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Damian "Jr. Gong" Marley - Pimpa's Paradise (Live @ VH1.com)
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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Damian "Jr. Gong" Marley
Damian "Jr. Gong" Marley
Lead Vocals
Paul Fakhourie
Paul Fakhourie
Bass Guitar
Sean Diedrick
Sean Diedrick
Keyboards
Dan Warner
Dan Warner
Guitar
Uziah Thompson
Uziah Thompson
Percussion
Rovleta Fraser
Rovleta Fraser
Background Vocals
Black Thought
Black Thought
Vocals
Stephen Marley
Stephen Marley
Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Damian "Jr. Gong" Marley
Damian "Jr. Gong" Marley
Songwriter
Bob Marley
Bob Marley
Songwriter
Tariq Trotter
Tariq Trotter
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Damian "Jr. Gong" Marley
Damian "Jr. Gong" Marley
Producer
Stephen Marley
Stephen Marley
Producer
Jim "Bonzai" Caruso
Jim "Bonzai" Caruso
Mixing Engineer
Chris Athens
Chris Athens
Mastering Engineer
Marc Lee
Marc Lee
Recording Engineer
Nikolas Marzouca
Nikolas Marzouca
Recording Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
And yes, y'all, you now rockin' with the best
Black Thought from the legendary Roots crew in the flesh
I slid up in here with the brothers from the Marley family
Crestin, we 'gon set for y'all
[Verse 2]
Hey, she loves to party, have a good time
She looks so hearty, feeling fine
She loves to smoke, sometimes coke
She's laughing when there ain't no joke, hey
[Verse 3]
Pimpa's paradise, that's all she was now
Pimpa's paradise, that's all she was
Pimpa's paradise, that's all she was, now, yeah
Pimpa's paradise, that's all she was
[Verse 4]
'Cause coke was a thing that once she first tried
Was once a blue moon to once a blue sky
And now she's wonderin' who else wants to go by
She don't got no money and wants to get high
[Verse 5]
Story sounds familiar like born to be wild
But she sillier, not quite the same but she similar
A waste of a saucy perilier
Used to look good in the videos, now she look hideous
[Verse 6]
Now it's broken crack pipes with lipstick traces
Work the cold nights red district places
She seen more hotels then my tour suitcases
Or male customers than Old Navy
[Verse 7]
She love limelight more than John Swayze
Seen more miles than I rent an AV
She don't slow down then some day maybe
She lost then she can't find her way to safety
[Verse 8]
Pimpa's paradise, that's all she was now, yeah
Pimpa's paradise, that's all she was
Pimpa's paradise, that's all she was, now, yeah
Pimpa's paradise, that's all she was
[Verse 9]
Check it out, she keep her head up in space like a satellite
Because she got a insatiable appetite
For stayin' out late night with all the parasites
Plottin' on the way to cop a little piece of paradise
[Verse 10]
Her dignity, the only thing that she could sacrifice
Just get the monkey off her back and she be back in like
Five minutes, she stay on the move
She looked smoked up and stoned at the buildin' refused
[Verse 11]
All coked up, alone she ain't even in tuned
And it's sad, 'cause she ain't really have a reason to use
She was a pretty girl, cleaner than the board of health
Studied than enjoyed herself
I don't know what drove her to avoid herself
[Verse 12]
Destroyed herself and took a taste of the yay
And now she on the track workin' while she wastin' away
It's safe to say, she lookin' for some place to stay
Whoever got a lil' paper to play could get a slice of this
[Verse 13]
Pimpa's paradise, that's all she was now, yeah
Pimpa's paradise, that's all she was
Pimpa's paradise, that's all she was, now, yeah
Pimpa's paradise, that's all she was
[Verse 14]
For no reason a seasoned spliff was the first thing
One spring season while she's out flirtin'
Now she season me and don't need rehearsin'
And seen get a beaten life is uncertained
[Verse 15]
Ego need feedin' now no one's mercy
Beneath the demons she's a one person
When she's not fiendin', swearin' and cursin'
Behind the curtain she's really hurtin'
[Verse 16]
And while her people don't even trust her at home
The dealer that bring and cook the rocks down
And she without sinnin' will spot the first stone
The feelin' kicks in, she's in the dark zone
[Verse 17]
Old friends walk pass goin' 'bout there own
As if she is someone that they don't know
Then the King of kings lift her off the flo'
Sayin' life is a thing when you learn you grow
[Verse 18]
Pimpa's paradise, that's all she was now, yeah
Pimpa's paradise, that's all she was
Pimpa's paradise, that's all she was, now, yeah
Pimpa's paradise, that's all she was
[Verse 19]
She rise and she fall like a star
Her life rides off like a car
Her face full of all kind of scar
Always with fist start a war
[Verse 20]
She can't keep herself up to par
She plays like a broken guitar
She always want take it too far
Although she ain't go make it too far
[Verse 21]
She rise and fall like a star
Her life rides off like a car
Her face full of all kind of scar
Always with fist start a war
[Verse 22]
She can't keep herself up to par
She plays like a broken guitar
She always want take it too far
Mi wonder if she make it so far
Written by: Bob Marley, Damian Marley, Tarik L Collins, Tariq Trotter

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