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[Intro]
Monae and Leftfoot
Whoa
Another day (Adabadee, ****)
I take your pain away
[Verse 1]
Some people talk about ya, like they know all about ya
When you get down, they doubt ya
And when you tip it on the scene, yeah they talkin' 'bout it
'Cause they can't tip on the scene
They just talk about it, t-t-t-talkin' 'bout it
When you get elevated, they love it or they hate it
You dance up on them haters
Keep gettin' funky on the scene
While they jumpin' round ya
They tryin' to take all of your dreams, but you can't allow it
[Chorus]
'Cause baby, whether you're high or low
Whether you're high or low
You gotta tip on the tightrope (Tip, tip on it)
T-t-t-tip on the tightrope (Tip, tip on it)
Baby, Baby, whether you're high or low (High or low)
Baby, whether you're high or low (High or low)
You gotta tip on the tightrope (Tip, tip on it)
Now let me see you do the tightrope (Tip, tip on it)
[Verse 2]
And I'm still tippin' on it
See, I'm not walkin' on it
Or tryin' to run around it, this ain't no acrobatics
You either follow or you lead, yeah, I'm talkin' 'bout you
I'll keep on blaming the machine, yeah I'm talkin' 'bout it
T-t-t-talkin' 'bout it
I can't complain about it
I gotta keep my balance
And just keep dancin' on it
We gettin' funky on the scene, yeah you know about it
Like a star on the screen, watch me tip all on it
[Chorus]
Then baby, whether I'm high or low (High or low)
Baby, whether you're high or low (High or low)
Ooh, you gotta tip on the tightrope (Tip, tip on it)
Yeah, tip on the tightrope (Tip, tip on it)
Baby, baby, whether you're high or low (High or low)
Baby, whether you're high or low (High or low)
Tip on the tightrope (Tip, tip on it)
Baby, let me see you tightrope (Tip, tip on it)
And I'm still tippin' on it
[Bridge]
You got to keep your balance or you fall into the gap
It's a challenge, but I manage 'cause I'm cautious with the strap
Do damage to your cabbage that a doctor cannot patch
See, why you don't want no friction like the back of a matchbook?
Daddy Fat Sax will fold you and your MacBook
Close shows, shut you down before we go broke backwards
Act up, and whether we high or low, we gonna get back up
Like the Dow Jones and NASDAQ
Sorta like a thong gets yo ass crack, come on
[Verse 3]
I tip on alligators and little rattlesnakers
But I'm another flavor, somethin' like a Terminator
Ain't no equivocatin', I fight for what I believe
Why you talkin' 'bout it
J-j-just talkin' 'bout it
Some callin' me a sinner, some callin' me a winner
I'm callin' you to dinner, and you know exactly what I mean
Yeah, I'm talkin' 'bout you, you can rock or you can leave
Watch me tip without you
[Chorus]
N-n-now whether I'm high or low (High or low)
Whether I'm high or low (High or low)
I'm gonna tip on the tightrope (Tip, tip on it)
Mmm (Tip, tip on it)
[Chorus]
Baby, baby, whether I'm high or low (High or low)
High or low (High or low)
I got to tip on the tightrope (Tip, tip on it)
Now, baby, tip on the tightrope
[Bridge]
You can't get too high (You can't get too high)
I said you can't get too low (We can't get too low)
Ha, 'cause you get too high (You can't get too high)
No, you'll surely be low (No, you'll surely be low)
1, 2, 3, ow
[Bridge]
Yeah
Yeah, now shut up
Ow
Yeah, yeah, now put some voodoo on it
Ladies and gentleman, the funkiest horn section in Metropolis
Yeah, yeah, yeah
Ow, we call that classy brass
[Outro]
Ooh, ooh
Ow
Do y'all mind if I play the ukelele? Just like a little lady
Do y'all mind if I play the ukelele? Just like a little lady
Written by: Antwan Patton, Charles Joseph II, Janelle Monáe Robinson, Nathaniel Irvin III