| My women, to all my black women
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| T-A-M-I, huh
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| Dear T.A.M.I., my heart bleeds for you
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| Words on a page, my calm and my rage
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| Beauty that’s undescribed, we coincide in one vibe
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| Given the rhythm that makes me come alive
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| And I, been thinkin about this for awhile
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| When I mention my love for you, feelin like a child inside
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| Fortified by the image of your face
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| See she’s the one that sat a nigga down and laced me
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| I remember you, as a little girl
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| Daddy was gone, had never been in your world
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| Mother was strugglin, three jobs jugglin
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| You seemed oblivious, like it wasn’t nothin
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| T.A.M.I. |
| shine with the brilliance
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| Bounce with resilience
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| Work with the cards that you dealt with
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| Life was hard, and I was too young to see
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| You had a crush on me, that was dumb to me
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| I just wanted to run the streets
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| Holla at the ho’s, drink fo' oh’s
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| But when I take a moment and think
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| I sink into the ink and begin imaginin
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| Her strength and how it’s makin me weak
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| I never thought I would’ve thought it was me
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| But when I, close my eyes and get a vision of love
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| She’s all that I see
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| Ghetto diamond, free from confinement
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| Sparks in my mind lit flames in my heart, the part that is
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| T.A.M.I., the only one that understand me
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| (All for you, it’s really all for you)
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| Days and nights I count away, she remind me
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| (All for you, it’s really all for you)
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| Of dreams and things my inspiration brings into a world so crazy
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| (All for you, it’s really all for you)
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| I look in your eyes and see a woman risin
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| All the guys been, tryin ta get between ya thighs
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| And true lies they tell, what your innocence hides
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| They never would’ve never guessed, you were so wise
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| I feel blessed to be able to see the part of you that’s more special
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| I remember the stress, you passed the test
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| Plus you never needed to fuss through the strife and toil
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| You taught me how to keep my head high, now my life is yours
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| And I apologize for the things I did to cause you pain
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| I SPEAK not these words in vain, my days and nights
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| Are spent tryin ta put my name in lights
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| Convinced mommy raised me right
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| It only makes sense that you would be the one for me
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| I know you been with others but you savin some for me
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| You ain’t mine, I would never try to contain you
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| Let you shine, and with this I put it all on the line
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| I find that it’s
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| At night we take flight
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| On into the morning to the day’s first light
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| We blaze the purple haze, count the ways
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| The world rotates and stays crazy
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| But never faze me, we travel the maze
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| Gaze at the stars, lust and expensive cars
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| Material dreams, results of extensive scars
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| Nobody, knows but you when the doors are closed
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| My wars unfold, and few these stories told
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| Dear T.A.M.I., my heart bleeds for you
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| Words on a page, my calm and my rage
|
| Beauty that’s undescribed, we coincide in one vibe
|
| Given the rhythm that makes me come alive
|
| And I, been thinkin about this for awhile
|
| When I mention my love for you, feelin like a child inside
|
| Fortified by the image of your face
|
| See she’s the one that sat a nigga down and laced me
|
| I remember you, as a little girl
|
| Daddy was gone, had never been in your world
|
| Mother was strugglin, three jobs jugglin
|
| You seemed oblivious, like it wasn’t nothin
|
| T.A.M.I. |
| shine with the brilliance
|
| Bounce with resilience
|
| Work with the cards that you dealt with
|
| Life was hard, and I was too young to see
|
| You had a crush on me, that was dumb to me
|
| I just wanted to run the streets
|
| Holla at the ho’s, drink fo' oh’s
|
| But when I take a moment and think
|
| I sink into the ink and begin imaginin
|
| Her strength and how it’s makin me weak
|
| I never thought I would’ve thought it was me
|
| But when I, shut my eyes and get a vision of love
|
| She’s all that I see
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| Ghetto diamond, free from confinement
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| Sparks in my mind lit flames in my heart, the part that is
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| Chorus (4x fading out) |