🎵 Love of My Life (An Ode to Hip Hop) // by Erykah Badu

45 ContributorsLove of My Life (An Ode to Hip Hop) Lyrics “Love of My Life (An Ode to Hip-Hop)” is the third collaboration between Erykah Badu and Common, following Erykah’s appearances on Common’s “All Night Long” in 1998 and “The Light (Remix)” in 2000. “Love of… Read More  [Intro] Right here what we gon' do is go back Way back Ooh Way back, yeah Way back Ooh Way back, yeah [Verse 1: Erykah Badu] I met him when I was a A little girl, he gave He gave me poetry, uh And he was my first But in my heart I knew I Wasn't the only one 'Cause when the tables turned He had to break, but [Pre-Chorus: Erykah Badu] Whenever I got lonely Or needed some advice He gave me his shoulder His words were very nice But that is all behind me 'Cause now there is no other My love is his and his is mine A friend became the [Chorus: Erykah Badu] Love of my life You are my friend Love of my life I can depend Love of my life Without you, baby It feels like I sampled true love (Yeah) But the shit didn’t clear [Interlude: Common] A-freak-freak, y'all, and ya don't stop A-to the beat, y'all, and ya don't stop A-freak-freak [Verse 2: Erykah Badu] Or could it be that it was All just so simple then? A teenage love, but you said He's just a friend He moved around and we kept In touch through his friend Mike The world was young and we knew We couldn't rush, but [Pre-Chorus: Erykah Badu] Whenever I got lonely Or needed some advice He gave me his shoulder His words were very nice But that is all behind me 'Cause now there is no other My love is his and his is mine A friend became the [Chorus: Erykah Badu] Love of my life You are my friend Love of my life On you I can depend, yeah, yeah Love of my life Without you, baby Feels like I sampled true love, yeah But the shit didn’t clear Love of my life You are my friend Love of my life On you I can depend, yeah Love of my life Without you, baby Feels like I sampled true love, yeah But the shit didn’t clear [Verse 3: Common & Erykah Badu] Y'all know how I met Her We broke up and got back together To get Her back, I had to sweat Her Thought she'd roll with bad boys forever In many ways, them boys may be better To grow, I had to let her (Never) She needed cheddar and I understood that (That) Lookin' for cheese, that don't make her a hood rat (Rat) In fact, she's a queen to me, her light beams on me I love it when she sings to me It's like that, and'a... [Outro: Erykah Badu] Love of my life Ooh, you know you rock my world, and Love of my life You b-boy and I'll b-girl, and Love of my life We don't stop until the break of dawn, ooh Love of my life Ooh, you know you rock my world, and Love of my life You b-boy and I'll b-girl, and Love of my life Yeah