The Very Best Of Macy Gray

Macy Gray The Very Best Of Macy Gray Lyrics
1.I Try

Games, changes and fears
When will they go from here
When will they stop
I belive that fate has brought us here
And we should be together babe
But we're not
I play it off, but I'm dreaming of you
And I'll keep my cool, but I'm feenin'

I try to say goodbye and I choke
Try to walk away and I stumble
Though I try to hide it, it's clear
My world crumbles when you are not near
Goodbye and I choke
I try to walk away and I stumble
Though I try to hide it, it's clear
My world crumbles when you are not near

I may appear to be free
But I'm just a prisoner of your love
And I may seem all right and smile when you leave
But my smiles are just a front
Just a front, hey
I play it off, but I'm dreaming of you
And I'll keep my cool, but I'm feenin'

I try to say goodbye and I choke
Try to walk away and I stumble
Though I try to hide it, it's clear
My world crumbles when you are not near
Goodbye and I choke
I try to walk away and I stumble
Though I try to hide it, it's clear
My world crumbles when you are not near

Here is my confession
May I be your possession
Boy, I need your touch
Your love, kisses and such
With all my might I try
But this I can't deny
Deny

I play it off, but I'm dreaming of you
(but I'm dreaming of you babe)
And I'll keep my cool, but I'm feenin'

I try to say goodbye and I choke (yeah)
Try to walk away and I stumble
Though I try to hide, it's clear
My world crumbles when you are not near
(when you are not near aahh)
Goodbye and I choke (yeah, yeah, yeah)
I try to walk away and I stumble (hey, hey, hey)
Though I try to hide it, it's clear (say it Lord)
My world crumbles when you are not nere

Goodbye and I choke (I'm choking)
I try to walk away and I stumbe
Though I try to hide it, it's clear
My world crumbles when you are not near
(when you are not near, yeah, yeah yeah)
Yeah, yeah..


2.Do Something

Like Cleopatra got the masses at my feet
Gotta living dwell down on easy street
And I'm the latest craze
And if you stay awhile
Inevitably you're gonna bite my style in your later days
Now let me tell you what is fact and what is true
I get high a lot ain't got much to do
I'm always in a daze
That was just a dream I had last night in my bubble bath
Next to my wishing well
Get up get out and do something
Don't let the days of your life pass you by
Get up get out and do something
How will you make it if you never even try?
Get up get out and do something
Can't spend your whole life trying to get high
You got to get out and do something
Cuz you and I gotto do for you and I

What's been happenin? How you doin? Where you been?
I'm further behind now then I was back then
Lost in some ole maze
Some years have passed me by
All I want is to get high
I'll get it together some other day

In my dream I dwell cuz all my dreams are swell

Get up get out and do something
Don't let the days of your life pass you by
Get up get out and do something
How will you make it if you never even try?
Get up get out and do something
Can't spend your whole life trying to get high
You got to get out and do something
Cuz you and I gotto do for you and I

In my dream I dwell cuz all my dreams are swell
And you would too, if you could see them
That's when I know
I gotto to go get up get out

Heaven's at my feet, gotta living dwell down on easy street
I'm the lastest craze
That was just a dream I had
Last night in my bubble bath next to my wishing well
Get up get out and do something
Don't let the days of your life pass you by
Get up get out and do something
How will you make it if you never even try?
Get up get out and do something
Can't spend your whole life trying to get high
You got to get out and do something
Cuz you and I gotto do for you and I


3.Still

In my last years with him there were bruises
On my face
In my dawn and new day
I finally got away
But my head's all messed up and he knows
Just what to say
No more dawn and new days
I'm goin back to stay
Why say bye bye
When it only makes me cry
I still
Light up like a candle burnin when he call me up
I still
Melt down like a candle burnin everytime we touch
Oh say what you will
He does me wrong and I should be gone
I still
Be lovin you baby and it's much too much

We are goin down
Cuz you're always getting high
And your crumb and lovin
No longer get me by
Wow! It get better everytime that we get high
Then your crumbs of lovin
They somehow get me by
Why say bye bye
When it only makes me cry
I still
Light up like a candle burnin when he call me up
I still
Melt down like a candle burnin everytime we touch
Oh say what you will
He does me wrong and I should be gone
I still
Be lovin you baby and it's much too much

Can't I go my severed way?
Some rain for my sunny day
Not even one reason to say
Why?
I should've left you
Why?
I can't forgetcha baby
Why?
Ever since I mathca it's
Why?


