Other Side Of The Game

What you gonna do when they come for you?

Work ain't honest but it pays the bills (Mm)

What we gonna do when they come for you?

Gave me the life that I came to live

Do I really

Want my baby?

Brother, tell me what to do

I know you got to get yo' hustle on

So I pray

I understand the game, sometimes

And I love you strong, mm, but

What you gonna do when they come for you?

Work ain't honest but it pays the bills (Yes, it does)

What we gonna do when they come for you?

God, I can't stand life without you

Now, me and baby got this situation

See, brother got this complex occupation

And it ain't that he don't have education

'Cause I was right there at his graduation

Now, I ain't sayin' that this life don't work

But, it's me and baby that he hurts

Because I tell him right, he thinks I'm wrong

But I love him strong

He gave me the life that I came to live

Gave me the song that I came to give

Pressure on me, but the seed has grown

I can't make it on my own

Summer came around and the flowers bloomed

He became the sun, I became the moon

Precious gifts that we both receive

Or could this be make-believe?[Chorus]

What you gonna do when they come for you? (Mm)

Work ain't honest but it pays the bills

(Work ain't honest but it pays the bills, yeah)

What we gonna do when they come for you? (Mm-mm)

Gave me the life that I came to live

Yes, you did

Don't worry, baby

I know there's confusion

God's gonna see us through, yeah

Peace out to revolution

But we paid though

(Don't you worry, keep your balance)

What you gonna do, what you gonna do?

(The work ain't honest but it pays the bills) Yes, it does

(Don't you worry, keep your balance) Try not to worry, baby

(Gave me the life that I came to live) Yes, you did

(Don't you worry, keep your balance)

Ooh, ooh

(The work ain't honest but it pays the bills) Work ain't honest but it pays the bills

(Don't you worry, keep your balance) Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh

He gave me the life that I came to live

Gave me the song that I came to give

Pressure on me, but the seed has grown

I can't make it on my own

Summer came around and the flowers bloomed

He became the sun, I became the moon

Precious gifts that we both receive

Boy, could this be make-believe?[Outro]

Oh yeah

Badu is with you, baby

Mm

We gon' make it, yeah

Me, you and the baby

You gotta do what you gotta do

Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, yeah, yeah

Baby, oh, go, go, go, yeah

Oh, oh

See, I ain't tryin' to run yo' life

But I want you to do what's right, yeah

I'm your wife

Mm

(I can't stand it, baby)

Peace out to revolution

I know there's confusion

You gotta do what you gotta do now