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Erykah Badu - Love of My Life (An Ode to Hip-Hop) (feat. Common) [with lyrics]
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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Erykah Badu
Erykah Badu
Vocals
Raphael Saadiq
Raphael Saadiq
Bass
James Poyser
James Poyser
Keyboards
Common
Common
Vocals
Rashad Smith
Rashad Smith
Programming
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Erykah Badu
Erykah Badu
Songwriter
Raphael Saadiq
Raphael Saadiq
Songwriter
James Poyser
James Poyser
Songwriter
Madukwu Chinwah
Madukwu Chinwah
Songwriter
Robert Ozuna
Robert Ozuna
Songwriter
Glenn Standridge
Glenn Standridge
Songwriter
Lonnie Lynn
Lonnie Lynn
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Erykah Badu
Erykah Badu
Producer
Raphael Saadiq
Raphael Saadiq
Producer
Jake & The Phatman
Jake & The Phatman
Co-Producer
James Poyser
James Poyser
Co-Producer
Tom Coyne
Tom Coyne
Mastering Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Right here, what we're gon' do is go back
Way back
Ooh-oh, way back, yeah
[Verse 2]
I met him when I was a
A little girl, he gave me
He gave me poetry
He was my first
[Verse 3]
But in my heart I knew I
Wasn't the only one
'Cause when the tables turned
He had to break, but
[Verse 4]
Whenever I got lonely
Or needed some advice
He gave me his shoulder
His words were very nice
[Verse 5]
But that is all behind me
'Cause now there is no other
My love is his and his is mine
A friend become the
[Verse 6]
Love of my life
You are my friend
Love of my life
I can depend
[Verse 7]
Love of my life
Without you, baby
It feels like I sampled true love
But this shit ain't clear
[Verse 8]
A freak-freak, ya'll, and ya don't stop
A to the beat, y'all, and ya don't stop
A freak-freak
[Verse 9]
Or could it be that it was
All just so simple then
A teenage love, but you said
He's just a friend
[Verse 10]
He moved around and we kept
In touch through his friend Mike
The world was young and we knew
We couldn't rush, but
[Verse 11]
Whenever I got lonely
Or needed some advice
He gave me his shoulder
His words were very nice
[Verse 12]
But that is all behind me
'Cause now there is no other
My love is his and his is mine
A friend become the
[Verse 13]
Love of my life
You are my friend
Love of my life
On you I can depend, yeah, yeah
[Verse 14]
Love of my life
Without you, baby
It feels like I sampled true love
But this shit ain't clear
[Verse 15]
Y'all know how I met her
We broke up and got back together
To get her back, I had to sweat her
Thought she'd roll with bad boys forever in many ways
[Verse 16]
Them boys made me better, to grow, I had to let her
She needed cheddar and I understood that
Looking for cheese, that don't make her a hood rat
In fact, she's a queen to me, her light beams on me
I love it when she sings to me
It's like that and a
[Verse 17]
Love of my life
Ooh, you know you rock my world and
Love of my life
You B-boy and I'm B-girl'n
Love of my life
We don't stop until the break of dawn, ooh
[Verse 18]
Love of my life
Ooh, you know you rock my world and
Love of my life
You B-boy and I'm B-girl'n
Love of my life
Written by: Erykah Badu, Glenn Standridge, James Poyser, Lonnie Lynn, Raphael Saadiq, Robert Ozuna
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