What if.. every guy I saw
What if.. sittin down at the bar
What if.. I told him to give me a call
What if.. what if, what if, what if
What if.. every guy in the place
What if.. was all up in my face
What if.. what would you say
What if.. what if, what if, what if
I hate a jealous man, one who doesn't understand
That I'm attractive so of course men wanna take my hand
And lead me off round the corner maybe to their place
But when they speak you get mad, jumpin all up in my face
But on the other hand when women come and speak to you
You kiss and hug them like it's something that you let me do
You're only jealous cause you know the ish you put me through
I might turn right around and do that ish right back to you
What if.. every guy I saw
What if.. sittin down at the bar
What if.. I told him to give me a call
What if.. what if, what if, what if
What if.. every guy in the place
What if.. was all up in my face
What if.. what would you say
What if.. what if, what if, what if
I hate a lying dude, one who doesn't know the rules
If you gon cheat burn the receipt from the hotel room
But instead you're up in my face saying you were at friends
But they all call askin me where the hell you been
Why they keep treatin us this way
I guess it's a little game we play
We'll burn you (oh), we'll cut you (oh)
We'll kill you (oh)
We don't have to take it no more
What if.. every guy I saw
What if.. sittin down at the bar
What if.. I told him to give me a call
What if.. what if, what if, what if
What if.. every guy in the place
What if.. was all up in my face
What if.. what would you say
What if.. what if, what if, what if
Why they keep treatin us this way
I guess it's a little game we play
We'll burn you (oh), we'll cut you (oh)
We'll kill you (oh)
We don't have to take it no more
What if.. every guy I saw
What if.. sittin down at the bar
What if.. I told him to give me a call
What if.. what if, what if, what if
What if.. every guy in the place
What if.. was all up in my face
What if.. what would you say
What if.. what if, what if, what if
What if.. every guy I saw
What if.. sittin down at the bar
What if.. I told him to give me a call
What if.. what if, what if, what if
What if.. every guy in the place
What if.. was all up in my face
What if.. what would you say
What if.. what if, what if, what if
What if.. every guy I saw
What if.. sittin down at the bar
What if.. I told him to give me a call
What if.. what if, what if, what if
What if.. every guy in the place
What if.. was all up in my face
What if.. what would you say
What if.. what if, what if, what if
What if.. every guy I saw
What if.. sittin down at the bar
What if.. I told him to give me a call
What if.. what if, what if, what if
What if.. every guy in the place
What if.. was all up in my face
What if.. what would you say
What if.. what if, what if, what if
This is about a woman who is in a relationship with a man. the woman is fed up with him cuz he is being unfair. the man gets all jealous when guyz even talk to her but when he talks to woman, he is all over them. and he cheats on her and doesnt even bother gettin rid of the evidence. and aaliyah is speaking for all the woman who r going through the same stuff she is. and during the chorus, she is asking her man all these what ifs. like what would he do if this happened.
@Tribabe2007 Omg you explained this perfectly!!!
@Tribabe2007 Omg you explained this perfectly!!!
i agree with tribabe but that is only half of the story. there is another story on an allegorical level, a technique that has its roots way back to negroe spirituals and soul music. she uses the guise of a bad relationship to tell about the bigger relationship between black people and the racism that still exists although many people dont see it. she most explicitly makes reference to this in the lyrics:
Why they keep treatin us this way I guess it's a little game we play We'll burn you (oh), we'll cut you (oh) We'll kill you (oh) We don't have to take it no more
many r & B and souls artists tend to sing about love but if you know the history you can hear what they are really talking about.
It's actually "Hot grits is a new game we play". PERFECTION.