Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Mary J. Blige
Background Vocals
Jaheim
Lead Vocals
Malik Pendleton
Background Vocals
Clifton Lighty
Background Vocals
Chris Farr
Saxophone
Jeff Bradshore
Trombone
Matt Cappy
Trumpet
Mary Brown
Background Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Artell Vanderveer
Songwriter
Malik Pendleton
Arranger
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Malik Pendleton
Producer
Ryan Moys
Assistant Engineer
Shinobu Mitsuoka
Assistant Engineer
Ken Lewis
Mixing Engineer
Adam Kudzin
Recording Engineer
Bruno Sutter III
Recording Engineer
Dave Kutch
Mastering Engineer
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
So burgundy, the window to his soul
It seems he tapes his eyes closed
From huffin' on, that's what he's puffin' on
His style is rough, he wears his hair in cornrows
His jeans hang loose and low
So his di-, oops can't be comfortable, I mean
He's gotta be comfortable
[Verse 2]
Now she's the type that's compared to a rose
That grew from the concrete
Sweet ya know, from the streets yo
Now she's the opposite of he
Have you ever seen a lion sleep on the bosom of a sheep?
It's beautiful, yeah, thug though, oh
[Verse 3]
She's so beautiful and he's a thug (He's a thug)
They're so different, yet they're in love (They're in love)
He's so thugged out and she's so beautiful
They're so perfect 'cause they're in love
[Verse 4]
Picture this, his warm velvet voice on a cold winters night
Sugar free, bitter truth, building life from a slang so divine
Soul to soul, their flesh pressed from a firm grip of onyx tenderness
He signed his name with a venom kiss
Upon a heart, I never heard of such bliss
[Verse 5]
Now she's the opposite of he (Opposite)
Such as a butterfly and he's a killer bee
Yeah, she becomes a victim to his sting
And he's amazed by the colors of her wings
And the life he's led has left him with some scars
But, she viewed them all as mid-beauty marks
The moral of the story, plain as can be
He loved her 'cause, he is me
[Verse 6]
She's so beautiful and he's a thug (He's a thug)
They're so different, yet they're in love (They're in love)
He's so thugged out and she's so beautiful
They're so perfect 'cause they're in love ('Cause we're in love)
[Verse 7]
She's so beautiful and he's a thug (So beautiful)
They're so different, yet they're in love (Different, but so in love)
He's so thugged out and she's so beautiful (So beautiful)
They're so perfect 'cause they're in love
[Verse 8]
Da, da-da-da-da, da, da-da-da, da
[Verse 9]
She's beautiful and he's a thug (He's a thug)
Made for each other 'cause they're in love (They're in love)
She's a petal and he's a thorn (She's a petal, he's a thorn)
From a different type of story since they were born
[Verse 10]
She's so beautiful and he's a thug
They're so different, yet they're in love
He's so thugged out and she's so beautiful
They're so perfect 'cause they're in love
[Verse 11]
She's so beautiful and he's a thug
They're so different, yet they're in love
He's so thugged out and she's so beautiful
They're so perfect 'cause they're in love
Written by: Artell Vanderveer, Malik Pendleton