BETTY (For Boogie) Lyrics

[Verse 1: Jamila Woods] They wanna see me angry They wanna see me bear my teeth, yeah I'm a stovetop, baby I smile in your face, but the oven’s on high (Don't get burned) I...Read Full Lyrics

[Verse 1] Why I always feel like I been knowing you since '89 Why come God gave you a smile that turned back time Who gave us leave to love like this, are we insane? Grandma lo...Read Full Lyrics

[Verse 1: Jamila Woods] Black girl be in a bubble, bubble Floating quietly out of trouble, trouble They call you shy Always ask why you listen before you speak Black girl brai...Read Full Lyrics

[Verse 1] Oh, I'm different, I'm a cup of mild sauce Sweet tongue, but don't get me in a paper cut I'll fight you with my eyes, oh, when they call me shy They just frightened o...Read Full Lyrics

[Chorus] See she's telepathic Call it black girl magic Yeah she scares the government Deja Vu of Tubman [Verse 1] We go missing by the hundreds Ain't nobody checkin' for u...Read Full Lyrics

[Intro: Jamila Woods] Day, dai do dai do, dai do day Day, dai do dai do, dai do day [Verse 1: Jamila Woods] I be in my nightgown, chicken wings ready If you bring the mild s...Read Full Lyrics

[Refrain] If I run, run, run, would you, you, you, come see, see, see me? 'Cause I’m not the one to sit sit up here just waiting If I run, run, run, would you, you, you come s...Read Full Lyrics

[Verse 1] I used to be afraid of myself Hung my smile on a shelf Hid my teeth when I laughed Now I'm far too grown for your plot, for your palm Will you root for me or will yo...Read Full Lyrics

Spoken: Jamila Woods: I love my name. My mother thought of that name.The story that she told is that she was walking down Belmont Avenue and it was the middle of the day she was b...Read Full Lyrics

[Verse 1] You might want to hold my comb When you find out what I’m made of You might want to follow me and copy all of my mistakes I’m so nice, so nice You can’t not sm...Read Full Lyrics