Hey

Havana, ooh na-na (ayy)
Half of my heart is in Havana, ooh-na-na (ayy, ayy)
He took me back to East Atlanta, na-na-na
Oh, but my heart is in Havana (ayy)
There's somethin' 'bout his manners (uh-huh)
Havana, ooh, na-na (uh)

He didn't walk up with that, "How you doin'?" (uh)
(When he came in the room)
He said there's a lot of girls I can do with (uh)
(But I can't without you)
I knew him forever in a minute (hey)
(That summer night in June)
And papa says he got malo in him (uh)
He got me feelin' like

Ooh-ooh-ooh, I knew it when I met him (ayy)
I loved him when I left him
Got me feelin' like
Ooh-ooh-ooh, and then I had to tell him
I had to go, oh, na-na-na-na-na (woo)

Havana, ooh na-na (ayy, ayy)
Half of my heart is in Havana, ooh-na-na (ayy, ayy, uh-huh)
He took me back to East Atlanta, na-na-na
Oh, but my heart is in Havana (ayy)
My heart is in Havana (ayy)
Havana, ooh, na-na

(Jeffery)
Just graduated, fresh on campus, mm
Fresh out East Atlanta with no manners, damn
(Fresh out East Atlanta)
Bump on her bumper like a traffic jam
Hey, I was quick to pay that girl like Uncle Sam (here you go, ayy)
Back it on me (back it up), shawty cravin' on me
Get to eatin' on me (on me)
She waited on me (then what?)
Shawty cakin' on me, got the bacon on me (wait up)
This is history in the makin', homie (homie)
Point blank, close range, that B
If it cost a million, that's me (that's me)
I was gettin' mula, baby

Havana, ooh na-na (ayy, ayy)
Half of my heart is in Havana, ooh-na-na (oh, ayy, ayy, uh-huh)
He took me back to East Atlanta, na-na-na (oh, no)
Oh, but my heart is in Havana (ayy)
My heart is in Havana (ayy)
Havana, ooh, na-na

Ooh na-na, oh na-na-na (ooh-ooh)
Take me back, back, back like
Ooh na-na, oh na-na-na (yeah, babe)
Take me back, back, back like
Ooh na-na, oh na-na-na (yeah, yeah)
Take me back, back, back like
Ooh na-na, oh na-na-na (yeah, babe)
Take me back, back, back
(Hey, hey)
Ooh-ooh-ooh
Ooh-ooh-ooh
Take me back to my Havana

Havana, ooh na-na
Half of my heart is in Havana, ooh-na-na (oh, yeah)
He took me back to East Atlanta, na-na-na (ayy, ayy)
Oh, but my heart is in Havana
My heart is in Havana (ayy)
Havana, ooh, na-na

Uh-huh
Oh, na-na-na (oh, na, yeah)
Oh, na-na-na
Oh, na-na-na
No, no, no, take me back
Oh, na-na-na
Havana, ooh, na-na


Lyrics submitted by Mellow_Harsher, edited by baby_bear_is_bomb

Havana Lyrics as written by Alexandra Leah Tamposi Adam King Feeney

Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, CONCORD MUSIC PUBLISHING LLC, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Reservoir Media Management, Inc., Hipgnosis Songs Group, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.

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    It's a long story but,it was in the early 90"sometime when George Bush was in office the father,people were smuggling merchandise clothes,shoes,people and a little drugs from Havana over to GA,there was no east GA at that time so people thought that was funny,so anyway the girl really was from Havana she was basically kidnapped and she was with a young black man from ATL running the smuggling merchandise back and forth she was beautiful,so beautiful she couldn't get away from the young black man because people would always tell him where she was and she tried to get away but it didn't happen,but anyways the young black man was younger and not very smart good looking tho,and really only wanted a better way of life,he was a little slow he wasn't a good driver and in the early 90"there wasn't many GPS and if there was they the smuggler and the young black man didn't have GPS.so they were carrying big deal items Versace Nike Levi designer dresses made by seamstress in The Havana Etc,,to make a long story short the beautiful young woman had to kill the young black man to get rid of him because he would not leave her alone..they say her had to cut his heart out of his chest and nobody in Havana would help her or in ATL she was on her own. She was an immigrant so she didn't know everything,but the young black man needed her to rid with him because she helped point the way a little bit on the highway with directions and he had to bring her because she was beautiful on the highway and plus she could speak another language little bit.so they would tell people they were looking for a place to live or moving stuff like that that's why they there on the highway sometimes truck sometimes old cars..but anyways the song is to be played big and scary like I'm dead I left my Heart in Havana played with a huge mariachi band and drums and horns and everything kind of like the Dawn of the Dead kind of Celebration and the girl in this video that sings the song really looks like the woman a lot and the guy did a perfect job with the rap solo but that's the basic story and it's even better than that that's just a little synopsis of what the song is really about and it kind of went down and folklore history because they use that type of people in situation all the time it is really an important song and is not making fun of that John ra of music as serious as really beautiful and sometimes when I hear it I sad..and no she didn't make much longer after she had to kill him to get away from him..cause the smuggler people still wanted her to work..and no they there no from where I was from but some other people followed in they footsteps and I had seen those people around and that's how we all found out the facts..so it's not a sweet fairly love song it's real life song ..about a beautiful spirit..when it's played with a live band you can still feel them..I'm only telling the shortest version few details about the young black man and she tried to love him but he just didn't know or understand how to treat her right it's a rough life circumstances.

    Stephaniewingon January 25, 2018   Link

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