Mahogany Lyrics - Rakim

Me and Eric B was coolin' at the Paladium 

Seen a all-world covered girl, I said 'Hey lady I'm 

Sorry if You're in a rush - Don't let me hold ya up 

Or interveen or interrupt, but 

You got the look - I wanna get to know ya better 

I had to let her know - but yo, I didn't sweat her 

'Cause if you woulda seen what I was seein' 

Almost looked Korean, but European 

When she spoke, her accent was self-explanatory - 

Even her body language told the story 

Her name was Mahogony - twin's name was Ebony 

I said 'My name is Ra - and this is Eric B' 

Since the music was loud, I said 'let's take a walk 

So we could talk and see New York 

Show time doesn't start until one o'clock 

And once I entered your mind I wouldn't wanna stop 

Caressin' ya thoughts till we was thinkin' the same 

Calm ya nerves, massage ya brain 

Each mic is a mineral, poetry's protein 

Verse is a vitamin - Affects like Codine 

So tell me how you feel and I'll reveal 

A pill that'll heal ya pain - 'cause I'm real 

She musta OD'd 'cause she couldn't resist 

She spoke slowly when she told me this, she said 

Over Me, She's goin' crazy 

She'll rub me on my chest and call me Mr. Sexy 

She said she'd have my kids and help me make my next G 

Tell me I ain't finesse Mahogony 

So I prescribed her, something to revive 

And surprise her, she's liver and much more wiser 

Than the light I shine when my brain cells spark 

Come to me so we can glow in the dark 

And soon, you can represent the moon 

As long as I keep ya in tune 

I'll tell ya who ya are and why ya here 

Take it in stride 'cause it might take a year 

It's funny - how time flies when ya havin' fun 

We got close and it was almost one 

She kissed me slow, but you know how far a kiss can go 

F*ck around and miss the show 

So I told her to hold that thought real tight 

We can finish where we left off later on tonite 

Back to the scene of the crime on time 

As they introduced the 'Fiend of the Rhyme' 

She stood with a birds-eye view of me 

Thinkin' of later on of what she would do to me 

The back of the room I could see her eyes gloom 

Patient, but hopin' that the show was over soon 

As the place was ripped in half, she made her way to the front row 

So I said 'let's go' 

I packed my mic as they screamed for an encore 

The speakers were blown, plus my mic was sore 

Besides I got places to go, ladies to see 

And she could tell me how crazy she was over me 

We drove off - she said she liked the way that I performed 

And couldn't wait to get 'soft and warm', I said 

'I've been watchin' you, watchin' me 

Looks I received made it hard to MC 

I can take a hint, so I knew that she 

Wanted my 'Agony Agony Ag-on-y' in her bod-y 

Showed her some sights, then I took her to the Condo 

She was pipin' hot, but I kept my calm So 

She asked how come I don't smile 

I said, 'Everything's fine, but I'm in a New York state of mind!' 

As we reached the kingdom, she said bring some 

Champagne, she'll entertain then sing some 

Sentimental, songs real gentle 

It hit the spot and you know where it went to 

As we embraced I felt her heart pumpin' 

I knew she was in the mood for somethin' 

So I laid on my back and relaxed 

It wasn't the Perignon that made her collaspe 

Over me 

Over Me, She's goin' crazy 

She'll rub me on my chest and call me Mr. Sexy 

She said she'd have my kids and help me make my next G 

Tell me I ain't finesse Mahogony