4.Why Didn't You Call Me

We went out one night
Everything went right
We got something started
It was outta sight
We had such a good time
Hey! Why didn't you call me?
I thought I'd see you again

Bt the phone I wait
String into space
Thinking about our first kiss
Out on our first date
We had such a good time
Hey! Why didn't you call me?
I thought I'd see you again

Why don't you call me again?
And I'm gonna ask
When I see you again
Thought you would be my man my lover my friend
I never thought it would end so quickly
It would end

I've resorted to
Hanging up on you
I know you know it's me
How else will I talk to you
We had such a good time
Hey! Why didn't you call me?
I thought I'd see you again

Why don't you call me again?
And I'm gonna ask
When I see you again
Thought you would be my man my lover my friend
I never thought it would end so quickly
We had such a good time
Hey! Why didn't you call me?
I thought I'd see you
I thought I'd see you
I thought I'd see you again


5.I've Committed Murder

My baby works down at the boulevard caf?Just a fine young man
with big dreams
Trying to make his own way
The owner is this man ole bitch who degrades
Him everyday
Then she fires him for no reason
Don't wanna give him for no reason
I've committed murder and I think I got away
I'm hiding at my mother's house corne get me right away
Right away
I have no intention of paying for my crimes don't fear
We're gonna get the next plane outer here and fly away
Fly away

When he's down it breaks my heart to see him
So I figured I'd talk to her woman to woman
I walk in and she's countin her cash
Got so much cash her office looks like a green pasture
I said, 'give him the little bit of money you owe him'
She said' get back bitch I ain't givin you shit'
I said, 'you ole bag, maybe you ain't heard but them are
Fighting words'
I've committed murder and I think I got away
I'm hiding at my mother's house corne get me right away
Right away
I have no intention of paying for my crimes don't fear
We're gonna get the next plane outer here and fly away
Fly away

And I don't feel bad about it
See baby there was this struggle
And I don't feel bad about it
As a result of our struggle
And I don't feel bad about it
But the good thing is
And I don't feel bad about it
We don't have to struggle no more

With a suitcase full of money
We flew to a Jamaican paradise
One thing I've learned through all of this is
Having money sure is nice
Me and my baby got married

He's working hard to make his dreams came true
As far as regrets I don't have any
Would You?
I've committed murder and I think I got away
I'm hiding at my mother's house corne get me right away
Right away
I have no intention of paying for my crimes don't fear
We're gonna get the next plane outer here and fly away
Fly away


6.Sexual Revolution

Everybody shake it
Time to be free amongst yourselves
Your mama told you to be discreet
And keep your freak to yourself

But your mama lied to you all this time
She knows as well as you and I
Youve got to express what is taboo in you
And share your freak with the rest of us

Cause its a beautiful thing
A beautiful thing
A beautiful thing

This is my sexual revolution
Sexual revolution
Sexual revolution
Sexual revolution

Everybody shake it
Time to be free amongst yourselves
Your mama told you to be discreet
And keep your freak to yourself

But your mama lied to you all this time
She knows as
well as you and I
Youve got to express what is taboo in you
And share your freak with the rest of us

Cause its a beautiful thing

Sexual revolution (Its a beautiful thing)
Sexual revolution (Sexual revolution)
Sexual revolution (Sexual revolution, hey, right here, right
now, hey)
Sexual revolution

Everybody break it
Every rule, every constriction
My papa told me to be home by now
But my party has just begun

Maybe you understand that Ive got to be
To be the freak that God made me
So many things that I want to try
Got to do them before I die

It is a sexual revolution (A beautiful thing)
Sexual revolution (My sexual revolution)
Sexual revolution (Yeah, yeah, yeah)
Sexual revolution
Sexual revolution
Sexual revolution

