Overall about difficult moments of disappointment and vulnerability. Having hope and longing, while remaining optimistic for the future. Encourages the belief that with each new morning there is a chance for things to improve.
The chorus offers a glimmer of optimism and a chance at a resolution and redemption in the future.
Captures the rollercoaster of emotions of feeling lost while loving someone who is not there for you, feeling let down and abandoned while waiting for a lover. Lost with no direction, "Now I'm up in the air with the rain in my hair, Nowhere to go, I can go anywhere"
The bridge shows signs of longing and a plea for companionship. The Lyrics express a desire for authentic connection and the importance of Loving someone just as they are. "Just in passing, I'm not asking. That you be anyone but you”
Everybody, listen up, 'cause I'm about to get my speak on
Fools be trippin' when it's time to get they freak on
Runnin' 'round town, puttin' it down
Without no protection for the erection
When it's time for selection, what's your direction?
Before you make a choice, you better do some inspection
If you don't know my aim and don't know my game, then
Let me explain, now
Aisha slept wit Mark and Mark slept with Tina
And Tina slept with Javier the first time he seen her
Javier slept wit Loopy and Loopy slept with Rob
'Cause he was rollin' on beads and had a good ass job
Rob slept with Lisa who slept with Steve and
Steve was positive, H.I.V.
What started off as a plan ended up in the plot
You betta cool your ass off 'cause it's too damn hot
Oh-oh, it's too hot (too hot)
Too hot, lady (too hot)
Gotta run for shelter, gotta run for shade
It's too hot (too hot)
Too hot, homie (too hot)
Gotta make some sense, from this mess that we made
You're doin' everything mama told you not to do
Now you're tryin' to walk away, 'cause you know it's true
Your sister can't explain and your brother's ashamed
To admit you both have the same last name
I don't have to ask you where you've been
Girl, the matches in your purse say Holiday Inn
"A mind is a terrible thing to waste," that was the slogan
But now it's '95 and it's "Don't forget the Trojan"
Explained it to her mama, before somebody get her
Gotta hip her to the game of those smooth talkin' niggas
Love is the word, seldom meant but often heard
Latex, safe sex, you better learn
And get hip to the facts before you react
Or end up in a box on your back
Sometimes you ask for what you want and, get what you got
Don't get caught up in the plot, it's too damn hot
Oh-oh, it's too hot (too hot)
Too hot, lady (too hot)
Gotta run for shelter, gotta run for shade
It's too hot (too hot)
Too hot, homie (too hot)
Gotta make some sense from this mess that we made
Another day in the city and "Oh, what a pity"
Even though we did our duty things, it's still lookin' shitty
Everybody in the pack stacked, tryin' to make some scratch
Walkin' in the rain, but they ain't got no hat
Understand how we livin' in the nineties loc'
Nuclear waste, cannibalism, and pistol smoke
Sex, lies, videotape, and rape
Just a little bump n grind can seal your fate
We need to do something drastic, shit is gettin' tragic
And if you don't believe me, then go ask Magic
Everybody and they mama preachin' abstinence
These kids ain't checkin for absti-shit
So put a condom in they hand and hope it don't bust
Another victim of the lust, in God we trust
What started off as a plan ended up in the plot
Water can't cool it off cause it's too damn hot
Oh-oh it's too hot (too hot)
Too hot, lady (too hot)
Gotta run for shelter, gotta run for shade
It's too hot (too hot)
Too hot, homie (too hot)
Gotta make some sense from this mess that we made (listen to Coolio)
It's too hot (too hot)
Too hot, lady (too hot, the message comes from Coolio)
Gotta run for shelter, gotta run for shade (listen to Coolio)
It's too hot (too hot)
Too hot, homie (too hot, the message comes from Coolio)
Gotta make some sense from this mess that we made (listen to Coolio)
Oh-oh, it's too hot (too hot)
Too hot, lady (too hot, the message comes from Coolio)
Gotta run for shelter, gotta run for shade
It's too hot
Yeah, that's it, JT
That's how we do that right there
Fools be trippin' when it's time to get they freak on
Runnin' 'round town, puttin' it down
Without no protection for the erection
When it's time for selection, what's your direction?
Before you make a choice, you better do some inspection
If you don't know my aim and don't know my game, then
Let me explain, now
Aisha slept wit Mark and Mark slept with Tina
And Tina slept with Javier the first time he seen her
Javier slept wit Loopy and Loopy slept with Rob
'Cause he was rollin' on beads and had a good ass job
Rob slept with Lisa who slept with Steve and
Steve was positive, H.I.V.
What started off as a plan ended up in the plot
You betta cool your ass off 'cause it's too damn hot
Oh-oh, it's too hot (too hot)
Too hot, lady (too hot)
Gotta run for shelter, gotta run for shade
It's too hot (too hot)
Too hot, homie (too hot)
Gotta make some sense, from this mess that we made
You're doin' everything mama told you not to do
Now you're tryin' to walk away, 'cause you know it's true
Your sister can't explain and your brother's ashamed
To admit you both have the same last name
I don't have to ask you where you've been
Girl, the matches in your purse say Holiday Inn
"A mind is a terrible thing to waste," that was the slogan
But now it's '95 and it's "Don't forget the Trojan"
Explained it to her mama, before somebody get her
Gotta hip her to the game of those smooth talkin' niggas
Love is the word, seldom meant but often heard
Latex, safe sex, you better learn
And get hip to the facts before you react
Or end up in a box on your back
Sometimes you ask for what you want and, get what you got
Don't get caught up in the plot, it's too damn hot
Oh-oh, it's too hot (too hot)
Too hot, lady (too hot)
Gotta run for shelter, gotta run for shade
It's too hot (too hot)
Too hot, homie (too hot)
Gotta make some sense from this mess that we made
Another day in the city and "Oh, what a pity"
Even though we did our duty things, it's still lookin' shitty
Everybody in the pack stacked, tryin' to make some scratch
Walkin' in the rain, but they ain't got no hat
Understand how we livin' in the nineties loc'
Nuclear waste, cannibalism, and pistol smoke
Sex, lies, videotape, and rape
Just a little bump n grind can seal your fate
We need to do something drastic, shit is gettin' tragic
And if you don't believe me, then go ask Magic
Everybody and they mama preachin' abstinence
These kids ain't checkin for absti-shit
So put a condom in they hand and hope it don't bust
Another victim of the lust, in God we trust
What started off as a plan ended up in the plot
Water can't cool it off cause it's too damn hot
Oh-oh it's too hot (too hot)
Too hot, lady (too hot)
Gotta run for shelter, gotta run for shade
It's too hot (too hot)
Too hot, homie (too hot)
Gotta make some sense from this mess that we made (listen to Coolio)
It's too hot (too hot)
Too hot, lady (too hot, the message comes from Coolio)
Gotta run for shelter, gotta run for shade (listen to Coolio)
It's too hot (too hot)
Too hot, homie (too hot, the message comes from Coolio)
Gotta make some sense from this mess that we made (listen to Coolio)
Oh-oh, it's too hot (too hot)
Too hot, lady (too hot, the message comes from Coolio)
Gotta run for shelter, gotta run for shade
It's too hot
Yeah, that's it, JT
That's how we do that right there
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