Cover art for Redbone by Magdalena Bay
May. 18, 20171 viewer

Redbone Lyrics

[Verse 1: Mica Tenenbaum]
Daylight
I wake up feeling like you won't play right
I used to know, but now that shit don't feel right
It made me put away my pride
So long
You made a girl wait for some for so long
You make it hard for a girl like that to go on
I'm wishing I could make this mine, oh

[Pre-Chorus: Mica Tenenbaum]
If you want it, yeah
You can have it, oh-oh-oh
If you need it, ooh
We can make it, oh
If you want it
You can have it

[Chorus: Mica Tenenbaum]
But stay woke
People creepin'
They gon' find you
Gon' catch you sleepin', ooh
Now stay woke
People creepin'
Now don't you close your eyes
[Verse 2: Mica Tenenbaum]
Too late
You wanna make it right, but now it's too late
My peanut butter chocolate cake with Kool-Aid
I'm trying not to waste my time

[Pre-Chorus: Mica Tenenbaum]
If you want it (Oh)
You can have it (You can have it)
If you need it (You better believe it)
We can make it
If you want it
You can have it

[Chorus: Mica Tenenbaum]
But stay woke
People creepin'
They gon' find you
Gon' catch you sleepin'
Ooh, now stay woke
People creepin'
Now, don't you close your eyes

[Outro: Mica Tenenbaum]
How'd it get so scandalous?
Oh
How'd it get so scandalous?
Oh

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Genius Annotation

This is discernibly a cover of Redbone by Childish Gambino. The intro also features the same opening notes as Me And Your Mama, the first track on Awaken, My Love!, the album that Redbone is on.

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