This song is written as the perspective of the boys in the street, as a whole, and what path they are going to choose as they get older and grow into men. (This is why the music video takes place in an orphanage.) The seen, and unseen collective suffering is imbedded in the boys’ mind, consciously or subconsciously, and is haunting them. Which path will the boys choose? Issac Hayes is the voice of reason, maybe God, the angel on his shoulder, or the voice of his forefathers from beyond the grave who can see the big picture and are pleading with the boys not to continue the violence and pattern of killing their brothers, but to rise above. The most beautiful song and has so many levels. Racism towards African Americans in America would not exist if everyone sat down and listened to this song and understood the history behind the words. The power, fear, pleading in RZA and Ghostface voices are genuine and powerful. Issac Hayes’ strong voice makes the perfect strong father figure, who is possibly from beyond the grave.
I'm just thinking babe
Maybe you and I could spend the weekend here
In a bed, 'cause I don't know if I have the strength t
To get away from your loving oh, oh
I'm getting weaker babe,
Every other minute (uh)
When you all up in it,
It don't ever finish
Boy you know, you're, driving me crazy
Going insane for your loving, no whoa
Now I'm at my weakest, loving so loud
We're, busting all the speakers all on the ground
And my body's calling for you,
But you barely can hear
I can't speak 'cause I'm weak, it's clear, whoa oh
That you'll never ever stop what you be doing
Take it to the floor and we still making love
Right there, right there you know where you going
Don't know what you're doing to me
And we crawling round for more, we crawling on the floor
We crawling out the bed, bed ain't really had me
We get weaker, weakest I've ever been
But don't worry I can handle it
Ain't no words to say
You take me to a place like I ain't never been
Can we stay 'cause I can't move
You broke my defense
You got me hooked on your loving, oh-oh
(My body's aching baby)
Fatigue is taking over
You work me like I owe ya
But this ain't no complaint just so you know, yeah
This feeling is crazy,
I'm still addicted to your love baby
Now I'm at my weakest, loving so loud
We're busting all the speakers all on the ground
And my body's calling for you,
But you barely can hear
I can't speak cos I'm weak, it's clear
That you'll never (never)
Ever stop what you be doing (oh)
Take it to the floor
And we still making love
(we still making love)
Right there,
Right there you know where you going
Don't know what you're doing to me (yeah)
And we crawling round for more
(Crawling on the floor)
We crawling on the floor
We crawling out the bed,
Bed ain't really had me
We get weaker, weakest I've ever been
But don't worry I can handle it
That's why I'll never forget tonight
Cos I ain't never felt this way in my life
Don't understand how you taken my energy
(And making love to me, keeping me weak)
What do you expect me to do
You got me falling now (bending)
You'll never ever stop what you be doing
Take it to the floor and we still making love
Right there, right there you know where you going (oh)
Don't know what you're doing to me (me)
And we crawling round for more (for more)
We crawling on the floor (on the floor)
We crawling out the bed,
And bed ain't really had me
We get weaker
Weakest I've ever been (that I've ever been)
But don't worry I can handle it
Oh oh baby
Maybe you and I could spend the weekend here
In a bed, 'cause I don't know if I have the strength t
To get away from your loving oh, oh
I'm getting weaker babe,
Every other minute (uh)
When you all up in it,
It don't ever finish
Boy you know, you're, driving me crazy
Going insane for your loving, no whoa
Now I'm at my weakest, loving so loud
We're, busting all the speakers all on the ground
And my body's calling for you,
But you barely can hear
I can't speak 'cause I'm weak, it's clear, whoa oh
That you'll never ever stop what you be doing
Take it to the floor and we still making love
Right there, right there you know where you going
Don't know what you're doing to me
And we crawling round for more, we crawling on the floor
We crawling out the bed, bed ain't really had me
We get weaker, weakest I've ever been
But don't worry I can handle it
Ain't no words to say
You take me to a place like I ain't never been
Can we stay 'cause I can't move
You broke my defense
You got me hooked on your loving, oh-oh
(My body's aching baby)
Fatigue is taking over
You work me like I owe ya
But this ain't no complaint just so you know, yeah
This feeling is crazy,
I'm still addicted to your love baby
Now I'm at my weakest, loving so loud
We're busting all the speakers all on the ground
And my body's calling for you,
But you barely can hear
I can't speak cos I'm weak, it's clear
That you'll never (never)
Ever stop what you be doing (oh)
Take it to the floor
And we still making love
(we still making love)
Right there,
Right there you know where you going
Don't know what you're doing to me (yeah)
And we crawling round for more
(Crawling on the floor)
We crawling on the floor
We crawling out the bed,
Bed ain't really had me
We get weaker, weakest I've ever been
But don't worry I can handle it
That's why I'll never forget tonight
Cos I ain't never felt this way in my life
Don't understand how you taken my energy
(And making love to me, keeping me weak)
What do you expect me to do
You got me falling now (bending)
You'll never ever stop what you be doing
Take it to the floor and we still making love
Right there, right there you know where you going (oh)
Don't know what you're doing to me (me)
And we crawling round for more (for more)
We crawling on the floor (on the floor)
We crawling out the bed,
And bed ain't really had me
We get weaker
Weakest I've ever been (that I've ever been)
But don't worry I can handle it
Oh oh baby
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