Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Tony! Toni! Toné!
Vocals
Earl Gardner
Trumpet
George Young
Alto Saxophone
La Jay
Programming
Lenny Pickett
Tenor Saxophone
The SNL Horns
Horn
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Steve Cropper
Songwriter
Eddie Floyd
Songwriter
Will Harris
Songwriter
O'Shea Jackson
Songwriter
Chris Martin
Songwriter
Lawrence Krsone Parker
Songwriter
Raphael Saadiq
Songwriter
Anthony Wheaton
Songwriter
Juan Bautista
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Tony! Toni! Toné!
Producer
Gerry E. Brown
Mixing Engineer
Herb Powers
Mastering Engineer
Lyrics
Da-da-da-day
Da-da-da-da-da-day, aye
Da-da-da-day
Da-da-da-da-da-day, aye
Da-da-da-day
Da-da-da-da-da-day, aye
(One, two, three)
And you can new jack swing on my nuts
If the shoe fits
I want you to wear it and wear it good
(And you can new jack swing on my nuts)
Oh yeah
Oh-oh
Talkin' 'bout them times when I was by myself
I would always be lookin' for somebody else
But as time went on, I had a talk with my mind
Friends like you and you, I gotta leave behind
And I'm sayin'
You call me your friend
But you only want my ends
And I'll never see you if I had no loot
(I'll never see them again)
I'm just glad I know the truth
And I'm payin' my own bills
And I'll never ever depend on you
(And you can new jack swing on my nuts)
Friends and enemies around me everyday
I can't believe half the things they say
Takin' me for granted
Givin' no credit at all
I'll just keep bouncin' like a bouncin' ball
And everybody seems to disappear on me
Can't trust no one as far as I can see
If I could be that fly that's on the wall
Listenin' to my friends talk about it all
You call me your friend
But you only want my ends
And I'll never see you if I had no loot
(I'll never see them again)
I'm just glad I know the truth
And I'm payin' my own bills
And I'll never ever depend on you
Sons of Soul y'all
And I don't mean to step on nobody foot but uh
When I need somebody, there's nobody to call
When they need me, my phone rings off the wall
But these are my friends and that's what they say
Constantly takin' from me everyday
You say
You call me your friend
But you only want my ends
And I'll never see you if I had no loot
(I'll never see them again)
I'm just glad I know the truth
And I'm payin' my own bills (Uh-huh)
And I'll never ever depend on you
Sons of Soul y'all
Da-da-da-da-dee
Da-da-da-da-dee
Da-da-da-da-dee, eee-eee
I don't mean to step on nobody foot but uh
Da-da-da-day
Da-da-da-da-da-day, aye
Da-da-da-day
Da-da-da-da-da-day, aye
Da-da-da-day
Da-da-da-da-da-day, aye
Da-da-da-day
Da-da-da-da-da-day, aye
You call me your friend
(Oh-oh, yeah)
But you only want my ends
And I'll never see you if I had no loot
(I'll never see them again)
(And you can new jack swing on my nuts)
I'm just glad I know the truth
And I'm payin' my own bills (Uh-huh)
(Uh-huh)
And I'll never ever depend on you
You call me your friend
But you only want my ends
And I'll never see you if I had no loot
(And you can new jack swing on my nuts)
I'm just glad I know the truth
And I'm payin' my own bills
And I'll never ever depend on you
I'm startin' to believe what it feels like
You call me your friend
But you only want my ends
And I'll never see you if I had no loot
(And you can new jack swing on my nuts)
I'm just glad I know the truth
And I'm payin' my own bills
And I'll never ever depend on you
Written by: Anthony Wheaton, Chris Martin, Eddie Floyd, John M. Bautista, Jose Del Peguero Bautista, Lawrence Krsone Parker, O'Shea Jackson, Raphael Saadiq, Steve Cropper, Will Harris