"Mr. Green Eyes" lyrics
(feat. Samara Cyn)
Just like water, we'll keep flowing on
'Cause I'm feeling something in your energy
Don't make it harder when love is going wrong
Holdin' on just makes for bitter memories
In another space, another world, another time
We'll make it to the stars, the sun will shine
Oh, baby, I'll find you in a hundred lives
Mmm-mmm
Another space, another world, another time
We'll make it to the stars, and the sun will shine
Oh, baby, I'll find you in a hundred lives
Aye, aye, aye, yeah
Music to cry to, I know this guy who
Eyes glow green with envy of love, but his aura sky blue
Say every single day, we say hey to folks we'll say bye to
Eventually and don't no beautiful symphony justify you
Stringing folk along just for the sake of a song that you done played way too long
His advice just wasn't quite as strong
As the breeze that blew the leaves from the trees on the night that I knew
That I was fallin' for you, you got me, Erykah Badu
Family roots from New Orleans, girl, I'm just tryna be by you
A flower from out the swamp or the garden, both start to die soon as you pick 'em
Even if your intentions good and intentions stood a chance
Over time, they gon' grow and change just as people should
If pickin' her out the ground ain't kill her, half-ass commitment would
Roses red, and violets are blue, girl, we come from different hoods
My pop wasn't 'round in the house, so I ain't figured out what love all about
So I gotta get outta here while the gettin's good
Music to cry to
You altered my whole life, girl, but I can't say, "I do"
Sometimes the truth can hurt just as much as the lie do
Next time you see that man in the mirror with the green eyes
Just tell him that I said hi
Just like water, we'll keep flowing on
'Cause I'm feeling something in your energy
Don't make it harder when love is going wrong
Holdin' on just makes for bitter memories
Mmm, music to cry to
I met the guy with green eyes a few times before you
My body language tells history she'll relate to
So common, we share conscience of caution 'fore we parade dudes
Type shit estrange you
Man, love is like a war, it's hard to stop once you've begun
Green eyes I wouldn'ta worn as mine if I had boundaries won
Shit, my momma ain't even like you, she hadn't even met you yet
Her wisdom catch what I'd ignore, see, she a vettin' vet
She told me, "Get to know he true before you get to know his bed"
And how she know? She married young, I always felt I grew up blessed
But sometimes, the sadness 'hind her eyes show me she got the shorter stick from failed attempt
I grew up strong to fall when you come incorrect
Love is volatile, you and the path will vary
And rain or smooth sailing, not sparing, that shit scary
My auntie the only one in the family that's still married
Even so, prepares for heartbreak from cancer her body carry
Mmm, music to cry to
These days, I thank you, put simply, you altered my life too
When does the truth sound just as good as the lie do?
Next time you see the man with the green eyes, baby girl, just smile, then say goodbye
Just like water, we'll keep flowing on
'Cause I'm feeling something in your energy
Don't make it harder when love is going wrong
Holdin' on just makes for bitter memories
In another space, another world, another time
We'll make it to the stars, the sun will shine
Oh, baby, I'll find you in a hundred lives
Mmm-mmm
Another space, another world, another time
We'll make it to the stars, and the sun will shine
Oh, baby, I'll find you in a hundred lives
Just like water
'Cause I'm feeling something in your energy
Don't make it harder when love is going wrong
Holdin' on just makes for bitter memories
In another space, another world, another time
We'll make it to the stars, the sun will shine
Oh, baby, I'll find you in a hundred lives
Mmm-mmm
Another space, another world, another time
We'll make it to the stars, and the sun will shine
Oh, baby, I'll find you in a hundred lives
Aye, aye, aye, yeah
Music to cry to, I know this guy who
Eyes glow green with envy of love, but his aura sky blue
Say every single day, we say hey to folks we'll say bye to
Eventually and don't no beautiful symphony justify you
Stringing folk along just for the sake of a song that you done played way too long
His advice just wasn't quite as strong
As the breeze that blew the leaves from the trees on the night that I knew
That I was fallin' for you, you got me, Erykah Badu
Family roots from New Orleans, girl, I'm just tryna be by you
A flower from out the swamp or the garden, both start to die soon as you pick 'em
Even if your intentions good and intentions stood a chance
Over time, they gon' grow and change just as people should
If pickin' her out the ground ain't kill her, half-ass commitment would
Roses red, and violets are blue, girl, we come from different hoods
My pop wasn't 'round in the house, so I ain't figured out what love all about
So I gotta get outta here while the gettin's good
Music to cry to
You altered my whole life, girl, but I can't say, "I do"
Sometimes the truth can hurt just as much as the lie do
Next time you see that man in the mirror with the green eyes
Just tell him that I said hi
Just like water, we'll keep flowing on
'Cause I'm feeling something in your energy
Don't make it harder when love is going wrong
Holdin' on just makes for bitter memories
Mmm, music to cry to
I met the guy with green eyes a few times before you
My body language tells history she'll relate to
So common, we share conscience of caution 'fore we parade dudes
Type shit estrange you
Man, love is like a war, it's hard to stop once you've begun
Green eyes I wouldn'ta worn as mine if I had boundaries won
Shit, my momma ain't even like you, she hadn't even met you yet
Her wisdom catch what I'd ignore, see, she a vettin' vet
She told me, "Get to know he true before you get to know his bed"
And how she know? She married young, I always felt I grew up blessed
But sometimes, the sadness 'hind her eyes show me she got the shorter stick from failed attempt
I grew up strong to fall when you come incorrect
Love is volatile, you and the path will vary
And rain or smooth sailing, not sparing, that shit scary
My auntie the only one in the family that's still married
Even so, prepares for heartbreak from cancer her body carry
Mmm, music to cry to
These days, I thank you, put simply, you altered my life too
When does the truth sound just as good as the lie do?
Next time you see the man with the green eyes, baby girl, just smile, then say goodbye
Just like water, we'll keep flowing on
'Cause I'm feeling something in your energy
Don't make it harder when love is going wrong
Holdin' on just makes for bitter memories
In another space, another world, another time
We'll make it to the stars, the sun will shine
Oh, baby, I'll find you in a hundred lives
Mmm-mmm
Another space, another world, another time
We'll make it to the stars, and the sun will shine
Oh, baby, I'll find you in a hundred lives
Just like water
