That Old Pair Of Jeans

Lyrics

[Intro: Sample] Mmm-mmm-hmm-hmm Mmm-mmm-hmm-hmm Mmm-mmm-hmm-hmm Yeah, yeah [Chorus: Rosetta Hightower] Ha, ha-ha, ha-ha-ha Ha, ha-ha, ha-ha-ha-ha Ha, ha-ha, ha-ha-ha Ha, ha-ha, ha [Verse 1: Lateef the Truthspeaker] All you used to do was put me down But I found a way to pick myself up off the ground, and I All you used to do was criticize me but Now I found the good and I emphasize it, see You would always get so sensitive And try to turn your transgressions into my guiltiness, but now I'm certain of the way I live And what I'm responsible for in this twisted game And it's such a shame that you Try to make pain, another word for my name Whether giving or receiving, it's one and the same Just one more link in your long-ass chain But it's time to break this frame and my strengthful will Time to jump off this negative cycle we've built Gave my heart, but my self-respect you won't steal Now it's time to let you go if you can't hear or feel me, so [Chorus: Rosetta Hightower] Ha, ha-ha, ha-ha-ha Ha, ha-ha, ha-ha-ha-ha Ha, ha-ha, ha-ha-ha Ha, ha-ha, ha [Verse 2: Lateef the Truthspeaker] So I asked my momma for her two cents And then I asked my little sister and I asked my friend Then I asked my poppa once and I asked him again Came to the consensus from all them opinions That life is too short to be unhappy And since I know what I'm worth, there'll be no settling for dirt Knowing what I deserve is gold If I want diamonds, then I can't settle for coal And maybe I was just too strong to let go Maybe I was just too weak to let it show Maybe I was just too stubborn to say no But whatever the case, I can't take it no more [Chorus: Rosetta Hightower] Ha, ha-ha, ha-ha-ha Ha, ha-ha, ha-ha-ha-ha Ha, ha-ha, ha-ha-ha Ha, ha-ha, ha-ha-ha-ha Ha, ha-ha, ha-ha-ha Ha, ha-ha, ha-ha-ha-ha Ha, ha-ha, ha-ha-ha Ha, ha-ha, ha [Verse 3: Lateef the Truthspeaker] Sometimes I think maybe we'll patch it all up Like a favorite pair of jeans that you won't give up on And I hope maybe one of these arguments will make up And start again like when we had started this up Back when everything was fresh and every moment a blessing I'd laugh at all of your jokes, you'd listen to my suggestions One mind, one soul, one common destination Now we can't help but fight over the direction, oh [Outro: Rosetta Hightower, Back-up singers, Sample] You've got to use what you give me (Yeah) A little, little more line You've got to use what you give me (Yeah) A little, little more line You've got to use what you give me (Yeah) A little, little more line You've got to use what you give me (Yeah) A little, little more line You've got to use what you give me (Yeah) A little, little more line You've got to use what you give me (Yeah) A little, little more line You've got to use what you give me (Yeah) A little, little more line You've got to use what you give me (Yeah) A little, little more line You've got to use what you give me (Yeah) A little, little more line You've got to use what you give me (Yeah) A little, little more line You've got to use what you give me (Yeah) A little, little more line You've got to use what you give me (Yeah) A little, little more line Mmm-hmm Yeah, yeah