Erykah Badu - Otherside Of The Game Lyrics






What you gon' do when they come for you
Work ain't honest but it pays the bills
What we gon' 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 your hustle on
So I prayed
I understand the game sometimes
And our love is strong

What you gon' do when they come for you
Work ain't honest but it pays the bills
Yes, it does
What we gon' 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
And I ain't saying 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
He gave me the song that I came to give
Pressure's 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 received
But could this be make believe?

What you gon' do when they come for you
Work ain't honest but it pays the bills
Work ain't honest but it pays the bills
What we gon' do when they come for you
He 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 after revolution
But we paid though

(Don't you worry.)
What you gonna do
(Keep your body.)
What you gonna do
(Work ain't honest but it pays the bills.)
Yes, it does
(Don't you worry.)
Try not to worry 'bout it
(Keep your body.)
(Gave me the life that I came to live.)
Yes, you did
(Don't you worry.)
(Keep your body.)
(Work ain't honest but it pays the bills.)
Work ain't honest but it pays the bills
(Don't you worry bout it.)
(Keep your body.)

He gave me the life that I came to live
He gave me the song that I came to give
Pressure's 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 received
But could this be make believe?

Oh yeah
Badu is with you baby, mm mm mm
We gon' make it, yeah
Me, you, and the baby
What you gonna do
What you gonna do, no, oh

See I ain't trying to run your life
But I want you to do what's right, yeah
I'm your wife, mm mm mm

Ooh, peace out to revolution
I know there's confusion
Gotta do what you gotta do now
My love is strong





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  1. K.... J....

    do you ever feel like someone is speaking to you from the future and they can't be truthful? She did that. Right here, right now

  2. A.... B....

    The "Do I really want my baby?" part always gets me.

  3. L.... M....

    Love that Erykah Badu ! Keep tellin the truth, so real.

  4. r.... ....

    I am totally in love with Erykah Badu.....

  5. D.... ....

    I understand how the majority of everyone in the comments is wanting something like this similar for themselves but that’s where you guys are also setting yourselves up for failure.

    Stop looking at life thru your digital lense! Stop using social media and other influences to lead you in YOUR REAL LIFE. Don’t look at Erykah and Andre and just assume this is so magical omg I want a studio apartment too and I wanna come home to my significant other yadda yadda.

    This is a music video y’all. Everything here is rehearsed and directed from a script! Life will NEVER be perfect, or seem like it is. Don’t look at this video and see what COULD BE so it makes you no longer happy with your present...stop wishing your life was “better” because you see a 3 minute video of someone else’s staged performance.

    You want this type of love in your life? GO FIND IT. GO WORK FOR IT. DO EVERYTHING IN YOUR POWER TO KEEP IT ONCE YOU FIND IT

    The harsh reality is...we humans often find compatible lovers, but when we find these amazing people, we often mistreat them, take advantage of their kindness, and think they’re incapable of leaving us. WE need to humble OUR TRUE SELF first before we can even begin to find REAL LOVE 💯

    -Dr J

  6. T.... M....

    Rrrrykah!

  7. s.... ....

    The Real Slim & Queen

  8. L.... G....

    Shittt she should've kept Andre he was sooo fine

  9. B.... ....

    Maaaaaaaaan, my mom used to play the shit out of this album when I was a kid. I remember her playing it all the time when we lived in Chicago during car rides. I've been a Badu fan every since then.

  10. J.... R....

    4:07 a rimjob hey! diggy diggy...lol

  11. V.... J....

    Her music sets the mood.dec2019

  12. C.... w....

    😍😍😍

  13. B.... A....

    I just want the condo 🥰🥰🥰

  14. M.... A....

    I feel like a lotus flower, when I hear her. Bloom

  15. m.... o....

    The day they made me,
    The day i born.
    Hey mom
    Hey dad.
    😓😓 i luuuv uuu😭

  16. v.... T....

