NOBODY'S FOOL BUT YOURS

Baby, can I ask you somethin'...

What the hell are you doing to me?

Don't play like you don't know
You come around & say hello
As if you have no agenda

You say "what?"
I say "yeah, right!"
You are so subtle with your obviousness
But obvious nonetheless

It's pitiful how much I love you
I find myself yelling those 3 words
At strange times
A song comes on
A scene in a movie
Even eyeing a bouquet of flowers can trigger it

I don't even need to say I love you
'Cause my eyes, my ears, my nose, my tongue, my hands
They say it to you all the time
Don't fuck with me, girl
Wait a minute - okay...
You can fuck with me a little bit
But don't tell nobody
Don't tell 'em you got me wrapped around your little finger
I'm nobody's fool but yours

So back to the top...
What the hell are you doing to me?
You know what? It don't matter
We both know what's up, and I don't mind
But just one request:
Let's keep it to ourselves, okay?

I CAN'T GO BACK

I can't go back - I can't go back

I cannot return to where there is lack


I cannot return to what was employed

For what exists now is a colorless void


For what exists now no longer sustains

It keeps me from growing into what my soul ordains


It keeps me from growing and finding my voice

So that I can speak up and be free with my choice


I must speak up so I might be heard

And follow my conscience lest my spirit be stirred


Following my conscience whether right or wrong

I must play these notes and write this song


I must play these notes - even if I'm off key

You may not care for my music, but it matters to me


You may not care for my music - but there are some that do

And as long as I have breath, treat it like it's brand new


And as long as I have breath, I'm gonna keep on givin'

Like Mr. Freeman said, "git busy dyin' or git busy livin' "


I can't go back - I can't go back

I cannot return to where there is lack


Where a chip turns into a crack


Where resentment would stack


Where my star would fade to black


I can't go back

MY LOVE...

If you took my love and rolled it out
It would reach further than the eye can see
If my love were a river it would overflow its banks
And wash us both out to sea


If fashioned into a solid mass
My love would be dense and unyielding
If you packed it into a room
My love would touch the ceiling


If my love was a well and dropped in it a coin
You'd never hear it hit bottom
If my love were a thief, he'd never get caught
He would never hear the words "got him"


If my love were a majestic eagle
Its wings would never tire
It would perch upon the tallest mountain,
Then proceed to fly even higher


If my love were a fortress
It would never be breached
If my love were a star
It would never be reached


If my love were an actor
It would achieve great fame
If my love were a person
It would call out your name


My love is a gift
As priceless as I could do
My love is your love
Because it belongs to you

IN A NUTSHELL

You know
That I love you
I know
That you love me
And for that, I am grateful
But love doesn't automatically mean forever
And you cannot have forever without love
Separate entities, dependent on one another for their ultimate survival
But I digress
I'm afraid once you get to really know me
You will discover that
I am flawed
My dimples don't always show
I don't always smell great
And I don't have all the answers
I know what I know
And that's it
But I know you know that
But because I've learned so much from you
I remain hopeful
You are so wise
I find that you are just as deep as me
No...deeper!
I so want to see life through your eyes
I bet the colors are just spectacular
And despite all you've heard
Youre still here
I have yet to scare you off
And you haven't run away
Why?
Because...
You know
That I love you
I know
That you love me
And that's it...
In a nutshell

IN OTHER WORDS...

I want
I want to be
I want to be important
I want to be important to someone
I want to be important to someone who doesn't care
I want to be important to someone who doesn't care
about importance

I want to be important to someone who doesn't care
about importance of political correctness

In other words...

I don't want
I don't want to be
I don't want to be important
I don't want to be important to someone
I don't want to be important to someone who needs
I don't want to be important to someone who needs permission
I don't want to be important to someone who needs permission
to have

I don't want to be important to someone who needs permission
to have an opinion

In other words...

I don't want to be right because you're tired
And I don't want to be wrong because your friends say so
You've got guns - and you should stick to 'em
But just because you got 'em
Doesn't give you the right to blast me
This ain't the wild, wild west
And I'm not the new sheriff in town

In other words...

