I USED TO BE

i used to be cool
until i met you
then all of my cool
just up and left fast

and nuthin is cool
'bout an educated fool
going to school
with no class

its tough to present
myself with intent
and smooth content
around you i can't relax

my plans are for naught
in your net i'm caught
and my train of thought
goes off the tracks

i used to be strong
and was never wrong
you didn't take long
to set me straight

you faced me despite
my need to be right
you took up the fight
and my pride i ate

ate it like a rib-stickin'
finger-lickin'
three-piece dark meat chicken
with a biscuit and soda on the side

In the midwest we say "pop"
wow... let me stop
for you i would drop
anything i've ever tried

i used to have game
but now it's a shame
that i've become this lame
over a girl

i let down my guard

gave up my playa's card

for her i fell hard

she is my entire world

but she has this demeanor
man, you shoulda seen her
she couldn't be more feener
damn, i mean finer

wanted to preserve my sexy

but she smoothly checked me

her fineness all but decked me

you know God designed her

i used to be the man

but now i'm your man

i used to be cool

but now i'm your fool

i used to be scrappy

but with you, i'm happy

i used to be alone

but with you, i'm finally home

IN THE MEANTIME...

As cliched as it sounds
My love for you knows no bounds
The mere thought of your face compounds
My train of thought

And although you are not here
My fantasies keep you near
My dreams has as its premiere
All that you have brought

I miss you so very much
I think often of your touch
Massages and kisses and such
Inundate my mind

Times that we have shared
Both our souls we have bared
Broken hearts now repaired
Requited love in kind

The baby-powdery scent of your skin
Your sexy, generous grin
Reminds me time and again
Of intoxication

I gets drunk off your vibe
It's not easy to describe
This buzz that has arrived
A lovely vibration

And the miles that intervene
And the hours that are in-between
You and me are rather obscene
I hate that you're so far away

But in the meantime I'll make it thru
And in the meantime I vow to stay true
In the meantime I'll count the days 'til you
Are here with me to stay