    André 3k is fiiiine

  17. N.... ....

    i was like this cant be made in 2019. hell yes! she looked younger! until i looked clearly. 2009!!! hahaha i love her. gorgeous.

    N.... ....

    It actually came out in 1997

  18. d.... 1....

    #BLOOD SWEAT AND TEARS ... 1st Single ... #MONARCHS ... Mr. Naphtali ... Aka ... DARYA MAURICE GOODEN ... THE KING OF ISRAEL. ... Coming Soon. ... 12/09/19.

  19. d.... 1....

    SHALOM EVERYONE. LOVE AND LIGHT...NAMASTE. EVERYDAY!!! ... #SOL ... Darya Maurice Gooden ... THE KING OF ISRAEL. 👋🏿✊🏿✌🏿 ... 12/09/19. 💌👋😇✊

  20. T.... R....

    I miss the artistic views and vibes from Erykah. We need this again in today's music

  21. T.... R....

    Still one of her best songs till this day!

  22. b.... 1....

    This is still tight in every way..peace n revolution

  23. N.... D....

    She’s so free spirited like me just ugh

  24. K.... Q....

    This song is still fire

  25. J.... C....

    Damn. The soulfulness in this woman's voice. In love.

  26. A.... H....

    Nick es

  27. C.... D....

    One of my all time favorite artists. So talented

  28. C.... H....

    SUCH AN ADORABLE COUPLE.....SEEMED MADE FOR EACH OTHER.

  29. u.... b....

    2019 mfs lol

  30. I.... T....

    👍🏿🙏🏿✊🏿😚😍💖

  31. A.... E....

    Aye, it's that 5box downtown withe the statue with the pin wheel on its head.. and the statue with a man with his head stuck in. Box... Yeah.. mines dead.

  32. K.... F....

    Use to sing this everyday I was pregnant with my son

  33. S.... S....

    Damn 3stacks was snitching

  34. R.... M....

    Vibes all year long

  35. K.... ....

    Bro thank you erykah for this beat. Its crazy. So beautiful, I had to hiphop it and freestyle on it.. Gracias, Abrigatou, ありがとうございました,Thank you https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FHsgGb3A2O8

  36. A.... X....

    It eas in between my lap.

  37. A.... X....

    8. To big boi. Back to you Andre.

  38. A.... X....

    And if you think im playing. Watch me pause me. S

  39. A.... X....

    All that gake shot wont work over here. Saw pnf

  40. A.... X....

    Asians didnt givr me no fork. Again.

    At popeyes to get it.
    Thanks for keeping it real with a nigga in court today.
    It wont go down okl ikeuje that.
    Just cuz we both black..

  41. G.... 8....

    In ths video the sound broke away roughly half way through and I thought my headphones were done for 😭😭😭😭

  42. G.... W....

    I always wonder...where is the toilet in this cool ass apartment tho

  43. r.... ....

    01:30 good to sample

  44. D.... L....

    😥This vibe, I can not believe my bestfriend is gone... Rest Peacefully Big Tay🥰🥰🥰

  45. T.... V....

    Peace after revolution.

  46. M.... ....

    Went to see her live and she did NOT sing this...so disappointed but me and the homegirls just sang our own tipsy rendition all the back to the car lol

  47. g.... s....

    What the hell they involved in ..that got the police paying them money.

  48. o.... s....

    This song is 2009

  49. F.... t....

    This is my favourite Erykah song by far been bumping this since I was a kid and only just realised there was a video😩😳

  50. S.... M....

    She was definitely ahead of her time

  51. A.... R....

    I like the way she beat Andre with the pillow. That was cute!!! ✊🏾❤️

  52. n.... ....

    Love this song. But love, Love, LOVE the video. Jazzy and timeless.