Sexual revolution
Sexual revolution
Sexual revolution
Sexual revolution
Sexual revolution
Sexual revolution
Sexual revolution
Sexual revolution
Sexual revolution
Sexual revolution
Sexual revolution
Sexual revolution

Its sexual (Its sexual)
Its sexual (Its what)
Its sexual (Its what)
Its sexual (Revolution)
Its sexual
Its sexual
Its sexual


7.Sweet Baby

Artist:Macy Gray/Erykah Badu

Many times I've been told
that I should go
but they don't know
What we have baby
they may not see the Love in you
but Love I do
and I'll stay right here
Hmm, Sweet sweet Baby
Life is Crazy
but there's one thing
I am sure of
That I'm your Lady
Always Baby
and I'll Love you now and ever

Sugar wishes don't change what is Real
Or how it feels
In the Bad Times
for Whatever he is
He is Mine
All the Time
And we're Gettin' by
with our True Love
Hmm, sweet sweet baby
Life is Crazy
but there's One Thing
I am sure of
That I'm your Lady
always Baby
and Ill Love you Now and Ever

My Sweet baby
Life is Crazy
but there's One Thing
I am sure of
I'm your Lady
always Baby
and Ill Love you Now and Ever

Baby
Who'd have ever thought
Just the two of us
That we'd come this far together
Baby
So I'm here to stay
Cause without you baby
I can't go any further
See...

Hmm, Sweet Baby
Life is Crazy
but there's One thing
I'm sure of
See I-I-I'm your Lady
Always Baby, Baby
And I'll Love you Now and Ever

It's Now and Ever
Now and Ever
My Sweet Sweet Baby
Life is so sweet with you...
Sweet with you
Sweet (love)
Sweet (love)...
oh I am baby
Always
Always in love with you
na na na na na na


8.Boo

He tends to get carried away
Like a talk show he's got drama everyday
Lots of rage and mental abusing
The way he treats me it's obvious he's confusing
Me for some dumb bitch
Who will stick around
I tend to stick around

You tell me that you love me if it's true
Why am I runnin' from you and who
Are these bitches on my answering machine
Yeah you you tell me that you love me but boo
If this is love
It's a good thing you don't hate me

Superfly
Someone who'll at least try
Who'll smoke me out from time to time
And love me all nite
Tell me everything about him
And none of it turns out to be lies
Easy
Rainbows
These words come to mind
And he loves me all nite

You tell me that you love me if it's true
Why am I runnin' from you and who
Are these bitches on my answering machine
Yeah you you tell me that you love me but boo
If this is love
It's a good thing you don't hate me

Never settle for the things that you don't really want
Cause all it gets you is a big ol' piece of unhappiness
Happiness could be mine but it's so hard to talk to you
Baby
One day I will
Some day I will and
This is what I'll say

Hold me close
Cause I'm the most and
Make a toast to you and me
See that's the way love's supposed to be
Not stressful alright

You tell me that you love me if it's true
Why am I runnin' from you and who
Are these bitches on my answering machine
Yeah you you tell me that you love me but boo
If this is love
It's a good thing you don't hate me

Never settle for the things that you don't really want
Cause all it gets you is a big old piece of unhappiness
It's a good thing you don't hate me
Is this is love how could this be


9.When I See You

It's been 3 days since I screamed and hung up on ya
All I wanted was to hold you tight
I'm sorry, baby, never meant to be mean to ya
And I hope you call me back tonight

You're hesitating 'cause you don't want a love affair
I promise, babe, it'll be alright
Truth is all I'm doin' is missin' ya
Thinkin' ever when I'm gonna see you

And baby, when I see ya
I'm gonna love you all over the place
And baby, when I see ya
I'm gonna kiss you all over your face

Yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah

It's been 3 days since you screamed and hung up on me
All you wanted was to hold me tight
Now you're callin' to say, 'Hey' and make up with me
But I think I need a little more time

I'm hesitating 'cause I don't want a love affair
And I want a love to be alright
Truth is all I'm doin' is missin' ya
Thinkin' ever when I'm gonna see you

And baby, when (When) I (I) see ya (See ya)
I'm gonna love you all over the place
And baby, when I see ya (I-I)
I'm gonna kiss you all over your face

