Listen to What's On Your Mind (House Party II Rap Theme) [Extended Vocal Version] by Eric B. & Rakim

What's On Your Mind (House Party II Rap Theme) [Extended Vocal Version]

Eric B. & Rakim

East Coast Rap

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Eric B. & Rakim

Eric B. & Rakim

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COMPOSITION & LYRICS

Eric B.

Songwriter

Rakim

Songwriter

Lyrics

[Verse 1]

(Wanted to know what's on your mind)

(You'd better think, you'd better think)

(I wanna know what's on your mind)

[Verse 2]

I seen her in the subway on my way to Brooklyn

Hello, good lookin', is this seat tooken?

On the A-train, pickin' at her brain

I couldn't get her number, I couldn't get her name

[Verse 3]

I said, I still like your style of fashion

But I hate your House of Diddy attitude with a passion

Is it because brothers like to hawk a lot?

Is it because your sign don't talk a lot?

[Verse 4]

She turned away, no play, I said okay

You don't really look good, I hope you have a bad day

Sat back, relaxed, though the ride was tight

I was thinkin' of the rhymes I wrote last night

[Verse 5]

Next stop was mine, a familiar scene

I was meetin' my friend, Killer Ben, in Fort Greene

Where the girls are real, they tell ya how they feel

If you're soft, you're soft, or if you're hard like steel

[Verse 6]

See, I don't bend, and I won't rust

And I don't break, and I won't bust

Stomped up the street and did I hear a treat?

Hard high heels tappin' on the concrete

[Verse 7]

I took a peek, it was the girl from the train behind me

Did she live in the area? Was she tryin' to find me?

Hm, I didn't wanna play myself out

I played it off, stopped, and I bought a Guinness Stout

[Verse 8]

Now was she shy? She didn't walk by

She came in the store, then she even said hi

Curiosity at a high velocity

Maybe possibly, she had the hots for me

[Verse 9]

I said, if we're playin' games, then we're gonna play mine

I'ma lay the rules, 'cause it ain't much time

If ya hide your feelin's, and they hard to find

I wanna know what's on your mind

[Verse 10]

(Wanna know what's on your mind)

(You'd better think, you'd better think)

(I wanna know what's on your mind)

[Verse 11]

About a week went by, and I called her (Hello)

I said, yo, can I speak to, um, she said no

Hey yo, I know I didn't call, I didn't wanna stress you

Go out my way to impress you, press to undress you

[Verse 12]

See, I wanna get to know you, so I can show you

What a strong relationship can grow to

But you gotta trust me, and you're gonna love me

Squeeze the phone and hug me, use your mind to rub me

[Verse 13]

Now how does it feel when my mental massage your temple?

Telephone's hot from the vibes that I sent you

Now tell me your inner thoughts and deepest emotions

Next you'll see ecstasy's explosions

[Verse 14]

Now I'm comin' to see you, to spend some time

I'm a romantic warrior, but is it a crime?

And if you hide your feelin's and they hard to find

(I wanna know what's on your mind) I wanna know what's on your mind

[Verse 15]

(You'd better think, wanted to know what's on your mind)

I wanna know what's on your mind

(You'd better think)

[Verse 16]

Now it's been months, and it's smooth and lovely

I'm in your head, so you'll be thinkin' of me

So we met in Queens and went to Valley Streams, and uh

Couldn't remember the movie we just seen

[Verse 17]

But it's Wednesday, take the train uptown

How do 125th Street sound?

Amateur night, showtime at the Apollo

Probably watch Bill Cosby tomorrow

[Verse 18]

Then after that, get into it, I mean intimate

Every word is an instrument

Makin' sounds and tones and songs and moans

My lips so close to your ear, it's like headphones

[Verse 19]

She smiled and said, you never know what the day will bring

It's always a new song to sing

The next day, I went back to her rest

Knocked on the door, intentions, finesse

[Verse 20]

She let me in and had nothin' but a negligee on

Smellin' like Liz Claiborne

I sat down and got comfortable and watched the Huxtables

She sat next to me and said what's up with you

[Verse 21]

I got the feelin' for sexual healin'

A mental healin', how you feelin'?

She caught the effect and said she feel the same

Could you massage my intellect and stop the pain?

[Verse 22]

Desire's yearnin', the fire's burnin'

You're hot 'cause it's a lot you're learnin'

Now I'm ready to explore your inner world

It takes a long time, 'cause I'm just beginnin', girl

[Verse 23]

Take it easy, cut off the TV, cut off the lights, use your mind to see me

Use your physical form if I'm hard to find

(Wanted to know what's on your mind)

'Cause now I know what's on your mind

[Verse 24]

'Cause now I know what's on your mind

[Verse 25]

(Wanted to know what's on your mind, you'd better think)

(You'd better think, I wanna know what's on your mind)

(You'd better think, you'd better think)

(Wanted to know what's on your mind, you'd better think)

(You'd better think)

(Wanted to know what's on your mind, you'd better think)

Written by: Boaz Watson, Bobby Lovelace, Eric B., Melvin Arthur Gentry, Rakim