Listen to Master Teacher by Erykah Badu

Master Teacher

Erykah Badu

R&B/Soul

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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS

Erykah Badu

Performer

Georgia Anne Muldrow

Georgia Anne Muldrow

Vocals

Shafiq Husayn

Keyboards

Ty & Kory

Vocals

PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING

Shafiq Husayn

Producer

Georgia Anne Mulrow

Georgia Anne Mulrow

Producer

Mike Chavarria

Recording Engineer

Chris Bell

Recording Engineer

Tom Soares

Mixing Engineer

Lyrics

I have longed to stay awake

A beautiful world I'm trying to find

A beautiful world I'm trying to find

A beautiful world, I'm trying to find

I've been in search of myself

A beautiful world

A beautiful world

It's just too hard for me to find

Said, it's just too hard for me to find

I am in the search of something new

A beautiful world I'm trying to find

Searchin' in me

Searching inside you

And that's for real

What if it was no ****, only master teachers?

I stay woke

What if there was no ****, only master teachers?

I stay woke

What if it was no ****, only master teachers now?

I stay woke

What if there was no ****, only master teachers now?

I stay woke

Even if yo' baby ain't got no money to support ya, baby

I stay woke

Even when the preacher tell you some lies

And cheatin' on ya mama, stay woke

I stay woke

Even though you go through struggle and strife

To keep a healthy life

I stay woke

Everybody knows a black or white

There's creatures in every shape and size

I stay woke

Everybody

I stay woke

Everybody, stay

I stay woke

Sing it, everybody

I stay woke

Everybody-body-body

A beautiful world, a beautiful world

A beautiful world, a beautiful world

I'm trying to find

A beautiful world

I'm trying to find

A beautiful world

I'm trying to find

I have longed to stay awake

A beautiful world I'm trying to find

A beautiful world I'm trying to find

See, I am in search of myself

A beautiful world, I'm trying to find

Oh, it's just too hard for me to find

A beautiful world, a beautiful world

Said, it just too hard for me to find

'Cause I'm in the search of something new

A beautiful world I'm trying to find

Search inside me

Searching inside you

And that's the trill

What if there was no ****, only master teachers?

I stay woke

What if there was no ****, only master teachers?

I stay woke

What if there was no ****, only master teachers now?

I stay woke

What if there was no ****, only master teachers?

I stay woke

No, what if there was no ****, only master teachers?

I stay woke

What if there was no ****, only master teachers now?

I stay woke

Teach us, teach us

I stay woke

What if there was ****, only master teachers?

Teach us, teach us

I stay woke

I stay woke

Teach us

I stay woke

I stay woke

One, two

One, two, three, four

Baby sleepy, time to put her down now

I'll be standin' 'round until the sun down

I stay woke

I stay woke

I stay woke

I stay woke

Congregation nod they head and say, "Amen"

The deacon fell asleep again and

I stay woke

But I stay woke

I stay woke

I stay woke

Lovers holding hands and falling deep in love

And sleeping, passing conversation, oh

I stay woke

I stay woke

I stay woke

I stay woke

Pretty rings and pretty thieves

With shiny lights and little pieces of tomorrow

I stay woke

I stay woke

I stay woke

I stay woke

I stay woke

I stay woke

I stay

I stay

Baby sleepy, time to put her down and

I'll be standin' round until the sun down, hey

I stay woke

Mmm, stay woke

I stay

I stay woke

I stay woke, yes I do

I stay woke

Stay woke

I stay woke

Written by: Curtis Mayfield, Georgia Anne Muldrow, Shafiq Abdul Husayn

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