[Refrain:]
I know I can't afford to stop
For one moment, that it's too soon to forget,
I know I can't afford to stop
For one moment, that it's too soon to forget.
[Intro:]
Man, duke, I was in love with this girl, duke,
I was tore up, dawg, I'm tellin' you, man,
Shit is wild, man, for real.
It's, she's from… let me tell you about her.
[Verse 1:]
In she came with the same type game,
The type of girl givin' out the fake cell phone and name,
Big fame, she like cats with big things,
Jewels chipped, money clip, phone flip, the six range.
I seen her on the Ave, spotted her more than once,
Ass so fat that you could see it from the front,
She spot me like paparazzi, shot me a glance,
In that catwoman stance with the fat booty pants, hot damn!
What's your name, love, where you came from?
Neck and wrist laced up, very little makeup,
The swims at the Reebok gym tone your frame up,
Is sugar and spice the only thing that you made of?
I tried to play it low key, but couldn't keep it down,
Asked her to dance and she was like, «Yo, I'm leavin' now!»
An hour later, sounds from Jamaica,
She's sippin' Cris straight up, skankin', windin' her waist up.
Scene 2 – my fam's throwin' a jam,
Fareed is on the stand, big things is in the plans,
The brother Big Mu makes space for me to move,
«Ayo, this my man Mos, baby, let me introduce!»
I turned around. Say word! It was the same pretty bird,
Who I had priorly observed tryna play me for the herb. Yeah, that's how.
Shocked as hell she couldn't get it together,
I just played along and pretended I never met her.
How you feeling? «Oh, I'm fine» My name is Mos. «I'm Sharice»
I heard so much good about you, it's nice to finally meet.
We moved to the booth reserved for crew especially,
And honey love ended up sitting directly next to me,
I'm type polite but now I'm lookin' at her skeptically
‘Cause baby girl got all the right weaponry,
Designer fabric, shoes and accessories,
Chinky eyes, sweet voice is fuckin' with me mentally,
We conversated, made her laugh, yeah, you know me, bro.
Even though I know the steelo, she wild sweet, yo,
I'm 'bout to murk, I say peace to the family,
She hop up like, «How you gon' leave before you dance with me?»
[Refrain:]
I know I can't afford to stop
For one moment, that it's too soon to forget,
I know I can't afford to stop
For one moment, that it's too soon to forget.
[Interlude:]
She blew my whole head with that, duke, I was like, word? I played it low, though, I was like, “Yeah, aight, come on then, let's go!” Niggas was mad, niggas was so sick, I tell ya. Yo, honey was so blazin' she was just… Yo, she looked like Jayne Kennedy, word bond, to my mother, man! She was that ill, man, she take me to the dance floor and she start whisperin' to me and shit.
[Verse 2:]
“Yo, let me apologize for the other night,
I know it wasn't right, but, baby, you know what it's like,
Some brothers don't be comin' right.” I understand, I'm feelin' you
Besides, “can I have a dance” ain't really that original.
We laughed about it, traced her arms across my shoulder blades,
They playin' lovers rock, I got the folded fingers on her waist,
Heatin' my blood up like the Arizona summer,
Song finished then she whispered, «Honey, let's exchange numbers.»
Scene 3 – weeks of dating, late night conversation
In the crib, heart racin', tryna to be cool and patient,
She touched on my eyelids, the room fell silent,
She walked away smilin', singin' Gregory Isaacs
Like, «If I don't, if I don't have you…»
Showin' me her tan line and her tattoo,
Playin' Sade “Sweetest Taboo”,
Burnin' candles, all my other plans got cancelled,
Man, I smashed it like a Idaho potato.
She call me at my J.O., “Come now!” I can't say no,
Ginseng tree trunks, rocking the P-funk,
Cockin' her knees up, champion lover not ease up.
Three months, she call I feel I'm runnin' a fever,
Six months, I'm tellin' her I desperately need her,
Nine months, flu-like symptoms when shorty not around,
I need more than to knock it down, I'm really tryna to lock it down.
Midnight, we hook up and go at it,
Burn a stoge and let her know, “Sweetheart I got to have it.”
She tellin' me commitment is something she can't manage,
Wake up the next morning, she gone like it was magic.
Ahh, damn it, my shit is on Harrison Ford Frantic,
My 911's unanswered by my fly Taurus enchantress.
Next week, Mu hit me up, “I saw Sharice at the Kittie club
With some bangin' ass Asian playin' lay it down and lick me up.”
What!?