Leavin'

[Intro]

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[Verse 1: Raphael Saadiq]

If your father says I can't have your hand

And your mother feels that I'm not your man

And your sister says she don't like my style

And your brother feels that you're still a child

Your friends always tell you that I'm a fool

But you and I both know that it's not true

So it's up to you to make up your mind

'Cause I really don't wanna waste my time

[Chorus: Raphael Saadiq & Tony! Toni! Toné!]

Oh, darlin', we're leavin' (Leavin')

I know we got to get away from here (Leavin' here)

We'll go away and build a mansion (Leavin')

Don't no one know what we have for each other (Leavin' here)

Let's pack our bags and let's leave, girl (Going bye-bye)

[Post-Chorus]

Uh (Ignorant flip, hey miss, you must jet)

We're going bye-bye

Uh (Ignorant flip, hey miss, you must jet)

(Going bye-bye)

[Verse 2: Raphael Saadiq]

I know that you really want to be with me

So don't let them dictate how love should be

You know how it feels when we are alone

So thrilling, you blow me like a saxophone

Girl, I like all your friends, now, don't get me wrong

So stop, look, and listen before I'm gone

Our love is cock diesel and everyone knows

So let's wave bye-bye 'cause we're going on home

[Chorus: Raphael Saadiq, Tony! Toni! Toné!]

I know that we're leavin' (Leavin')

Girl, I know we can do much better (Leavin' here)

There's so many things we have in common (Leavin')

I love the way we are together (Leavin' here)

Ooh, ooh, ooh, baby (Going bye-bye)

Let's go away, come on, let's go away (Leavin')

We'll come back and visit them some other day (Leavin' here)

I love, I love, I love you to death (Leavin')

Ooh, baby, baby, baby, baby, please (Leavin' here)

Girl, pack your bags and let's go away (Going bye-bye)

[Bridge: Raphael Saadiq]

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Going bye-bye

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Going bye-bye

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Going bye-bye

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[Chorus: Raphael Saadiq, Tony! Toni! Toné!]

Girl, I know, I know we gotta leave (Leavin')

Oh, I know we could leave and have so much fun (Leavin' here)

We'll go away and build a mansion (Leavin')

Somewhere so far away no one could find us (Leavin' here)

And if you really wanna leave, say yes

[Post-Chorus]

Uh (Ignorant flip, hey miss, you must jet)

Just say yes

Uh (Ignorant flip, hey miss, you must jet)

Going bye-bye

Uh (Ignorant flip, hey miss, you must jet)

Going bye-bye

[Outro: Raphael Saadiq, Tony! Toni! Toné!]

We're leaving early in the morning, baby (Leavin')

We're leavin', baby, tell all of your friends (Leavin' here)

Tell 'em we got another place on the other side of town (Leavin')

We're leavin', baby, yes, we're leavin' (Leavin' here)

Tell your little sister, tell your big brother, baby (Going bye-bye)

(Leavin')

Tell everybody we're going to another place (Leavin' here)

Tell 'em we're leaving early in the morning (Leavin')

We're leavin', baby, yeah, yeah (Leavin' here)

We're going, going, going, going, gone (Going bye-bye)

(Leavin')

We're going, baby, yeah, yeah, yeah (Leavin' here)

Tell your nextdoor neighbor that we're leavin', leavin', leavin' (Leavin')

Leavin', leavin', leavin' (Leavin' here)

Oh, I know I'm so glad about it (Going bye-bye)

I know you're so glad about it (Leavin')

Oh, baby, baby, baby (Leavin' here)

We're going, going, going, going

Going, going, going, going (Leavin')

Going, going, going, going

Going, going, going, going (Leavin' here)

Oh, bye-bye, bye-bye (Going bye-bye)