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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Jill Scott
Jill Scott
Performer
Adam Blackstone
Adam Blackstone
Bass
Randy Bowland
Randy Bowland
Guitar
George "Spanky" McCurdy
George "Spanky" McCurdy
Drums
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Jill Scott
Jill Scott
Songwriter
Adam Blackstone
Adam Blackstone
Songwriter
R. Bowland
R. Bowland
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Jill Scott
Jill Scott
Producer
Adam Blackstone
Adam Blackstone
Producer
John Smeltz
John Smeltz
Recording Engineer
John Stahl
John Stahl
Assistant Recording Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
This here celibacy thing
Lawd, just got something over me
Like an addict, I could really use a thing
You know what I'm talking about
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
[Verse 2]
It's been hard to sleep at night
I'm ying, ying, ying, ying it
Scratching it right
I get some new batteries almost every night
Lawd, this here celibacy thing
[Verse 3]
The stresses of this world
You know how they come down on a girl
I'm trying to clear my mind
But all I seem to find
Is this gansta, gangsta type of need
[Verse 4]
People say mind over matter
But I don't mind what they say
And it don't matter
This here celibacy thing
Is working on me
Written by: Adam Blackstone, Jill Scott, R. Bowland

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