Lady Don't Tek No

The lady don't take no shit Insists on respect The sister walk around like a woman is She won't speak 'less it's something worth sayin' Don't play, the girl take herself so seriously People stare curiously She got a natural way Her hips sway furiously Yet luxuriously Carries herself like the cutest most prettiest Thing you've seen this side of the Bay Go about her business so purposefully She got a razor sharp wit And she just won't quit Flauntin' it Body built like a house made outta brick She got the smile, the style and finesse Compounded with a blessed and profound intellect Select few have ever seen her butt naked And they too wanna see the rep protected 'cause She don't like violence But she can throw them things So don't let your guard down Her thighs are soft but her eyes are hard You can't just try tell her, c'mon now She digs Angela Davis, Alice Walker, Nicki Giovanni, oh honey Say she wanna be a doctor and an author And someday I'm sure she'll gonna be treatin' somebody School and street smarts Girl ain't no dummy Want economic empowerment And it ain't about the money The boys and guys both all start act funny Whenever the queen is coming around the town, yeah Sweet and tight London and Rome Outta sight, dynamite With a freaky show That you can't quite see But she can't quite hide And it lies in her gentle command of the night Wherever you took my head, baby send it home (send it on home) I really think I lost my edge ('cause this female is on a whole new throne, yeah) All the clerks wanna offer you help Older folks compliment your style (yeah) Little children wanna jump in your lap Girl, I wanna do that myself She ain't no innocent Hello Kitty dream She's commited sins and ain't finished yet But because of her disposition She ain't subject to criticism That's why the other women started mimicking She ain't tripping off no images Her interests are all limitless She ain't limited by inhibitions, Lord Boundless imagination She bounced this idea off me, Jack That had me out in space Somewhere just floatin" not knowin the way back You know I can't always fathom Everything that you're saying 'bout half the time But when I hear your voice you support your point But only that body language, girl It's alright It's alright It's alright now I look right in your eyes Ask you how'd you get so neat (How'd you get so deep) And just when I think I know your style I notice something I ain't peeped (Don't give me no silent treatment, girl) When I meet you, I'm gonna try and be there I'mma prove to you, baby girl, that I care about ya 'Cause I sense something subtly rare about you A certain savoir faire in the air about you