I was watching an Outkast interview and this song was brought up and they said it was having a child and he's trying to talk to her mother. Heres what I got from it..
I'm sorry Ms. Jackson [OOOH], I am for real -> he'd not just trying to use her daughter and stuff.
Never meant to make your daughter cry the daughers obviously sad about it.
I apologize a trillion times and he's apologizing
(x2)
[Big Boi]
My baby's drama mama, don't like me her mother is being over dramatic and isn't pleased with him breaking up with her daughter
She be doin things like havin them boys come from her neighborhood
to the studio to try and fight me. the mothers so mad that she'd sending over boys to fight the guy ((pritty obvious))
She need to get a, piece of the american pie and take her bite out not understanding this part.
That's my house, I'll disconnect the cable and turn the lights out
And let her know her grandchild is a baby, and not a paycheck he's proving to her mother that he's not using her daughter for money so he cuts off electricity sorces.
Private school, daycare, shit medical bills I PAY THAT He'd willing to pay for the majority of the bills for there family
I love your mom and everything, but see I ain't the one who laid down
She wanna rib you up to start a custody war, my lawyers stay down dont get this.
Shit; you never got a chance
to hear my side of the story we was divided her mother wouldn't let him defent himself.
She had fish fries and cookouts
for my child's birthday I ain't invited he wasn't invited to him own chils birthday.
Despite it, I show her the utmost respect when I fall through
All you, do is defend that lady when I call you, yeah either way he'll provid for his family
[Chorus]
[Andre 3000]
Me and yo' daughter.. gots this thang goin on
(We got a special kind of thang goin on) they love eachother.
You say it's puppy love (arf arf arf)
We say it's full grown (ARF ARF WOOF!) its a serious relationship.
Hope that we feel this.. feel this way forever he wants them to be together forever.
You can plan a pretty picnic
but you can't predict the weather, Ms. Jackson he thinks that she doesn't have a clue about what they feel about eachother and how there love will end.
Ten times out of nine, now if I'm lyin; fine
The quickest muzzle throw it on my mouth and I'll decline he wont be controlled by her mother.
King meets queen, then the puppy love thing, together dream
bout that crib with the Goodyear swing they've found eachother, then they gain puppy love then a serious realtionship and they dream about a nice house and stuff.
on the oak tree, I hope we feel like this forever
Forever, forever, ever, forever, ever? he's asking her if she hops it will last forever like he does.
Forever never seems that long until you're grown
And notice that the day by day ruler can't be too wrong
Ms. Jackson my intentions were good I wish I could
become a magician to abacadabra all the sadder
thoughts of me, thoughts of she, thoughts of he he wants to change everything to make it right.
Askin what happened to the feelin that her and me
Had, I pray so much about it need some knee, pads
It happened for a reason one can't be, mad he is praying that they can still love eachother.
So know this, know that everythang's cool
And yes I will be present on the first day of school, and graduation he is promising he will be there for everything.
[Chorus]
[Big Boi]
Uh, uh, yeah
"Look at the way he treats me"
Shit, look at the way you treat me he's trying to make a point that he is only treating her mother badly because of the way she treats him.
You see your little nosy-ass homegirls
done got your ass sent up the creek G
Without a paddle, you left to straddle
and ride this thing on out
Now you and your girl ain't speakin no more
cause my dick all in her mouth the mother and daughter arnt talking to eachother because the daughter refuses to stop being with the guy.
Knahm'talkinbout? Jealousy, infidelity, envy
Cheating to beating, envy and to the G they be the same thing
So who you placin the blame on, you keep on singin the same song he's trying to tell the mother that he is not and never will cheat.
Let bygones be bygones, you can go on and get the hell on
You and your mama he's giving up because the daughter isn't sticking up for him.
DumplingSoup, thanks for your post. You cleared up a few of the lines for me, the part at the end when BB is talking specifically.
DumplingSoup, thanks for your post. You cleared up a few of the lines for me, the part at the end when BB is talking specifically.
This line:
She need to get a, piece of the american pie and take her bite out
This line:
She need to get a, piece of the american pie and take her bite out
You said you didn't know what it meant - he's saying she needs to get a life. American Pie is sort of a reference to the American dream, and she needs to get her own success (her own bite) so she'll have her own life instead of obsessing over what's going on with her daughter and the child.
As for the song in general, Outkast is incredibly talented. I had never bothered to listen to hip hop before hearing Outkast, and this song specifically (I tend more towards rock). Andre's lyrics are incredibly poignant and the song in general has stood up to hundreds of listenings.
Overall one of the best, if saddest, songs on my iPhone. I'd love to know what else Outkast has done that is on par with these, so I can go find it.
