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Timothy Where You Been Lyrics
[Jet]
Timothy, I took your place
Timothy, 'cause such a waste
Timothy, we found your spaceship
Timothy, it's the farthest you've ever flown
[Timbaland]
Put your lighters up
Put your lighters up, y'all (y'all)
Put your lighters up
This the Timothy song if ya don't bout me
Ya, they call me Tim
VA's phenomenon
I kill em all winter
Until the summer come
From just another name
All the way to number one
And I'm simply the best
When its all said and done
Remember when me and Magoo was trying to make a meal
Well, we did
And years later we got it still
Gave you my bio
Under construction 1 and 2
Hundred percent genuine
That was from me to you
I'm making moves while they ridicule
I'm like a warm summer breeze in the swimming pool
I'm cool
I never kept it basic
I been so many places
Been gettin money since them honeys had them small faces
So many little me's
I can hear small traces
But I just ignore it
'Cause I'm too big for it
And I can hear 'em screaming (screaming)
[Jet]
Timothy, where have you been?
It's not what it seems but it is
Timothy, where have you been?
She cried in the kitchen to let you go
Timothy, where have you been?
[Timbaland]
I been in Athens, Georgia by way of Bubba Sparxx
When the nights was bright
And all the days was dark
But now they all bright
Everything is all right
If you assuming life was wonderful
Then you alright
I got a bad wife
Three beautiful kids
I make the world dance
Ya look what I done did
Here's for Jay-Z
Nelly Furtado
Catch up
Y'all slow
Escargot
Nelly, your 14 mil
Where's Fargo?
I brought a airplane
Fuck, I need a car for?
Ask Justin Timberlake is Timbaland great
Y'all gotta deal wit me
No handshake
Stand up, nigga
Rather have a stand off
Wit the law before I let 'em say I ran off
And I can hear 'em screaming (screaming)
[Jet]
Timothy, where have you been?
It's not what it seems but it is
Timothy, where have you been?
She cried in the kitchen to let you go
Timothy, where have you been?
[Timbaland]
Hey, some say I run away
But really I never left
They wonder where I been
But they can never guess
I been around the world
Here to the other side
And I successfully achieved what all those others tried
Carry my city on my back
Like a crucifix
For more than a decade
'Cause I can do this shit
A lot of people want my spot
But I don't hesitate
The track label by legacy
Won't appreciate
I stand strong
Everything I put my hands on
Me and Mr. I-Be
'Cause ain't no I in team
'Cause I can hear 'em saying
[Jet + Jojo]
Timothy, where have you been?
It's not what it seems but it is
Timothy, where have you been?
She cried in the kitchen to let you go
Timothy, where have you been?
Timothy, where have you been?
She cried in the kitchen to let you go
Where have you been
Timothy, where have you been?
Timothy, I took your place
Timothy, 'cause such a waste
Timothy, we found your spaceship
Timothy, it's the farthest you've ever flown
Put your lighters up
Put your lighters up, y'all (y'all)
Put your lighters up
This the Timothy song if ya don't bout me
VA's phenomenon
I kill em all winter
Until the summer come
From just another name
All the way to number one
And I'm simply the best
When its all said and done
Remember when me and Magoo was trying to make a meal
Well, we did
And years later we got it still
Gave you my bio
Under construction 1 and 2
Hundred percent genuine
That was from me to you
I'm making moves while they ridicule
I'm like a warm summer breeze in the swimming pool
I'm cool
I never kept it basic
I been so many places
Been gettin money since them honeys had them small faces
So many little me's
I can hear small traces
But I just ignore it
'Cause I'm too big for it
And I can hear 'em screaming (screaming)
Timothy, where have you been?
It's not what it seems but it is
Timothy, where have you been?
She cried in the kitchen to let you go
Timothy, where have you been?
I been in Athens, Georgia by way of Bubba Sparxx
When the nights was bright
And all the days was dark
But now they all bright
Everything is all right
If you assuming life was wonderful
Then you alright
I got a bad wife
Three beautiful kids
I make the world dance
Ya look what I done did
Here's for Jay-Z
Nelly Furtado
Catch up
Y'all slow
Escargot
Nelly, your 14 mil
Where's Fargo?
I brought a airplane
Fuck, I need a car for?
Ask Justin Timberlake is Timbaland great
Y'all gotta deal wit me
No handshake
Stand up, nigga
Rather have a stand off
Wit the law before I let 'em say I ran off
And I can hear 'em screaming (screaming)
Timothy, where have you been?
It's not what it seems but it is
Timothy, where have you been?
She cried in the kitchen to let you go
Timothy, where have you been?
Hey, some say I run away
But really I never left
They wonder where I been
But they can never guess
I been around the world
Here to the other side
And I successfully achieved what all those others tried
Carry my city on my back
Like a crucifix
For more than a decade
'Cause I can do this shit
A lot of people want my spot
But I don't hesitate
The track label by legacy
Won't appreciate
I stand strong
Everything I put my hands on
Me and Mr. I-Be
'Cause ain't no I in team
'Cause I can hear 'em saying
Timothy, where have you been?
It's not what it seems but it is
Timothy, where have you been?
She cried in the kitchen to let you go
Timothy, where have you been?
Timothy, where have you been?
She cried in the kitchen to let you go
Where have you been
Timothy, where have you been?
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Other than the name Timothy, I find it odd Timbaland chose to sample from Jet's Timothy.
Timothy is a very sad, melancholic song about the death of a young boy (the older brother of one of Jet's bandmembers died at a younger age, explained in the lyrics 'I took your place' and 'She cried in the kitchen to let you go').
This version of the song overall seems to be Timbaland reflecting on the successes of his life and career, so I can't imagine he picked Timothy for it's true meaning.