  53. L.... B....

    This song is timeless! Love it 😍

  54. A.... D....

    Queen of Nu-Soul #blackexcellence ⚡️🔥✨💥🎤💫🙌🏿🌟👁👁👊🏿

  55. M.... C....

    Timeless Music

  56. M.... S....

    Look how FINE 3k is here!!!! 😩😩😩😩😩

  57. D.... F....

    Dang I miss playing her in my Loft.

  58. E.... M....

    2019 still hit homes 💕

  59. B.... E....

    The gospel of go spel revan was a rolling Stone every where he laid his hat he made his Home in the gospel love I'm about my Father's Home

  60. t.... ....

    one of my favorite music videos ever

  61. K.... D....

    I.. 👏🏿WORE...👏🏿 THIS...👏🏿 ALBUM...👏🏿 OUT...👏🏿😂😂😂

  62. B.... R....

    She tore the house down in Philly. She tested her microphone levels and sung it with the band. This lady is better than 90% of the artists out and I've heard and see a lot.

  63. B.... R....

    Saw her last night in Philly and babyyyyy she killed it. She sanged.

  64. X.... ....

    Erykah Badu looks like those traditional African Oil Painting figures come to life. So beautiful

  65. A.... J....

    I will forever see them as a couple....Working on my place feeling like this! At 6:30 she reminds me of a L. Hill Pose...

  66. B.... P....

    Her dreads at the end😍

  67. G.... D....

    Yassss Andre 3000

  68. G.... D....

    2019 2029 ❤ I have a old a soul this song will never be old it's still lit baby

  69. s.... ....

    My sister was born this year and named after her. 10 years apart. My cousin and I (six week apart) went to a fair that catered to her music. We had matching suits.

  70. N.... S....

    Erykah is sooo artistic! Additionally I’ll bet she can interpret recent comments made by Terrence Howard!

  71. P.... P....

    We love this song, it made us look at black women and raise our little black queens differently. So it also made us write more socially black empowerment conscious songs as well. Great job Erykah Badu.

  72. D.... M....

    2019 who here

  73. K.... C....

    This is definitely the anthem of a Hustler's wife especially back then in the mid-90s to late 90's

  74. K.... p....

    🙋🏾‍♀️whole damn ablum

  75. R.... J....

    Mood...

  76. M.... S....

    This song .... glad I grew up in the 90s to appreciate and understand neo soul music 😊👏👏👏💕💕💕 Black L❤️VE 💕😊😊 at its best Dre 3000 & Erykah Badu

  77. M.... M....

    A hotep drug dealer. Lol i love this video tho

  78. N.... ....

    where is music like this nowadays?

  79. B.... A....

    Shout out to the cops that put green 💵 before badge 📛

  80. B.... A....

    I adore that condo 🥰🥰🥰

  81. C.... w....

    Classic album

  82. D.... ....

    🔥🔥 🔥🔥 🔥 song,
    But notice y'all, that no one actually took a 🚿?

  83. G.... A....

    Work ain't easy...but it pays the bills!! Catch that tea!🍵 Still relevant in 2019!

  84. L.... R....

    10/19/2019 TOTALLY overstand this joint now😏😏😎😎🔥🔥

  85. A.... H....

    This apartment is everything.

  86. J.... S....

    This is a timeless BEAST!!!!

  87. b.... ....

    This takes me baaaaaack

  88. K.... F....

    Erykah Badu
    https://youtu.be/uZWWI8AewjU

  89. P.... D....

    I love you and everything you're on about, Erykah.
    -Love Perfection Diale.. xoxo xoxo

  90. L.... D....

    LOVE her ALWAYS..💖💖💖

  91. A.... M....

    Yooooooo 5:58 😍😍 no ones talking about that cold ass transition???

  92. A.... R....

    Black power is totally in her musical message ...

  93. M.... F....

    Ugh pagers! I remember getting paged then I had to find a payphone. I'm glad those days are over! LOL!

  94. A.... N....

    2059 it's gone

  95. d.... ....

    This song is as beautiful today in 2019 as it was when it was released in 1997.

    d.... ....

    d1inonly ❤️