I'm out

Peace

THE LAST TIME

I don't know when the last time will arrive
That the sound of your name will make my senses come alive

And I surely don't know when the last time will come
When you say that I'm clever when I often feel dumb

Don't know the last time I'll hear your sweet laughter
Sounding like rain falling until the morning after

And speaking of rain, as drops pelt the ground
Is when I will truly miss having you around

As much as I hate it, there will be the last time
That I hear your passionnate words set so perfectly to rhyme

I really don't know which one I'll miss more
The last time you walk into or walk out of my door

I'll miss looking across the room and catching your glance
I'll miss the last time that I see you dance

Graceful as a swan...beautiful as a dove
I'll miss the last time that we make love

The last time I'll caress the curve of your hips
The last time I feel the warmth of your lips

The last time I hear you say hello and hear your last goodbye
When will the last time be that I see you cry

There will be a last time - don't know how or when
That I won't be able to experience you again

There will be a last time - don't know when or how
But until that last time comes, I choose to love you now

DESTINY

What would you do if Destiny called?
No...scratch that
What would you do if Destiny showed up
Unexpectedly
Unnanounced
Knocking on the screen door of your soul

Would you ignore her?
Pretend you're not home?
Ask her to leave?
Or would you invite her in
And feel your soul explode into particles of ecstasy
Annihilating all that had the misfortune
Of being within its perimeter

Would you choose the safety and comfort
Of a life in the throes of monotonous quiet desperation?
Or would you choose the hot, electric charge
That only comes from wrapping everything you are
Around the thing that not only dances with you
But within you?

And if Destiny walked up to you in front of everyone
And kissed you on the mouth...
Would you have the guts to kiss her back?

YOUR KISS - SO GOOD...

Your kiss - so good...
It makes my heart race
Takes me to a beautiful place
I just love to see your face so close to mine
You are so fine...please be mine

Your kiss - so good...
And baby, I don't mean to be crass
But I swear you must've taken a class
'Cuz your technique is unsurpassed....with your sexy ass!
Sorry - didn't mean to curse or be perverse
Just tryin' to reharse and kick this verse
About how you make me feel - inside

Your kiss - so good...
It makes me come correct
But inside I'm just a wreck like Shrek from just one peck
And when you kiss my neck OOH! What the heck
What the hell...how hard I fell down love's well
It ain't hard to tell
You rock my world, baby girl

Your kiss - so good...
Mmm - all I can do is moan
You givin' me that love jones
Wanna jump your bones
Baby, let me pay off all your damn loans!

Your kiss - so good...
It's a wonderful sensation
Just the mere anticipation
Makes me wanna call the TV station and yell HEY!
"Her kiss is the best in all the nation..."
Damn - got me talkin' like a Haitian!

Your kiss - so good...
It's sweeter than sweet
For the love of Pete
It knocks me off my feet, picks me up
Then knocks me back down again
Like a bowling ball to a pin
So good it must be a sin 'cause like a fifth of gin
Your kiss goes straight to my head
Yeah, that's what I said!

Your kiss - so good...
It's like Godiva, Hershey and Ghiradelli inside my belly
Like a Nestle's Crunch or a Sunday brunch
At the Four Seasons - your kiss is so pleasin'
And you're the reason

Your kiss - so good...
And I don't know why
It leaves me short of my oxygen supply
Makes it difficult to reply
It gets me up so high - whew!
I can't help but sigh
Like my momma's 7-Up cake AND her lemon meringue pie
Except better
I love you to the letter

Your kiss - so good...
That I cannot resist
It's pure bliss
Don't want to miss
Don't wanna "coulda-woulda-shoulda"
And not take that chance that our lips would never glance
That we would never ever dance - together - forever
And miss all that makes you you

You - you
Me - me
You and me
I love you

Mmmmuuaaahhh!

YEAH, I THINK YOU'RE CRAZY...

Yeah, I think you're crazy

But wonderfully so

Your observations of the masses

And your wishes of peace for all

Leave me wanting to hear more

To learn more

To love more

I listen to your tales of whimsy

And your flights of fancy

Hoping that on your next trip

That you take me with you

BEAUTIFUL YOU

Your love to me is the freshest air
Filling my lungs to capacity
Then exhaling slowly
Feeling the sensation of joy that you bring
It's a wonderful thing

Right about now
I'd love to be wrapped up with you
In Egyptian Cotton
Italian Silk
African Kente
Even a polyester comforter
Just to feel the warmth of your body
Smell the aroma of your skin once again
See the sparkle in your eyes
Taste the sweetness of your neck on my lips
Hear the loveliness that is your voice

You are not just a lovely flower
You are an entire garden
Full of color and vibrance
Making me want to linger
And take in another deep breath
And again experinece all that is terrifically you

Incredibly you

Amazingly you

Extraordinarily you

Beautiful you

CRAZY-ASS WORLD

This is a crazy-ass world
Chaos and anarchy abound
But when you're around
The world makes sense
Either that or it just ceases to matter

The moment - the magic
Perhaps that strong Black love
Intertwined spirits
Taking time to dance
Or feeding the urge to merge
Doin' it 'til the cops come knockin'

Whatever it is, I like it
And this crazy-ass world keeps on spinnin'
Waiting for us to jump back on
But until then...
Let's dance!