Yeah, yeah

Dance with me, love
Peace and love with your hands ??
Spread a little love all over my face
When I see you

Yeah, baby
Hey, baby
I'm gonna
I'm gonna love you all over the place

When I see ya (I'm gonna love you all over the place)
I'm gonna love you all over the place (I'm gonna love
you, yeah, baby)
When I see ya
I'm gonna kiss you all over your face

When I see ya (Yeah, yeah)
I'm gonna love you all over the place (I'm gonna love
you all over the place)
When I see ya
I'm gonna kiss you all over your face

Yeah, yeah


10.It Ain't the Money

Artist:Macy Gray/Pharoahe Monch

Heart of mine, milk and honey, it ain't the money no we know.
Doin' lines, ain't it funny that it ain't the money, now we
know.

After the money they lust sell their souls for the unlimited
cash
Flow, in god we trust but that's never in class though, enron,
Worldcom, ceo assholes a monopoly to collect whenever they
Pass go, big screen TV's nigga please, there will be no alerts
b4
They search the siege 13 hrs in the seal with 13 leaves 13
Steps that it takes to see 13 thieves.

Hidee high, lowdy low, get up and go to the show, every time
I get low I get up and go to the show.

I fell in love with her once she was evil I remember, her 18th
Birthday she became legal tender. Some say she was heaven sent
With skeletons in her closet, traded herself for drugs and
stayed
Inside of her wallet. I know women who couldn't have her who
Became alcoholics, in the fetal position bent over toilets
And calling for earl with pains in their bladders so people
listen
When I tell you it really don't matter.

Betcha giving head to a movie star betcha gotta llama riding in
Your car betcha u gotta tv built in your jet skis, betcha giving
Head to a movie star betcha gotta llama riding in your car
Betcha u gotta tv built in your jet skis.

Hidee high, lowdy low, get up and go to the show.

Ain't it funny how the money makes the honey taste like nothing
You can't have no more? How we know. Ain't it funny how the
Money makes the honey taste like nothing you can't have no
More? Now we know. Ain't it funny how the money makes to
Honey taste just like nothing - people act like they have but
They're bluffing now we know that it don't mean nothing.

Peace of mind fill my tummy it ain't the money, now we know.
Hard to find got my something it ain't the money know we know.
Hidee high lowdy low, get up and go to the show. Now we know.
Now we know


11.She Ain't Right for You

Wrote me in a letter that she makes u feel better and all of the
Things u said to her but I feel what I feel, it's real.

She ain't right for you she don't know you like I do, no matter
What she do she ain't right for you, don't u want to be happy?
Baby u should stay with me 'cause she ain't right for you - she
Don't love you like I do.

Turn me around. Turn me upside down sporting the tears of a
Clown but I feel what I feel, it's real.

She ain't right for you she don't know you like I do, no matter
What she do she ain't right for you, don't u want to be happy?
Baby u should stay with me 'cause she ain't right for you - she
Don't love you like I do.

They will say that I spend all my days chasing a love that she
Took away but I feel what I feel.

You know baby I've been trying to tell you for a mighty long
Time now that u can keep looking u can keep searching all
Over the world. Trying to find a find a love like mine but the
real
Thing is right here baby and no matter what she say no matter
What she do, she don't like u like I do.

She ain't right for you she don't know you like I do, no matter
What she do she ain't right for you, don't u want to be happy?
Baby u should stay with me 'cause she ain't right for you - she
Don't love you like I do.

They will say that I spend all my days chasing a love that she
Took away but I feel what I feel


12.Love Is Gonna Get You

I want too much to be with you
But I'm working night and day
I came all this way to see you
And you tell me you need space
Everyone I know is compatible with somebody I know
I can never get it right
And I don't know where to go
Stay away from me don't you ever leave me alone, NO

Love is gonna get you baby
Someday, one day, it will be
A good love that gets me
Love is gonna get ya baby
Someday, one day, I will find
Somebody for me

I have talked to all the experts,
all the psychics...I've loved
I have prayed for all the answers
To the game of love above
They all say it's unanimous
There's somebody for me
But none of them will tell me
When it is, where he might be
I want to be with you, I just won't to be alone.
Oh, oh, oh, oh, yeah, yeah!

