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[Verse 1]
Like a queen (Like a queen)
A queen upon her throne
It was the sweet
Sweetest thing I've known
[Verse 2]
The sweetest thing I've ever known
Was like the kiss on the collarbone
Soft career of happiness
The way you walk, your style of dress
I wish I didn't get so weak
Ooh baby, just to hear you speak
Makes me argue just to see
How much you're in love with me
[Verse 3]
It was the sweet, sweetest thing I know
(Oh mahogany mahogany, oh mahogany mahogany)
It was the sweet, sweetest thing I know
(Oh mahogany mahogany, oh mahogany mahogany)
[Verse 4]
I get mad when you walk away (Don't walk away)
So, I tell you leave when I mean stay (Stay)
Warm as the sun dipped in black
Fingertips on the small of my back
More valuable than all I own
Like your precious, precious, baby, dark skin tone
[Verse 5]
It was the sweet, sweetest thing I know
(Oh mahogany mahogany, oh mahogany mahogany)
It was the sweet, sweet sweet, sweetest thing I know
(Oh mahogany mahogany, oh mahogany mahogany)
[Verse 6]
I met him on the subway in Brownsville, Medina
God like Apollo, I follow like Athena
Keener, cleaner, just a few misdemeanors
Hit me in the heart, part profession-al cleaner
[Verse 7]
Shorty dig, you wasn't from this side
We did the slide and let me whip your ride
L-Boogie had the flavor sized up a T
Vocal was exquisite, and still love the street
[Verse 8]
I shoulda seen her like when Ike met Tina
How you were shooken when I booked the arena
Jakes had you locked up, fakes had us knocked up
Snakes in the state could have anybody popped
But we stayed in the struggle, prayed in the trouble
While you on the street, I'm on tour, we make double
[Verse 9]
I held the heat fine, and you held mics devine
With every cat singin' with you, One time!
You was the media's dish, locked it immediate
Calling me your lil' Brownsville Swedish fish
[Verse 10]
More times than not, it got hot tryin' to date you
You know I never meant it when I told you that I hate you
[Verse 11]
And though during our turn, everyone tried to beat us
I keep you in my heart, you was always the sweetest
[Verse 12]
It was the sweet, sweetest thing I know
(Oh mahogany mahogany)
It was the sweet, sweetest thing I know
(Oh mahogany mahogany)
It was the sweet, sweetest thing I know
(Oh mahogany yeah)
It was the sweet, sweetest thing I know
(Oh mahogany yeah)
It was the sweet, sweet, sweet, sweet
(Oh mahogany yeah)
Sweet, sweet, sweetest thing I know
(Oh mahogany, oh mahogany yeah)
(Oh mahogany mahogany, oh mahogany yeah)
(Oh mahogany mahogany, oh mahogany yeah)
Hey yo, L-Boogie, what happened to peace?
Written by: Barry De Vorzon, Lauryn Hill, Wyclef Jean

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