Blood On the Leaves
[Intro: Nina Simone]Strange fruit hangin' from the poplar treesBlood on the leaves
[Verse 1]I just need to clear my mind nowIt's been racin' since the summertimeNow I'm holdin' down the summer nowAnd all I want is what I can't buy nowCause I ain't got the money on me right nowAnd I told you to waitYeah I told you to waitSo I'mma need a little more time nowCause I ain't got the money on me right nowAnd I thought you could waitYeah, I thought you could waitThese bitches surroundin' meAll want something out meThen they talk about meWould be lost without meWe could've been somebodyThought you'd be different 'bout itNow I know you not itSo let's get on with it
[Verse 2]We could've been somebody'stead you had to tell somebodyLet's take it back to the first partyWhen you tried your first mollyAnd came out of your bodyAnd came out of your bodyRunning naked down the lobbyAnd you was screamin' that you love meBefore the limelight tore yaBefore the limelight stole yaRemember we were so youngWhen I would hold youBefore the blood on the leavesI know there ain't wrong with meSomething strange is happenin'
[Verse 3]You could've been somebodyWe could've ugh, we could've been somebodyOr was it on the first partyWhen we tried our first mollyAnd came out of our bodyAnd came out of our bodyBefore they call lawyersBefore you tried to destroy usHow you gon' lie to the lawyer?It's like I don't even know yaI gotta bring it back to the 'nolia
[Bridge]Fuck them other niggas cause I'm down with my niggasFuck them other niggas cause I'm down with my niggasFuck them other niggas cause I'm down with my niggasI ride with my niggas, I'd die for my...
[Verse 4]To all my second string bitches, try and get a babyTrying to get a baby, now you talkin' crazyI don't give a damn if you used to talk to Jay ZHe ain't with you, he with Beyoncé, you need to stop actin' lazyShe Instagram herself like #BadBitchAlertHe Instagram his watch like #MadRichAlertHe only wanna see that ass in reverseTwo-thousand-dollar bag with no cash in your purseNow you sittin' courtside, wifey on the other sideGotta keep 'em separated, I call that apartheidThen she said she impregnated, that's the night your heart diedThen you gotta go and tell your girl and report thatMain reason cause your pastor said you can't abort thatNow your driver say that new Benz you can't afford thatAll that cocaine on the table you can't snort thatThat goin' to that owin' money that the court gotAll in on that alimony, uh, yeah-yeah, she got you homie, yeah'til death but do your part, unholy matrimony
[Outro]That summer night holdin' long and long, 'din longNow waiting for the summer rose and (breathe)And breathe and breatheAnd breathe and breatheAnd breathe and breatheAnd live and learnAnd live and learnAnd livin' and livin' like I’m lonelyLonely, lonelyAnd livin' all I haveAnd livin' allAnd liveAnd live