Love is gonna get you baby
Someday, one day, it will be
A good love that gets me
Love is gonna get ya baby
Someday, one day, I will find
Somebody for me

I believe in destiny
I believe it sets me free
Come and save me with your kiss
Been on my best behavior
Friends say I'm looking greater
Won't you, won't you, just save me with your kiss
Save me with your kiss
Won't you just save me with your kiss?

Love is gonna get you baby
Someday, one day, it will be
A good love that gets me
Love is gonna get you baby
Someday, one day, it will be
A good love that gets me
Love is gonna get ya baby
Someday, one day, I will find
Somebody for me


13.Walk This Way

Backstroker lover always hidin' 'neath the covers
'Til I talked to your daddy, he say
He said you ain't seen nothin' 'til you're down on a muffin
Then you're sure to be a changin' your ways
I met a cheerleader, was a real young bleeder
Oh the times I could reminisce
'Cause the best things of lovin' was his sister and his cousin
Only started with a little kiss
Like this!

Seesaw swingin' with the boys in the school
And your feet flyin' up in the air
Singin' hey diddle diddle
With your kitty in the middle of the swing like you didn't care
So I took a big chance at the high school dance
With a missy who was ready to play
Wasn't me she was foolin' 'cause she knew what she was doin'
And I knowed love is here to stay
When she told me to

Walk this way
Talk this way
Walk this way
Walk this way
Walk this way
Walk this way
Walk this way
Talk this way

A just gimmie a kiss
A like this!
Oooh...uuh

Schoolgirl sweetie with a classy kinda sassy
Little skirt's climbin' way up the knee
There was three young ladies in the school gym locker
When I noticed they was lookin' at me
I was a high school loser, never made it with a lady
'Til the boys told me somethin' I missed
Then my next door neighbor with a daughter had a favor
So I gave her just a little kiss
A like this!

Seesaw swingin' with the boys in the school
And your feet flyin' up in the air
Singin' hey diddle diddle
With your kitty in the middle of the swing like you didn't care
So I took a big chance at the high school dance
With a missy who was ready to play
Wasn't me she was foolin' 'cause she knew what she was doin'
When she told me how to walk this way
She told me to

Walk this way
Talk this way
Walk this way
Walk this way
Walk this way
Walk this way
Walk this way
Talk this way

A just gimmie a kiss
Like this!


14.Demons

Artist:Macy Gray/Fatboy Slim

They said she had a heart attack
I think the creatures coming back
And I am fine, coz all my love's electrifying
And I come feel like assessable
Wanna be with you
And it's my premonition
I better give my heart a listen
And my preacher say

All of your demons will wither away
Ecstasy comes and they cannot stay
You'll understand when you come my way
Coz all of my demons have withered away

All of your demons will wither away
Ecstasy comes and they cannot stay
You'll understand when you come my way
Coz all of my demons have withered away
All of my demons have withered away

He said he shook himself to death
I wanna dance to my last breath
???? only party's hard and ????
Come feel like assessable
Wanna be with you, wanna be with you
And it's my premonition
I better give my heart a listen
And my preacher say

All of your demons will wither away
Ecstasy comes and they cannot stay
You'll understand when you come my way
Coz all of my demons have withered away

All of your demons will wither away
Ecstasy comes and they cannot stay
You'll understand when you come my way
Coz all of my demons have withered away

All of your demons wither away
Demons wither away
All of your demons wither away
You'll understand when you come my way
All of your demons wither away
When you come my way, when you come my way
All of your demons wither away
Oh no no, they wanna get me down, yeah they wanna get me down
All of your demons wither away
I better give my heart a listen
Ecstasy comes and they cannot stay
I better give my heart a listen
I better give my heart a listen
I better give my heart a listen
Come my preacher say all of my d-e-yeah-hey ....

All of your demons will wither away
Ecstasy comes and they cannot stay
You'll understand when you come my way
Coz all of my demons have withered away ....

