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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Lauryn Hill
Lauryn Hill
Guitar
James Poyser
James Poyser
Wurlitzer Piano
Rudy Byrd
Rudy Byrd
Percussion
Grace Paradise
Grace Paradise
Harp
Che Guevara
Che Guevara
Programming
Vada Nobles
Vada Nobles
Programming
The Doors
The Doors
Sampled Artist
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Lauryn Hill
Lauryn Hill
Songwriter
Johari Newton
Johari Newton
Songwriter
James Poyser
James Poyser
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Lauryn Hill
Lauryn Hill
Producer
Devon Kirkpatrick
Devon Kirkpatrick
Editing Engineer
B. Vibberts
B. Vibberts
Assistant Mixing Engineer
Tony Prendatt
Tony Prendatt
Recording Engineer
Gordon Williams
Gordon Williams
Mixing Engineer
Herb Powers
Herb Powers
Mastering Engineer

Lyrics

[Intro]
Yo, hip-hop started out in the heart
Uh-uh, yo
Now everybody tryin' to chart
Say what? Hip-hop started out in the heart
Yo, now everybody tryin' to chart
[Chorus]
Come on now, baby, come on now, baby, come on now, baby, come on, uh
Come on now, baby, come on now, baby, come on now, baby, come on
[Verse 1]
Come on, baby, light my fire
Everything you drop is so tired
Music is supposed to inspire
How come we ain't gettin' no higher?
[Verse 2]
Now tell me your philosophy
On exactly what an artist should be
Should they be someone with prosperity
And no concept of reality?
Now, who you know without any flaws?
That lives above the spiritual laws?
And does anything they feel just because
There's always someone there who'll applaud
[Chorus]
Come on, baby, light my fire
Everything you drop is so tired
Music is supposed to inspire
How come we ain't gettin' no higher?
[Verse 3]
I know you think that you've got it all
And by making other people feel small
Makes you think you're unable to fall
But when you do, who you gonna call?
See what you give is just what you get
I know it hasn't hit you yet
Now I don't mean to get you upset
But every cause has an effect, uh-huh
[Chorus]
Come on, baby, light my fire
Everything you drop is so tired
Music is supposed to inspire
So how come we ain't gettin' no higher?
[Verse 4]
I cross sands in distant lands, made plans with the sheiks
Why you beef with freaks as my album sales peak? Uh
All I wanted was to sell like five hundred
And be a Ghetto Supastar since my first album Blunted
I used to work at Foot Locker, they fired me, I fronted
Or I quitted, now I spit it, however do you want it
Now you get it, writing rhymes, in the Range, with the frames
Lightly tinted, then send it to your block to have my full name
Cemented and if your lines sound like mine
I'm taking a percentage (Ka-ching)
Unprecedented, and still respected
When it's finished, I'm serious, I'm takin' over areas in Aquarius
Runnin' red lights with my ten thousand chariots
Just as Christ was a Superstar, you're stupid, star
They hail you then nail you, no matter who you are
They'll make you now then take you down, and make you face it
If you slit the bag open, put your pinky in it and taste it
[Chorus]
Come on, baby, light my fire
Everything you drop is so tired
Music is supposed to inspire
So how come we ain't gettin' no higher?
Come on, baby, light my fire
Everything you drop is so tired
Music is supposed to inspire
So how come we ain't gettin' no higher?
Come on, baby, light my fire
Everything you drop is so tired
Music is supposed to inspire
So how come we ain't gettin' no higher?
Written by: James Poyser, Johari Newton, Lauryn Hill
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