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PERFORMING ARTISTS
Slum Village
Slum Village
Performer
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Karriem Riggins
Karriem Riggins
Composer
T. Glover
T. Glover
Composer
Jason "Elzhi" Powers
Jason "Elzhi" Powers
Composer
R.L. Altman III
R.L. Altman III
Composer
A. Gardner
A. Gardner
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Karriem Riggins
Karriem Riggins
Producer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Real love, true love (It feels good, girl)
Tainted love (It's so good girl), real love
True love (It's alright, baby), tainted love
Real love, true love
Tainted love
[Verse 2]
Think of her, think of me, think about us, it's an intimacy
I'm tryin' to strum like guitars in this beat
And consider ridin', she'll kick the blasé spleen
Plus you got a man, but he ain't quite me
The type of man that try to give you what you need
And he wanna know where you are, where you be
Where you goin', where you stay, where you started to be, damn
If I was him, I wouldn't even leave
I would trust you what you say that you are where you been
Say, he the type of **** that's hella cheap
Take his girl on a date and they go to Mickey D's
See, I'm the type that try to stab in a Jeep
Try to take you out to see things and occasionally creep
Yeah, your man is doin' things I can't really see
Don't sound too good, it sound tainted to me
[Verse 3]
Real love (It's so right girl), true love (It's so right girl)
Tainted love (It's real), real love (It's so good girl)
True love (For real love), tainted love (Tainted)
Real love (Yeah, yea), true love (It feels good girl)
Real love
[Verse 4]
How many years does it take for a record to blow?
I'm doin' exactly how many licks it took for my hoes
Spendin' your cash flow cause she was so out, ho
Scandal love, 'cause love full of scandal
Too much chick for that ass, she couldn't handle that
Well, it's the same tainted love in the music business
People, they lose their brain just to get up in this
Let's be a star for a day, everythin' in life is just okay
People say things they don't really wanna say
Hey, but it's okay, 'cause you're a star for the day
People a smile at you when they really wanna frown
Well, a that's just the way tainted folk get down
Just keep it real and we'll see
When the situation is tainted, love is always free
(Love is always free)
(Love is always free)
[Verse 5]
Real love, true love
Tainted love, real love
True love, tainted love
Real love, true love (Tainted love)
[Verse 6]
Want to know?
Check it out
[Verse 7]
You said you love me, but is it really real?
Would you fix me green tea if I'm feelin' ill?
Could you give me a back rub to soothe after a long day?
Dinner by candlelight, but you're the main entree
And if so, I do the same with other treats to give you
Trailin' rose pedals from your door to beneath your pillow
With a bucket of champagne on your night stand
Experience with someone who want in they lifespan
[Verse 8]
(The same) Real love, real, real, everybody knows that love's real love
Someone to trust in you for real
Everybody need love, that's real
I would never want nothin' tainted
Wait a minute, what you feel?
Faded if your lovin' was tainted
True, oh, I know true love is hard to find
Just let it find you, for real
If you found love, then keep it real
Keep love from bein' tainted, bein' tainted
Oh, then you'll be alright
Ooh
Then you'll, be, alright
[Verse 9]
Real love, real
Real, real...
Written by: A. Gardner, Jason "Elzhi" Powers, Karriem Riggins, R.L. Altman III, T. Glover
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