Betta Listen Lyrics - De La Soul

(Listen all you fellas, here's what good love is) 

(Listen all you fellas, the kind she understands) 

(Listen all you fellas, then you won't have to worry no no more) 

(Listen all you fellas, you betta listen) (you betta listen) 

(Listen all you fellas, here's what good love is) 

(Listen all you fellas, the kind she understands) 

(Listen all you fellas, then you won't have to worry no no more) 

(Listen all you fellas, you betta listen) (you betta listen) 

Mummy I saw one day 

She was on some fume vapors 

Givin' me lip so I continued with the caper 

Cat litter had me sniffin 

Since outside the palace 

Eyes sicker than aids 

Game harder than a callous 

Tried to enter in her shit 

She had locks on the session 

Tellin me how her last man 

Taught her ass a lesson damn 

Well, i'm not the mayor 

I take care of my dimes 

But I excluded I had nickels 

Addin' up to her kind 

Short stacks with a wristful of jewels 

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Sayin she didn't need a man 

To make her out for a fool 

Dig it, miss, my love is credited in cupid account 

And if you need that extra help 

I got the extra amount 

Gigglin, figurin' I had jokes for her humor 

Then she broke out with the words 

About knowin all the rumors 

"See, all you niggas rappin be like pedigree dogs 

Thinkin you can have me leashed 

Around your microphone cords" 

Somethin 'bout her lit me up like july 

And with them onions in the pants 

I couldn't help but cry 

Seemed lost in the essence 

But i had to find my way to take 

Action for the digits just to set up a date 

Thought my shinin was on 

I had the skirts in the bag 

Until i took a bit of time 

To peep the price on the tag 

She said "I'm that salt and pepa 

Who like pushin it to sisters 

You need to get to walkin with it mister, 

I think you betta listen" 

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(Listen all you fellas, here's what good love is) 

(Listen all you fellas, the kind she understands) 

(Listen all you fellas, then you won't have to worry no no more) 

(Listen all you fellas, you betta listen) (you betta listen) 

We was at some outside jam one saturday night 

When this pretty ass girl got locked in my sight 

She was a ghetto philosopher 

Yeah you know the type 

Thinkin' Mary J. and sade understood her strife 

Caught me lookin', "Yo what's cookin?" 

"Nothin' from around here 

So don't approach or hope 

To be the man of the year" 

I said listen deer or rabbit or whatever the hell you be 

I'm not the one to embarrass 

But the one to emcee 

I traveled the world q uarters on my relationships 

Used and abused by hoes 

So my royalty stubs 

But above all 

I brought my daughter into this earth 

So I understand the need 

Of women feeling of worth 

She glanced deep in my eyes 

And said "oh shit, you're ill 

I like the way your mind 

Moves around at will 

Still, let me apologize for soundin so sassy 

But you niggas act as if my ass 

Has a sign that says harass me" 

Her name was gail from the union of dale 

I made her remove the shades 

So her eyes could tell me the plan 

Yo where's your man? 

"Oh that nigga's past tense, 

Painted bruises on my face 

Haven't seen him ever since" 

Gave a pinch to my bottom 

And started rubbing my back 

She said "i bet your ass is darker 

Than a mobb deep track" 

Only one way to know it, 

And i was down to show it 

So we jetted back to my crib to set it 

She made it known 

"I've owned thoughts of you 

Since that song 'meeny-meeny' 

Can't believe you're about 

To be all up in between me" 

Man, the flag was lowered 

So my wood was raised 

Followed a shielding of my building 

To protect me from the blaze 

This granted access to 

Southern parts of her borders 

Did you have her comin'? 

Like the new world order 

I caught her with the right combination 

A good combination 

Keepin' it in her hard, man 

You betta listen 

(Listen all you fellas, here's what good love is) 

(Listen all you fellas, the kind she understands) 

(Listen all you fellas, then you won't have to worry no no more) 

(Listen all you fellas, you betta listen) (you betta listen)