Yeah-hey - yeah-hey - yeah-hey
All of my - yeah ....
Ecstasy - oh


15.When I See You(Bugz In The Attic Remix)

Verse 1:
It's been three days since i screamed and hung up on ya
All I wanted was to hold you tight
I'm sorry baby never meant to be mean to ya
And I hope you're coming back tonight

You're heasitating cos you don't wanna love affair
I promise baby it'll be alright
Truth is all I'm doin' is missin' ya
Thinkin about when I'm gonna see you

Chorus:
Hey baby
When I see ya
I'm wanna love you all over the place
Hey baby
When I see ya
I'm gonna kiss you all over your face
Yea yea
Yea yea

Verse 2:
It's been three days since you screamed and hung up on me
All you wanted was to hold me tight
Now you're calling to say hey and make up with me
But I think I need a little more time

I'm hesitating cos I don't wanna love affair
And I wanna learn to be alright
Truth is all I'm doing is missin' ya
Thinking about when I'm gonna see you

Chorus:
Hey baby
When (when) I (I) see ya (see ya)
I'm wanna love you all over the place
Hey baby
When I see ya
I'm gonna kiss you all over your face
Yea yea

Bridge:
Dance with me love
Gimme some more
Better than
Standin' bored
Spread your love
All over my face
When I see ya.....

Hey baby
Yea baby
I'm gonna
I'm gonna love ya all over the place

Chorus:
When I see ya
I'm gonna love you all over the place
When I see ya
I'm gonna kiss you all over your face
When I see ya
I'm gonna love you all over the place
When I see ya
I'm gonna kiss ya all over your face


16.I've Committed Murder(Gang Starr Remix)

Artist:Macy Gray/Mos Def

My baby works down at the boulevard caf?Just a fine young man
with big dreams
Trying to make his own way
The owner is this man ole bitch who degrades
Him everyday
Then she fires him for no reason
Don't wanna give him for no reason
I've committed murder and I think I got away
I'm hiding at my mother's house corne get me right away
Right away
I have no intention of paying for my crimes don't fear
We're gonna get the next plane outer here and fly away
Fly away

When he's down it breaks my heart to see him
So I figured I'd talk to her woman to woman
I walk in and she's countin her cash
Got so much cash her office looks like a green pasture
I said, 'give him the little bit of money you owe him'
She said' get back bitch I ain't givin you shit'
I said, 'you ole bag, maybe you ain't heard but them are
Fighting words'
I've committed murder and I think I got away
I'm hiding at my mother's house corne get me right away
Right away
I have no intention of paying for my crimes don't fear
We're gonna get the next plane outer here and fly away
Fly away

And I don't feel bad about it
See baby there was this struggle
And I don't feel bad about it
As a result of our struggle
And I don't feel bad about it
But the good thing is
And I don't feel bad about it
We don't have to struggle no more

With a suitcase full of money
We flew to a Jamaican paradise
One thing I've learned through all of this is
Having money sure is nice
Me and my baby got married

He's working hard to make his dreams came true
As far as regrets I don't have any
Would You?
I've committed murder and I think I got away
I'm hiding at my mother's house corne get me right away
Right away
I have no intention of paying for my crimes don't fear
We're gonna get the next plane outer here and fly away
Fly away


17.Sexual Revolution(Norman Cook Radio Version)

Everybody shake it
Time to be free amongst yourselves
Your mama told you to be discreet
And keep your freak to yourself
But your mama lied to you all this time
She knows as well as you and I
You've got to express what is taboo in you
And share your freak with the rest of us
Cause it's a beautiful thing

This is my sexual revolution

Everybody shake it
Time to be free amongst yourselves
Your mama told you to be discreet
And keep your freak to yourself
But your mama lied to you all this time
She knows as well as you and I
You've got to express what is taboo in you
And share your freak with the rest of us
Cause it's a beautiful thing

This is my sexual revolution

Everybody break it
Every rule every constriction
My papa told me to be home by now
But my party has just begun
Maybe he'll understand
That I got to be
To be the freak that god made me
So many thiangs I want to try
Got to do them before I die

This is my sexual revolution

I'm so funkin' beautiful
Especially when I take my clothes off
I'm so funkin' beautiful
Especially when I take my clothes off

Sexual revolution

Got to do them before I die
Got to do them before I die