmere, chiffon, silk, suede and satin, and flashin'
Love Franklin, Grants and Jacksons and cash and
Nobody never gave her passion, just lust
No one can wear Ra 'til mami demand more
A man that can't fall, and trust
Starting to understand more
'Cause if they share yours you declare war
When they met, wanted no strings attached
He can take it where he wants if he brings it back
And it's wraps, the necklace, earrings to match
Everything fell into place but things collapse
Instead, think it ain't as tight as it was
And now she only want what's rightfully hers
Is respect, she need a man to wifey her up
She wanna know what it feel like to be loved
She said....
[Chorus]
Once was a time I thought that love could be sold or bought and everything fell in place for me, for me, for me (Yeah). The fashion of passion, the crashing with caution because of the notion the potion of passion had never been passed to me, to me, to me (Love for sale) (Never been passed to me, baby)
(This is for my lady hustlers)
Once was a time I thought that love could be sold or bought and everything fell in place for me, for me, for me (Love for sale). The fashion of passion, the crashing with caution (Uh) because of the notion the potion of passion had never been passed to me, to me, to me (Love for sale)
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