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PERFORMING ARTISTS
Amy Winehouse
Amy Winehouse
Vocals
Nas
Nas
Vocals
Salaam Remi
Salaam Remi
Drums
Zalon
Zalon
Background Vocals
Heshima
Heshima
Background Vocals
Vincent Henry
Vincent Henry
Guitar
Dale Davis
Dale Davis
Bass
James Poyser
James Poyser
Keyboards
The Czech Film Orchestra
The Czech Film Orchestra
Strings
Tim Davies
Tim Davies
Guitar
Zalon Thompson
Zalon Thompson
Background Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Amy Winehouse
Amy Winehouse
Songwriter
Salaam Remi
Salaam Remi
Songwriter
Nasir Jones
Nasir Jones
Composer
Vincent Henry
Vincent Henry
Horn Arranger
Tim Davies
Tim Davies
String Arranger
Heshima Thompson
Heshima Thompson
Vocal Arranger
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Salaam Remi
Salaam Remi
Producer
Neil Dyer
Neil Dyer
Assistant Recording Engineer
Greg Freeman
Greg Freeman
Assistant Recording Engineer
Gleyder "Gee" Disla
Gleyder "Gee" Disla
Recording Engineer
Frank Socorro
Frank Socorro
Recording Engineer
Gary Noble
Gary Noble
Mixing Engineer
Stuart Hawkes
Stuart Hawkes
Mastering Engineer
Xavier Stephenson
Xavier Stephenson
Assistant Mixing Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
I never wanted you to be my man
I just needed company
Don't want to get dependent on
Your time or who you spend it on
But I lose it when you love me
Like smoke, I hung around in the unbalance
Woah,
[Verse 2]
It's not a movie, this is not a script to proofread
I'll spit some untruths to dumb fools and groupies
Fun to punctuate, pronounciate the funds I make
The miles I take, put in your face
Oh my mistake, you're not a floozy
Then excuse me
Before I talk, my style introduced me
Get your name and phone number
Like one, two, three
[Verse 3]
Y'all know the story, y'all know the commentary
I kick the narrative, this is legendary
The good samaritan, hood thespian
Like a polygamist, with a twist
Will I marry again? Maybe, I guess
I hold a lady's interest, I just met
That love scholars, she's the teacher's pet
Every other eve we meet and make each other sweat
I feel triumphant, no strings
Just a fling to have fun with
[Verse 4]
I be out in London, Camden
Hunting for the answers
Why did God take away the homie?
I can't stand it
I'm a firm believer that we all meet up in eternity
Just hope the big man show me some courtesy
Why? 'Cause I'm deemed a heart breaker
Like smoke, girls linger 'round a player
[Verse 5]
I never wanted you to be my man
I just needed company
Don't want to get dependent on
Your time or who you spend it on
I lose it when you love me
Like smoke, I hang around in the unbalance
Woah, oh
[Verse 6]
Yo, this recession is a test
It's affecting my complexion
Misdirecting my affection
My concerns are bill collections
The facts is the taxes, they after me
Chapter three, my property
My handlers, they dealt with me improperly
[Verse 7]
I say some things I should probably keep privately
Evaluate the World Bank trusts like I'm IEG
Those fly suites and my bourgeoisie tall freak
She wouldn't protest with me at Wall Street
She says, no you're so deep
I said, no let's go through it
Historically so ruthless, feds came for Joe Louis
She said, my man you need to laugh sometimes
Classifies me as a whore, I tell her have some wine
[Verse 8]
You colder than penguin pussy, in her dismay
She's thinking that's just so silly to say
But if you really think about it hussy
See a penguin, he drags his ass on the ground all day
And it's a drag and it's a bust
That you're in tune with just lust
I'm through with you after our crush
So it's that humorous enough
[Verse 9]
The smoke I puff
Tell the car to go to Aura, Funky Buddha
Whiskey Mist on Mayfair
I hope I meet Simone Love so she can show me love
NYC to UK, I might stay there
Everybody in the club tonight say, yeah
You know how me and Amy are, straight players
[Verse 10]
Oh, oh, oh, oh
[Verse 11]
I never wanted you to be my man
I just needed company
Don't want to get dependent on
Your time or who you spend it on
I lose it when you love me
Like smoke, I hang around in the unbalance
Woah, oh, ohhh
Written by: Amy Winehouse, Nasir Jones, Salaam Remi
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