[ti:Manhogany (Remix)] [ar:Eric B. & Rakim] [al:Katy's 50Th Birthday] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Manhogany (Remix) - Eric B. & Rakim [00:10.07]Me and eric b was coolin' at the paladium [00:12.38]Seen a all-world covered girl [00:13.94]I said"hey lady i'm [00:15.06]Sorry if you're in a rush [00:16.25]Don't let me hold ya up [00:17.63]Or interveen or interrupt but [00:19.73]You got the look [00:20.86]I wanna get to know ya better [00:22.42]I had to let her know [00:23.67]But yo i didn't sweat her [00:24.73] [00:25.29]'Cause if you woulda seen what i was seein' [00:27.10]Almost looked korean but european [00:29.79]When she spoke her accent was self-explanatory [00:32.36]Even her body language told the story [00:34.36]Her name was mahogony - twin's name was ebony [00:36.95]I said"my name is ra - and this is eric b" [00:39.59]Since the music was loud i said"let's take a walk [00:41.97]So we could talk and see new york [00:43.83] [00:44.40]Show time doesn't start until one o'clock [00:46.33] [00:46.89]And once i entered your mind i wouldn't wanna stop [00:49.26]Caressin' ya thoughts till we was thinkin' the same [00:51.82]Calm ya nerves massage ya brain [00:53.25] [00:53.76]Each mic is a mineral poetry's protein [00:56.44]Verse is a vitamin - affects like codine [00:58.79]So tell me how you feel and i'll reveal [01:01.16]A pill that'll heal ya pain - 'cause i'm real [01:03.65]She musta od'd 'cause she couldn't resist [01:06.09]She spoke slowly when she told me this she said [01:08.90]Over me she's goin' crazy [01:10.83]She'll rub me on my chest and call me mr. sexy [01:13.41]She said she'd have my kids and help me make my next g [01:16.15]Tell me i ain't finesse mahogony [01:17.53] [01:18.40]So i prescribed her something to revive [01:20.58]And surprise her she's liver and much more wiser [01:22.77] [01:23.41]Than the light i shine when my brain cells spark [01:25.61]Come to me so we can glow in the dark [01:28.17]And soon you can represent the moon [01:30.74]As long as i keep ya in tune [01:32.49] [01:33.05]I'll tell ya who ya are and why ya here [01:35.55]Take it in stride 'cause it might take a year [01:37.92]It's funny - how time flies when ya havin' fun [01:40.54]We got close and it was almost one [01:42.22] [01:42.73]She kissed me slow [01:43.66]But you know how far a kiss can go [01:46.07]F**k around and miss the show [01:47.69]So i told her to hold that thought real tight [01:50.00]We can finish where we left off later on tonite [01:52.50]Back to the scene of the crime on time [01:55.12]As they introduced the 'fiend of the rhyme' [01:57.61]She stood with a birds-eye view of me [02:00.05]Thinkin' of later on of what she would do to me [02:02.54]The back of the room i could see her eyes gloom [02:04.78]Patient but hopin' that the show was over soon [02:07.21]As the place was ripped in half [02:08.84]She made her way to the front row [02:10.64]So i said"let's go" [02:11.65] [02:12.20]I packed my mic as they screamed for an encore [02:14.70]The speakers were blown [02:15.83]Plus my mic was sore [02:17.07]Besides i got places to go ladies to see [02:18.96] [02:19.58]And she could tell me how crazy she was over me [02:22.12]We drove off - she said she liked the way that i performed [02:24.81]And couldn't wait to get 'soft and warm' i said [02:27.06]"i've been watchin' you watchin' me [02:28.68] [02:29.31]Looks i received made it hard to mc [02:31.05] [02:31.67]I can take a hint so i knew that she [02:33.92]Wanted my"agony agony ag-on-y" in her bod-y [02:36.71]Showed her some sights [02:37.66]Then i took her to the condo [02:39.22]She was pipin' hot [02:40.02]But i kept my calm so [02:41.46]She asked how come i don't smile [02:43.11]I said"everything's fine [02:44.30]But i'm in a new york state of mind!" [02:46.05]As we reached the kingdom [02:47.67]She said bring some [02:48.91]Champagne she'll entertain then sing some [02:51.16]Sentimental songs real gentle [02:52.72] [02:53.91]It hit the spot and you know where it went to [02:56.22]As we embraced i felt her heart pumpin' [02:58.77]I knew she was in the mood for somethin' [03:00.71] [03:01.39]So i laid on my back and relaxed [03:03.52]It wasn't the perignon that made her collaspe [03:05.37]Over me [03:05.99] [03:07.17]Over me she's goin' crazy [03:08.49]She'll rub me on my chest and call me mr. sexy [03:10.86]She said she'd have my kids and help me make my next g [03:13.42]Tell me i ain't finesse mahogony