Roots - You Ain't Fly Lyrics
You aint flyYou aint flyYou aint flySo go head, witcha self(repeat 4x)[blackthought]Im just playin the wall, Im just playin the wallCoolin with my niggaz on the right, hold tightLate friday night strobelight shine bright blindCoolin at this party with the sugars on my mindIts the sex patrol, the sex patrolYeah the young sis was stacked wicked, wanted me to kick itSaid I never dance, made advance outsideTook a glance to expect, shorty was correctSo it seemed, her name shavon, age seventeenI flipped when I seen her eyes, bloodshot greenShe said she wanted riches and a nigga with cashLex land or a path, didnt know the halfI react to flip the script and get illMy man malik b kept telling me to relaxDiggin how youre livin on some unreal highAs I realize -- youre not that flyYou aint flyYou aint flyYou aint flySo go head, witcha self(repeat 4x)[malik b]Dig it, you see sisters is thinkin that I snoozeShe must dont know, I have a sister confusedThinkin that shes pretty and saditty when I spillShe said, I might, I think I can, alright I will.Tossed up was the digits cause the game is like splendorI said, sabrina yea, I met you way back in december; you remember.She said, I guess.Substitute to santa, she was sittin on the deskAnd then she said, you never called me; mailk you never tried to press.You never tried to push the seven buttons and address.I said, hold up sis -- youre out of order, man you lost it.My name aint jake; maliks no flake thats frosted.Tryin to cause a scene sabrinas rest is self-redeemedShe thought she was cute, but never made it on my teamI should beam up, about-face fall outAnd dontcha even dare to ask why -- because youre not that flyYou aint flyYou aint flyYou aint flySo go head, witcha self(repeat 4x)[? uestlove]Mmmmmm strollin in my pumas down the avenueNot tokin on a j, not sippin on a brewSaw a soul sister on the streets of five-twoMmm, my names question, ummmm, who are you?She didnt respond, she didnt respond? ? ? *muffled voice*? ? ? -- continue onThought to myself, should of said a little louderBet hurry up before she gets lost in the crowd ofExcuse me miss, excuse me missNo, Im not havin it! I just got dissedI didnt get mad, was calm and collectI didnt call her *****, I didnt break her neckStart to wonder why the brothers disrespect the cutieIts a place of 180s and the high-priced floozieAs she walked away, man I couldnt denyStarted lying to myself, man she wasnt that flyYou aint flyYou aint flyYou aint flySo go head, witcha self(repeat 4x)[blackthought]Black, butter umm... thats what I beHad to tell a girl to set her mind freeUse the third eye possibly you will seeWhat you get, with material objectsWanna be the envy of the whole projects gettin lootPretty in your cute limited express suitBaby I can see everything you wanna beSee youre gamin as a key to escape povertyKnown to be shown around, sport about her niggazThinkin you a woman cause your ass got biggerKickin it to me as if I dont know the timeBut Im the blackthought, Im all up in your mindI figure you the kind to say, give me a callBut then switch to act strange, countin on my changePay to the order of who? ? ? not youWhy? youre not that flyYou aint flyYou aint flyYou aint flySo go head, witcha self(repeat 8x)