its amazing how far music can come.. 24 years after it released and its one of the most heartfelt songs ive heard
Shoo do, shoo
Shoo do, shoo do do do do
Shoo do, oh shoo do do do
Oh, many say
That I'm too young (to let you know)
To let you know just just where I'm coming from
Oh, but you will see
That it's just a
Matter of time (my love will surely)
My love will surely make you mine
Ooh, living in a world of ghetto life
Everybody around seems so uptight
But nothing's wrong
It's alright with my man, my man
I like the kinds of ways we have our fun
His loving ways send me on and on
Yeah, hey, with my man
People out there can understand
I'm giving him something he can feel
Ah ha ha, to let you know my love is real
(This love is real)
So much love for us to feel
So much hope for material things
Are they only in my dreams?
So I, so I write this song for you
To prove that real things
Do come true (tell me what it means)
Tell me what it means, I wanna know, baby
Living in a world of ghetto life
Everybody around seems so uptight
But nothing's wrong
It's alright with my man
I like the kinds of ways we have our fun
His loving ways send me on and on
Ooh, with my man
(People out there) People out there, can you understand
I'm giving him something he can feel
I sure want you to have it, baby
To let you know my love is real
My love is real, real, real
Giving him something he can feel
I want you to know my love
(This love is real)
Giving him something he can feel
Gonna give you whatcha, whatcha really need, babe
Giving him something he can feel
Can you feel it, can you feel it, feel it, feel it, feel it
Giving him something he can feel
I feel it, ooh, we feel it, baby
Giving him something he can feel
Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah
Giving him something he can feel
Feel it, babe, feel it, babe, feel it, babe
Giving him something he can feel
Yeah, feel it, babe
Shoo do, shoo do do do do
Shoo do, oh shoo do do do
Oh, many say
That I'm too young (to let you know)
To let you know just just where I'm coming from
Oh, but you will see
That it's just a
Matter of time (my love will surely)
My love will surely make you mine
Ooh, living in a world of ghetto life
Everybody around seems so uptight
But nothing's wrong
It's alright with my man, my man
I like the kinds of ways we have our fun
His loving ways send me on and on
Yeah, hey, with my man
People out there can understand
I'm giving him something he can feel
Ah ha ha, to let you know my love is real
(This love is real)
So much love for us to feel
So much hope for material things
Are they only in my dreams?
So I, so I write this song for you
To prove that real things
Do come true (tell me what it means)
Tell me what it means, I wanna know, baby
Living in a world of ghetto life
Everybody around seems so uptight
But nothing's wrong
It's alright with my man
I like the kinds of ways we have our fun
His loving ways send me on and on
Ooh, with my man
(People out there) People out there, can you understand
I'm giving him something he can feel
I sure want you to have it, baby
To let you know my love is real
My love is real, real, real
Giving him something he can feel
I want you to know my love
(This love is real)
Giving him something he can feel
Gonna give you whatcha, whatcha really need, babe
Giving him something he can feel
Can you feel it, can you feel it, feel it, feel it, feel it
Giving him something he can feel
I feel it, ooh, we feel it, baby
Giving him something he can feel
Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah
Giving him something he can feel
Feel it, babe, feel it, babe, feel it, babe
Giving him something he can feel
Yeah, feel it, babe
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