I was watching an Outkast interview and this song was brought up and they said it was having a child and he's trying to talk to her mother. Heres what I got from it..
I'm sorry Ms. Jackson [OOOH], I am for real -> he'd not just trying to use her daughter and stuff.
Never meant to make your daughter cry the daughers obviously sad about it.
I apologize a trillion times and he's apologizing (x2)
[Big Boi] My baby's drama mama, don't like me her mother is being over dramatic and isn't pleased with him breaking up with her daughter
She be doin things like havin them boys come from her neighborhood to the studio to try and fight me. the mothers so mad that she'd sending over boys to fight the guy ((pritty obvious))
She need to get a, piece of the american pie and take her bite out not understanding this part.
That's my house, I'll disconnect the cable and turn the lights out And let her know her grandchild is a baby, and not a paycheck he's proving to her mother that he's not using her daughter for money so he cuts off electricity sorces.
Private school, daycare, shit medical bills I PAY THAT He'd willing to pay for the majority of the bills for there family
I love your mom and everything, but see I ain't the one who laid down She wanna rib you up to start a custody war, my lawyers stay down dont get this.
Shit; you never got a chance to hear my side of the story we was divided her mother wouldn't let him defent himself.
She had fish fries and cookouts for my child's birthday I ain't invited he wasn't invited to him own chils birthday.
Despite it, I show her the utmost respect when I fall through All you, do is defend that lady when I call you, yeah either way he'll provid for his family
[Chorus]
[Andre 3000] Me and yo' daughter.. gots this thang goin on (We got a special kind of thang goin on) they love eachother.
You say it's puppy love (arf arf arf) We say it's full grown (ARF ARF WOOF!) its a serious relationship.
Hope that we feel this.. feel this way forever he wants them to be together forever.
You can plan a pretty picnic but you can't predict the weather, Ms. Jackson he thinks that she doesn't have a clue about what they feel about eachother and how there love will end.
Ten times out of nine, now if I'm lyin; fine The quickest muzzle throw it on my mouth and I'll decline he wont be controlled by her mother.
King meets queen, then the puppy love thing, together dream bout that crib with the Goodyear swing they've found eachother, then they gain puppy love then a serious realtionship and they dream about a nice house and stuff.
on the oak tree, I hope we feel like this forever Forever, forever, ever, forever, ever? he's asking her if she hops it will last forever like he does.
Forever never seems that long until you're grown And notice that the day by day ruler can't be too wrong
Ms. Jackson my intentions were good I wish I could become a magician to abacadabra all the sadder thoughts of me, thoughts of she, thoughts of he he wants to change everything to make it right.
Askin what happened to the feelin that her and me Had, I pray so much about it need some knee, pads It happened for a reason one can't be, mad he is praying that they can still love eachother.
So know this, know that everythang's cool And yes I will be present on the first day of school, and graduation he is promising he will be there for everything.
[Chorus]
[Big Boi] Uh, uh, yeah "Look at the way he treats me" Shit, look at the way you treat me he's trying to make a point that he is only treating her mother badly because of the way she treats him.
You see your little nosy-ass homegirls done got your ass sent up the creek G Without a paddle, you left to straddle and ride this thing on out
Now you and your girl ain't speakin no more cause my dick all in her mouth the mother and daughter arnt talking to eachother because the daughter refuses to stop being with the guy.
Knahm'talkinbout? Jealousy, infidelity, envy Cheating to beating, envy and to the G they be the same thing So who you placin the blame on, you keep on singin the same song he's trying to tell the mother that he is not and never will cheat.
Let bygones be bygones, you can go on and get the hell on You and your mama he's giving up because the daughter isn't sticking up for him.
DumplingSoup, thanks for your post. You cleared up a few of the lines for me, the part at the end when BB is talking specifically.
DumplingSoup, thanks for your post. You cleared up a few of the lines for me, the part at the end when BB is talking specifically.
This line: She need to get a, piece of the american pie and take her bite out
This line: She need to get a, piece of the american pie and take her bite out
You said you didn't know what it meant - he's saying she needs to get a life. American Pie is sort of a reference to the American dream, and she needs to get her own success (her own bite) so she'll have her own life instead of obsessing over what's going on with her daughter and the child.
As for the song in general, Outkast is incredibly talented. I had never bothered to listen to hip hop before hearing Outkast, and this song specifically (I tend more towards rock). Andre's lyrics are incredibly poignant and the song in general has stood up to hundreds of listenings.
Overall one of the best, if saddest, songs on my iPhone. I'd love to know what else Outkast has done that is on par with these, so I can go find it.